Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-19

|, IS7 years OF ass. 4 grandson Of bic, /
/ Tarbox boy mine months old, Was strick
en- with pneumonia last apring, and after
q few days illness died on the 9Th Of
May. The child was attended by DR.
Charles E. Wilson Of Hiram. The grand
father, Mr.. Sanborn. had been exceed.
Iingly attached to the boy, and was much
afiected BY bis death. He had also been
displeased by DR.. Wilson not meeting
with another physician who had beer
called to see the child.
Between s and 9 O'Clock Of the 9th OF
May, the day after the child's death,
ISanb0rn went to the house Of DR.. Wilson
with loaded revolver in bis hand, and
lgoing into the house inquired for DR..
Wilson. DR.. and Mrs. Wilson, who had
been driving, came into the yard just
about that time, and Sanborn followed
them into the stable. He told DR.. viii.
son that he had come to kill him, and
covered him with the revolver. Mrs.
Wilson ran into the house and summon.
ed the neighbors. Sanborn continued
bis talk for some time, and as tho neigh.
bors came into the stable one by one
warned them to stand back. Finally
lDr. Wilson made q break through the
door of the stable near which he was
standing, and at almost the same instant
the revolver was discharged without
effect, aud the doctors son, Charles L.
Wilson, jumped and wrenched the re-
volver from Sanborn's hand. He was
then seized by the men In the stable and
placed under arrest.
County Attorney Parker conducted
the case for the state, and Hon. James
Is. Wright was attorney for Sanborn. A
large number of witnesses were in at
tendance. The case had proceeded but
q little way before questions in Mr..
Wright's cross-examination brought out
the fact that a plea of insanity at the
time of the act might be possible, and
Judge Emery suggested suspending the
trial and committing Sanborn to the in
sane hospital for observation. This
suggestion led to conferences by the
counsel and the court, and after about
half an hour it was finally agreed that
the state should mol pros so much of the
indictment as alleged intent to kill, and
Sanborn pleaded guilty to assault.
This took the case from the jury, and
Judge Emery heard evidence to aid him
in fixing the sentence. Sanborn was
placed on the stand, and told his story
He was badly affected throughout the
proceedings, and at times had difficulty
making answers to the questions asked
him. In going over the incidents of the
9th of May, he said that he had no recol-
lection of getting his revolver, and only
a partial recollection of what followed,
until the discharge of the revolver
brought him to some consciousness of
what was going on.
After hearing so much of the evidence
as he wished, and brief arguments of
counsel, Judge Emery took the matter
of the sentence under consideration.
1 Monday morning Brouislou Beilski
pleaded guilty on a nuisance indictment.
He had been In Jail for about three
months on sentence and awaiting court,
and on motion of County Attorney
Parker, the nuisance indictment was
continued during good behavior, and he
was allowed to 90 home.
Fred Dixon pleaded guilty in several
liquor cases. In one he paid fine and
costs, and nuisance indictment was
continued for sentence.
In the case against George Duran for
assault with intent to kill, upon Harold
r. Peary, the county attorney mol pressed
| the intent to kill, and Duran pleaded
guilty to assault.
DIVORCES.
Friday evening was set for the hearing
OF divorce cases, and the session lasted
from 7 o'clock until after 10. Neverthe-
less the number is considerably less than
are heard at most terms. Sixteen cases
in all were called. Two Of them were
/, thrown out for informality in the pa
pers, and there were hearings In the
other fourteen cases. The room was
we'll filled, though there were few spec
tators, most Of those present being the
parties and their witnesses. A case Of
deser.ion would require but few min
utes, while If the allegation were cruel
and abusive treatment or gross and con-
firmed habits OF intoxication, a consider
able time might be required to get out
the necessary evidence.
No DEGREES have yet been made In
divorce cases.
John b. Darrah of Rumford was nat
uralized Wednesday morning.
The deputy sberiffs in attendance at
this term are Jailer Harry ID. Cole,
James NJ. Day of Bryant's Pond, L. L.
Niles OF Rumford, and Albion z. Chaffin
: of Buckfield.
1t is expected that only q portion Of
the present week, perhaps not more than
two days, will be needed to close up
what business remains, nearly all OF
which Is on the criminal docket. The
case of most widespread interest and
which will probably make the longest
trial, is the indictment against Maurice
r. Fogg of East Sumner for liquor
nuisance. Mr.. Fogg is chairman of the