Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-02-26

NTsl4T WAlNA AA' iNfHiNt rtess NV N~t'-
p.rs,iye ia,isnise.nee. and lsnd, force
10 the arsunsn, ih., the total dspravi,y Of
human nature i. no, controlled by CIT.
eum.t.se,. add surroundings.
Within The r.dia. 81 single mile OF
that cd see, o. ls.ining -hiea Zoe more
than eighty years ka. hOsOred oar Coan.
~. /. situated the scene Of one q the
mo-, d.s,srdly attempts 81 wholesale
slaughter that h.s ever found place IN
tie criminal ANAL. % Maine.
Driving from H,btOn Academy to-
-.rd Baskhsi . f.r az the foe resi-
dsnes q Rsv 5 ID Rieh.rd,on, then
.kiug the lsii h.hd rad ~hich ls.d' 10
Pan, Hil BY the -.y Of Number Four
Hill" 80 called. the r.,,lsr soon rrAehs.
-hU b.. locally been kao-n /. the
deacon Moody nsishborbOOd. -hsr.
ero.. ro.d. .nd e.. farm house. r,,,
.mong ,h. hill. aud scents Of peace have
hsld their sway
Ia one Of these house. Hsrrisk VI.
Bs.ros. better kno-a |. "Msllsa- Be.fes.
h.rd working aud PrO.P~rOa. farmer
reside. 9TH be family Ga The eleventh
day Of the prs.sni m5n,h, hs nsafes,
nsishsor. r,.iiiss Only .boa, thirty rods
away. 70. fnhk l. Everett. the yoans
nsa ~bo hsar, In the crime attempted
and o. -hom -s shall have more 10 ..y
Ia ih.. Article.
Neat 10 Everett, and .boa, hfy rods
di.,ani from hi. h1a.s !, the rsldebos
u oos william HolbrOok. another eh.'.
.eisr Who hsar,. Interestingly Ia the
case.
|, appears that 90 The nish, o. Mon.
day. February ll,h. M,llsn Bsarcs. -ho
h.d be,n q, york IN the woods fof the
day returned 70 hs home .boa, ,ii
o'sloek a, night. pat up b, oIsa aHd
fet them and sis b.. supper. Bsfor, re
iirins fof The night be -sn, oai TO bis
pump. Which ~. situated .boa, ,hrs,
rcd, from The door 70 b.. house. PamPsd
pale -.,sr and earned !, in,o the house.
Aitsr g.,iins !, 10 the house MI
B,sros noticed a peculiar look 70 the
-s,sr and shaking tbs, some one Nigh,
hsv, slopp,d ,ons,hi,s lh,o The pail.
,o0k . slight taste q IL.
The f5llo-ing morni,s be sross a,
.b0g; half pas, Eve OF little later, bull,
b.. Gre md pa, ,hi, water which be hsd
bfoash, from The pump Ga The previous
aishi into The tea.ks,ile lie thea
started Zoe kis barn t.kins ,hi. pail .lons
9Th him ia order TO bring . second pail
Of water upon bis r,;urn 10 the house.
Mr.. B-.ros thea discovered thu, the ia
.ids Of the pail ~. coated 9TH Pans
Green, shd al sNanisAiion % the pump
.ho-sd tia, large quality Of the Poi'.
GA had ben turned in,o the -sll. 'afh;.
isn, to kill everybody aud everything
-hieh p.r,Ook Of the water. The pump
"a, .ksa ogi and the ~ell cleaned oa,
revealing horrible state Of Affairs.
A. soon a. kbo-lsdge % this case
came 20 the eat. o. the aa,horiiis. De-
,se,ive wormsll ven, 10 HsbrOa aud
made en- Investigation -hieh resulted Ia
the 4 shi o. Flank l.. Everett. Mr..
Bearers hsishbor Sheriff wormsll al,o
,tiorsd from William HolbrOok the
story ibs, be AID Eserv,, bad been r,b-
bi kgn,ias GA the Sunday previous 10
the attempted poisoning aud thai Everett
said 10 him in substance that he (Esere,i)
.oald "6I" Msllen Be.rcs aud tia, he
kns- ho- |; could be done Said thu,
= pound Of Pan. Green 10 hi, sell would
FIX him and ,hs, be nigh, also fad
PARIS Green and salt 10 hi. pasture next
summer.
Holbrook claim, TIA, Everett wanted
BIN to help him do ID. j,b sad thu, be
refused. -hsreupon Everett requested
him, ia case be should bear Of !, being
done. TO keep quiet.
Officer. were put uPon Everett. trail
and be wss arrested las, Thursday q.
Sarmouthvills snd committed TO Pan,
jill Thurdsy night Since leaving He.
broa Everett hsd taken the prsesa,iOn
10 shave of his beard.
Friday morning Everett, VI. given a
preliminary hearing before Trial Justice
Ch.r.s. II. Prince Of Baekhsld In the
Saprsme Court Room =, Paris Hill.
COun,y Attorney Hsrsey appeared for the
State and Jesse NJ LIBBY. E.q., Of
Mechanic Fall, Cor the respondent.
The case has awakened gres, deal
u in,sre,, and large number Of spse,a.
tee. bad gathered in the Court Room
loug before the hearing bsg.n.
Msllsn Bearee told the story sub',.r-
TALLY as given above.
William HOlbrook testified TO the con-
vers,ion Nth Everett ia the woods.
he said thu, Paris Green vas also put into
Everett. pump. bat none 10 the veil,
When eOafronisd -iih the question "~hy
did you no, tell Me-. Bssres Of bis dan
GER" be looked steadily 81 the a OF and
could no, in.ssr. He appeared very
nervous upon the witness stand snd
to all appearances knes more aboa, the
case than he ~. wiling tell Fe~. II
any. lsft the court room ba, carried ui,h
them the conviction tia, the man
william HOlbrook VAS q partner in
crime with the respondent and ~as prob.
ably a. guilty 90 he.
Several boxes containing Paris Green
we're shown st the hearing and identified
ss coming from Bvereit's house.
Justice Prince bou'd the respondent
over In the sum Of $500 for bis sp-
p-srsnee q, the May term Of the Suprems
Judicial Coar, in this COun,y. Bail vas
furnished.
Immediately upon the close Of this
hearing Everett, vas arrested again BY
Deputy Sheriff Bssssti on . charge Of
larceny aad taken to Norway.