Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-09-15
Rumpus, Riot. and Row.
THE "cIRcUs CROWD" HEADED Fob
THE FAIR, GET INTO TROUBLE.

A lot of fakirs and their followers
coming from the state fair to the count.
fair, made their entry with what thu
Frenchman called "grand fOureesh'
Friday afternoon, and paid for the fur
afterwards.
The train up that afternoon had two
baggage cars loaded with the stuff be
longing to fakirs and refreshment stan6
keepers, headed from the state fair Il
The county fair, and the men who went
with them were passengers on the train
1t came out in evidence in the subse
quent proceedings, that seventeen quarts
of some kind of alcoholic stimulant wal
disposed of on the way up from Lewis
ton, by the crowd.
After they got off the train at South
Paris, dissension arose, which apparent
ly started between two rival camps, and
the aforesaid alcoholic stimulant furnish
ing fuel for their anger, sort OF free
rough and tumble fight on the station
platform resulted. This went on until
one man had been knocked of the plat
form several feet by blow on the chin,
and came back on to his feet with a
revolver in his hand. 1t appeared after
ward that it was property revolver
used in show with blank cartridges, SO
that it wasn't strictly a dangerous
weapon, and he didn't aim it at anybody.
Station Agent Chandler telephoned to
Jailer Farrar, who was at work in the
rear of the county buildings with some
of the prisoners, and as soon as he
L. ~ ha eko
Here he began making arrests, but in
doing it he was interfered with by some
of the men, pushed and pulled and bis
shirt torn considerably. He finally took
seven men to Jail.
The men were given hearing in the
Norway Municipal Court before Judg Q
Jones Saturday afternoon. On account
of the crowd the court was adjourned to
Concert Hall. E. F. Smith, Esq, ap-
peared for two of the respondents, but
the others were without counsel.
Two of the men pleaded guilty of in
toxication, but in the other cases there
was hearing of greater or less length.
On the charge of intoxication, John
Fitzgerald, William Garfield, George
vigue and Andrew Doyle were fined
each s.. 90 and costs, amounting in all to
S22 90. George Prescott, Ralph Slater
and William Wilkins were adjudged not
guilty.
William wilkins, the man who pulled
the revolver, was charged with assault
with dangerous weapon upon Ralph
Slater, but after hearing was adjudged
not guilty, and was discharged from
custody.
On the charge of obstructing the
officer, William Garfield, George Pres
colt, and Andrew Doyle were adjudged
guilty and fined each $500 and costs,
amounting as in the other cases to
500 go. Judge Jones denied motion
for suspension of sentence in the case of
George Prescott, made by his attorney,
Mr.. Smith. Ralph Slater was also ad-
Judged guilty, but appealed, and his ia
Their, who was in court, furnished cash
bail in the amount of $50.
Two of the convicted men paid their
fines, and three went to Jail to serve
them out.
Some of the "bunch" announced that
there was gang coming the next day
hat would run the town when they got
here. Up to date, however, no such
gang has been sighted.
Sunday Jailer Farrar arrested Joseph
Kelley, an attache of one of the shows
IN the grounds, on the charge of assault.
It is alleged that he struck another man
IN the grounds violent blow, without
1t is also said that he will
,e charged with another assault of the
'ame nature committed at Norway Sat
lrday night.