Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-10-18

II uSDHlu WIS Delu.
MONDAY.
The first case presented Monday morn
ing was that of Robert K. Harvey, of Deer
Isle, for assault and battery. County
Attorney Clark presented the case for the
State and George B. Stuart appeared for
the respondent.
The defendant was held on five separate
indictments, two for assault and battery,
two for attempted rape, two for in
decent exposure. The witnesses were
three little girls from Green's Landing,
Lizzie Williams aged twelve years, and
two companions aged thirteen years.
Harvey was tried on the indictment
Lizzie Williams.
The defendant was shoemaker at
Green's Landing. The evidence for the
prosecution was to the effect that, in
September OF last year, the three little
girls were playing in Harvey's shop, as
they had been in the habit of doing.
The defendant forcibly detained the chill
dren in the shop, and then and there
assaulted Lizzie Williams, apparently
with criminal intent.
The defense was a complete denial of
the charge. The defendant testified that
he had treated the children as he would
his own. He had allowed them to play in
his shop, and had made shoes for their
dolls. On the day in question, the child
rem were leaning over his knees, bother
ing him about some dolls shoes. He was
busy and testify pushed them aside.
The case was given to the jury early in
the afternoon. The jury was out an hour
and half, and returned verdict of
guilty.
Harvey was sentenced to ten months at
hard labor in the Bangor jail.
The four other indictments pending
againt him were dism Used.
Leander Cushing of Bar Harbor, was
found guilty of larceny and sentenced to
eleven months at hard la Dor in he Ban
gor Jail.
Arville S Jordan, of Waltham, indicted
for cruely 10 animals, was arranged and
pleaded not guilty. Tuesday morning,
II. +. Hamlin appeared for defendant and
asked for continuance ofthe case on the
ground that the defendant had no know
ledge of the indictment until he day he
was summonsed and had no time to pro-
cure witnesses. The application for a
continuance was granted, the defendant
furnishing sureti les in the sum of 500 to
appear at the next term.
Cases against Charles +. Trussell, OF
Cranberry Isles, held on two indictments
one for abduction and the other for
assault and battery-were dismissed on
the payment OF $50. A. w. King APP
peared for defendant.
Lyman Sawyer, of Bucksport, pleaded
guilty to a charge of "breaking, entering
and larceny" and WAS remanded for
sentence.
Heck iah Webster, OF Deer Isle, charged
with rape. withdrew his plea OF not guilty
entered Saturday, and pleaded guilty.
He was remanded for sentence.
Much of Monday afternoon WAS occu-
pied by liquor cases.
TUESDAY.
The first trial was that of William w.
Robbins, of Deer Isle indicted for burg
counsel.
Evidence furnished by the prosecution
went to show that Robbins had forcibly
entered The house of Mrs. Sarah f. Wood
at Deer Isle, and stolen tea-kettle and
port ions OF a stove.
The testimony of defendant implicated
one Sylvester Robbins as an accessory,
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into the house. He admitted hat he had
on three previous occasions been convict
ed of larceny.
The nervous excitability of the defen-
dant, and his accusation of Sylvester
Robbins, who appeared as witness
against him, furnished passing amuse-
ment for spectators in he court room.
The jury was out short time and re-
turned Wit verdict of guilty. Robbins
Was remanded for sentence.
ILEWEILYN p. ALLEY GUILTY.
Lleweliyn P. Alley. of North ellsworth,
indicted for assault, was tried Tuesday
and found guilty. O. F. Fellows appeared
for he defendant.
At the request of counsel for the de-
Tense he jury on the case was drawn from
both first and second juries. The jury
was sworn in as follows; Richard II.
Paine, foreman; c. Sidney Hamilton, J.
B. WisWell, Levi {. BeekWith, Judson
Torrey, Stillman +. Coffin, Augustus f,
Perry, Nathan :. Stanley, William l.
Maconber, Henry Whitmore, Elmer f.
Rowe.
The story of LleWeIlyn p. Alleys brutal
horsew hipping of his wife on The 25th OF
July last is still fresh in the minds OF
Ellsworth readers. The testimony given
in the police court trial which was pub
lished at length in THE AMERICAN al
that time, need not be repeated at length.
Briefly it was as follows:
Alley and his wife had not lived pleas
antIy toget her for several months prior
to the assault. There had been several
separat ions and reconcillations. \ week
: no oGSouIt Alley " no had