Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-25
Bath Is Much
Excited Over
the Keefe Case

| tonight: The excitement over the case
of Mrs. Mildred Keefe is still high and
the case is being generally discussed
| about the city.
Mrs. Keefe is now occupying a large
cell in the basement of the court
house to which she was taken, after
| the inquest, yesterday afternoon, by
Deputy Sheriff Ballou and her attor-
neys, Keegan & BRIGHAM. This place
was provided as being more commodl-
Gus and comfortable than the Becky
cell in the police station, where the
GIL remained, Sunday afternoon and
night. 1T is a large room proVlaeu
with cots and tables and Mrs. Keefe Is
much pleased with the change She
will have to remain there until heNl
Monday, when her hearing on the
charge of murder, which was cohtln-
ued from yesterday, VIII be heid III
the municipal court. There are Two
keepers i'm charge, one on duty IN tle
day time and the other at night MIS-
Keefe passed a very comfortable hleht
and was quite cheerful this morning
f. w. Bridgham, of keesan
Bridgham. had an unpleasant surprise
this morning. when he went to the
court house to see his client. He was
refused admittance to the cell by the
keeper, who stated that he had orders
not to allow anybody to enter the cell,
but that the attorney might nave the
privilege of talking through the bars
with the prisoner. This seemed to MI
Rri6gbam a rather unfair proposition
and he Immediately hunted up Sheriff
Ballou and asked him if he had given
any such order. The sheriff stated that
he had not and that he should not give
any and that the attorneys Tor the
defence had q right tn GO INTO the cen
to confer with Mrs. kecfe at any time.
Mr.. Brigham hereafter will enjoy
that privilege, as talking through bars
to IA client is not quite SO confidential
as al attorney in such an important
ease might desire.
There is going to be battle royal
between the prosecution and defence
according to all appearances. County
Attorney Stetson has received many
compliments upon the promptnesS
with which he acted in this case ana
he promises to probe it to the bot
tom. His assistant, Deputy Sheriit
John S Ballou. is praised for the eVi
dence dug out. ON the other mana
Kcegan and BRIGHAM two young
and bright attorneys, are preparing
their case quietly and there may be
some surprises.
This afternoon. Marshal McFadden,
who, yesterday, al the request OF
County Attorney Stetson, notified the
police of several cities that Martin
keefe, husband of Mrs. Keefe, was
wanted, received an answer from
Chief of Police T. o. Leary of Phila-
delphia that Keefe had reported at
the police headquarters there and
Chief Leary asked for instructions.
Word was sent back by the marshal
to tell keefe he was wanted in Bath
at once that his wife was charged
with murder.
The child's remains will be buried,
tomorrow forenoon, in Oak Grove
cemetery # there is no objection.
Word was received, this morning,
from Mrs Trask, who is in Litchtield,
that her health would not permit her
to come to Bath to see Mrs. Keefe.
According to facts dug out by the
Times in regard to the movements of
Mrs. Keefe. Friday afternoon, or wo-
| man greatly resembling her. she was at
Clary's candy store at Las. Nothing is
again heard of her until $50, when she
SAYS she started from down town to call
on Mrs. McCurdy. Robert f. Gordon
places her at the corner of Lincoln and
North streets going out North street eX-
| tension towards the Wing farm Three
| members of the Wing family saw a wo-
man and child answering their descrp-
| ton in the field near the Mill pond, at
and AIS O'Clock a worker on the state
| road saw her coming from the field at
40 Letter Carrier Edward McAuiffe
saw her at the corner of High and North
streets, at As. She was seen passing the
| North Street Primary school few min
utes later William Corr, ianitor at Ken
nebec Yacht Club. says she arrived there
| at $50 as near as he can figure, thus CIV
/ ing her As minutes to walk to the kenne-
| bee Yacht Club if Corr's statement l.
| correct If she and Corr left there al
once it should have brought them tt
| Summer street, where Corr said they
parted, at about Sis, and she appeared
at the home of Marshal McFadden at SO
and at his office about 20 minutes later.
1t will be seen that there is consider
| able spare time to be accounted for il
the above estimates are correct. and the
State is endeavoring to fill in the inter
walls.
Mrs. Grace McCurdy has left the homt
of Mr.. McInnes, where she worked ant
where Mrs. Keefe was located. Saturday
Iafternoon by the Times. Efforts to 10
cate her. today. have failed. She is mucf
wanted witness by the State