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

court put in its time waiting until the
grand jury should finish it's work.
Friday morning five talesmen who had
been summoned for service on the
traverse jury, were sworn, as follows:
Irving E. Andrews, Paris.
W. Frank Cox, Norway.
r. Thomas Flavin, Paris.
George W. Holmes, Norway.
Writ Stanley, Paris.
! CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
Report was made Friday noon by the
grand jury, which had been at work
very busily up to that time. Indict-
ments were found as follows:
Joseph Waznis and Joseph Tenkey. Nuisance
Salvatore Avella. Felonious assault.
| Brouislou Beilski. Nuisance.
Fred r. Burnham. Burglary.
| Albert Coulombe. Nuisance.
James ]. Aiken, william Aiken and Lizzie
Aiken; Keeping house OF Ill fame.
Stanley Cyr and Eda Cyr. Nuisance.
| Thomas Curran. Nuisance.
Maurice R. Fogg. Nuisance.
| Charles Winslow. Larceny, three indict.
mpnts.
Fred A. Dixon Nuisance.
| NJ. F. Smith. Keeping house Of illfame.
| Allie Smith Common seller.
Sidney Russell. Larceny.
| Il. Lebel. Nuisance.
Mike Urban. Larceny. two indictments.
| John ellis. Nuisance.
| George Duran. Assault with dangerous
| weapon.
Harry siddall and James II. Gallagher. Nui-
| sance.
James Mckenzie. Larceny.
Albert A. Lufkin. Larceny, two indictments.
Fremont rambling. Single sale.
Georgianna Potvin. Nuisance.
Joseph Chase; Receiving stolen goods.
| Joseph Lieman. Receiving stolen goods.
Eugene vane. Larceny.
Lucian Martin. Forgery.
Albert b. Sanborn. Assault with dangerous
weapon.
ed Day. Larceny.
! Water l. Abbott. Larceny, three Indictment
4 breaking lookup.
Fred Prue. Nuisance.
| Charles johnson. Adultery.
william Stanley and Mary Theresa Brosnan.
Two indictments. adultery and lasciyious cohabi-
tation.
Work on the criminal docket began
mediately after dinner Friday. Those
who were awaiting this court 10 Jail,
and a number Of others who were under
bonds, were srraigned, most Of them
pleading not guilty.
In the liquor case Of Thomas Curran,
the sentence Of the lower court was con-
frmed in an appealed case, and Curran
paid Slls.4 fine. He also pleaded
guilty TO an indictment for nuisance,
and Il was placed on file during his good
behavior.
The nuisance case against F. l.. Lebel
was continued during good behavior, on
payment of fine and costs amounting to
Sll3 81 in an appealed case.
Mike Urban Of Rumford was tried for
the larceny of three ten-dollar bills from
Frank Geschenske of the same town.
County Attorney Parker conducted the
case for the state, and A. T. L'Heureux
of Lewiston for the defence. The wit
nesses were all Poles except q policeman,
and the testimony had to be taken
through an interpreter, John Wiskont
acting In that capacity.
| 1t appeared that one afternoon last
May Geschenske, Urban, and two or
three other men, were drinking In
Geschenske's room, with which the
room of one of the other men commu-
nicated. Geschenske had three ten-dol-
lar bills in his trunk. The men went to
sleep, and after they woke up 1t was
found that Geschenske's money was
gone. Urban, who was the first to leave
the house, was arrested, and in bis
clothes were found two ten-dollar bills,
and other money to the amount of a
little less than ten dollars. Urban's TO-
bacco pouch was found near Geschen-
skies trunk, with key tied to it which
would open the trunk.
Urban stated that this was the key to
his locker where he kept bis clothing at
the mill. He also explained where the
money in his possession came from. II
also appeared in evidence that the house
was raided by the officers that afternoon
and there was evidence tending to show
an opportunity for some one else to get
hold Of the money.
The Urban case went to the jury early
Saturday morning. After being out q
short time they returned a verdict OIL
not guilty.
Bail was defaulted in several cases
where the parties had failed to appear
and the trial of James I. Aitken, William
Aitken and Lizzie Aitken then began
These parties were indicted for keeping
a house of ill-fame at Rumford Falls
County Attorney Parker for the state
B. F. Cleaves of Biddeford for defence
!, The indictment grew out of occur
. rences one night last July at the steam
laundry building on Canal Street In
Rumford, where the three Athens, vii
liam Aitken, bis wife Lizzie Aitken, and
his brother, James I. Aitken, were stop
|, ping. Two men made complaint tina
they had been robbed of $40 by th,
, Aitkens, and Police Officer Roach ar
, rested the Aitkens. While he was wait
, ing for William and bis wife to dress
they escaped through window ant
, walked to Bryant's Pond, where the.
we're found the next day. James Aitkel
! was found under some blankets In
3 Rumford livery stable. One Of the prin
cipal witnesses, though summoned
/ failed to appear at the trial.
r The Athens told very different stOr
I from that of the witnesses for the state
stating that they were in Rumford look
, ing for work, and denying absolutely tn
q charge made. It was not denied that al
j the parties had been drinking together
and it is needless to say that the test
q mony did not present picture of high
!. toned life.
a At the conclusion of the evidence l
this case, on the ruling of the court tina
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testimony was not sufficient to maintai
the charge alleged, the case was nc
pressed and the parties were discharged
Following this was very short tris
of Ed Day of Rumford for the larceny {
clothing from Israelson's store. M
Carthy appeared for Day. The verdit
was not guilty by reason of insanity.
THE HIRAM ASSAULT CASE.
A case which had been expected
occupy considerable time, but the GU
come Of which came sooner than al
ticipated, was the indictment againi
Albert B. Sanborn of Hiram for assau
with dangerous weapon with intent I
kill. This case was begun early in tt
afternoon Saturday.
This affair caused quite a sensatio
when 1t occurred last May in the usual
quiet town of Hiram. Without goiu
into the details of testimony of Il
r,;t-a..a. xno. ha ooiA tht