Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-18

pleading to this indictment. but after q
very short conference pleaded not
lguilty. \
not guilty to two indictments charging
him with being accessory before the
fact to the crime Of rape.
Charles Rose and Patrick Haggerty,
who have been In jail all summer on
separate charges, were not indicted, and
were accordingly discharged.
Many cases assigned for trial were
settled out of court, and only one other
civil case was heard by the jury. This
was the case of Lewis E. Smith VS.. Grin
Stevens. This was an action of damages
for false imprisonment. The parties
live in Oxford. Some time during last
winter DR.. Stevens secured judgment
against Mr.. Smith, in trial justice
court in Oxford, for an amount in the
vicinity of SIS. Smith was subsequently
summoned before Seth w. Fife, dis
closure commissioner, at Fryeburg, to
be examined relative to his property
affairs in connection with this execution.
1t is now asserted by his counsel that
the summons was defective, in that 1t
did not state the place in Fryeburg where
the examination was to be held, and
further that the service was defective
because the summons was not given him
in hand but was left at his house. At
any rate he did not obey it, and a war
rant against his body was issued by the
commissioner, according to the statute.
Smith was arrested in April and taken
to the county jail at South Paris, where
he was confined in the guard room fol, a
few hours until the matter was arranged
between counsel.
DR.. Stevens testified that he gave the
bill to Mr.. Hazen, the lawyer, to collect,
and that he knew nothing of the further
developments in the case until he was
informed of the arrest after Smith had
been taken to Jail.
After the testimony, which was brief,
had been heard, on the suggestion OF
the court the case was taken from the
jury and reported to the law court on
points of law. Purington and Swasey
for plaintiff; Wright & Wheeler for de-
PENDANT.
This case being disposed of Friday
noon, it appeared that there were no
more jury cases on the civil docket, and
work on criminal matters was resumed.
The prisoners who had pleaded were
brought in, and Judge Emery imposed
number of sentences, securing in each
case statement of the circumstances,
and talking with each of the prisoners
regarding his case.
Bessie Beaufils, who had pleaded
guilty to adultery, was released on her
own recognizance. The man named in
the indictment, who was bound over,
has not appeared and has forfeited his
bail, and the judge told her to 20 and
sin no more.
D. Stanley Jackson was arraigned on
an indictment charging him with MAIN |
tanning house of ill-fame at Mexico,
and pleaded guilty. He has been in
Jail several months already, and was
given a sentence of 5000 fine, or three |
months in Jail at Auburn. The other |
two cases against him were continued.
j. E. Moncton retracted his former |
plea and pleaded guilty to maintaining
liquor nuisance at Rumford Falls. He |
was given one month in Jail. He has |
already been there five months.
Phil Gallant, for assault upon an officer |
at Rumford Falls, was given four months
in Auburn Jail.
David Taylor pleaded guilty to break
ing and entering the railroad station at |
West Bethel. He and Fred E. Murphy,
who had previously pleaded guilty to
the same Indictment, were represented |
by Hon. James S. Wright, who asked |
for light sentence. Both are boys of
IS years. A sentence of one year in |
Auburn Jail was imposed.
A. D. Cumins, alias H. B. johnson, de-
cided to retract his plea and pleaded
guilty to the charge of obtaining money
under false pretences. 1t seems that
Cumins, while stopping at Rumford |
Falls. telephoned to the De Witt House
for SIS 90 to be sent by express money |
order to D. c. Proctor, and that he re-
ceipted for the money in that name. He
is a fairly "slick" appearing young man,
but created some amusement in court by |
his story of his transactions with "Mr. |
De Witt" The fact was brought out
that the officers have been looking up
his record, and have list of several
crooked transactions charged against
him in this and other states. He is said
by them to be Charles c. Mason of West
Virginia. Judge Emery said that it !:
seemed to him this case called for disci-
pline, and a sentence of two years in
state prison was imposed.
Saturday morning, work on the crimi-
nal docket being resumed, the first case
taken up was that of State vs.. Servilla A.
Bennett of Norway, appealed from the
Norway Municipal Court. This was a
complaint for sale of one-half pint of
alcohol to Ned Cross. A jury was en-
paneled, and the case was opened by
County Attorney Park, when it was dis
covered that Ned Cross, the principal
witness for the state, was not in court,
and he did not come in until several
minutes later. DR.. Benefits counsel,
Hon. A. S. Kimball, at once moved that |
the respondent be discharged, and it was
done.
The next case was that of State VS..
Edward Moran of Rumford Falls, indict-
ed for representing himself to be another
man. 1t appeared from the evidence
that when j. E. Moncton was bound
over in the Rumford Falls Municipal
Court on the Esd of last May, Moran,
with whom Moncton was boarding, Of
fered to 90 on his bail bond, and was re-
auired by Judge johnson to sign certi-
ficate of the amount of property he
possessed before he would be accepted |
as surety. A certificate was theretpon
prepared, stating that he was the owner |
of $4,000 house on which there was an |
incumbrance of about $500. This Moran
signed with the name of T. j. Moran,
which is the name of his sou, in whom |
the title to the house rests. The trans
action was not completed, as the dis
crepancy was soon discovered.
Moran asserts that he was authorized |
by his son to sign the sons name to the
bond land this the son corroborates), be- |
cause the son, who worked in the mill,
did not want to lose half days time;
and that he told Judge johnson the cir
cumstances and supposed it was all right
for him to sign his sons name. On this
point there is square contradiction of
testimony, Judge johnson and Deputy |
Sheriff Elliott testifying that he repre-
l;rnsolf 70 ho T Moran