Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-26

rhas. F. Whitman, Clerf
Frank A. Small, StenographeI
Ellery G.. Park, County Attorney
James r. Tucker, Sheriff
II. f. Hammond, Crier
Fl. G. Davis, Librarian
W. A. Barrows, Messenger
At the opening of court last MOnda.
the traverse juries were organized al
follows:
| FIRST JURY.
Sumner F. Kimball, Waterford, Foreman.
Stephen j. Adams, Hiram.
Alya NJ. Andrews, Woodstock.
Joel NJ. Babb, Mexico.
| +. G. Bassett, Peru.
Elmer X. Cole. Greenwood.
Granville s. Cotton, Hrownheld.
| WIN. G. Cushman, Andover.
jefferson Farrar, Sumner.
| Tom +. Hastings, Bethel
| James ID. Haynes, Paris.
Calvin b. Keene, Buckhed.
SECOND JURY.
Cassius w. Pike, Fryeburg, Foreman.
Jonathan =. Millett. Norway.
Chas. A. Mixer, Rumford.
Moody +. McAllister, Lowell.
Austin A. Nelson, Hebron.
W II. Porter, Rumford.
Henry II. Sawyer, Porter.
Henry c. Smith. Dixfeld.
Grinfin Stuart, Paris.
A. ID Thaver, Oxforf.
Chas. f. Valentine. Bethel.
R. NJ. Williamson, Newry.
EXCUSED.
Geo o. Bennett, Norway.
B. +. Charles, Stow.
James +. Irish Hartford.
Byron e. Waite, Canton
The short trial list Of civil cases was
disposed of by settlement between the
parties in one way and another, and not
civil case was tried before jury, the
iuries having nothing to do till after the
grand jury reported Tuesday.
THE CRIMINAL GRIsT.
The grand jury, after full week OF
constant duty, reported Tuesday morn
ing and was finally discharged. The
sum total of indictments reported is six
ty; the largest number ever returned be-
fore at one term was twenty.
As soon as practicable, the prisoners
who were in custody awiting this term
of court were brought in to be arraigned.
Allen II. Garrett pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with the larceny
of bicvcle. He is a boy of IL years,
without a home, and has been in jail four
months before this term Of court. Under
these circumstances, and as the bicvcle
stolen was of small value, Judge White
house ordered the case continued for
sentence, and the boy was released, with
a little good, fatherly advice from the
Judge.
Tim Meehan of Rumford Falls WAS ar
raipned on an indictment for malicious
mischief, the mischief consisting in
breaking a plate glass window at the
Oxford House in Rumford Falls. de
pleaded not guilty, but in answer to
further questioning seemed to be un-
certain whether ne was guilty or not
guilty until he heard the evidence, as he
stated to the court that he was so drunk
at the time that he did not know what
happened except as the officer told him.
It appeared from the statement OF
County ATTORNEY Park that in the midst
of carousal Meehan threw bottle at
another man and it went through the
AS he had been nearly three
months in Jail, and it appeared to the
court that there was question as to
any malicious intent in Meehan's act. he
finally decided to plead nolo contendere,
mis- case was continued for sentence, and
he was released.
Walter Hanson of Rumford Falls
pleaded not guilty to an indictment for
nuisance and disorderly house.
Harry S. Hassell, the Norway veteri- |
nary surgeon, pleaded not guilty to four
Observation-Disclosures, common seller,
md two single sales. Later he came
nto court again. and by his counsel, w.
?. Jones, retracted his pleas and pleaded
guilty to all the indictments. He was
given an opportunity to speak for HIM
ielf. and rose and attempted to do so,
,ut broke down after few words and
buried his face in his handkerchief. He
has been held in Jail three months.
Judge Whitehouse imposed fine of
800 each in the nuisance and common
eller cases, and ordered the other two
,ases continued for sentence during good
James White. Thomas Murray and
Thomas Howard were arraigned on two
Indictments, one charging them with
breaking and entering the tool house OF
he Portland and Rumford Falls Kali
vay at East Hebron on the 18th of
November, the other with attempting to
inter the store and residence of Fred
Packard at the same place. On the
burglary of the tool house White plead
d guilty, the others not guilty, and on
he other indictment all pleaded not
.uilty. Their trial was set for the after
loon of that day.
In the case of Arthur Richardson OF
Denmark, an appealed search and seizure
,asp, the sentence OF the lower court was
ffirmed, imposing fine of 500 and $40
,osts, or sixty days in Jail, and Richard
on went to Jail.
Robert Martin and Thomas M. Coulton
If Oxford and Lyman B. Brooks OF
Mexico, subjects of King Edward VII of
were nsturalized, and Abra-
,sm Klain of Norway and James II.
Niles of Bethel filed their declarations of
Intention to become citizens.
The number of persons indicted is by |
10 means as large as the number OF in
iictments, the list being as follows:
Harry S. Hassell of Norway. 4 indictments.
common seller of Intoxicating liquor, liquor null |
,ance, two single sales.
Allen ii. Garrett, Fryeburg-larceny:
Tim Meehan Neutrality-suspicious. mischief.
James White, Thomas Murray and Thomas
Howard, commorant of Hebron, Indictments
breaking and entering and larceny, attempt 10
break and enter .,.
Walter Hanson, Rumford-liquor nuisance,
Grand Trunk Railway Company, ihalct-
20 animals.
nuisance. ,,..
Murdoch Mckenzie Rumford, Indictments
common seller liquor nuisance, single sales.
William Nolan, Rumford-liquor nuisance.
Mark Legere. Rumford-liquor nuisance.
Joseph Valley, Rumford, indictments-conl'
mon seller, single sales.
Frederick w. Noble, Mexico-assault and bat
terry.
John Thatcher Rumford-liquor nuisance.
Patrick Meehan, Rumford indictments
common seller, liquor nuisance, single sale.
Henry Martell, oxford, Observation-Disclosures
nuisance. common seller, single sales H.,
James w. Bride, alias John w. Bremen, allas
Fred Gage, commorant of Hebron-larceny.
Annie Siddsll, Rumford-liquor nuisance.
Fred RUSSELL Rumford-liquor nuisance.
John Bulgier, Rumford-single sale.
Alex McGillis, Rumford, indictments-com-
mon seller, 3 single sales.
Joseph Levasseur, Rumf0rd, 4 indictments,
seller, keeping drinking house and
tippling place, 2 single sales.
Fred Sloan, Rumford, 6 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
nuisance, common seller, tipping place, single
Lot f. whitman, Woodstock-singles sale.
Isaac Moody, Woodstock-single sale.
Alden z. Gates, kumford, indictments,
common seller, single sales.
James Bellineau. RumfOrd, indictments
common seller, tippling place, single sales.