Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-30
HELD FOR ASSAULT.
Probable Cause Found Against G. N.
Marshall, Friday.
Marshall Valves Reading Ct Complaint and
Is Bound Over.

| The assault case in which William
with assault and battery was heard
Friday morning. before Judge An.
drews. l.. A. Burleigh appeared fol
the defendant and waived the reading
of the complaint. The judge heard tn
| case 50 far as the witnesses for the
prosecution We're concerned, and then
| announced that as he understood it the
case was one that was without his
jurisdiction, beyond the binding over OF
the defendant for appearance at the
April term of court, which he did in
the amount of 800, which was recog-
niZed by a friend of Mr. Marshall
William c. Littlefield, the man who
brought the charge, was the first one
on the stand. He was a much used up
man. He said he was 60 years of age,
and the usage he had endured, or par
ticipated in, whichever it may be-
would seem rather rough for a man of
his age. The only portion of his head
visible from the bandages that sur
rounded ii was the face and the right
ear All the rest was enveloped on ac-
count of the damage to the left ear in
tiit ttiii dy tiistt oCtuiitu, lure
noon, at the works of the Pedryoid
Company.
Mr.. Littlefeld stated that he was the
owner Of a house occupied by Mr..
Marshall. and the latter had refused to
pay his rent when asked, last Satur-
day. Accordingly armed with a writ
ten notice and accompanied by a Wit
ness. he went to the Pedryoid Company
and saw Mr.. Marshall. Tuesday fore
noon. The latter at once assumed Il
threatening demeanor and ordered the
two from the building, taking a board
to enforce his threat. once outside the
building and started toward the road,
Mr. Maj shall followed them and Wpr0s
We're cxcha 1ged. when Mr.. Marshall
picked M Il stone. MI. Littleficld said
they We're at over 10 feet apart when
Mr. Marshall threw the stone and it
struck Littleficld on the left ear Lace
ating it badly. Then according to Mr.
Littlefcld's story they clinched after
Air. Marshall had struck at him. They
had parted when Herbert Norcrcss
came out to them ana told them to de-
sist
In cross examination by Mr.. Bur
leigh. Mr.. Littletield admitted Mr.. Mar
shall had always previously paid his
rent. ana had merely said, Saturday
H. did not have the money, not having
been paid for the weeks work. He
would not admit he had challenged Mr.
Marshall to come outside, but admitted
cI.nthing after the rock was thrown. as
he said anyone would have done. He
sand he saw no notice over the engine
room door for all t. keep cut. but that
H. had left the room when ordered to
do So.
Pr Wellington Johnson told If find
ing Mr.. Littlefcli in hi7 office between
! and > O'CLOCK. Tuesday afternoon.
with q badly lacsrated ear. the wound
having evidently been caused by a
blunt instrument or something of the
sort 1t had required three stitches to
catch The lacerated portions together.
Loring Ward. an aged man of West
Sidney. said he had accompanied Mr..
Littlefield on the notice serving tour
and had seen the fight. telling of it
practically as Mr.. Littlefield did,
though his memory as to- the converse
ton of the two was decidedly cloudy.
Herbert Norcross said he had heard
the conversation in the engine room.
He had heard Mr.. Marshall tell the two
men to 50 out and also pick up the
board to more forcibly urge that his
request be followed out. He had
heard Or seen nothing more after the
two men. followed by Mr.. Marshall,
went out until he heard the employees
overhead rushing to the south side of
the building. There he saw the two
men clinched. He had told them to
stop ana they had done so.
MIR Burleigh said he should not put
his witnesses on the stand, and argued
for 4 brief while that it was case Of
trespass on the part of Littlefeld. and
that MarshalIs actions had been in
self-defense according to the construc-
ton Of the law.
The judge decided it was beyond the
jurisdiction Of the municipal court, and
that as probable assault had been
shown the case would have to be CON
tinued to the higher court.