The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
THROUGH BLOOD.
Williams ssia ne would wade I'm Gor'
TO win Hand ofEmpioyer's Daughter.

10 win Hand ofEsmpioyer's Daughter.
The most interesting case which VIII
be fe,d at this term Of the Suparior court
was taken up Saturday afternoon. Inc
class had only begun to be Interesting
when n was adjourned until Monday TO
enable the turymsn 10 catch trains for
their homes. The case In question Ia that
of the stats against CHARLES Il. Williams.
In this Indictment the respondent IL
charged with shooting and attempting to
xiii GeorRe W. StIlson OF Great Island,
Harpswsll, ON the 18th Of last July. Mr..
stilson is farmer and fisherman. VIII
Iisms had been working for him for three
months continuously prior to the snoot-
ing.
On the morning of July 18th, Stilson
want ont into his pasture q short.distance
from the house. TO work on some "~e
fenos, In about half an hour Williams
came out where he was and toid MN
that he had brought another coll Oh
barbed wire. Stilson replied that they
didn't need any more. He then gave
U,uiams certain directions as to what TO
do. and went on with his work. In Few
minutes, while STOPPING over driving
some staples, he heard an explosion,
and was thrown to the ground. The
next thing he knew he saw Williams ap-
preaching him making kind OF moan
ing noise. He told Williams to stop his
winning and come and help him mp. He
nut his hand up to his head and found
that 1t was all blood. Williams told him
he would 20 to the house and get hand
kerchief. Stilson told him no. he must
not leave him out there alone but In
spits OF his entreaties, Williams went OH
towards the house and left him. In a
short time stiIson managed to get to his
feet and started towards the house and
when within about fifty yards OF the
house, he met Williams coming towards
him with a cloth in his hands. He said
ssEd. did you shoot me over there In the
woodsY" sand Williams replied "No,
Darling, 1 wouldn't shoot you." Soon
afterwards Stilson's wife returned, and
DIR. Elliot of Brunswick was sent for.
He removed a large number OF No.4 shot
from his arm and neck and shoulder.
One shot pierced the left eye, which be-
came totally blind. Williams left the
house that night and was not seen again
for six days. lie afterwards claimed that
his shotgun for some days previous to the
shooting had been at MIR. Horizons In
Bath but Horton testified that Williams
never brought any gun there. Stilson' 8
family say that the gun was in the house
until the day before the shooting.
The State claims, as showing a motive
for the crime, that Williams had a grudge
against Stilson on account OF some
trouble that occurred between them a
few months before, whsn Stilson slapped
WiIlIams's face. Also that Williams had
asked Stilson's consent to marry his
daughter which had been refused. The
State claims that Williams had seduced
this young girl, child having recently
been born to Der, and that while In Jail
he wrote letters to her stating that be
wonld have her If he had to wade through
blood to get her. t#tE
The state further claims that Williams
while in jail hired young man who was
In for larceny to 60 before the grand jury
aud swear to story which he (Williams)
wrote out for him This young man was
to testify that he was out shooting rabbits
at the particular time and place where
the shooting occurred, and unknowingly
shot at rabbit in the direction of Still
son. He testified before the grand jury,
but afterwards confessed that his story
was false, and that Williams hired him to
Sell 1t,
At the adjournment of court Saturday
night the case was still in progress Mr..
Stilson being then upon the stand.
q. L. Sawyer of Brunswick appears as
counsel for Williams.
Another case tried was thst OF the
STATE VS.. William Davidson. In this in
dictment the defendant was charged with
keeping q liquor nuisance at Ito Green
street, a place occupied by him az
dwelling house. The officers on one oc-
caeion found 80 bottles OF lager beer In
trap in the floor In bedroom. Small
quantities of liquor were also found on
another occasion. Defendant claimed he
knew nothing about the lager beer, but
that 1t was placed there by some OF his
boarders for their own use and that he has
never sold liquor at any time. Verdict
not guilty.
SCOTT Wilson for state d. A. Meaher for
Z defendant,
U. S. DISTICT COURT.
Petitions in bankruptcy have heen filed
by:
Paul Castor, Portland.
william W. Drake, Auburn.