Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-26
| BUShBY HEARING.
Alleged Assailants Of Henry
Bushby Bound Over.
4 Hearing at North vassalboro s,,,,
DAY, With that Result.
o's Of Parry Missing. Sentiment !, Inv,
About Evenly Divided.

rr. SSSu dSSdliantS of
fienry Bushby. who. is in a critica, con
ui'ion from the effects of the ;niur;as.
ne received. two weeks ago. whom 10
was found semi-conscious ON his own
u'or step, were bound over to await
the action of the grand jury
Lug nearing was assigned for 10
CLOCK Saturday morning, and by tn.
.'sHe the nearing was opened the read
ing room used as a court room wa 9
crowded. The mills did not run in the
afternoon SO that when the afternoon
session opened there was not only not
vacant seat in the room and standing
room was at premium.
Inc whole village is much worked I'm
over the affair. The friends of the al.
iesed assailants have large number
OIL sympathizers. On the other hand !
hafSe number of the towns people be-
lleve the young men are responsible for
Bushby's condition. The result is the
town is about evenly divided in sent,-
ment.
Warrants had been sworn out for
John Merrill, Homer Hartshorn, Will
bur Lewis, Charles Goodson. T. NJ,
Williams and Bert Priest, charging
them with assault on Henry Bushby.
on the night of December 10. When
the time for trial came Priest could not
be found.
In his opening. Hon. S. S. Brown,
who had been employed by Charles
Axon, Bushby's brother-in-law, u
prosecute the case. stated the allega-
tons. The prosecution alleged that
Bushby was in Merrill's barber shop
the night of the alleged assault. What
happened there he did not attempt 10
state. The man was found the same
night on his own door step where he
had been left in an unconscious condi-
ton by some of the young men who
We're in the barber shop.
Bruises were found on the inside of
the mans legs and also on the abdo-
men. There were also bruises on the
head. Lawyer Brown stated that he
believed all the young men We're
parties to the deed. In closing he said:
IF an honest man finds a man in a
senseless condition he would take the
man home and notify the folks. These
Young men raped on the door and ran
away"
Charles Axiom, with whom Bushby
lived, stated that Bushby had started
out the night of the alleged assault TO
go to Merrills barber shop. The man
started away about o'clock. At 1880,
while he and his wife were waiting a
xl,o II Ia
door a little ways but discovering
nothing closed it and went bacK
thinking some of the boys were play
ing FRANKS When another rap came
he went to the back door ana aroused
a neiehbor. On going around the mousse
to the front door Bushbys senseiess
form was found The man was taken
into the house and there the watch was
found TO be missing. The boots were
ro,,on,ened behind as though ne mad
been dragged.
IN being cross-examined by Judge
w q Philbrook, the attorney TOT the
reenondents. he denied that Bushpy
had ever been intoxicated as far as ne
Lnew He admitted that Bushpy was
oosi,v Influenced and might De an
dnced to drink. He did not know tnat
t,,a man ever had fits. When ne Went
- tho door the second time ne nearu
..o,,o one shout, Take the man IN. lie
replied, You are smart men 10 'e'Ne
, mhe direct and ross-examinations
rere very exhaustive and ias'eu oNe'
an hour. ..;aad m seeing
..hhv IN the door. He previously 81"
.,,,,,her of men running away u on
q IT'S It's nome. He could not tell VINO
,,are He heard no cutlery.
''i .T,,. a,,ost important evidence waa
M NV Or. Menzies. HIS eVloehse
,ras wholly in relation 10 ane oa1laa
At the time ne Was .a,,ni1s
pnshby was unconscious. il Az nerve
- tha eve were motioniess. :Ns ,ras
" @ was gone. The brea.hins he
force , " One of the first Things r,. IN
very . far was signs OF liquor ia'
looheu = not discover. The stinnuian.s 49,,
ne cou,u "a 70 restore consciousness ''do
no effect. a,xs;s on the left side.
Iheie .houeht to pressure dro"i ~
due rs nm the back OF the nea .ro,a,la
brulse = - the opinion that the s11 ,ave
was re ~ abdominal organs 'nis ,rsrsors
VIII .,,tad from the effects OF q hawever
resu SUI He could not learn trouh,a
iIou" ,hare had been any SUI .,.a +ro,n,,e
tllat . . not positive that an, ine ,vss the
He wa. raa,,ans the mans NE was '''
- of h1OWS. A.a tbaf
results DISCRIMINATION ne sss'l are the
on e, - the mans symptoms MS a'1 neri-
some % af blood poisoning. nv = +,bre,t-
result oa .a,n which the man as u .,a'vs
enea . : severe cold. The of fSn,rabt the
or by 2 a. rs the bladder. He tno .n might
was o ,.'h;ch produced the injury - hi. his
blow wn1cn ad 9 The peritonitds. ~ .hs
nave .. mind he was not de Tns peritonitis
own a', ~ the trouble. Ine - p me state
cause :, dne to the cause o =
Of paralysis: examination he stat !,
u n, a at bruises at the base state Il Of coma.
cd WA, have produced the - SIM might have
mig mt na. on the abdomen Has
The , DradII lhe psritonitis: uenzies con-
The exc Az morning session 60
r l..oa eaadjourned for Dime nee j,
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