Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-03-17

machine, that he not only spent all b
money on it, but broke into the ve
store where the machine was kept, al
3. stole money with which to play it. Pa
Z. of the money was afterwards recovere
=. the rest having undoubtedly been used
playing the machine. In considerable
of the boys youth and the circumstanc,
+. of the offence, Judge Spear ordere
+. the indictment placed on file, and ALLOW
!. ed the boy to 60 with little kindly az
vice.
Ida Newell, respondent in an appea
ed case for assault and battery, pal
costs amounting to $1,000, and a nj
pros was entered.
Four respondents in an assault an
battery case appealed from the Rumfor
Falls court, Irving Bearce, w. 81. Rayt
Stephen Pennell and Ernest o. Wakeley
paid each a fine of S1.00 and costs o
$500.
Henry Downs, for many years fire
quent attendant at court in the capacit
of respondent, pleaded not guilty to a
indictment for single sale. Later, how
ever, a plea of guilty was entered, ant
a fine of $50 and 80 days in Jail. TIL
sentence was suspended during goo'
behavior, with the unrecorded under
standing that he should get out of TIL
state and stay out.
Joseph Rovinsky of Rumford Falls
who had been bound over on the charg
of setting fire to his buildings, appeared
in court and was discharged, no indiot
J ment having been found.
DR.. j. B. Twaddle of Bethel appeared
in court Saturday morning, and pleaded
nolO contendere to three Indictment
found at previous term in liquor cases
On one of them he was given a fine o.
$4,000 and costs of $4,000 and sentence
was suspended on the others.
After the last named matter was dis
Iposed of, all jurors were finally dis
charged.
STATE VS.. MERRIAM.
The only case tried was State VS.
Milton II. Merriam, which was put on
Friday afternoon. 1t is an appealed
case for cruelty to animals, coming from
the Norway Municipal Court. The COM
plant was made by Charles F. Boober OF
Norway Lake, cruelty agent, and was for
keeping hog without proper shelter and
protection from the weather. The testi-
mony of Boober and two witnesses who
accompanied him was that on the night
of Nov. s, 1902. they went to Mr.. Merri-
ANS farm in North Norway, and found
la hog there, in an enclosure of third of
an acre, surrounded by stone wall, and
without shelter of any kind. The ten per-
ature was several degrees below freezing,
and the hog was shivering and seemed
to be suffering with the cold. The
water and mud in the lower part of the
hog pasture were frozen. The hog had
been out there for several weeks. Mr..
Merriam and his witnesses testified in
defence that the hog was we'll fed and
in good condition, and that there were in
the pasture two places where she might
find warmth, one place without covering
where straw had been put in, and another
where there was shelter under a shelv-
ing rock. The jury went out on this
case about 6 p. NJ, and a little more than
an hour later returned verdict of
guilty. County Attorney Park for state:
Wright for Merriam. The court imposed
a fine of $1,000 and costs amounting to
$3.50, which was paid.
The case of York VS.. Magalloway
Plantation, which was assigned to Mon
day morning and was expected to take
three days or so of the second week,
was continued after all. as it was i'm
possible to get all the witnesses here.
As this took out the principal case to be
tried, and the minor cases had dropped
out of sight, the court adjourned Satur-
day afternoon, after term of only five
DAYS, in the course of which there was
not a civil trial, and only one criminal
trial. 1t is the shortest term in seven
years. Nevertheless, it has been good
working term. A large lot of business
has been cleaned up, and more than the
usual number of cases have gone off the
docket.
THE DIVORCED.
The divorce mill began grinding Fri
day, and at intervals turned out consider
able grist during that day and the next.
Following is list of the twenty-three di-
vorces granted:
Philip Ashe vs.. Jennie Ashe: Desertion.
Swasey. Herrick & Park.
Jennie W. GRAHAM vs. William GRAHAM.
Desertion.
Fox.
Mary J. Sargent VS.. William E. Sargent.
Cruel and abusive treatment.
A. II & Z. G. Walker.
Rachel A. Jordan vs.. Sherman A. Jordan.
Gross and confirmed habits of intoxication,
Name Of lbelant changed to Rachel A. Turner
her maiden name.
Wright.
Hattie P. Twombly Va. William L. Twombly.
Cruel and abusive treatment. Custody of minor
children to libelant
Wright. Kimball Son.
Alice Stacy vs.. John +. Stacy. Cruel and
abusive treatment. Custody Of minor children
to the libelant.
Wright.
Valentine Glines We. Jane f. Glines. Deser.
~ Herrick & Park.
Horace E. Walker vs. Elllura A. Walker.
Adultery.
Herrick & Park.
Fannie W. Crockett vs.. Perley f. Crockett.
Failure to provide maintenance.
A. j. Stearns.
Nellie F. Adkins We. Frank l.. Adkins. Cruel
and abusive treatment. Custody of minor chill.
dren to libelapt.
Wilson & Gray.
Herbert P. Millett VS.. Jessie S. Millett Cruel
and abusive treatment.
Wilson & Gray.
James II. Porter VS.. Marion A. I. D. Porter.
Desertion.
Kimball & Son.
Annie NJ. Barrows vs.. Edgar f. Barrows.
Cruel and abusive treatment. Custody OF minor
child Lucy F. given to the mother, custody OF
minor child Earl r. to father.
Holt & Barnes.
Carrie B. Benson VS.. William Benson. Cruel
and abusive treatment.
Swasey.
Clara Z. Cole VS.. Orel Z. Cole. Cruel and abu-
sive treatment Custody of minor children TO
libelant.
Swasey.
Thomas Jones VS.. Isabella Jones. Cruel and
abusive treatment.
Bisbee & Parker.
Joseph E. Letebure VS.. Ida May Lefebure.
Adultery.
Stearns.
Calista A. Delano vs.. Jeptha A. Delano. De.
sertion.
Stearns.
Blanche K Mccormack VS.. John j. Mccormack.
Desertion.
Davis.
Lila B. Wood vs.. Walter A. Wood. Adultery.
Custody of minor children to libelant
Hazen.
Arthur E. Wight vs.. Mary A. Wight. Cruel
and abusive treatment. Custody of minor child
to libelant.
Hazen. Libby, Wright
James p. York VS.. A nnie S. York. Desertion.
Swasey. stearns.
Mary L. Fogg We. Benjamin S. Fogg. Deser.
ton.
Swasey. Jones.
NOTES.
The number of new cases entered this