Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-31
SUPERIOR COURT.
Judge w. p. whitehouse, Prssidins.

A. c. OrIs, Clerk.
c x. McFAppES, Sheriff.
l.. A. BURLEioH, Stenogrspher.
l.. L. CARLEroS, County Attorney.
SATURDAY. Dec. 20.
State VS.. Boulger. In this case the Jury
this morning readered verdict of guilty.
State vs.. George Curtis l.. T. Carleton
for sate, A. M. Goddard for respondent.
This is an Indictment for being a common
seller Of IL toxicating liquor. The test m ny
on the part of the g,vernm mt tended to show
that the ofe"se was committed while the re-
spondent was clerking for joseph Foye of
Augusta. Verdict, guilty.
Upon the conclusion of thi. case Coun.
ty Attorney Car eton left for Winthrop for
the purpose of inves igating the murderous
assault. upon Mr.. Frost, the alleged authors
of which being in Jail.
Ada l.. Sdsulding VS.. Erastus Warren.
Brown Johnson for plaintiff, Webb 4 Webb
tor defendant This is an action to recover
damsges for an indecent assault. the DANA
ges claimed being s5 900 The parties reside
plaintiff testified substantially, that she was
the wife of Ezekiel Spsulding and that she
had been married ten years; that in June
last her husband worked at printing in the
railroad shops in Wrervi,Is; that on tn,
morning ON the II h of June her husb md
left home for his york viii n was about
2 miles away, taking with him hi, dinner
pail as usual; that in abIut Al hour he re-
turned saying he d "a IT feel able to work and
went up 10 the Sebasicook river short ds-
tance from home to see about some wood he
had there, taking with him his shot gum that
she saw her husband had been drinking, and
fearing that something might happen to him,
and Wishing to gather some moss in the
vicinity in which he had gone, she also left
the house to go to the same place about .
o'clock; that she called upon a Mrs. Prout
company her, but that she was unable to do
soi that she accordingly proceeded alone.
and while picking moss and ivory leaves in
the woods near and old wood road, the de-
after some conversation she ATTEMPTED to
pass him to get as ay, and he barred her pro-
gress; that he made improper proposals to
her, and upon her refu.al, he assaulted her
aud she screamed and struggled to free her
self; that she soon saw her husband coming
fror the direction of the river; that as soon
as the defendant saw the approach of her
husband he dropped her and attempted to
run, but her husband called TO him to stop
or he would kill him on the spot, and he
stopped and came back that as soon as she
could get strength enough she left tLs woods
for home, leaving Mr.. Warren there plead
ing very hard and her husband threatening
equally as hard Upon cross examination
'he testified that the house which they owned
WAS mortgaged to the defendant and that the
notes which the defendant held against her
and her husband were due and unpaid on the
l2th Of June last; that she consulted her
counsel ~th reference to the assault the
same forenoon it occurred. M. Spauldiny
the Husband coTioboisted his wife's ttsti-
mony with ref, ,rence to the assault, ard
stated the time as being between Q and 10
O'Clock that the defendant begged to bav.
the matter KEEP quiet aud offered to AZ it up;
| that he at first thou xht he xould kill tho
defendant. but Thought il might h.. q, tiled in
- h.,,a In a.,
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)aii' anu so proceeded thst forenoon
to Waterville and obtained
counsel. The plsintif's case vas cIo,ed at
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