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

lar to the multitude.
A brief but appropriate praye
was offered by Rev. II. S. Pinkham G
the South Paris Baptist church, and tn
ordinary formal opening proclamation
were made. The grand jury was called
and all the members responded to thei
names. They retired to their room
and the traverse juries were empanele'
as follows:
FIRST JURY.
Eben s. Kilborn. Bethel. Foreman.
Elmer +. Blake, BrownHeld.
Melva A. Charles. Lowell.
Scion A. Coffin, Giead.
| Mellen 7. DeShon, Peru.
Charles r. Ellis, Canton.
| George +. Farnum, Paris.
VIM. A. Farwell, Bethel.
Eugene o. French. Norway.
| Harmon ID. Harnden. Fryeburg.
Ernest IL. Herrick. Greenwood.
| John j. Holman, DiXfield.
| SECOND JURY.
Roscoe F. Staples, Oxford, Foreman.
| Moses Z. kimball. Norway.
Chas &. Knight, Waterford.
Levi Nc lister, StOreham.
Ezekiel Merrill, Hebron.
Frank II. Pendexter, Porter.
| o. q. Pratt, Paris.
Allen J. Reed, Mexico.
| Fred S. Smith, Andover.
Elmer f. Roberts, Sumner.
Fred j. Rolfe, Rumford.
j. +. Stewart, Hiram.
sUPERNUMERARIEs.
| Justus v. Mason, Buckfeld.
Oscar Turner, Hartford.
FIR eman L. Wyman, Woodstock.
Fred B. Carroll of Rumford was ex.
cused from service on the certificate of
q physician that he was not able to at.
tend, and, singularly enough, this was
the only excuse offered, no one of the
other twenty-seven desiring to escape
jury duty.
The bar was we'll filled with the Oxford
County attorneys and visitors from other
bars, and the call of the docket proceed
ed rapidly.
When it was finished there was found
to be a remarkable condition of affairs.
For many terms the trial list as made up
at the opening of the term has contained
an average of twenty to twenty-five
cases. The trial list made up Tuesday
contained seven cases, and of these only
three were actually for jury trial.
When it came to assigning days for
the trials, the usual difficulty was ex-
perienced. In all three of the cases,
some of the parties were either out of
the state, or they were in the woods in
the northern part of the county, and
the attorneys declared that it would not
be possible to get any of the cases to
trial before the second week. 1t looked
for time as if Judge Spear might order
all the cases continued, and send the
jurieS home as soon as the criminal
lnol,at onul5 ba J;snocad Of E;na1ly
however, the attorneys in one case con-
Guided they would try to be ready
Thursday morning, and Judge Spear,
after comforting with County Attorney
Park and finding that the criminal dock
ct would probably be ready to begin up
on Friday morning, assigned one of
the other cases to Monday and the other
to Tuesday of the second week. The
juries were excused till Thursday morn
ing This disposed of the bulk of the
work for the first day, though a few
minor matters received attention in the
afternoon.
THE GRAND JURY'S WORK.
The grand jury made the shortest ses-
sion in several years, finishing its work
and reporting about 5 O'Clock Wednes-
day afternoon. The indictments found
were as follows:
Henry Downs. Single sale.
George GehSgan. Nuisance
Robert Doan. Breaking and entering and
Selden c. Foster. Permitting minors to play In
pool room.
Selden c. Foster. Illegal keeping pool room
open at night.
Ernas, Rein and Josonbina Ra,in nrintino
house and tipping shop.
Ernest Begin and Josephine Begin. Nuisance.
Thomas Collins. Nuisance.
Philip Ash. Adultery.
James Harvev. Assault and battery.
George +. Coffren. Carnal assault.
Thursday morning the case of NJ. l..
Kimball, trustee, VS.. G. A. Dresser, was
taken up. As there was practically no
question of fact in the case, a jury trial
was dispensed with, and the case was re-
ported to the law court for decision as a
matter of law. The suit was brought by
Mr.. Kimball as trustee in bankruptcy of
Edgar F. Hodgdon, lumberman who
operated in Andover in the winter of
10000, and went into bankruptcy in the
May following. Dresser had an account
against Hodgdon, and shortly before
Hodgdon's petition in bankruptcy was
filed, 500 was paid in money and other
credits were given ON this account. 1t
was to recover this money that the suit
was brought, and the case hinges on the
question of whether Dresser had reason
to consider Hodgdon insolvent at the
time the payment was made. N. l..
Kimball for plaintiff; Swasey for de-
PENDANT.
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
A beginning was made on the criminal
docket Thursday afternoon.
Ernest Begin and Josephine Begin, his
wife, were brought into court. They
were sentenced from Rumford Falls on a
search and seizure case, but appealed,
and being unable to procure bondsmen,
have been in Jail about two months. At
this term indictments were found against
them for keeping drinking house and
tippling shop, and for nuisance. They
withdrew their appeal on the search and
seizure case, and it was mol pressed. On
the nuisance indictment they were SEN
fenced to fine of 5000 and costs OF four
months in Jail, and the other case was
continued. A. E. Stearns, who appeared
for them, asked for leniency in the case
of the woman, but Judge Spear said he
could see no reason to make any differ
ence between them. Both went to Jail.
Thomas Collins of Rumford Falls paid
fine of $500 and costs on nuisance in.
dictment, and sentence was suspended
on another liquor indictment.
James Harvey pleaded guilty to as.
sault and battery, and took IA sentence OF
ninety days in Jail.
George Gehagan of Rumford Falls
pleaded guilty to an indictment fol
nuisance, and took sentence of 5000 ant
costs or four months in Jail. He was un
able to pay and went to Jail.
Selden G. Foster of Norway, on an in
dictment for permitting minors to play
in pool room, paid $1,000 fine and $l4.2s
costs, and the other indictment agains
him, for keeping open illegally, was con
tinued.
The indictment for adultery agains
Philip Ash of Rumford Falls was no
pressed on payment of costs amounting
to $4,000.
Larry Curran of Rumford Falls paid
fine of $1,000 and costs of $7.41 on an in
dictment for single sale.
George E. Coffren, who ran away wit
the young girl and was married in Ne'
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