Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-25

STATE VS.. HENRY.
Ephraim Henry Of Gilbertvllle wai
then tried on an indictment for tho SALE
Of pint Of whiskey to Edward L. Bis
bee. Bisbee was the only witness f0i
the state. Henry had no counsel, but
went on the stand and told his story 10
English with q decided French accent
Said he never spoke to Bisbee In his life,
When given On opportunity to address
the jury, he did 80 substantially - fol.
lows: "well, l amt much posted to tall
to people here, but I told the trut. Ny
word just as good as his" The jury
seemed to think otherwise, for they
found him guilty.
Judge Foster then announced that be
appeared for one respondent Ia case oil
single sale, In which the government
witness Was not present, but that to ex-
pedite matters the defence was willing
to admit everything that the government
witness would testify. As County At
torney Harlow stated that the witness
was then on his way, the court saw no
necessity for unusual proceedings.
STATE VS.. TATE.
James Tate Of Rumford Falls was next
tried for single sale of liquor to Thomas
Kelley, on the 10th OF April. Wright
defended Tate. Kelley gave very en-
pertaining account Of how he went to
Tste's on the day In question, and found
Black Jim aud Old Peter there. Black
Jim was already "stiff." and the other
men were pretty well over, when he got
there. After the witness had taken n
few drinks Of the liquor they gave him,
he bought pint Of Tate, and ''got pref
~ drunk"
Tate told somew hat different story
OF the grand celebration, though he tes-
titled that they all got pretty drunk. He
said all the liquor there WAS there In y
jug that Jim Mcdonald ("Blsck JIM
brought there; that Kelley poured out
his whiskey from that jog; and that all
that he, Tate, had TO do with the trans
action was to furnish can and cup.
The jury seemed to accept his story, as
they returned verdict OF not guilty.
STATE VS.. STEVENS AND STEVENS.
The case Of State VI. Thomas B. Ste
vens and Charles Stevens for cruelty over
driving and beating = horse, was opened
Tuesday afternoon. Judge Foster up.
pesred for The respondents, and asked
for drawn jury. Several were excused
and challenged In making up the panel,
and as one jury was out, when all the
urymen were called. the panel lacked
three. To all the panel, w. s. Stsrbird
snd Walter w. Farrar OF Paris, and ID.
5. Ssnborn of NORWAY were drawn rs
,slesmeu, and F.Q Elliott and o. N.
Cummings Of Norway were excused IA
having formed some opinion.
The respondents in this case live Vt
Abhott's Mills In Rumford. Ga the 18Th
u last July they drove from their home
with a horse belonging TO Charles Ste
rens, TO the liquor agency 10 Greenwood,
where they procured some liquor, and
hen returned home. When they got
within about tbree-qusrters OF a mile of
heir home, they took their horse out at
he wagon, and led him out into neigh
,or's pasture, where he fell. and little
alter the same night died. and was buri-
d on the spot. A day or two later, the
wv sNtFNFut WIN Nhu "uk w
he body Of the horse, hauled II into
heir fathers field, and there burned Il.
The state introduced several witnesses
xho saw the horse upon the road, and
Who testified to seeing ridges upon the
,orse's sides, as II he had been severely
whipped, and who also testified to the
exhausted condition Of the
horse on It's homewsrd journey. The
Inference drawn by the state was that
he horse died from over-driving, and
hat the BODY was afterwards burned TO
ret rid Of whatever evidence Of ill-trest-
nent II might have furnished.
The defence denied any abuse Of the
,orse, representing that the animal WAS
,alky and vicious, aud Introducing EVIL
lence TO prove his character. They
tated that Ia the course Of the day he
eversl times baked and threw himself
lown, and that after one Of those TIM,
N the way home, he began bleeding IT
he nose. They started TO lead the
,orse through the pasture, As they want
d to swap him, aud didn't want the
,eighbors to see what condition he WAS
hen 10. The horse fell, and apparently
lied to death from ruptured blood yes
eel. He WAS dug up after being buried,
" instructions OF the father Of these re-
pondents, because the grave was too
hsllow. They took the body to their
ather's field, where Il WAS easy digging,
nd then, as there WAS fuel handy, burn
d 1t because they thought IL the easier
Method.
The Jury returned verdict OF guilty
10 to both respondents. Judge Foster
filed exceptions, and the
.ase goes to the law court. The re-
pondents furnished bail.
STATE VS.. BURBANK.
Willis s. Burbank Of Canton was then
ried on an indictment for single sale OF
iquor to Leon o. Irish. Judge Foster
defended Burbank. Irish and Burbank
we're the only witnesses, and their story,
which showed no material variation,
vas AS follows: Irish was attending
lance Mt Canton, on the 4,h OF last
March. He asked Burbank II he could
ret him some whiskey. Burbank said
re would try. Irish gave him some
money. and about half An hour later
Burbank delivered q pint OF whiskey
md Gas he says some change to Irish.
On cross-examination Burbank said that
lie bought the whiskey Of Verne Ellis.
Judge Foster argued at some length
hat Burbank was simply the agent Of
IRISH in making the purchase. and he
.sked the court to instruct the jury that
I that was the case Burbank could not
,e found guilty. County Attorney Har-
ow argued that II Burbank WAS not the
10 the sale he aided and assist
ID and was therefore guilty under the
-ules Of law.
Judge Savage in charging the jury In
his case, very clearly set forth the same
principles of law previously given In the
Nelson case. by which the jury must be
IL IL, he said, a well-estsb-
i.hed principle of law that there are two
classes of criminal offences-misdemea D.
,rs and felonies. The sale Of liquor as
charged In this case would be mis-
iemeanor. IL Is also well-established
principle Of law, established long before
bur liquor law was enacted, that who
ever actively aids, assists or sbets In the
Of misdemeanor, is held as
equally guilty with the principal offender.
II the jury were satisfied beyond reason
able doubt that this respondent aided,
assisted or sbetted In this sale of liquor,
they must find him guilty. The jury re-
turned q verdict Of guilty after being
out short time. Judge Foster filed ex-
ceptions, and will take the case to the
law court, the judges charge being made
q part Of the report.
This case Is likely to become some
what celebrated, as It Is different, law
yers say, from any which has heretofore