The independent-reporter., 1910-09-29

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found no injuries on him. l cautioned
him not to talk with anyone except
his attorney. When he knew | was
going out to his homestead he sug-
gested where / could find certain
stick"
In that part of the case Wednesday
when his old homestead was men
toned by Sheriff Mooers the respon-
sdent broke down and wept for some
time and shook with emotion for sew
eral minutes. He soon. however.
frightened up and after that he ap-
peared to have more interest in the
case and leaned forward to catch ev-
cry word that was said.
A. X. Butler, in opening the case
for the defense, said he did not in
tend to enter the plea of insanity for
the respondent, but he hoped to show
that Ivory Buzzell was not responsible
when he shot his father on December
H. He said that the defense admitted
that the respondent killed his fatrer
and that he shot him but the son did
not realize what he was doing. He
said that by the witnesses he would
try to prove that there was no malice
or forethought in the act
The first witness called for the de-
fense was DR.. L. H. Shean of Canaan.
He said he had known young Buzzell
all of the boys life and that he had
been called when the respondent was
boy to attend him for fits. He said
that Buzzell had always been consid-
cred queer in his ways. He would
not associate with people much.
Mrs. Della Sandford, school teach
er to whom Buzzell had been to
school in the East Skowhegan dis
triot about Is years ago, testified that
then Buzzell was odd and did not as
sociate with the other boys and when
he ate his dinner he would get alone
in one corner of the school room and
double up on the seat and eat. He
was not considered much of a stu
dent.
Wallace ireland, who had lived a
neighbor to the Buzzells for several
years, said in his testimony that
young Buzzell's mother hanged her
self He said that he had been called
to the house when John BuZzell was
what he thought was out of his mind.
Ivory Buzzell took the stand in
his own defense He said that he
was Sc years old. He was born In
East Skowhegan and had lived there
all his life until December II. That
his fathers mother kept house for
them for a time after his mother
died. She died being insane. He said
he and his father got along nicely
the most of the time and had only an
occasional dispute.
He stated that he had not been
we'll in his life time and the last two
years he had not been as well as
usual, and a few days before the, trag-
edy occurred he had been quite sick
and on that morning he had not got
ten up. He said when he got up his
father was out in the yard near the
sleigh and was about to go away. His
father saw him looking out of the
sky light in the chamber and he hol-
Tered up a few words. | began do
ing something then down underneath
the caves when | heard father COM
ing up the stairs. | picked up stick
and struck at him. He pulled 1t out
of my hands. | stepped around the
chimney into my room and grabbed
my rife with both hands, one hand
on the trigger and the hammer, too.
stepped out and when | did the gun
went off. | had accidentally pulled
on the hammer and the gun had ex-
ploded. | did not see my father but
soon | heard him crying outside and
he said: 20, God. I'm done for!"
About three minutes after, l came to
myself and hastened down stairs. My
father was alive, lying on the floor
went and got coat and put 1t un-
der his head. | then realized what
had done.
Buzzell testified that after that he
was dazed. He didn't know what to
do and from early forenoon until 3
in the afternoon he walked the floor.
DR.. Miller, superintendent of the In
sane hospital at Augusta, said that
from his casual observation and from
the methods commonly used in the
hospitals he believed that Buzzell was
trifle abnormal but was sane though
at times irritable.
The September term of court has
been some ewhat short but busy one.
Without doubt it will adjourn today.
The last jury case being the Buzzell
case. There was only one jury trial
for the civil docket, that being the
three cases of NJ, B. Heselton VS. +. I.
Palmer. The three cases were tried
in one. Two of them were for rent.
The jury brought in verdict of about
1927 for the plaintiff in two of the
cases. The other case was for dam
ages and the defendant won. In the
other two cases the amount determin-
ed was less than what the plaintiff
was sued for, there being reduced per
month on the rent $500. Butler &
Butler appeared for the plaintif;
Merrill & Merrill for the defendant
A number of cases on the civil
docket were continued.
The grand jury for the September
term of the Somerset Supreme court
rose Saturday after sitting since last
Tuesday. They reported II indict-
ments. The following were made
public: State VS. Roy L. Merry, Madi-
son, extortion; GenTke & Libby nuis-
ance, running a traction engine for
hauling lumber between Bingham and