Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-08
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
COURT oYricERs,

Cnandler oartanu, sWs'
w. A. Barrows, Messenger.
lIerrick &. Davls, Librarian.
GRAND JURY.
willard n. wight, Newry, Foreman.
Elias n. Abbott, Rumfori.
Frank II. Andrews, Woodstock.
John l.. bailey, Andover.
Grin II. Barrows, STOW.
Isaac n. Berry, Denmark.
James y. Blcknel!, Buckneld.
George \. blake, Brownfield.
william y. Caldwell, Oxford.
II. II. Goodwin, Bethel.
Arthur 4. Hall, Paris.
II. I. Holt, Norway.
l.. II. McCollister, Canton.
Charles stanley, Dlxield.
IIaren w. stevens, fryeburg.
Charles \. Walker, Peru.
Almoa Young, Hiram.
The court week storm last week, N on
few previous occasions, failed tn come
10 time. Instead Of q storu,, the wealth
or produced the finest day Imaginable,
though Il Was decidedly warm u not
more so.
Court opened promptly at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday, the officers most Of them hsv'
ing arrived the night before. Prayer
was offered by Rev. A. T.. Wedge, and
the usual formal proclamations were
made by the crier. :.
The roll of the grand Jury was called,
and after few had come In on the III
o'clock train, the whole Jury WAS pres
ent. A. \. llapgood Of Waterford ws'
at once excused on account Of sickness
In his family.
The traverse jury was then empsneled
a. follows:
&. y. Tucker. Norway, Foreman.
Spencer Abbott, Numford.
J. p. bird, Albany.
Lewis II. Bisbee, sumner.
woodman Charles, Fryeburg.
Adelbert Delano, Canton.
Henry q. lluntress, Hiram.
WIN. II. Kneeland, Lowell.
Hudson knight, Paris.
Vim. y. Sawyer, Porter.
Gilbert Tueli, Bethel.
Lyman q. Waterman, Buckheld.
surERSuxrRAR,.
Milford y. brown, Mason.
Frank W. Lord Of Oxford WAS excus
ed on account Of sickness, = physician
certificate being furnished; aud Milford
y. brown Of Mason, Henry &. lIuntress
Of Hiram, and Gilbert Tuell of Bethel
we're excused for various reasons, thu
leaving only ten out OF the fourteen
Jurors drawn. A special summons VA
at once Issued for ak extra jurors To ~
port for duty Thursday morning.
The call OF the docket resulted Ia plac
Ing twenty three cases on the trial list
and all we're assigned To days In the hr''
week.
The attendance Of attorneys at the
opening MAS light.
The session of the court Tuesday after
noon lasted only . few minutes, and
nothing being ready for trial. an early
adjournment was made 10 the next day
Wednesday Was another light day. 4
few minor matters were heard by tn
court, but there was nothing for tn
jury.
Thursday morning \. u. Cumming
aud A. y. Jackson Of Norway, and sam
usi y. Briggs and Fred w. Bon ney o
Paris reported for duty ~ Juror. drawr
on special venircs. Z. \. Tucker, tn
foreman Of the Jury, having BEEN encus
ell, the panel lacked three men. Messrs
Cummings, Jackson and briggs wer'
put upon the panel. aud Adelbert Dels
no Was chosen foreman. Frank J.. Ab
bolt and John ". Freeman Of Bethe
appeared later aud were sworn.
RurrERfiELD vs.. THOMPSON.
John Iiutterfield We. Jas. A. Thompson
TIL. Was the first case tried for the term
aud was opened Thursday morning. TIL
Was the already well-adyertised Butter
field case, brought by Butterheld sgaln.
Thompson for alienation Of his Wife
affections. II WAS expected 10 devcloI
considerable sensational" testimony
aud some Of the details were unit 10
pu blication, though the counsel PROCESSES
4 desire To omit NJ much Of the Nth a
possible, aud apparently acted In goo'
faith upon that principle.
The story ~ set forth by the plaintiff
Is:
John Ilutterfeld IL q msu about ifty
YEAR, Of sge. lie was In the employ %
the Boston health department from som'
time in is;J until January, ls3j. II
issl he married Mrs. Carrie Emery, I
widow with two sous and . daughter
They lived Ia Boston tao or three years
afterwards moving 10 the district known
AZ Tuell Town In Paris, Ia = farm owned
by Butterfield, with q slight incum
brance. Here Mrs. Butteriield and the
boys lived, while Butterheld retalne'
his Job and stayed In boston.
The very last Of lssS Butterfieh wa
at the farm, aud engaged James A
Thompson TO work upon the farm To-
the following year. Thompson IL !
man now well advanced In years, AM
l. understood TO be q Greek OF noble
descent. Ills appearance certainly aus
tains this supposition. lie was living a
that time alone In house not far from
the Butierhelds.
At the eud Of the year Thompson VA
re-engaged for nine months, and sinc'
the expiration Of that engagement hA'
worked upon the place occasionally.
In January, 1922, Butterfleld gave az
his Job In Boston and returned 10 tn
farm.
There, according To hls testimony, b,
found Thompson Installed practically n
. member Of the family. lie also fount
that his wife's feelings toward him seem
ed Ia have undergone change. She nc
longer showed the former affection for
him. but MAS extremely friendly and
cordial with "Jlmmy" rhompson) "a
the words Of the counsel In his opening