Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-17

some weeks 40 tkerc bsgaa a ro~ IN
Ess, Bethel between Prank 4 CsrPenier.
proprie'of % The Great BONANZA stock
Farm." Postmaster a. East Bethel. Nc.
ani William HihAri. oormofant. q that
place Mr. William Hilliard wss wash
lng for Carpenter. and a. TIE result q
.onc disagreement, Carpenter charged
hsr With stealing three o. his pocket
handksrchiei.. In view Of this claimed
insult Do bis wife. William Hilhart VS.
TED Carrenicr and gave him thrAshins
Carpenter Immediately wsnt % Bethel
ana svore cut warrant against hilhArd
90 assault, and battery and against Mrs..
H.lhari Ga he larceny Of three handksr-
chief. 90 ihc value Of 6ity cents each. 10
me mean time. Hi'lard Rad gone 70 ne
uo,ls. iogging. The officers arrested
Nu H.lIai. Who was tired before jus
t.ee : r G.bson. found guilty and sen-
trrcel 10 pay tine. IN default Of Which
she VA. committed 20 Jail When hd-
lard returned hone. be- came 10 l'aris
and by paving the fne and costs ~
leased tis wife In order 30 faise 'he
mc-ey he pawned a horse Which he drove
o. Paris By this horse hang a tai
Matilda Adams. Halisrds sister, Who
keers house "a Carpenter, claims 10 o~n
,h.. horse. and she told Carpenter 10 set
%. Ssni.y. Feb. s. Carpenter says be
heard that Hlhard Va returned. and
that he started far Beihsl % procure q
Shrfd io aifcs, BIN anief The assault
warrant On order % AVOID passing ne
house where Hi.hari "a, be attempted
io so through q swamp, bat hadins ne
srow tao Deep. bc disguised himself by
turning t.s coat ~tong sile oat. pul.ing
BIS s,ock.rss up over his brecchcs. wrap
pins a scarf about bis head iying his hat
.n to resemble bundle and s,fappins o
over t.s sioallef. took the road ca Beth
Cd o. bad gone Bat little ~ays. ~hea
Hlhtrl shouted % him and pargcd hin.
Itry raa 90 lackc's Mills. ~hcfe Car
pea,cr. p...ing ,Aroagh the spool mil
,ari. 'olk 'o ,tc Railroad track. an4
Halafl gave Up the chase. CafPen'ef
vrrt to Bethel IN Che course 81 ne l'lf-
rr, Der called on enc stevens Who ioane4
him revolver. a. be- va ,a fear ~ hls
lf fa.los io go an oih,ef a. heihei,
ite rrr,cr returned. a,l al bel appfoaced
che home 10 Marx Ssan. says Del 80
tracks Ga tofse st,ch hr Thought ~A' thr
-. be- wart,I. - tc entered ,san' ss'a-
Boz Here he oaul tle tof.e trd in ue
barn f1or. Hastily c.f,irg che BRIDE Pei
mounted tic animal aal started i1i bone
o. bad so-e blt short distance ~hrn
H.IUafl atl >saa app and ard shouted
fr BIN 'o hfsrg back ihc torse. Nsan
SAIL te wasted pay 90 ko,p.ng ne AM
nal. a-l Carpenter replied "come %
uy store. tomorrow. AID | Wi pay lol,
al rol. or. Slon Hilafl pufslcd him.
having mounted one of Sssn's hor,es. Tie
arrroachrl Carpenter and bad some oon-
trotcf.y With him. tli tlfact back vita
r.t .rttiag tar hor-r. Iaeu Ssaa aad
Hluarl t.,chci Up team AL aga,a
ra-.grl thr Postmaster. Iley came up
Oh t.m. drove By. and stopped on ihe
rad Carreufer says that shen thcy
sf.rarl. hc iismoaniei. and a. ili.Aafd
o.. rr,tl-g oli 10 tls sleigh. BE- fred
warning .tot. io irsh,ea BIN ot.
To-. ,lot clt che night sleeve ot hilAafd'
coat. t.t a. uo, pie1eni him from aP-
p-oach.ns Carpenter A. be- came 90,
Carpea,ef warned IAN OF. threatening 90
,toot d hetpproaehei A. hilhafi eon-
t-ael ,o wax toward him be- tired Two
more .t1t One of these struck hi.Aafi
.1 Che itv. breaking pofiion q 'ae az
bone. anl lodged 10 be- necs, The other
struck Hlllfl. nock anl Ai'' lodged Ia
the muscle. a. ifs back Hillafl thea
Stored Carpenter By both hands I'D
backed him down in'o che snov. ia
ite mean tine Ssaa had dnvcn ahead %
tae house cf q NJ Young. ~ho ~iih b.
fl. son came o. che battle Geld and Dis
armed C.rpca,ef Ths caied the coa-
tlrt
Haharl wsni 90 Bethel AL nf Hl
dressed b. ~o1nls. ue thea 90 out .
warrant f1r iic afr.., 10 Carpcnier. The
case va tf.cl before Justice Gitsea. who
bc1ri Carpenter over il the sun 81
100000 0r hs aFpearance a. the
Nar.L Tern 70 s.. J. Court. IN default
90 BAL hc va committed.
This il Cafpeaief's story a. be has
related &, since b.. arrival IN Pans Tie
claim. thai Del acted oaly Ia se,f defence,
anl that he va living in constant fear
of h.s DE from Assault, a. the hAnds u
Hllarl. H.lliafi i powerful man u
desperate character. lie Las been con-
y.c'cl ts.ce ~ 40 aggravated assault in
our county courts. and ior these offences
sperf one term in The State Prison and
oae 10 thc Auburn Work Jail Tbs iaci
should uo; prejudice his case 10 this affair,
tlt i given % show the character Of the
parties Involved Carpenter is crank
liz pecuiAf.iies have g.vea him a vide
reputation in this section, and biz ap-
po.ntment as Postmaster created great
surprise among an Who Anew him.
Tie people % Eas; Bethel are nov
without Postmaster AID cannot obtain
their mail Mr. Carpenter had no legal
assistant % clerk and the East Bethel
mail j. accanaiaiing a. Locke's Mills.
M O. p Rand VITO i Postmaster a.
Locke's Nils has islegraPhed TO Wash
iagi1a "a distractions. a. be has 40 Aa-
thouty 20 deliver the East Bethel mall.
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