Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-23
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
rnssuAnr Trxx, 1894.

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have had q nice social time however
swapping stortcs.
The occupants Of the "IIotei Garland
who were srraigncd ~ reported last
week we're brought Into court Tuesday
noon anil received the following ecu
fences from Judge Virgin;
Frank sampson of fSethel plead guilty
to an indictment obtained against him
nj the October term. isoo, for asssuit
With four others upon Charles y. bvwn
At West Bethel. TIE other four persons
named In the indictment we're tried st .
previous term. the principal senten ed
and the other three discharged. The
testimony says that the prisoner kicked
Mr.. Brown after he was down, but the
former denie. Il and clsims 90 be guilty
only so far az he VAS q member OF tbs
mob. lie IL q Canadian and escaped ar
rest and trial st the October term by
going to Canada. lie asked the lenisucy
of the court on account of HE not being
principal In the assault and from his ac-
knowle,igcd pescesblc character. Tbs
Judge aid Il vas the story of old dog
Tray In bad company but that he un-
,ierstooi that Mr.. sampson was peace
iul and law abiding citizen when not
under the influence of liquor aud with
the special understanding that he would
drink No morc bc would give him q very
light sentencc-one day In Paris jail.
John Daily ~ Norway plead guilty Ia
the charge 20 assault upon one Charlie.
x. Morey, In the town of Norway, Oct.
II, lsai. The rrmarks of the presiding
Judge IN this case were similar to thoss
In the case of Frank sampson. Rum
did n, and with the special understand
Ing that Mr.. Daley would Jet liquor
alone and calling his attention to tbs
awful consequences which that pistol
.bv, might have entailed, he Jet him
OF with = light sentence also--tw-lvc
day. In Paris Jail.
William 4. johnson. alias william &,
Bailey 81 Andoye'. plead not guilty "a
charge ~ breaking and entering the
store 81 Richard l.. Melcher of Andoser,
In the nigh, time, and desired trial. lis
I. Young man-gul,e boy-ssys bs
va. horn AZ Ando,er but dbl not reside
anywhet. AZ the time of the burglar,
and while not q professional tramp, vas
seeking for work. lie petitioned ths
court Tor counsel as be wss unable "a
furnish any himself and desired the
court a. appoint Hon. John T.. s~s.ey
Ia ser,. In that capacity. On Tuesday
hy the advice of his counsel johnson re-
lrsc,~i III. plea % not guilty and plead
guilty % rrc.lvlng stolen go'ds but mol
io IN. indictment % breaking and enter
Ing. "Csll back that Jury" said Judg,
Virgin, and Ne vii try this case.
nat bit 10 Information Induced John
son to plead guilty to the Indictment.
"In this Gaze" aid the Court, 'th'
clrrum.tance. are all different. Her
!. man who has tasted ihs
con.~luence. 81 crime, having just ~
turue,i from q term st state prison ~het
h. committed thl. crime. The Law j. In
tended "a prevent as well I. to punish
crime, AMI " the criminal IL not prevent
81 the punishment must b. continued q.
q prolnxtlon To the community" The
.enisnc. Imposed va. thrve year. an'
siN mouth. In stat. prison.
XIV. :. z. RECORDS cA.r.
The only Jury trial for the euiire teru
MS the Que on the indicted ex-psrson-
a case nov familiar to nearly every per
son In tile county.
The following jury WAS drawn AM
the Judge appointed William u. Walkei
81 lowell, for.mtn-ss the forrmen al
both the other Jurie. had bc.n drawn;
william q. walker. Lowell, FOREMAN
Cyru. chaplin, oxford.
=. l.. Russ, Woodstock.
y. ". Mlllett. Norway.
Joseph 4. Bennett. Canton.
Oliver a.. Curtis. Paris.
=. VI. Locke, l.oNbury.
Jo.-ph kimbsli. stow.
y. d. ne,iell, Ando,er.
Aiolphu. u. fc..enien, Denmark.
John wyman, Norway.
Thoma. y. Page. Porter.
Prom the opening ~ TIL. case Tue.
d.y morning Ia hs close Wc'in~.is,
night the court room ~ss fill~i will
spectators. The trial and suspense prloI
IL the trial have b-cn very hard Tor Rev
NJ. R.,-prd. lie ssh to q Joarus re-
porter that they (meanlng the people
Who started the rumors aud f-i the IRE
had worfi~i him nearly o. death.
II wa. claimed by the prosecution thai
the crime va. committed during the III
nee. 80 Mr.. Record. late wife. u ~s'
a time % graf affection "a him, he SAYS
ani doe. not ..- how he stood amid th'
faI.e rumOr. az we'll "a he did.
I,ss. =. r. Record has preached Ia
many place. ON the Main. Methodist
Circuit, Including Bucsheld. lie went
IA Bsthel In February, 1871. u ws'
th.t, that Ill. adopted daughter wa'
taken sick With something like th'
grippe aud typhoid pncumoula. Jul,
iih she VAS very III. She did not Get
better. but on the other hand grew
worse.
Mr.. Record, whom all admit VAS {
worthy woman, was taken vi about th'
same time With inflammation OF the hp~'
cl.. she died Angus, 18Th. Durlns
her Hines. many women from the parish
volunteered Ca help nurse the minister
wife back Ia life. There we're, scc"rd'
Ing 20 the testimony, several women
there AZ the time. Mrs. Iecord va. .
large woman, physic,lly, Ike her hu.'
hand, aud In her condition II wss lmpo.'
sIhle ~ move her or turn her as she de-
.lr.,i 20 H. turned without the help ~ q
man.
Mrs. Records room was on the secont
noor. At the request and suggestion oi
Mrs.. Record he occupied the room neat
To Mr.. Records, With his adopted
daughter. az that he might be close e.
N. room when the sick woman necie'l
assistance.
Nil. Ellth n. Record wss then u
year. old. She slcp, In the bed, the w.t.
ne..cs Tor the respondent say. aud Mr..
l.scofd on the outside. There VA. q
still further room where Mr. Record
undre..ci and dounei hl. nlghi-gown.
One IL the won. n Who testified for the
state admitted that Mr.. Record wss a
much covered over when he nad thi.
uight-gown on as he MAS when he wa.
fully dressed. When he had come from
the Inner room he would lie on the top
81 the bcd until the watchers spoke Ia
him 10 a..lst his wife In turning. This
state ~ affair. lasted until Mrs. Records
death.
The testimony had IL that all of TIL.
time Edith had been sick. Her abdomen
VA. swollen and she appeared A. II ,s-
osiHis. Dr. J. A. Morton of Bethel was
called In, and after an examination gave
u ss lii. judgment that the young NO.
m,n Was pregnant.
Thi. worried Mr.. Record, hut he lid
not believe the Judgement of the physi-
clan Ia b. CORRECT. The family thought
the sickne-. of the girl had brought on
,irop.lcal tendencies and the swelling Of
her abdomen wSs thus caused. Mr.
l,.cor talked With hi, sick wife about
Edith and she said, "Don't worry: she
" all right. She will come out Of II all