Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-09


of Augusta. charged with assault upon
| a girl of his own nationality, katfrine
| Grincer. which began Thursday after
| noon was proceeded until Friday fore
noon. Arsena Bogue, another Greek
| girl who worked in the mill with the
| Gringcr girl testified to the circum-
| stances OF the assault She testified
| that the respondent came up behind
| Katerine and Rugged her 50 hard that
she cred out. Tiro other girls saw the
assault but they had left the city be
! cause they We're afraid Of Wanaios.
These two girls testified in the lower
| court Witness had heard Wanafos
threaten several times to Kill katcrinc
| if she did not marry him.
Attorney Whitchousc, counsel for the
respondent. asked witness if katherine
and Wanalos had not taken their meals
together and frequently walked along
| together.
| Witnr>s-"S Sometimes he would run
along amt catch up with her. He tried
| to give h"r fruit at lunch time, Dat snc
refused"
The RESPONDENT, Costa Wanaf"@ took
the stand in his oWn behalf Witness
|
Mill ON Aug. ! Had known katherine
| Grine;.r for - years. Witness and Miss
t;rinecr were accustomed to walk to
and fron the mill together. They ate
| their iuncn together ilany times. Kat
crime was sweeping i'll the mill ana he
| was oiin% frames ON the morning of
| Aug. when she accused him of stat
| ing that ne had had improper relations
| with her. Witness denied saying any
| such thing and Naterinc told him She
would have hIn driven out of the mill.
| Respondent did not touch the girl nor
! speak an%rily to ntr. Respondent had
never asked the girl to marry him. Re
spondcnt testified that the father of the
@irI had tul0 him that he WouId settle
| the case without going to court if lie
we Id pay him money.
i'cliX RiouX. = mill overseer, was in
the room ut the Edwards Mill where it
Was alleged that the assault took place
on the morning of Aug. I. Saw no dis
| turbancc on truu:Jlc between Katerinc
t;rinGcr and the respondent. Heard no
one cry out
/ The next Wita"SS was French en-
plnycc of the Edwards Mill, Sarah
English. ana Interpreter Collins. VINO
had been Interpreting he testimony of
i the Greek Witnesses a few minutes be
fore, proved himself equally at home
with tho French language. Witness
was in the room where katherine Grim
&c" and tn" respondent We're working
in tn" Edwards Mill. Saw no trouble
| between the two and heard no screams
Miss Gringer went out of the mill be
tween 10 and 1890. Witness worked
within fly" or six feet of Miss Gringer
ferpetiVe Trepanier was the next
witness She testified things to the in
terprcter that she worked in the mill
:" rect away from katherine Gringer.
SAY no struggle between Katcrine and
Nanatos. Did not hear Katerine cry
out or make any complaint.
| Marguerite Roderoue another
| French witness, who WAS obliged to
converse with the aid of an interprt ter
also testified for the defense Miss Ro-
deriquc, a girl of 16, large and tail for
her age, testified that she worked in
the mill about 10 feet away from Kat
crime Ciringer. Heard no words be-
tween katherine and Wanafos Kater-
|
she left the room. Witness testified on
cross examination that the machinery
was very noisy.
Dimltus Avarnis, a young man of
Greek nationality, p years of age. tes-
tIhed that he had seen katherine Grin
ger aud the respondent frequently to-
S"ther, walking to and from the mill.
The arguments were completed and
the case went 70 the jury at 1912 The
Jury was out six minutes and brought
IN a verdict of guilty
County Attorney Hildreth next took
M the search and seizure case against
Joseph Strdman of Oakland H. I.
fihnt"n appeared for the respondent
Deputy Sheriff David Ellis Of Oakland
testified to the seizure Of several bottles
Oh NIuor FROM a commode a Ellis's
mouse at Oakland. Respondent testified
J tlit' II" had served a Jail sentence il
rt"llillih county for liquor SELLING.
oNIiiS To the fact that the responder
NAG already been in the Kcnnebnt
county JAIL since July Judge Hall i'm.
posed a line of 800 and costs, ana il
deIauit OF payment of fine and costs
90 days in iail.
| The court in the case of STATE aoainei
Wanafos sentence the rnsnondnnt +,
pay the COSTS of the case and find So
curltics in the sum of 5000 to keep tn,
peace for one year. and in dcr,ult n
payment of costs and furnishing o
bonds to serve 60 days in iaiI.
The two cases against William
| RamSdcll of WinSloW Wprc ncxt cor,