The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-12

y. ". BRttNERn. Clerk
F. W. HovEY, County .Auorneg.
j. =. Estes, stenographef.
E.P. Vurs. Slerif
Deputies in attendance: Lyman Grant. John
smith, A P. spear. Sc oft Knowles, Jos. Akin
son. X. :. Williams.
Blaine ) Niles, Messenger.
Honlag. oct. J4-State ". john Don
negan. Indictment for assault on oue
Ina IIanrahan in July last. Thi- WIS
Il case oil considerable local interest and
irew by far the largest attendance Of
| the term.
The compliuan'. Lena lIanrahau.
all 'grS that She Na> 1T work in tn
| finishing room of the Coburn woolen
mills and that the oVrrseer of thai room.
John pounegau. the respondent. called
her aside aud accused her of making
talk about him: that complainant de
! uted having made such talk and some talk
cu,ued; that respondent SWore at her
ana ordered her To leave; that She ask
ed for Il bill OF her time but respondent
i refused To give it IL her and ordered her
/ to 60: that before She had time 10 g
respondent >eiI,d her by the shoulders
/ shook and pushed her violently ont of
i the room, down 10 tn, floor and there
i kicked her in the side: that she WAS
/ SIN l'i -fNtidi Weeks lill tNluH dU'i HIS
not since been able - do her work.
The testimony of complainant WIS
corroboratrd on certain points by differ
ent witnesses. Patrick Hanrahan. hus-
band of complainant. testified that he
SIM black and blue spot on his wite'S
81 te.
Mrs.. Lessor a cousin of complainant,
saw most of the trouble and SAW re-
! >boudpuf kick Mrs IInnrahDn
Miss Corrette WAS beside Mrs. llanra-
han. and heard respondent tell her to 20,
SAW respondent kick at her. but did not
think he hit her. Saw him shake her
and push her out. Witness is also Il
cousin of complainant.
Mrs. Clara Green SAW complainant :
hand going toward the ovcrseer and SAW
him push her toward the door.
DR.. j. f. X. Biron. called by the gov
ernment testified that he was called to
see complainant on the day stated; that
he found complainant in a state of some
excitement and complained of pain ;
that he did not asclibe much impor-
lance to her injuries at the time, and
simply prescribed something to allay
her excited condition.
When the defense opened in the after
noon, standing room was at Il premium
in the court room and seats could not be
obtained.
Defense claimed that after respondent
had ordered complainant to 90, lie start
ed to go after his time book and that
complainant refused to 90, threw her
burling iron at him. struck him in the
face breaking his spectaclcs; that there
upon he took her by the shoulders aud
put her out of the room, and upon her
coming back he put her out again: thai
several months before this trouble con-
plainant stated that when she should
leave the mill she would have he great
est row with respondent that he ever
had had in that mill.
Mr.. Lewis Anderson. one of the plo-
pretorS of the wooden mill, and rhoma,
II. Anderson. stated that respondent had
full charge of the finishing room with
power to hire and discharge the help OF
that room. Mr.. Thomas II. Anderson
testified that complainant told him inn
medlately after the row, tllal respondent
kicked her on the >hns.
The testimony of the respondent was
c0rroburatcd by many witnesses upon
different points, none of whom saw re-
spondcnt kick or even shake complain
ant. but did see complainant throw burl-
ing iron and spectacles 1T the respon-
dent and saw linn push her out of the
room.
During the progress of the trial the
Jury on motion of defendants attorneys.
were conducted to the wooden mill on
the south side of the river to view the
scene OF the trouble. the different wit
nesses being stationed at the places
where they claim to have been stationed
ut the time the trouble occurred
Verdict, not guilty. f. W. IIovey,
County attorney for State, +. n. Mer-
rill and +. =. Collin for respondent.
Hedaesdoy Oct. II Albert G, Wade.
Admr. of estate of Horace ID. Ridley, vs.
Henry Ridley, replevin for "A COW, hor-
scs sheep and farming tools: also Nira
+. Ridley, by guardian, V Henry Rid
ley. replcvn for Is tons of hay. also.
same parties plea of land. These three
actions are being tried together before
the Court without the invention of Il
jury. This is one more unfortunate ex-
ample of fathers giving up his prop
erty / return for support.
In APRIL 1881 Horace ID. Ridley of
Athens, conveyed by deed to his son
Henry Ridley his home farm in Athens
taking in return mortgage OF the same
premises, conditional for the support
for life of Henry Ridley, his wife Eunice
f. Ridley. and house for Rebccca NJ.
and Abbie f. Ridley. These conditions
were to be performed by Horace D.
Ridley no mention being made of heirs
or legal representatives,.
Horace ID. Ridley died in the summer
of the present year. The father, Henry
Ridley, not desiring to be supported by
any administrator or guardian of Nira