The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
Names Criminal Record
In 1905.

Only two cases of homicide occurred
in Maine last year, as follows:
April 3-Eugene Bryant, aged As,
wood chopper, was shot dead in an East
Sumner lumber camp by Henry Far
rington, who was sentenced for one
year in the county Jail
Oct. 18-Edgsr Dickinson of Smyrna
Mills shot dead in kitchen, John
Roberts was arrested and is bound over.
Although but two murders were COM
mitted in Maine The past year several
important murder trials have been held
for crimes committed in 1908. The
most sensational murder trial for many
years was that of Mis-. Alice c. Cooper
of south Windsor. indicted for the
murder of Charles Northey, Jr. After
a six weeks trial last spring, which cost
the county of Kennebec about $40 600,
Mrs Cooper was acquitted.
At the trial of W esley Chick, indicted
for the murder of his uncle. David Var
ney, in Kezlr Falls, on Dec 9, 1905,
Chick was sentenced to State prison for
life
One Maine murderer, Ephraim Gil
man, has been p4rdoned this year by
the governor and council. Gilman had
served over 40 years of a life sentence
for the murder of Mrs Harriet b Swan
of Fryeburg.
OTHER { RIMEs.
Jan. 29-Thomas l.. Doherty of Port
land was given five years in state prison
for assault with intent to kill his broth
erin law. Frank Ssngare
March 2-Dr. W. II n. Briggs of
Bangor was arrested charged with man
slaughter, having caused the death it
was alleged, of Msude B. Taggett of
Masardis by criminal operation. He
was found guilty and sentenced to three
years in prison.
10 May, Mrs. Arthur Rowe of Glen
burn was brutally assaulted An Ar
menian was arrested, but later discharg
ed no other action was taken
In July, Edward j. Nagle, a hunch-
back, was robbed of $1493 belonging to
the Maine steamship Company, in
broad daylight. In Portland. His as
sailants escaped.
In August, DR. Paul Castor of Lew
iston was placed under arrest charged
with performing criminal operation on
Lizzie V. Allen of Wilton. Miss Allen
recovered. Castor was indicted, on two
charges, aud date was set for his trial.
He failed to appear, defaulting his
bonds, and suit is now pending against
the bondsmen.
In October Joseph Boisvert of Lewis
ton was bound over to the grand jury
on a charge of assault with attempt to
rob and kill Mrs. Josephine Roy of the
same city, Boisvert has been declared
insane.
10 October, Susie Collins of Robin
son was found guilty of manslaughter
in killing infant child. She was sem
fenced to two years in prison.
On Nov IL Minot st. Clair Francis,
who had been arrested in January for
burglary and for attack on Waterman
James Brown of Calais escaped from
the Maine State prison at Thomaston,
and for two weeks evaded the officers
in pursuit. On Nov % he was captured
at Glenburn.
Milinocket's first burglary occurred
on Nov. "a The store of K. l. and Leo
Warren was robbed.
One arrest for manslaughter resulted
from the fatal hunting accidents in
Maine this year.
SUICIDES.
10 the year 1909 fifty nine suicides
we're recorded In 1905 but forty-seven
persons took their lives. shooting
seemed the favorite method employed,
and hanging next.
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
The worst railroad accident In Maine
In recent years was the freight wreck
at Monmouth, Dec. 9Th, in which Forest
Fletcher of South Portland, A. r Har-
riman of Portland, s. II Hodge of Port
land and l. e. Lowe, trainmen, we're
killed. A collision between the regular
and special freights occurred shortly
after midnight on one of the coolest
nights of the season
On January %, Perley G. Roberts of
Westb ook. aged %; Winfield \. Leigh
ton. Westbrook, 10. were killed in a
trolley accident at Westbrook; four
others were seriously injured. The
was due to fog and broken
wires.
The number of people killed in rail-
,oad accidents during this year will