Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-17
came out Of the woods, and while at

Rumford Falls pay check belonging to
one OF them was raised from two dollars
to ninety dollars, and used for the pur-
chase of goods, balance being paid to
them in cash. They were arrested the
same day, and practically all the money
was recovered. Mr.. Wright appeared In
behalf of Yelbert, and after some con-
sideration of the case Yelbert retracted
his plea and pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to three months IN the county
Jail. The case against Joe Gilbert was
mol pressed.
John Antonio Of Rumford Falls plead
cd not guilty of assault with intent to
MAIN, and Josephine Wilson and Hattie
Wilson Of Porter pleaded not guilty to
the charge of obstructing an officer.
This latter indictment resulted from an
affair which created more or less excite
ment in the town of Porter about three
weeks since.
Ostino Paparato of Rumford Falls, in
dicted for assault with intent to kill,
pleaded not guilty. The assault was
made with razor upon an Italian
woman at Rumford Falls, the cause be-
ing said to be jealousy. 1t appeared
that the woman assaulted had formerly
lived with Paparato as his wife for
some time. Mr.. Wright appeared for
Paparato, and after the facts of the case
had been briefly considered. Paparato
retracted his plea and pleaded guilty.
He was sentenced to two years In state
prison.
Fridays case which perplexed the
court was that OF Bertha West. This
girl, who is now eighteen years of age,
was indicted for adultery at the October
term of court in 1906. She was then
sent 10 the insane hospital for obserya.
ton, and somewhat later was discharged
from that institution as not being in
sane. but affected with a quality tech
nically called nymphOmania. Since
that time various attempts have been
made TO do something with her, but she
has proved utterly incorrigible, and a
few months since, getting into difficulty
in Portland, she was sent here and COM
mitted to Jail 10 await action on the
indictment in this county.
The girl was arraigned and pleaded
guilty. Lengthy consideration OF the
matter was given by Judge Whitehouse,
and finally, recognizing that the state
has no institution especially designed
for such cases, he sentenced her to state
prison for two years, as the most salts
factory solution of the problem.
Saturday morning the cases remaining |
on the civil trial list were speedily dis |
posed of, and the civil business of the
term was practically completed. Over
one hundred cases had gone off the |
docket, and there had been no trial. one
side only of one small case having been |
heard before it was withdrawn from the
jury.
The way was then clear for the crimi- |
nal business to proceed, but it did not |
seem possible to start it rapidly. Two
confined cases were first called.
Paul Ross of Rumford Falls, who had
pleaded guilty to a nuisance indictment
in October, was placed in the dock, and
after some debate regarding his case,
County Attorney Barnes stated that he
was satisfied that Ross was not now in
the liquor business, and the case was
continued.
Victor Losier of Rumford Falls, who
had also pleaded guilty to nuisance in
dictment in October, next appeared. Mr..
Mccarthy was his attorney. After some
examination of him, Mr.. Barnes stat ed
that he was not satisfied that he was
out of the liquor business, and a fine OF
500 was imposed upon him. He could
not pay and went to Jail for thirty days.
The roll was then called on the terms
indictments, and a line of respondents
reaching from the dock to the door re-
sponded. All were from RumfoId Falls,
and all were in liquor cases. Also MIR.
Mccarthy was attorney for them all.
The line included Abraham Klain, Daisy
Davis, Rose Barrett, Lawrence Lavorgna,
Nicholas Gentle, James MCGEE, Joseph
Paradis, Charlie Hammond, Peter Perry,
Howard McPhee, and Edmund Tardiff.
In each case Mr.. Mccarthy entered
plea of not guilty without the formality
of reading the indictment, but as he was
not prepared for trial on any of them
that day, they went over to Monday.
Subsequently Mrs. Daisy Davis retract-
ed her plea and pleaded guilty, and the
case against her was continued and she
was allowed to go.
Bonds were defaulted in few cases
of respondents who had not appeared,
and the court then took up the case OF
Ed Eichles of Rumford Falls, who was
indicted for attempting to bride an
officer. Eichles pleaded guilty, and
County Attorney Barnes stated that he
should not move for sentence. Judge
Whitehouse wished to learn something
of the case, and Eichles was placed on
the stand to relate his story.
Eichles, who is a good appearing man
and is superintendent of the packing de-
partment in the paper bag factory, told
of being in the office of Deputy Sheriff
II. L. Elliott on business, and said he
told Mr.. Elliott that he had chance to
buy the Tucker place at Rumford Falls,
and asked if he could run it and be pro-
tected, but Mr.. Elliott told him he could
not.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Barnes,
Eichles denied making any further
proposition to Mr.. Elliott, and Judge
Whitehouse asked him why he pleaded
guilty, and said that he did not want to
accept plea of guilty to an act which
he did not commit.
Deputy Sheriff Elliott was then placed
on the stand, and said that Eichles made
him proposition to divide with him the
profits of the place, after paying neces-
SdTy eApeuStS duu q CHuoA W Vh"s
he was getting in the mill.
Eichles was advised to change his
plea, and accordingly pleaded not guilty.
A trial in the afternoon was arranged
for, but at the afternoon session it was
decided to continue the case. Judge
Whitehouse read the statute applying to
the case, which provides heavy penalty,
and said that he did not believe the re-
spondent, if he made the proposition to
the sheriff as alleged, realized the enor-
nifty of the offence, and allowed Eichles
to 60 on his own recognizance.
John Antonio, who committed an as
sault upon an Italian fellow-workman in
Rumford Falls mill with q stiletto, but
was prevented from doing injury by
third parties, retracted his former plea
of not guilty, and pleaded guilty, saying
that he was drunk when it was done.
Mr.. Mccarthy appeared for him. He
was sentenced to one year in state prison.
Monday morning Edward Siddall OF
| Rumford Falls was committed to jail TO
begin sentence Of sixty days on a liquor
case appealed from the Rumford Falls
court.
THE EVERETT TRIAL THIS WEEK.
The second trial of Wallace G. Everett
of Paris, charged with the murder of
Edgar L. Radcliffe of the same town,
will be held this week. There has been
much speculation regarding this case,
but it is now set down for Tuesday
morning of this week, no motion for