Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-20
Convene at Seven Coun-
y Seats, Monday,
With Many Criminal and Civil
Cases on the Dockets. |
Rev. Sanford Will Answer to ManSaugh.
ter Charge..-Three Murder Cases.

Portland. Me-, Sept. l9.-In seven of
the 1G counties of Maine supreme
judicial courts convene. today, for the
trial of criminal ami civil cases. The
important criminal cases include three
murders, q manslaughter, and two as
saults with intent to kill. beside several
hibitory liquor law.
The counties in which the court con-
vened. today. We're: hndroscoggin,
ARGOS took, Knox. Piscarauuis. Somcr-
set. Waldo and York. The courts con-
vened i'll the respective county seats
ut Auburn, Houlton, Rockland, Dover,
SkOWhcgan, Belfast and Alfred.
Rev. Frank w. Sandford. leader of the
Holy Ghost and Us Society at Shiloh.
will appear at Auburn for his third
trial on the charge of manslaughter IN
causing the death of Lcandcr w. Bart
lett, .. youth of the Shiloh colony, by
alleged neglect. In the first trial Il dis
agreement was reported. In the
second, which was he'll III Franklin
county ut the request Of the respond
ent, a verdict of guilty vas returned
within an hour. This verdict was laid
aside and the case was tafen to the
law court on exceptions. The appeal
for 4 new trial was granted OH a quaS-
ton Of law.
1t is also expected that Justice
Emery, before whom the court sits at
Auburn, will pronounce sentence upon
Rev. Mr.. Sanford for cruelty to his
own son, of which crime he was con-
victed in February 1904. On exceptions
this case was taken to the law court.
The exceptions, however, We're over
RULED and the verdict of guilty was af-
iirmcd. The state claimed that SAND
ford compelled his son to fast for II
hours imprisoned alone in a tower
where food and water were in sight
but out of reach.
TIE Knox county court 1T Rocklan1
will consider the case OF John Maloney.
char ged with the muric, Of Mrs. Annie
Bishop, June -. Mrs. Bishop, an aged
aunt of the prisoner, was found dead
at Maloney's home i'll South Thomas
ton under suspicious circumstances.
Her brother-in-iaw, James Maloney,
alleged that his son killed the woman
with the motive Of criminal assault.
A cOroner'S jury connected both men
with the crime, but the father was
subsequently released and the son
held for the grand jury. There are al
50 several important liquor cases to
come before the court. Justice Albert
Savage Of Auburn will preside.
The case of Rufus Brown, Jr..
charged with the murder OF William
Knights at West Athens, July 20. by
striking him down With 4 shot gun.
will come before the Somerset county
court ut SkoWhegan. The court will
also consider the ease of Otis II. Reed,
charged with four counts of arson, in
setting fire 10 the i3laisGell Hotel IT
New Portland. and three dwelling
houses. Another case is that Of
Herbert I. Mason, 4 farmer of Canaan.
charged with assault with intent to
kill upon George Pottlr ncighbor.
The AroostOok county court at Houl-
ton has on it's docket The case of John
Buulalgcr charged with the murder Of
his companion, Joa Noison. in a street
braWl at Fort Kent. July G.
Rudolph NJ. Cox, of Liberty. alleged
to have twice shot John w. Webster of
Belfast with intent - kill, will appear
before the Waldo county court at Bel
fast.
The York and Piscataquis county
courts at Alfred and At Dover have no
important cases on their Gockets.