Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-11-03

actually received only $50. The time
chosen was Saturday afternoon. when
prompt response to a fire alarm was as
sured. Joseph A. Marin, proprietor OF
q drug store on the first floor of the
building, has two indictments against
him, for arson, and procuring the burn
ing of a building to defraud the In
surance company. Marin Is said to be
on the other side of the Atlantic now,
but he was under bonds amounting to
$14O0 to appear at this term OF court,
and his bondsmen have been defaulted.
In consideration of all the facts, Judge
Peabody imposed on Prince sentence
of two years in state prison, and though
it was evidently heavier than was ex-
pected by Prince, who did not seem to
appreciate the gravity of the crime, the
general comment on the sentence was
that it was 'little enough
Considerable interest was manifested
for several days in the anticipated trial
on complaint appealed from the Nor
way Municipal Court against William j.
Wheeler of South Paris. Mr.. Wheeler is
president of the Oxford County Agri-
cultural Society, and this complaint was
for interfering with officers who were
making an arrest, on the society's
grounds, on the 18th of September, dur
ing the annual fair. 1t is probably mol
an exaggeration to say that the affair
has caused more talk in'the county than
any other one thing that has occurred
this fall On the hearing in the Norway
Municipal Court, Mr.. Wheeler waived
examination and the case came directly
to this court. The expected trial did
not materialize, as Friday morning the
complaint was declared defective in
form, and was quashed. That is the
end of the case.
After the discharge of the juries, little
time was occupied in closing up bust
ness. A short afternoon session was
held to attend to routine matters, and
the court adjourned in time for the at
tendants to take the afternoon trains.
The term was 10 days in length. In
the past ten years there have been only
two longer terms, of II days each. Two
long civil trials and several shorter ones
have occupied the attention of the court,
and in every one of them verdict has
been rendered for the plaintiff for nearly
or quite the full amount sued for.
And all these cases except that of Leader
VS.. Peters are to 60 to the law court. |
Though there has been only one crimi |
nal trial, large amount of criminal
business has been disposed of and nearly |
S11OO has been paid in fines. ViolatorS
of the prohibitory law have been dealt
with even more strenuously than has
usually been the case, and the liquor |
business has been made less desirable |
than ever, in this county of enforced
prohibition.
The following additional divorces were
decreed:
Charles II. Whitman of Mexico vs Laura C.
H. Whitman. Cruel and abusive treatment
Custody Of minor child Lawrence Afford to IA
her. and Annie l.. aud Marguerite L. to mother
Stearns. Swasey.
Ida D. Jenne VS.. J. Herbert JENNIE Cruel and
abusive treatment.
Swasey. Stearns.
Louvilla F. Hudson vs. James T. Hudson.
Cruel and abusive treatment. Custody Of minor
child given to mother.
Swasey.
Josiah P. Kimball Va. Elsie NJ. Kimball. Cruel
,ud abusive treatment. Custody of minor child
given to father
II. II. Hastings. Herrick & Park.
This makes a total of twenty-seven
divorces for the term.
A number of the jurors having been
excused in the course of the term for
,arious reasons, talesmen were called
rom the spectators in the court room
% fill the panels, and before the term
closed there were serving in this capaci-
y Chandler Swift, Carroll G.. Curtis, A.
:. Barrows and John w. Chute of South
Paris.
On the second day of court a report
vas presented by Hon. James S. Wright,
Who had been appointed to examine the
ecords of Charles F. Whitman, Clerk of
courts, for the term of four years end
NC Jan. |, 1908. The records are re-
ported complete and correct.