Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-27

IL ahAOND,
w. A. BARRows, Messenger
WALTER l.. GRAY, Librarian
FIRST JURY.
Elmer b. Austin, Buckfeld, Foreman.
W. ID. Abbott, Byron.
Fred Ii. bartlett, Stoneham.
Fred r. Bean, Bethel.
Harrison A. Brooks, Brownfeld.
e. L. Burns, Oxford.
J. NJ. Dudley, Hebron.
Daniel r. Durgin, Hiram.
Andrew ". Evans, Fryeburg.
Fairfield Farrar, Sumner.
Earl p Harrington, Greenwood.
A. d. Fessenden, Denmark.
Chas 4. Freeman, Norway.
SECOND JURY.
s. Porter Stearns. Paris, Foreman.
Eben n. Fox, Lowell.
Melvin Holman, Dixleld.
Fred Il. Howe, Bethel.
John +. Merrill, Fryeburg.
S. d. Packard. Mexico.
W. S. Richardson. Rumford.
Augustus Z. Skillin, Hartford.
Geo. +. Stevens, Woodstock.
II. F. Thurston, Newry.
Henry Il. Tirrell, Canton.
Howard Turner, Peru.
sUrERNUMERARY.
c. A. Wakefield, Porter.
OXFORD VS.. MECHANIC FALLS.
The week opened Monday morning
with the case, Inhabitants of Oxford VS..
Inhabitants of Mechanic Falls, which
occupied the principal part of two days.
1t was an action brought to recover for
aid furnished by the town of Oxford dur
ing the year 1900 to Mrs. Dorothy Yer
rill, pauper, whose "pauper residence
is claimed by the town of Oxford to be
in Mechanic Falls. 1t appears that
after the death of her husband, twenty
wears or so since, Mrs. Verrill, already
advanced in years, was of limited means,
and supported herself as far as possible
by working OUT in one place and
another, between times going to stay
with one of her daughters. The daugh-
ter with whom she spent the most time
was Mrs. Thomas Strout of Poland, and
that place it was that the defence main
tanned was her home. The town of Ok
ford contends that Mrs. Verrill gained a
residence in Mechanic Falls between
1890 and 1898. In 1890 she went to
keep house for William Everett, an aged
resident of Mechanic Falls, and, with the
exception of few months in the winter
of 1866, when both she and Mr.. Everett
were away, remained there until the lat
ter part of 1898, thus, according to Ok
ford'S contention, residing in Mechanic
Falls more than the five successive years
necessary to secure pauper residence.
She is now at Mr.. Strout's in Poland,
aged and imbecile and charge on that
town.
Hazen for plaintiffs; j. NJ. Libby for
defendants.
Verdict for plaintiffs, S17s.50. The
case will 60 to the law court.
LEADER VS.. PETERS.
William A. Leader VS.. Edward II.
Peters. This was brought to recover
money on a contract, the plaintiff claim,
ing S120 as his due. The parties for,
merly resided in Lewiston but went to
Rumford Falls and opened place OF
business there. The defendant claims
that he was not to pay anything if he
went out of the business after the part
nership was dissolved and the contract
declared on made. The hearing was
short, only the two parties to the case
being witnesses. Verdict for plaintiff,
Sl23.S0.
The indictments against Webster E.
Walker and Ellura c. Walker, fol
adultery, have been mol pressed by the
county attorney.
THREE BANKRUPTCY CASES.
A hearing was had Wednesday and
Thursday on three actions brought by
j. B. Stevenson of Rumford Falls,
trustee in bankruptcy of the late firm Of
Voter & Wing, against the Milliken
Tomlinson Co., the Twitchell- Champlir
Co., and J. Fl. Fletcher ct ais. The suits
were brought to recover money paid by
Voter & Wing to the several defendants
shortly before going into bankruptcy
and the ground of action is that thu
defendants had reason to believe the
firm in an insolvent condition at TIT
time the payments were made. Afte
the testimony was in, on the suggestion
of the court the case was reported to thu
law court for decision.
Stevenson for plaintiff; Wright TO
defendants.
| bUSlNESos
On Monday Benjamin II. Bisbee
Sumner, indicted for assault upon a
officer at the Oxford County fair, plead
ed nolo contendere, and paid a fine o
$4,000.
In the case of William Witham 9
Cornish and Isaac Parker, jointly il
dicted for breaking and entering an
larceny of sheep, County Attorne
Park mol pressed as to Parker, and tn
breaking and entering as to Withan
Whitman pleaded guilty to larceny an
was sentenced to three months in jail.
| Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Porte
brought into court John Martin an
James Clark of Rumford Falls, who ha
been summoned as grand jury witness
! but failed to appear, and were taken 9
capias. A. E. Stearns appeared for Il
, men. In behalf of Martin, who is
, Frenchman of limited education al
picturesque English, it was explaint
| that he was summoned three montl
/ ago, and that he failed to understar
lust when it was that his presence W;
required. Clark's excuse was that ]
was in poor health and SO poor he d
5 not have money enough to pay his 9
: penses to court. After the matter hi
: been discussed Judge Peabody impos,
(: upon each of the men fine of $1,000 I
r contempt of court, and ordered tn
: they be committed until it be pal
They were accordingly taken to ia
: Whether this penalty, if they should
Q unable to pay the fine, will amount te
life sentence in Jail, was question d
cussed with some interest by the la
n yers.
j. Henry Banker, indicted for assau
n pleaded guilty, and sentence was 81
IS pended.
q In the case of William E. Dow
n formerly of Mexico but now of Skowl
If gan, fines and costs amounting to s.
= were paid in two liquor cases, and
,r third case was placed on file.
" In the case of Joseph Marceau
j. Rumford Falls, fine and costs amou
ing to $3.50 were paid on a search a
j. seizure complaint, and on an indi
rs ment for nuisance sentence OF
" months in Jail was imposed. On t
he sentence the mittimus was suspend
as and the matter was left in the hands
to the county attorney, 'Marceau, (who
v, sold nothing stronger than beer) agr
,g ing to stay out of the business and
ne to let his building to any one who
be engage in it.
m Bert Collins on his appealed case
he search and seizure paid q fine and &C
n amounting to S120. A Jail sentence
at sixty days was imposed in addition
rs be suspended during good behavior.
or On an appealed case for search
ir- seizure, j. B. Chase retracted his J
Dr. and pleaded guilty. he was senten
de to sixty days in jail, and on a nuisa
;rd;ctmant IN six months in Jail.