The Portland daily press., 1892-05-13
SUPERIOR COURT.
nEroRE .111neE RnNNEx.

BEFORE JUDGE BONNEY.
THuRsDAY-The traverse juries as at pres
ent constituted,lare as follows:
FIRST JURY.
James Jan ". Morris, foreman, Westbrook.
Ell nj. Alexander. Harpswell.
Grin p. Chaffn, Windham
George +. Cobb, Gray.
VIM. NJ Merrill, Freeport
Anthony R. Mountfort, Brunswick.
VIM. f. Ross, North Yarmouth.
Leander A. Poor, Sebago
samuel /. Sanborn, Scarborough.
Charles K. Sawyer, Naples
sumner Il. Smart Cape elizabeth.
l.. w. Welch, Raymond.
/. SECOND JURY.
James B: Dennison, foreman, Yarmouth.
Levi NJ. Bailey, Freeport.
Oliver R. GalIison, Westbrook.
Aimed L. Hamilton, Cumberland.
Henry B. Jackson, Windham.
Melville G. MarSton, Portland.
James F. Norton, Baldwin.
Howard L. Pillsbury, Scarboro.
Geo. P. Plaisted. Gofham
Orrin Watkins, Casco.
Edgar A. WILL Brunswick.
EXCUSED.
Herbert ]. Allen, Deering.
Florence Driscoll, Portland
John Z. Harmon, Cape Elizabeth.
Alvin G. Sennett, Portland.
Venires for seven additional Jurors have
been ISSUED, returnable forthwith.
The South Windham assault case against
Fred Nadeau, which has appeared in the papers
from time to time. was the first laid before the
S IN bay TnoS charges ge hin Wh an
at South Windham in October last. Bellefon-
tame testified that he and Nadeau had trouble
arising from alleged attentions by Nadeau to
Bellefontaine's wife. Nadeau left the place
and was gone about four or five weeks. On the
day of the trouble Bellefontane says he was
crossing the bridge at Gambo. Nadeau crept
his hearing him. and without any warning
knocked him down with a heavy club; that he
got up and defended himself as well as he
being frightened by the cutlery that Bellefon-
tame was making, Nadeau threw down the club
and ran. Bellefontaine says he bled at the nose
and from one ear and was laid up two weeks.
Nadeau says he went to South Windham to
collect money owed him by BeIlefontaine; that
he did not creep up behind him but met him
him, that Bellefontaine called him offensive
names and Immediately grabbed him by the
collar and a struggle followed; that Bellefon-
tame got his (Nadeau's) finger between his
teeth and refused to let go; that they circulated
round over the bridge until getting in the vicin-
lty OF a piece OF edging he grabbed it and struck
Bellefontaine over the head to make him let go
his finger and it had the desired effect. Nadeau
claims that he did no more than was absolutely
necessary to protect himself, and that Belle
fontaine was the aggressor. One of the govern
OF piece Of two by three joist, which he said he
picked up on the bridge beside BeIlefontaine's
hat within three minutes after the assault, and
by the way there was no eye witness to the af-
fray produced by either side.
Nadeau says the club brought in he never
saw; that what he used.was piece of edging,
which he threw down upon the bridge after he
struck him. The government witness said there
was no other stick upon the bridge than the one
ne brought in. The jury was out about an hour
and returned a verdict Of guilty.
r. w Robinson, county attorney.
William Lyons and I. W. Parker for defend
ant
Clarke Weybrandt, Patrick Conway, Charles
F. SWEET, Patrick f. OConnor, Mary McKale
and Mary Conley pleaded not guilty to nuisance
indictments and gave bail from day to day.