Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-19

ed short term, as, Wnlle q Crlal nSt OF
fair length was made out, large pro-
portion of the cases were placed on it
for the purpose of making final dispo-
sition of them, and there were but few
for actual trial.
The case of Persian v. Everett VS..
Trustees of Hebron Academy, which
was assigned for the second day of the
term and was to have been tried, was
continued on the suggestion of Judge
Peabody, who did not consider 1t safe,
in view of the diphtheria at Hebron, to
have the witnesses from there attending
court. The continuance was made on
Tuesday, and at the opening of court
Wednesday, Judge Foster, one of tho
counsel for Everett, came into court and
moved to have the case restored to the
trial list. The discussion of the matter
by Judge Foster, Mr.. Swasey Of counsel
for the defence, and Judge Peabody,
was entertaining and productive of con-
siderable pleasantly, although very
Judge Peabody remained firm
in his decision not to allow the case
tried this term.
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Cases assigned for the first two days
of the term were disposed of without
trial, and there was nothing for the jury
until after the train came down Thurs
day morning, when tho case of Henry
Davis VS.. Clarence E. Jackson was open
cd. This is a Islander suit, coming from
Milton Plantation, and is one of the
several lawsuits which have directly and
indirectly resulted from . complicated
condition of the financial affairs of the
plantation which was found to exist q
few years since. One or two of the suits
have already been tried in this court,
and some other matters in connection
with it have never been settled to the
Of all parties.
The words on which this suit is
brought were uttered in the annual plan
tation meeting on March 9Th, 1905. Mr..
Davis had in several previous years been
plantation treasurer, and Mr.. jackson
has been one of the assessors for num-
Der of years. Itappears that several er-
rors in the treasurer's account for those
years have been discovered, and Mr..
Davis has rectified at least some of them
by refuudiug the money which had been
entered on his account. AT
the town meeting on the day named,
there was discussion regarding some OF
these matters, and Mr.. jackson made
statement in regard to one of them
which Mr.. Davis took az reflection
upon his honesty. He replied with
some warmth, and was interrupted by
Mr.. Jackson with the exclamation,
you're a damned thief, and can
prove it." Evidence was also intro
duced to show that he had made q
similar charge previously In private
The defence does not deny the words
uttered in the plantation meeting SUBJ
stantially as charged, but says that they
we're uttered because provoked by Mr..
Davis, and spoken without malice. The
defendant denied having made the
charge at other places and times.
Mr.. Swasey was counsel for the plain
tiff, Wright & Wheeler for defendant.
The history Of Millions financial affairs
was drawn out more or less in the course
of the trial, although the admission OF
the evidence was contested at almost
every step, and exceptions to the rulings
Of Judge Peabody were quite frequent.
The closing scenes in the Islander case
called out q large attedance Friday after
noon. Mr.. Wright's argument for the
defendant was . very strong and able
one and Mr.. Swasey's was "a usual In
such cases stirring and eloquent. The
spectators were evidently delighted with
both.
After the charge of the court, which
was very impartial and covered all the
points in controversy, the case was
given to the jury about five O'Clock.
The jury was out between four and i've
hours, and finally returned with YER
dict for the plaintiff for one cent dam
ages. It 10 said by those competent to
Judge that Mr.. Wright never handled
case in court with greater skill. Satur-
day morning Mr.. Swasey promptly filed
a motion for q new trial and the case
was marked claw"
The grand jury after being In session
only three days, tho shortest for several
years, reported finally and were dis
charged Thursday afternoon. The in
dictments number twenty-one. Those
made public are as follows:
Louis Fortier Two indictments. depositing
LIQUORS with intent to sell. and nuisance.
Ed q. Peters and Peter Morrill,. Two indict.
ments, nuisance and single sale.
Irwin w. Robbins and oliver A. hoooins.
Roscoe Alexandra. Uttering forged check;
Albert Duty, alias Albert Morse. Breaking
and entering and larceny. Two indictments
Emil Cote, Willie Therrfo and Wilfred Oul-
lctte. Three indictments for breaking ana enter
Charles King and Fred Russell. Nuisance.
Joseph B. Mitchell. Nuisance.
The following criminal business was
transacted Saturday: !,
The appealed case Of William Mcleod
of Rumf0rd for intoxication, after an
eloquent plea BY his counsel, Judge
Stearns, for putting him on probation,
was continued by order Of court.
The appealed case against intoxicat.
ing LIQUORS seized from the truck OF
Charles E. Brett ut the Grand Trunk
station and claimed BY the Canadian
Express Company under tho recent de-
cisiou OF the q. S. Supreme Court WAS
mol pressed, tho full court OF this state
having since tho seizure given one In
harmony with It.
william Bassett Of Rumford having
been surrendered by his bondsmen into
Jail, was brought Into COURT and insist,
ing that he was not guilty on search and
seizure process he Was notified to DO ready
for trial Monday and was remanded 70
jail.
Charles King of Rumford tor main.
tanning liquor nuisance with one Fred
Russell. was arraigned and pleaded
GUILTY >His case was continued Tor
sentence, he being In jail under several
sentences on liquor prosecutions com.
menced in the Rumford Falls Municipal
Court, which will hold him In jail Tor
seyeral mopths.