Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.

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The grand jury was busily at work
from Tuesday morning to Thursday
night, and its room was surrounded by a
cloud of witnesses, a few of whom bore
in their personal appearance presump
tive evidence that there had been q
violation of the prohibitory law. The
jury reported Friday morning, and
passed in quite a bundle of indictments
Work on the criminal docket proceed
ed after the grand jury was discharged
Charles F. Lord of Bethel paid fines
and costs in liquor cases amounting tc
$4S5.
Francis f. Carpenter pleaded guilty to
the charge of common seller, and was
sentenced to a fine of 500 and S25 costs
He could not pay and will board it out
in Jail.
Three who had been in Jail and against
whom no indictments were found were
discharged-Edgar Wing, Joseph Bondio
and Minnie Robbins.
Freeman NJ. Bixby and Jesse G. Bixby
boys, of Rumford, pleaded guilty to
placing tie ON the Grand Trunk Rail
way in Greenwood.
Joseph Campbell of Brownfield was
arragned for attempted rape on a girl OF
s years, and pleaded not guilty.
Patrick Murphy of Rumford, arraign'
ed for malicious mischief in breaking a
pane of glass in dwelling house, plead.
cd not guilty.
Joseph Rizzie of Rumford pleaded
guilty to the larceny of watch and
money amounting to $500.
Guy X. Bell of RumfOrd and Bethel
pleaded guilty to an indictment for sell
ing mortgaged horse and on another
for breaking and entering the house of
Sockalexis Newell in Woodstock, and
not guilty ON an indictment for larceny
of carriage.
Calvin L. Washburn of Norway plead
ed guilty to the larceny of money
amounting to S6O.75.
James Field of Rumford indicted
jointly with Warren Cook, (who is not
in custody in two indictments for as
sault, pleaded guilty to one and not
guilty to the other.
Saturday morning julius Judkins of
Norway, who had pleaded guilty to an
indictment for liquor nuisance, was
sentenced to pay fine of 500 and $50
costs. He was unable to raise the
money and went to Jail.
Silas F. Littlehale of Bethel was tried
on the charge of selling gallon of cider
to Henry P. Merrill. Merrill stated that
he bought the cider as set forth in the
Indictment, and took it away in jug,
to use as a beverage. In his own de-
fence Littlehale stated that he had few
times given Merrill drink of cider, but
that he had no recollection of ever sell
ing any, to him or any one else. County
Attorney Park for the state. Littlehale
had no counsel, and the trial was a very
short affair. The jury returned a verdict
of guilty.
The court then proceeded with the
case of State VS.. George Gehagan. This
was complaint for gambling, and was
appealed from the Rumford Falls Num-
cipal Court. At about o'clock of Sun
day morning, Oct. IL, Deputy Sheriff
Elliott and Police Officers Demeritt and
Poor made raid on certain rooms in
the McGregor building at Rumford
Falls, forcing an entrance through doors
and windows and arresting five men
found there around a table. A large
quantity Of cards picked up from the
floor, and several packs from an adjoin-
ing room, were produced in evidence.
Three of the men admitted gambling,
and paid tho fines imposed by the lower
court, but Gehagan and one other APP
pealed. Their defence was that though
they were present they were not gam
bling and had not been gambling, but had
spent most of their time in the room adj
joining. County Attorney Park for
state. Stearns for Gehagan. The jury
was out but short time, and returned
verdict of guilty. A fine of 500 and
costs amounting to S24 was imposed
upon Gehagan, and the same upon Will
liams, the respondent in the other ap-
pealed case.
David Cristie, who had pleaded not
guilty to indictments for illegal trans
portation and single sale, was placed on
trial for illegal transportation, with
Stearns defending him, but the trial had
not proceeded far when he decided to re-
tract and plead guilty. He was fined
500 and costs. This was a case in
which the officers secured forty pints of
whiskey at the Andover fair.
Fines and costs have been paid as fol-
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