Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-09-30

Good progress was made WIKI tie
criminal docket at Tuesdays session OF
the supreme court The case of State
versus John w. Carroll of Belgrade an
Indictment for an assault with Gan-
serous weapon, is now on trial.
At the opening of the court Tuesday
morning the jury in the Appealed case
from the Gardiner municipal court
against s. G. Haskell, a Gardiner cab
driver, returned verdict OF not
guilty. Haskell was charged with
being a common railer ard brawler anu
the trial of the case occupied the Wh"le
of Monday. The jury had the case
under dcliberation for Is minutes
Frank l.. Button. Esq. of Augusta ap-
nealed as counsel for the respondent
Haskell was discharged.
The next case to be taken up was
that of State versus Mayhem Hassam
of Chelsea and indictment found py
the grand jury ut this term for assa"l'
with intent to kill on the person OF
James E. Moore by shoting at Chelsea
on the afternoon Of June Il last
County Attorney Beane appeared TOT
the state and Joseph Williamson ci
Augusta for the respondent.
James F. Moore was called as the
first witness in behalf of the State
He testified that on Sunday afternoon
June q, he was near the nome Oh tile
respondent at Chelsea. Hassam hao
GIN in his hand and the witness said
that he didt't have sand enough to use
if. The respondent fired three shots
the second shot hitting the witness IN
the right ankle. Just before the re
spondent fired the shots he threatened
the witness and said that he would
blow his head off. The second OF the
three shots hit the witness, VINO was
not armed in the ankle.
On cross examination the witness
testified that he accused the re-
spondent of stealing his Whiskcy Whlci'
he had hidden in the woods and that
was the beginning of the trouble be
tween the witness and the respondent
The witness had been drinking on the
day of the shooting but Gid not re
member of pounding two old soldiers
on that day. The witness old not
think that Hassam intended to hit nun
and he did not remember all tna'
transpired that afternoon
Cora E. Moore, wife of James +
Moore. testified that sne didn't see the
Shooting. but afterwards ran up to he1
husband who said, "Mayhew has shot
me =" The witness said that she was
now an inmate of the county Jail tol
liquor selling.
Henry O. Parmenter. deputy marsha
of Augusta, was called as the mex
witness. He testified that the re
snondent came into the police station
said that he had shot More, said tina,
he had fired two shots at Moore ano
that he wished to surrender nlmself
Hassam came into the station on the
evening of the shooting.
CITY Marshal George T. F1etche'
testified that about week tefore th'
shooting Hassam came to the ponce
station and wanted to know "ha
could be done to "a man II he shot
man while he was protecting his owl
property.
After the introduction of the re
volvor the state rested and Attorne,
Williamson began his opening for tn
defence.
The cross examination of the witncs
hv Attorney Williamson was lively.
Attorney Williamson-"And Wha
was YOUR maiden Nance
Witncss-"My maiden name wa
Cora T.. Carson
"What are you serving time IN ia
| for now
"Thev claim that I SOLD liquor but
don't know how true it is.
aren't you also in jail for urlhk
| ing7"
"No sir" -.
Had you been drinking that Sunda,
the day of the shooting?'
mo. sir. had not"
| Not a dror?'
| "No sir
| The first witness called in behalf {
the Respondent was Charles II. Blck
ford of Chelsea. He testified that o
the morning before the shooting h
| heard Moore threaten Hassam for TAX
| ing his liquor He heard Moore sa
| to HaSSam, with an oatn, IL plaI
you with that rum"
| Mayhew Hassam, the responder
| took the stand in his own behalf. +.
| testified that on the Sunday mornln
before the shoting he met Moore in tn
| woods and he threatened "to plant
the respondent Moore also threat
| ened to burn the respondents hou-
| and have revenge. Witness she
Moore to protect himself as he ha
reason to believe that Moore would d
| him harm. After the shooting the re
| spondent came into Augusta ard SUI
rendered himself to the police.
| On cross examination the responder
| testified that he was convicted Of sci
| ing liquor two years ago He fire
at Moore but didn't intend to hit hin
| Melvin A. Jennings Of Augusta test
| fed that he heard Moore say before III
| shooting as he was passing by Moore
house in a team that he was goin
down and annihilate Hassam if he di
not bring back his~rum. - - -.
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