The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-06-02
Cruelty Maltreated,
And Busy Day In the Municipal Court as
the Outcome.

the Outcome.
By the reports Of several reliable wit
nesses and by the evidence given later at
the trial 1t appears that Fred E. Hussey,
while under the Influence of liquor, was
guilty Of the most reprehensibe conduct
toward his wife, II flicting Injuries Of
painful and serious nature. The offense
occurred on Sunday afternoon while Mr..
and Mrs. Hussey and their little dsugh-
ter were out driving on the Bi9elow
Hill road. Cra zed by the liquor he had
drank Hussey attacked bis wife, striking
her In the face and across the knees and
finally throwing her from the carriage.
On her attempting to get 10 again he
struck her with bottle and she fell be-
meath the vehicle, where, during Hus-
sey's senselesssmanagement Of the team
she WAS struck and injured by the
wheels and the horses hoofs. The az
fair had been seen from distance by
<. d. Packard, w. II. Paine and jos.
Lacasce and, together with Frank Nit
chell, by whom they were Joined at this
time, they FASTENED toward the scene.
They were met by Hussey who had left
his wife and driven along the road, and,
searching for the woman, whom they
noted was not In the carriage, they soon
found her some distance from the road,
where she had probably dragged herself
after her husbands departure.
Mr.. Mitchell carried the lady to the
road and: subsequently brought her to
her home, near the railroad bridge In
this village, where she was attended by
DR.. Taggart.
Messrs. Paine and Lacasce came to
town and notified Sheriff Lang, and In
company with Officer Clifford he pro-
ceeded to Bigelow Hill and arrested
Hussey, whom they found beside the
road not far from the place where bis
wife was thrown from the wagon.
He was quite oblivious of the events of
the last few hours and was entertaining
himself by operating a graphophone
when the officers arrived. He was placed
under arrest brought to town and lodged
In the lookup.
Growing out of this affair, and IL flu
enced by statements made by Hussey as
he commenced to come to himself, Sher-
id Lang and Officer G ford proceeded to
search the premises of Herbert Jewett,
situated at the junction of the Tobey
and Bigelow Hill roads, where they
found 90 bottles of lager beer, one gal
Ion jag Of rum under seal and gallon
jug containing small quantity of whis-
key. This they seized and placed Mr..
Jewett under arrest.
The case against Jewett, on the search
and seizure process, and the case against
Hussey, for assault, were both heard be-
fore Judge Bachelor Monday forenoon,
the Court first converting in the Police
Station on Court street, but Immediately
adiourning to Grand Army Hall, owing
to the Importance of the cases and the
large number who wished to be present.
Hussey was an important witness In
the hearing on the seized liquors, testi-
! flying that he had obtained about twenty
bottles of lager beer at the Jewett place
on Sunday, that he had previously drank
whiskey there and that he had seen on
previous occasions, rum, whskey and
wine there. He stated that he got the
beer on this occasion from the cellar
; himself, but with the knowledge and
consent of Mr.. Jewett. He further tes-
fled that no money changed hands at
any visit he ever made to Mr. Jewett's,
but there was an understanding that ht
would make 1t right for what he had
The officers testified as to the liquors
found, also as to the fact of finding Is
bottles of beer in Hussey's wagon that
WAS OF the same brand as that seized in
Jewett's cellar.
Mr.. Jewett was defended by Edw. N
Merrill, Esq, and plead not guilty but
the court held otherwise and imposed
fine Of 800 and costs with sixty
days In jail and an additional sixty days
to be imposed In case the fine and costs
were not paid. An appeal was taken
and bonds furnished.
Hussey plead guilty of the charge OF
| assault obu was llutu gOO anu Cpsls anu
sentenced to three months in Jail. At
his earnest solicitation the mittimus for
both fine and Imprisonment was sus-
pended, provided the costs should he
paid, he making the following declars-
ton:
~ hereby promise and agree upon suspen-
sion of sentence upon me in case of state
against me, that | will forever abstain from
the use Of all intoxicating liquors, wine, beer
and cider, and that l will use my wife and
family with all tenderness and refrain from
all violence toward them.
(Signed) Fred f. Hussey.'
Mr.. Hussey came here from Pittsfield,
recently, and opened a blacksmith shop
on Water street, next door to Fairbroti-
er's stable. During the time be has
been here he had seemed to be an indus
trieus man Of temperate habits.
Mrs. Hussey is rs comfortable as could
be expected after such treatment and
will probably make a perfect recovery,
although it will require several weeks,
at the best, for the wounds to heal and
the scars resulting therefrom to become
absorbed.