Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-10-25
Eight Sentenced 10 State Prison
Nine 90 to Jail, and Six are
Released.

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A Number of Convictions, and ,
Large Amount Of Criminal
Business Done in Court.
Five days packed full of work, from
Monday morning till Friday night
closed the October term of Supreme
judicial Court last week. Judge Cornish
had to get through Friday night, and b.
did it, but it was only by keeping things
moving fast and long 1t was such 1
week as is fortunately not often seen in
this county, and it is to be hoped w
shall not see its equal soon, for the goot
name of the county.
| Final adjournment was made at latt
supper hour Friday.
After a quantity Of preliminary bust
ness had been disposed of on Monday
the trials of criminal cases began, the
| first being that of Mrs. Grace DelanC
and Miss Gertrude Perham, indicted fol
maintaining house of ill-fame at Rum.
ford Corner. County Attorney Parker
for state; L. W. Blanchard for defence
The evidence was partly that of neigh
bors who had observed external condi.
tons at the place concerned, but the
principal dependence was upon the testi-
mony of a man who said he had been a
patron of the house, and the testimony
of the officers as to the conditions found
when they raided the place on the insti-
CATION of the witness mentioned.
The Jury was out only short time be
fore returning verdict of guilty in the
case of both the women.
John Lord of Rumford, indicted for
larceny of furniture, who had pleaded
guilty, was allowed to 60 on his own
recognizance, and the case was continued
for sentence The respondent is boy
of is years, and he was rather nervous
when Judge Cornish questioned him
quite closely. The action in the case
was taken on the recommendation of
the county attorney.
THE ITALIAN sLAsHING CASE.
The next case tried, which was opened
late in the day Monday, was that of
James Caliendo and Annie Caliendo his
wife, both of Rumford, indicted for as
sault with intent TO kill. There was
unauestiunable evidence of an assault,
i'm scar across the cheek of Mrs. Janacci,
the assaulted party, which extended from
the left ear across the cheek to the nose
IL was not denied that the slash was
made by razor in the hands of Mrs.
Calisndo, but there was considerable
conflicting testimony as to the circum-
stances.
All the parties concerned in the affair,
aud nearly all the witnesses, are Italian
residents of Rumford Falls. Part of
them speak English. Others do not,
and il was necessary to use an interpre-
ter. Lawrence Lavorgns acted in this
CAPACITY, in which he has for several
terms Of court had practically con-
tinuous engagement from the opening
till the close of the term. As some OF
the witnesses were people from whom
il would be difficult To get direct re-
spouse under any circumstances, and the
taking of testimony through an inter-
prefer magnified the difficulty, some
portions of the trial went very slowly.
County Attorney Parker conducted the
case for the state, and q. A. HutchinS of
RumtOrQ aUu IlOu. JOuu L . SWoooy W
Canton for the defence.
Caiendo is a barber at Rumford, and
he and his wife, good looking young
woman of 10, and their two children,
live ON the hill above the railroad sta
ton. IN that part of Rumford known as
Virginia lived Frank Jauacci, commonly
known as big Frank" and his family.
Mrs. Jauacci, in answer to the question
nut in cross. examination, whether she
and Frank are married, said she didn't
know.
On the ID day of last September, about
6 o'clock in the afternoon, the affair
which led to this indictment occurred.
1t developed from the testimony, though
the story was not directly told, that
there had been during the afternoon an
alteration between Caliendo and "Big
Frank" in which the latter had used to
Caliendo the term "canuto." This is
among the Italians a term Of the bitter
est reproacb and insult, indicating that
the wife of the man TO whom 1t is ad-
dressed is a prostitute with his knowl-
edge aud consent.
Calisndo went home TO supper at
O'Clock, and told his wife of what had
Occurred. According to the theory OF
the state, aud the testimony introduced
to support II, Mr. and Mrs. Caliendo then
went from their home to Virginia. "a
liendo concealed himself in the bushes
beside the road, not far from the JaDacc
house, and Mrs. Caliendo went into the
kitchen OF the house, and demanded
"Who put the canutO on my husbands?
Words followed quite rapidly between
Mr.. Caliendo and the occupants of the
kitchen, and Mrs. Jsnacci, who was in
bed in a room opening from the kitchen
got up and came out into the kitchen
| lust AS Mrs. Csliendo was going out Of
the door, being put out by two girls
who were there. Mrs. Janacci threw 8
| pi,cher at Mrs. Caliendo, which broke
on the ground behind her, and then fol
lowed her out around the house into TIT
road in front. Here "Jimmie" Caliendt
appeared from the bushes, and graspec
| Mrs. Janacci by the throat, holding re
yolver to her bead. Mrs. Caliendo said
| "Hold her, Jimmie. Let me do il,
aud slasLed Mrs. Janacci's face with tht
razor.
On the other hand, the story told by
the defence was different. According f
this. Mrs. Calieudo left the house Will,
her husband was eating his supper, tell
ing her mother-in-law where she wa!
going. and Jimmie followed her abou
fifteen minutes later, when he discovered
where she had gone. She went into thu
kitchen at the Janacci house, and afte
she had made her demand, Big Franz
picked I'D a long knife and brsndished i
over her head. She thereupon picke'
up a razor which was lying on the tabl
to use in her own defence. She thel
left the house and ran up the road, bu
was pursued by Mrs. Janacci, who threV
first the pitcher and then number o
stones at her Out in the road Mrs
Jauacci overlook her, and was standby
lover her with big stone in her fist whe
Mrs. Caliendo made the slash with tn
razor, Just after this had occurred jim
mic appeared coming down the road, an
the Calieudos Immediately went to Judg
Stsarns of the municipal court and ha
a warrant made out for Mrs. Caliendo'
arrest.
There was some strikingly cOntradit
tory testimony. Mrs. Janacci and he
daughter, a young girl, stated positivel
that Jimmie Caliendo held Mrs. Janact
with revolver at her head while Mr.
Caliendo did the slashing. Both tn
Calieudos stated as positively that jim
mic was not there at all until after th
slashiug was done. Jimmie said tina, b
never owned but one revolver, and thu
he sold that "Oh, long time ago.
Deputy Sheriff Niles testified that b
searched Caliendo's house on the 2lst