Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-17
TREWORGY TRIAL.
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She gave it to Undertaken Ware. On
the night in the store Sarah Ware APP
peared rather in a hurry.
Mrs. Hannah Hass, Bucksport, then
took the stand. She said she lived on
Pond street. Last saw Sarah Ware on
the night of Sept. Il when Sarah Ware
and Mrs. Miles called.
Did anything happen that night, .
asked Tracy.
Yes" said Mrs. Hass, in trembling
tones.
What was it?''
Il was awakened from my sleep by
what seemed to be a call, q short call,
rs though a person had been shut of
while calling"
What did you do?"
II got from my bed and opened the
window and asked Who's there but
no answer"
Witness said the sound seemed to
come from the direction of the Niles
house.
Mrs. Hass has never told her story
before and a hushed courtroom hung
on words that came from her palsied
lips. The witness thought she saw
Treworgy going up the road toward
the Miles house on Sunday after
Sarahs disappearance.
on cross denomination she said that
the Miles lane was used by those who
had fields up that way and by boys
who drove cows. Lots Of COWS were
pastured along the lane. She did not
mention hearing the cry when testify
ing before the municipal court because
she was not asked. she admitted she
was quite hard of hearing.
On redirect examination witness
said she spoke to her son about hear
ing the call. This was three days al
terWard.
Mrs Clara r. Pond Of Bucksport,
who lived on Pond street, heard cries
frorn direction Of the SWazey field,
three cries. like gurgiing sound. she
was at the Miles house just before thu
body was found and was taken to Mrs.
Wares home. She saw the under
clothes on the body. They We're clean.
The bed was made IN. The trunk was
open and swung back near the door.
She saw Treworgy going past toward
the Miles house after Sarah Ware dis
appeared.
Violar G. McGunnis heard the cries:
sounded like some one being choked,
or like beating OF sheep.
Wesley Webster Of Bucksport, said
that he saw Sarah Ware On Aug. IS.
He was one Of the party that found the
body It was very near the head Of
the Miles lane in the Nicholson pas
ture They reported to the aurhori-
ties that they had found the body Of
Mrs. Ware. He saw a garment and
switch near the body. The body was
resting on its right side, the hands
crossed. the left foot over the right.
lying quite straight. Mrs. Ware had
on a;dark skirt with a dark ruflied Jer-
sey ana gloves on her hands.
Frank Doucctt of Bucksport said h
WAS one Of the party that found the
body. Witness described everything as
Webster did. The right sleeve Of tina
dress was pulled up. There was i
black spot on the arm half way from
the wrist to the elbow: He had a con
versation with Treworgy a year ago in
which Treworgy said This is queer
sort of a town" Witness replied that
the town was All right but there might
he some queer people in it. TreWorgy
said if he had $500 he could pay off his
mortgage. He said zoe Fogg had hurt
his business. He said if they would
give him $3.50 he would find the muir
derer Of Sarah Ware in "a hours.
Three witnesses We're examined Mt
the afternoon session. In che mair
their testimony related to the search
FOR aud finally the finding of the body
Of Sarah Ware. one Of the witnesses
Daniel +. Davis. Who was q constable
when the woman met her death, re-