Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-05-27
SANFORD GUILTY.
Convicted on Charge Of Man.
slaughter at Shiloh.
Jury Decides He Is Responsible for
Bartlett Boys Death.
Sentence Not Passed, His Counsel TAX
ing an Appeal.

Pennington, Me., May 2G-Rev.
Frank w. Sanford, the leader of the
Holy Ghost ana Us Society. of Shiloh,
was found guilty of manslaughter in
the superior court, today, in causing
the death by neglect, of Leandcr Fart
lett, II years old, and Il member of
the Shiloh colony. Sentence was not
passed as Sandford's attorneys im-
m"diatcly appealed and, pending the
hearing of the bill of exception in
Portland. in July. the prisoner was re-
leased in $500 bail.
Sanford WIS found guilty ut IL pre-
vioas uial of cruelty to his oWn child
ami his appeal is now before the su-
prcme court. Early i'll the year, his
case WAS tried III AndroscogSin county
on the bartlett Indictment, and after
the jury had disagreed, the case was
transferred at his request to Franklin
county, the claim being that Il fai"
trial couli not be obtained in his own
county.
The second trial Of the bartlett case
began, Tu@s5ci;y, and the evidence
brought out hy the prosecution WITS
to the effect that young iiartlatt W Is;
suffering from diphthcril ana sanford.
whose authority over til" members of
/ the society i'll Shiloh WAS absolute. not
only refused to summon medical aid for
! the boy, but made him fast. 1t was
also said by witnesses for the prose-
cution that Sln'hord had expressed i
wish to see the boy dead. This wa;
denied by the defence, as was the tc<-.
timony regarding the fast imposed
upon the sick boy.
| The defence, today, introduced eight
| witnesses, the most important of whom
| was Miss Miller, the physician of tn.
society at Shiloh. She stated that witt
i the exception of her call. young Eart
lett received no medical attention
She testified that she was in chapel
| Sunday. thG day Bartlett died. and hcarC
the respondent say:
If he saw someone i'll the cOmmrnit,
laid before him as corpse 1t would h,
Il Judgment of Cod
The arguments were made carly in the
| Afternoon. and after Judge Savage had
made Ills charge, the jury retired at IL,
| o'clock. They returned at O'Clock, to-
| night. with Z; verdict of guilty.
| Pennington. Me-, May 2G.-The trial
| of Rev. Fr,s,ik ~. s5andford OF Shiloh
| for alleged maHSlauGhter i'll causing
the death hy neglect Of Lcandcr Bart
| lett, aged II, was concluded in the su.
rrcmc court, today.
The defence, which opened its case
| today, introduced eight witnesses, tn,
principal one of which was Miss Miller
the Shiloh physician. The State mate
| rally strength htncd its case in til,
! crrSS-cXamination of this witness, il j.
/ believed, by showing that she made
! only one examination of The boy an,
! that was on Wednesday, two weeks
after he was taken sick ana four day!
! previous to his death.
| With the exception of her call, sh,
said hc had no medical attendant She
f, WAS in chapel, Sunday. the day Bart
+, lett died, and testified that she heart
! the respondent say "If he saw some on,
| in the community laid before him as /;
| corpse, it would be Il judgment of God.
No new points were brought out 10y
! the defence. The arguments began al
! II O'Clock.