The independent-reporter., 1910-09-29

ported last evening in the Ivory Buz-
zell murder case at about O'Clock
The jury was out about one hour.
Buzzell Was sentenced this morning
to fifteen years in the State prison
at Thomaston He took the sentence
calmly and appeared pleased 10 know
the maximum sentence Of ~ years
was not given him.
The case State Us. Ivory Buzzell OF
East Skowhegan in which an indict-
ment was returned against the re-
spondent at the last March term of
court for the murder of his father.
John BuzZell, on December II, was
entered upon for trial Wednesday at
8 a m. The jury was quickly drawn
there being only three challenges
made. There had been summoned
nine extra jurors besides the regu-
lar panels. The following are the
names of the jurymen to serve on
the case: John II. Fuller, Fairfield:
William n. Whitman, Brighton; Phil
ander X Morris. Concord; F. J.
Ward, Madison; David w. Foye. Fair
field; Arthur R. Jewett, foreman
Skowhegan; Elmer E. Harris, Skow-
hogan: Horace E. Spear, Madison;
Charles Wakefield, Ripley; H. A. Gill
man. Norridgewock; William E. Row
ell, Solon; George D. Richardson,
Fairfield.
The respondent is represented by
A. X. Butler of Skowhegan of the
firm of Butler & Butler. Assisting
County Attorney L. r. Folsom for the
State, is Attorney General Warren
Philbrook of Waterville.
The respondent during the draw
ing of the jury showed little interest
in the case, but as the trial was about
to open he appeared to be more or
less uneasy. He looked about the
court room and showed nervousness
as if he did not like to have the spec
tators watch him. He has the ap-
pearance of a different man compared
with the way he looked when he was
arrested in December. His face was
then covered with long black whiskers
i and he had the appearance OF a man
who had spent much of his life in the
woods. He is now smooth shaven.
has a smooth complexion and soft
skin He has sharp piercing eyes and
carries slight scowl most of the
time.
This is the first murder case to be
tried here since the famous Terrlo
trial and the court room WAS crowd
ed Wednesday.
Attorney General Philbrook in op-
ening said:
RESPONDENT Ivory E. Buzzel with
his father, John Buzzell made up the
entire family. How long they lived
/ thus no one appears to know. But
when the murder occurred they were
/ living together in East Skowhegan.
The house is one story. From a dark
hall, opening out of the living room,
stairs ascend into upper part of house.
4 These stairs are narrow and the
opening into the attic is quite small
/ between sides of the walls. The
chimney projects by head of stairs
up into the attic which is divided in
to three rooms From the middle
room one door opens into southern
room. another into northern room and
! the stairs also enter this middle room.
which is lighted by a sky light win
dow opening up with hinges at top.
Now on December II, it was on Sat
urday. during the afternoon, young
man by the name of Barrett had
driven by the Buzzell place some lit
tie distance and when coming back
by the place, saw Ivory Buzzell and
nodded to him Buzzell held up his
hand for Barrett TO stop. He did
STOP anu dShcu hudL lll6 LudAACl as
Ivory said: Il want you to drive down
to telephone and call a coroner The
young man was anxious to know what
the trouble was and Ivory said:
There has been a homicide and |
want a coroner Barrett drove off to
Harris who was the deputy sheriff
and Harris then started with Alton
Goodrich to the undertaken, Scott
Lord. who had also heard of the affair,
and started out for the scene. Harris
and Goodrich arrived just ahead of
the other teams Ivory came from
the corner OF the house and Harris
asked him What has happened?'
Buzzell then said he and his father
had had a scuffle and his father was
in the house He was ready to talk
and told Mr.. Harris that he had shot
his father Buzzell leading the way,
they entered the kitchen. AS they
swung the door back they saw the
body of John BuzZell lying on the
floor with feet toward the door, the
body lying at right angles The body
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