Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-12
Court Room Crowded 10
Heat mcCIusky Trial.
jswsh's Story Of Assault al His
Lonely Home by Two Men.


was placed on trial at the supreme
court. Wednesday morning, on the
charge of assault and attempt to rob
George Jewett. a man 90 years old,
who lived alone in a lonely district
of South Solon Tie court house was
crowded with spectators. Contrary to
expectations Attorney Gent raj Phil :
brook conducted the case for the STATE,
assisted by the new count! attorney.
1r opening the case MIR Philbrook
said this was not a case that is oti-
ciaily under his jurisdiction but due
to the fact that this case developed
during the term of former County
Attorney Folsom he came here to as
sist the new county attorney.
The following appeared as witnesses
for the State; George Jewett. Daniel
Jswntt, Lyman Jewett OF Scion; Sher
if John 4. Mooers. Skowtegan; Depu
ty Sheriff Linn Foss of Scion: Deputy
Sheriff Elmer Folsom of Cambridge.
Andrew Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
LANCASTER of Solon and J. r. Holman
Of Athens.
Tie iirst witness Was the man Who
was assaulted. He said that lie lived
onsa farm and ha ,ilived alone on this
place since he was q wears old that
on tile afternoon Of June 80 lie Went
TO another place where he kept his
cattle about 1.3o O'Clock. Two men APP
preached. Their faces were partl5
covered with black cloths. They spra1S
upon him and knocked him down. They
took his coat and threw it over his
head. They then demanded that he
tell where he Kept his money. He
refused. They said they would count
ten and if he did not then tell. but
they did not complete the threat
When he would not comply they said
they would count three; if he would
tell where hs kept his money they
would take only $50 of it.
The old imam firmly said he did not
have any money and the men bound
his hands and wrists with hay wir"
and mis- feet with i rope. They then
left MIN.
Mr.. ,ewett then said that he conf
MERGED to work his hands from the
wire and in SO doing it cut into his
wrists He finally released himself
and Immediately went 70 his house,
took his box of money ard went t.
Daniel Jewetts and from there to w
man Jewett's and the alarm was given
by the latter Jewett. Sheriff Moo.rs
hastened to the scene in an automobile.
Lyman Jewett had found the rope
and the wire that bound the old man
the night before. and with this rope
the State is endeavoring Ia prove
that Edward McCIusky is connected
with the crime. The testimony for
the State showed that this rope MES
of peculiar make and is ole that
is seldom seen in the country, the
end If ii having moose that is r,ads
by sailors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lancaster
recognized it and testified that during
the spring of that year they had used
this rope to bind wheel barrow
together. Mrs. Lancaster said the rope
had come into her possession from her
former husband. and her former hus-
band had gotten il in a horse trade
and tlis vert as a halter. She said
that while Mr.. Lancaster was doing
his springs work McClusky came to
him and wanted TO hire a pair Of light
horses to do some narrowing. and MI
Lancaster agreed to let him have the
uSe of the horses. The testimony de-
yelopsd that one Casey, since died.
aid Andrew Fisher were working for
MIR. Lancaster on the day that Nc
Clusky came to get the horses. Mr.,
Fisher testified that he helped get the
horses on. for Mr.. McClusky and that
they harnessed one horse into a wagon
and, not being able to find anything
to lead the other horse, they took a
rope off tie wheel barrow. and Nc
Clusky led the morse home with it.
The State endeavoring to prove that
McClusky never returned this rope
hut when he returned the horses he
led them with a rein.
Sheriff Mooers testified that he ar
rested McClusky in Scion village in
Septe'nt er and fcClusky Was anxious
TO talk abb ut he ropo. Evidence was
brought out that on one occasion be-
fore the crime was committed Nc
Ciusky told a person who had pad
lock that old George Jewett had one
like it and said to the person tha'
lie would like &c take the kew.
The respondent is endeavorin2 t.
prove that McClusky is innocent OF
The crime. Il is endeavoring to show
that JeWett has said that these Two
men who attacked him were smaller
men than McClusky. 1t IS ai@''
claimed by the respondent that Je%-
EFT told a man in Scion who is about
i've feet tall that the men who at
tackled bin were about his SIZE. NC
c!usky is about six feet tall. lie Is
muscuiarly built and is much larger
man than the respondent claims VAS
either OF the men who attacked Je"
eft.
Marshall Pooler pleaded guilty to an
Indictment charging him with being
common seller "Wednesday. and justice
king imposed sentence Of 50 days In
Jail.
Somerset Divorces.
Justice King has decreed the follow
ing divorces at the supreme court TINS
term Effie May Richardson I'D vs.
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