The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-06

the truth about it, asking him what
kind of Il time he and Mr.. Themes had
been having. Bowers told him that he
had not been having much of time.
Themes had hooted at him and he had
fired. He had told Themes that if he
hooted again he would fire again.
George G. Dow testified that on Mon
day Bowers rode up to his house and
asked him if in his opinion man did
not have the right to travel the streets
unmolested. Bowers went on to say
that for two years he had been .hooted at
and jeered at, aud had heldN his peace
But he intended to do it no longer. and.
said as he rode off: "If can't travel
these streets in peace there will be some
funerals about here''.
Trial Justice Arthur E. Bowers was
next called. He said that about eight
years ago he came back from Lowell to
his old homestead at Bal dwin. He had
done little farming, little work as
Justice; but for four years he had been
troubled with creeping paralysis. For
about four years has been trial Justice;
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the most important criminal cases tried
in Baldwin for fifty years. He first knew
Thomes at the time Dick Noble was
brought up and put under bonds to keep
the peace. Themes was Mobiles friend,
and had after that missed no opportunity
to insult witness. He would boot, jeer,
use vile language and shout at him
with a regular rebel YELL" Themes was
worse than Noble, although both Jeered
Mr.. Morrill, at this point attempted to
bring in something about the assault on
Bowers, for which Noble served in jail.
Mr.. Webb objected: but the witness was
allowed to proceed, and stated that after
Noble was sent to Jail the hooting ceased
for time. But last June Themes began
again, insulting him when he was riding
with lady. Again last Saturday, as he
was driving along he heard the OLD boot
ing again; "The story about an apple
falling is all CANNON. He shouted
twice before did anything. Then
SAID:
Holler again if you dare"
He did holler and I let fly, only as a
matter of intimidation. | did not aim
at him and had no intention of hitting
him. Then as I started along he
abused me- did say that he was
skunk; but said very little compared
with what he said to me.''
On cross examination Mr.. Bowers said
that he fred in order TO show his abiI-
ity and gall (if he might use that ex-
pression) to defend himself. The pistol
was fine one, and would carry half
mile. For two years he had carried it
constantly. by advice Of his attorney,
but for the last two years had carried it
rarely and only for dogs. He denied
calling Themes nasty skunk.n He
called him low fellow, and may have
used the word skunk, which was very
appropriate for application to those fell
lows.
When the arguments began Mr.. Morrill,
said that the present affair was an out
growth of the conflict of the clans Of
Baldwin called the @lTuJsn and aWhang-
doodles." AS Trial Justice Mr.. Bowers
incurred the enmity of these rude boys,
and for long time they had hooted and
jeered at him. Two men, Cram and
Noble. had been sent to jail for assault
upon him. The defendant had not had
any intent to do harm to Themes, but
merely to intimidate him.
That may have been foolish thing to |
do: but it was not unnatural Mr. Nor |
rill hoped that the court would take |
jurisdiction of the case, and impose
simple fine
Mr.. Webb, on the contrary, b Id that |
there was no justification for threaten
ing with dangerous weapon. There |
was nothing in the circumstances of the |
affair, taking the respondents own |
story, to justify the DEFENDANTS action,
and Mr.. Webb thought he should be
bound over to the Grand Jury
Judge Gould decided that the defend |
ant should be bound over, and placed
him under bonds of $500 to the Grand |
Jury. He also decided that Mr. Bowers,s |
state of mind was such that he should |
also be put under bonds to keep the peace |
and accordingly bonds of $500 for one |
year were imposed