Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-27

Ssis preseae=.
n. =. Jenzsngs had worked fer Clsrk
the spring Bat iii Eoe recall ever having =
~nr,i bin make threats against Porter. al
.ash he gathered from his reF8srxs that
.rewa. net was MOI the best Of feeling be- I,
rSeen the rxo men
Z Harry shaw testified tina, p rtrr came 10 s
h Shaw house sb9ui ) Aelock IN q :
,torpiag. Got same saigon grease and II
ackes Of sxiil ana started for hone. He
,s oa The bank by the hoase where he
>puM see Porter as he walked down the v
'l!ey toward Gage street. Saw CLARK come
n 10 Porter and charge him with haYing Q
Oh liz. to Mrs Sha~ about him. Clark
~.ruck at Porter with 4 wrench, odt WI t
hess could not swear that be hill him For !
Ter -. down his pail ana box Of grease ard
.liuehed with Clark thron NJ him upon the
rounI. Clark struggled and Porter had {
hard work to hold him down- Saw !
Porter strike Clark twice with his fist !
fla-k called for xitness 70 pull Porter on
wtnes. put his hand on Porter's shoulder 7
AMI toM him 10 get vi Porter replied '''tel
s.ilkey TO come and get him Clark George
Hatch came cut and pulled Porter cut. '
Didn't hear Porter say ANYTHING TO CLARK. :
Ehen Porter hit him Clark cried 'mur-
,Ier Il
:. Mrs Rose Porter testified that her hus-
aud came TO her Immediately after the
iVht and told her all about it. He had a
arge bunch ON the back Of his head ami
80 fresh scratches On hi. face which were
sieeding
Mrs. Cookson, married daughter, testi-
Ned that Clark had told her, several days
before the tight, that he wasn't through
with Porter yet referring to some former
trouble between them. This closed the
testimony.
! In reviewing the case, Mr.. Goddard
.lsimed that CLARK had been from the tirst
he sggressor, a fact amply proven by the
tarinus witnesses who bad been examined.
he had evidently come TO the CONCLUSION
nat because Porter had NOT resented his
.buse with violence, he vas coward and
goald submit to almost any indignly- He
flaimed that in striking Clark, Porter was
~cting purely in self-defence.
Mr.. Southland denied that Mr. Clark had
cen the aegressor. Said that Porters
n ecord was bad. He was quarrelsone. lie
adj a sianderous tongue and a dirty one.
men like him were permitted to engage !
such affairs as the assault upon Mr.
lark and 20 UNPUBLISHED what citizen of
augusta would be safe. Porter weighed at
last 100 pounds in the vigor of life. Mr.. |
lark was an old man over 80 years OF age |
md weakened by sickness. He was IN no |
-ense a match for Porter ply sically and 1t
7 Sas senseless to assume that he would in |
Ute trial of strength with him. 1t was not
h dispute that the pail in which Porter
carried the swirl was Clsrks
property. 1t was natural I'm Ter
She circumstances that he should have
'ii,poken to Porter about it.. In taking this
.Cld man down and pounding him in the
er,icIous manner that his conntenance still
. ore proof of, Porter had been guilty of an
assault of an aggravated character.
~ Judge Andrews said that as the warrant
fas for aggravated assault there was some
} Question of jurisdiction. He should there
ese,re take the matter under adyisement and
''oe ould announce at 10 o'clock Wednesday
,renoon whether he would take inrislic
on in the matter or turn 1t over to the
-and jury.