Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-03

rio Anril term of the supreme judicial
- Tor Hancock county finally adj
,s,,rnsd at $50 Friday evening after one
,ho longest and busiest sessions for
.a.,s Justice Peabody and his stenog-
..rber. j. A. Hayden, left Saturday for
heir homes in Portland.
:, was expected that an indictment
mid he found in the Deer Isle murder
-, and interest ran high. When the
vrapa Jury failed in this matter the inter
=, was transferred to the Herlihy liquor
$50 and the Williams assault case. The
to,ner case occupied two whole days, and
,hs eourt-room was packed. This case was
.s,o,ted in THE AMERICAN last week.
The Williams assault case came from the
western Hancock municipal court with an
army Of witnesses for both State and res
ronaent. This case occupied day and a
half. but the jury was out only about fif-
,ss, minutes when it returned verdict OF
entity summary OF the case follows;
STATE VS.. WILLIAMS.
This was a case OF assault and battery in
which Arthur Williams was the respond
su,. and Miss Josie M. Snow was the com
nafnant, both OF Milivale, in the town OF
gueksport. The attorneys were County
attorney Charles II. Wood, for the State,
and Charles J. Hutchins, of Brewer, for
the respondent.
The respondent asked for drawn jury,
snd the following panel was obtained;
Henry l.. Moor (foremanl, o. W. Trip,
E.E. Doyle, Charles A. joy, Ellsworth;
r L. Allen, Brooklin; T. $. Liscomb,
Frank Collins, Eden; II. A. Butler, Han
cock: A. ]. Gerrish, Winter Harbor; III. r.
Eldridge, Bucksport; William F. Desisles,
Lamoine; f. A. Bysrd, Sedgwick.
In the opening of the case Mr.. Wood
explained the case and told what he ex-
pected to show. He said that the COM
plainant left her home after the work was
done at noon, made one or two calls and
went to Mrs. Tewksbury's, who lives a
mile or more from her home; that she left
this house at 3 o'clock and went to a store
where she made some purchases, and then
started across the field for a short cut for
home; that when she arrived at certain
place in the road the respondent appeared
and forced her through a pair of bars and
about 100 feet from the main road, where
be committed the alleged assault.
The first witness for the State was
Charles J. Joslyn, surveyor, of Bucks
port, who had made the plan which was
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was committed about three-eighths of a
mile from the claimants house and about
100 feet from the main thoroughfare. The
alleged assault was committed in the
woods and that the growth was so thick a
man could not be seen two rods away.
JOSIE MAY SNOW
the claimant, took the stand. She
testified as follows: Nineteen years
old in July. Was living at home
Monday, Dec. 5, the day the assault is
alleged TO have taken place; was home all
forenoon and had dinner at noon. After
dinner did her chores and got through at
O'clock. About started out for her uncle
Hiram Harriman's; went alone and went
directly to his home; left there at 3.05
o'clock, left for Mr.. Tewksbury's, stayed
there awhile, and then went to the store
with Grace Bridges; made some purchases,
and left the store alone at 4.f5 and started
ior home; went down across the field to
'he main road; was just dusk; saw res
pondent Just south OF the culvert for the
nrst time. Did not speak to him, but kept
right on going towards home. Respond