Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-09-19
A Lot of Work for the Court.
LARGE GRIsr OF BUSINESS GRoUNI
DURING THE FAIR.

AS the outcome of the county fair
largely if not wholly, there was large
amount of business for the Norway Mu-
nicipal court for three or four days last
week.
The business began to accrue Monday
night and Tuesday morning, when Depu'
ty Sheriff Cole happened on to some par
ties who were making their way toward
the fair grounds with more or less hard
stuff which was evidently designed for
sale. Four lots of liquor, put up in pint
and half-pint bottles and a two-gallon
Jug, were libeled, and several parties sp-
peared in court as respondents.
Peter Leavitt of Lewiston was adjudg-
ed guilty on the charge of carrying
liquors for sale, and was fined $4,000 and
costs of Sl1 32. He appealed, but later
paid the fine and costs.
Harry Young of Madison, on the same
charge, was adjudged guilty, and paid
fine of $50. 90 and costs of 5000.
Mike Jolicoeur of Lewiston was ad-
Judged guilty on the same charge, and
was fined $50 90 and costs Of Sl1 SO. BE
filed an appeal, but later withdrew II
and paid the fine.
Later Melvin Ware of Lewiston was
sdiudged guilty on the same charge,
and was fined $4,000 and costs of SO. "a.
In default of payment, he was commit
ted to Jail TO serve sixty days.
A number of men charged with in
toxicatiou were before the court We'd
nesday, Thursday aud Friday. In each
case a fine of s.. 90 and costs was impos-
ed by Judge Jones. Those who paid the
fine and were discharged were Charles
Tucker, Buckfield, Perley Trum6ull,
Poland, Frank Jacobson, Otistield,
James Burke, Berlin, N. H., Robert
Sturgeon, Berlin, n. H., Warren Brooks,
West Paris, George Gaudet, West Paris,
Jesse III. Smith, Dixfield. Those who
failed to settle and were committed to
| Jail for thirty days were Tapsni Lynn
men, West Paris, Albert Valley. Paris,
aud George Decoteas, Paris. All oil
them expected to arrange for the pay
| ment of their fine later.
About noon Wednesday pickpockets
began to get in their work in the crowd
| at the fair grounds. They did not do ii
| as in some previous years in the crush al
the ticket office, but inside. There was
a crowd packed in front of the eating
place of the Good Cheer Society, wait
ling for a chance to get in, and the light
| fingered gentry took this as field FOL
their operations. Among those who
were touched" was Col. VIM. EEustis
of Dixfield, who has been at South Paris
for the summer.
Discovering the loss of his pocketbooi
almost Immediately, and recalling wher
liz must have been done, Col. Eusti'
looked up an officer and three men
Fred Leighton, James Martin and Arthur
Madden, of Lewiston, were taken int
custody. Col. Eustis identified two o
them as men who were near him In tbI
crowd at the time his pocket was picked
Only a small amount of money wa
found on the men, and nothing else tina
was suspicious.
Thursday morning the three men wer
arraigued in the Norway court, ant
pleaded not guilty. The hearing wa
continued until Friday forenoon, q
, which time the mon were represente'
by W. q. Hines and L. J. Brann o
Lewiston, and Walter L. Gray Of Sout
Paris. Col. Eustis told the story of los
, ing his pocketbook, and identified tw
, of the men az being near him In th
/ crowd, but could not say that any o
them had anything to do with takinI
his money, and the respondents wer
, discharged by Judge Jones. The heal
J ing occupied not more than fifteen mir
! uses.