The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-05-17
CAPE ELIZABETH'S RIOT.
Did the Graees and Casles Help the
Roughs?
TESTIMONY IN COURTSHOWS THEY
DID NOT HELP OFFICERS.

One Young Man Could Not Help the Or
Ger Because an Dat Formerly sprouted
in His Lung-Palpitation of the Heart
| Kept Another Back-That Row on
Skunk Hill Was Quite an Affair."
| On Sunday, May 9th occurred the af-
fair in Cape Elizabeth, when some Port
land roughs beat and drove horse to
death, and brutally assaulted Constable
William Burgess, of Pleasantdale, when
| he attempted to interfere. Subsequent
| ly Deputy Sheriff Dresser arrested George
Grace, Frank Grace, William Cash Jr.,
Leonard Cash and Wesley Cash charged
with refusing to assist the constable and
| with aiding the roughs.
Yesterday the case was reviewed in
| the Municipal Court before Judge Gould.
Leonard and Wesley Cash had NJ. P.
Frank Esq. for their counsel, and VIM.
Cash Jr., had General Mattocks. The
| Graces were present, but without coun-
sci. County Attorney Robinson appeared
for the State. Everything pointed yes
terday to vigorous contest in this case,
which is both peculiar in its nature, and
very interesting to the people of Cape
Elizabeth, who have been suffering con-
siderable discomfort from the Sunday
orgies of Portland toughs.
Constable William NJ. Burgess, who
was so badly beaten, testified yesterday
that he had been constable of Cape
Elizabeth since the spring town meeting,
when he was elected.
| Mr.. Frank, of the counsel, made the
| point that this testimony was not suffi-
| cient, as the records of the town should
| be introduced The court thought it
competent for the constable to testify to
| the fact of his election. But County
Attorney Robinson was willing to waive
this point until the records could be OBJ
| tanned.
Mr.. Burgess then continued his testi-
mony, telling how notice came to him
| about 5 p. m. on the Sunday evening
that some roughs were abusing horse
at Cash's Corner. The two johnson
| brothers took him in thei: team and they
overlook the roughs on Skunk hill. by
Mr.. Charles Green's house. There were
five men and the barrel of beer in the
| wagon and two men out of it. The horse
| had stopped and one of the men was beat
| ing it with bat.
s'Why are you beating that horse?',
asked the witness, stepping up to
him.
''Is that any of your businessp replied
the rough.
.'Iti is' replied the constable.
rs it tight?' said the rough in a
menacing attitude.
mo SIR" said the constable who then
attempted to arrest two of the men.
Then it was fight. Burgess was knocked
down. He called on the Johnsons and
they responded. But the seven roughs
were too much for the three. Then Con-
stable Burgess called on one of the Cash
boys, who had followed him to the scene
10 help. The Cash boy replied:
"I Daresn't For Know that Crowd"
Continuing the witness said: ''Later I
called on the two Graces and Len and
Wesley Cash to assist. They did and
said nothing, but they smiled. They
were within ten feet of me. 1 was
knocked down, and was feeling badly.
"The crowd continued to assault me
and retreated to the house near by.
The Johnsons retreated with me. One
went in ahead of me. I can't say when
the other went in. They pursued us and
began to hit the storm door with bat.
Then they retreated toward Portland.
The Grace boys and Cash BOYS fol-
lowed after them, and did not see the
former again until evening at Browns
Hill church,
Mr.. Richard S. johnson.
was the next witness. He accompanied
the constable on the Sunday evening to
Skunk's Hill, which is on the Saco road
| about half a mile beyond Cash's corner.
AS they came up one man was beating
the horse and another man was appar-
emily after another club. ''When Mr..
Burgess attempted to make the arrest,
he called on me to assist said Mr.. John
son, land l responded. My brother was
next called upon and he responded. [
also heard the constable call upon Mr..
Cash. did not hear the answer, or
notice the position of the spectators.
While was battling 1 heard the group
laugh as though they were having con-
siderable sport. Then, after we had re-
treated to the house, the Graces and
Cashes seemed to try to get the rougha
out of the way"
Upon cross examination the witness
says he saw the Cash and Grace bows fol-
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