Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-24

the value Of such notes as be then held.
and attached 272 chairs Which were in
his possession. January 20. 1882 Mr..
B.uows got :. W. Durham, esq, Of
North Pans TO 20 with him to the resi-
dencc Of Packard. where Danham receipt
ed Coz the chairs and Barrow. took them
away. When the chairs were TUNED oct
10 Bauows. be claims ,ha, there were
two missing. and thA, Packard declared
there must BE- some mistake about the
, attachment. a. be had turned over all the
chairs thea in his possession belonging 10
Bafrows. While Bsuoss ~As AZ dinner
Packard produced the missing chairs
BArrows say, that he then told Packard
there were other chairs In rcspondenis
possession belonging 10 him. Packard
denied this. declaring that he bad TUNED
on, every chair be held belonging 10 Bar.
rows. In May 1882 Bauoss says be
wen, 90 Psckards house sni demanded
Of respondent all the chairs then IN bis
possession. Packard replied tha, be had
none. ". %. Douglass, Depg,y Sheriff.
armed with search warrant, appeared
Al Packard's house a, about tao O'Clock
Of the same day. B.ross. Mr.. Oscar
Elhnswood, y. NJ. leseii and other.
we're With che sheriff Packard could
no, BE- found on the premises, aud after
hunting Cor bin. a seArch was begun iof
the chairs. In loom boarded 81 in The
stable. 10 chairs belonging 10 Bsrows
were found. also some a. belonging 70
Mr.. Elhngwooi In the house. more
Of Mf. Bafrosss chairs were found
Thee latter bad been finished up Ia var
nish and were ornamenied With fancy
nails. The chairs found Ia the barn or
stable nom were oaly partially complei-
"a. The theory % the STATE j. that
Packard scented these chairs. intending
90 ssll BY employing pcddlef % feiau
them Packard. fading thA, a search
bad been made. dd not rrtufn 90 his
home AL evening. remaining IN the ~oois
near North Pans sulphur spring AL after
DARK. lie remained a. home bat short
tine. changed hi. eloihins. and started
on foot Coz Blck6cld. There be- took
the early morning train fof New York.
~hsrr be has since BEEN employed A.
the September term 1882. Packard Wa
indicted ior lafocny o. smbsfilsmcni. BY
The Grand Jury. and A. :. kimball. esl-
then County Attorney. drew up the IN.
dicimsni Packard wAs pat upon The
stand IN defense anl told = very straight
story - BIZ connection With hauoss.
corobora,ing ihe States witnesses ia al
details AL The question q secretion Wa
reached he claims that De- ofiea bad
200 chairs Ia his possession, belonging
% Bafrows ard E.hngsood. and that be-
stored them IN all part. u bis house and
bArn. and that these chairs we're ia jlsi
such places a. be- had alsays stored his
work. lie declares that h,ftoss
never made iny demand on ban fo' ell
the chairs IN BE- possessioa. ard that be-
dl no, viufn these lg9 chairs because
they were not completed IN regard o.
the eight chairs foani IN be house. BE-
says that hauoss agreed % ia bin havf
some 90 hs Own usc. sni that thee
yer, flushed under that agreement. he
says be lefi town hccAa.e h.. wifi. VIII
has sincc been divorced. advised ban @,
and being under her inhlcnce. he ia a.
shs suggested. IN order o. avoid legal
iruublcs When che prosecution rested
Hoa J. L. Ssasey, counsel iof respond
en'. moved iha; The pf,soaer b. di',hafs-
"a. because De- bad been Indicted a. ths
agcui ~ J n hAffows. ~hen be ga no.
legally sustain that relationship also on
ihe grolni that the STATE hsi not made
out is case Ca The point q secretion.
Judge Nug.n declined % grant Nj. Ssa.
seys mo,ion. and exceptions 20 his raj.
ins were taken Ia rcbuual the state
iairodaccd witnesses who testified that
Baffows Oh make a demand on Packard
Coz al The chairs In biz possession. Bar
fo~s al.o dcnisi selling Packard ite la-
istcd chairs found In the house. Infcc
responsible cii.rsns ~ Pafis werc sum.
moned 20 impeaeh Packard. The argg-
meats BY Mf. Ssasey fo' the defendant,
ani BY County Attorney Wright. wcfe
able ani eloquent. while the charge Of
Judge Nifgia Wa excellent and clear
Tie case ~As giren % the jury A. aboat
four o'ciock. after being oui some over an
hour they brought In verdict u "noi
guilty. An4 the resPoaieni wAs dischafs-
"a
fnnc.s r. Carpenter w4' broashi iaio
court. The C0uniy Attorney entered a
.oI pros % - much Of the indictment a.
set forth an inieni % kill and murder.
and Carpenter plead guilty 10 balance Of
" the ild.ciment.
Geo. W Hlhari wAs brought into
eoaH and plead no, guilty 10 tao indei.
menis Alleging each an assault with Ia.
tent % tape.
Monday mofaing Harrington. one Of
the Norway burglars, wAs put on tfial.
Tie i defended BY Hoa. J. L SsAsey.
urder appointment by the court.
NuTTs.
Judge Niisin. add few friends dined
from a baked trout. las, week. The
tsh weighed a pounds. and WAS q
inches IN length. I, was brought 90
Judge Virgin by DePaiy Sheriff j l..
Parker u East SionehAm. The hsh Was
taken from = pond near A.hbel q Al.
lens Ia Sioneham Mr.. Parker says
there are many of these immense feb in
the pond. bat they can be taken only 10
the winter time.
Judge Ed~Ari 5. Handy u Anioser,
wAs admitted % the Bar Jas, week
Judge Hardy l. member Of the Mar
fue,te County Michisaa Bar and Of the
L. ; District Count for iha, District.
he formerly lived In Baekdsld in this
County. lie followed the sea Coz many
years. and was IN the L. ; Navy. dur
ing the war Of the rebellion. After
wards, be settled ~ Marquette, Mich,
where be ~as f0r many years Judge Of
Probate Tie has nov settled ., Ando-
YER and proposes 70 make this bis psrnA-
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