Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-09-05
|SkuN Fractured, Eye Put Out,
Quarrel Ends in Serious Injuries
to William c. Cummings.
Ills Brother, Movnette, Is IN JAN
Awaiting the October Court.

A. the outcome of an ARRAY in . camp
ahont three miles from South Paris
Thursdsy night, William G. Cummings
Lila now in the hospital at Lewiston
seriously wounded, and his orotner,
Movnette Cummings, is in jail awaitine
the result.
These brothers are sons OF the late
.Joseph Cummings, who formerly lived
on a farm in Greenwood. william y.
Cummings is 81 years OF age, ana NOV
nette is older. He gives his age as ",
but as his father If living would now Dc
not quite 81 it is possible that ne is
mistaken. =,
William C.. Cummings came to South
Paris some time in 1910, and went to
work for W. B. Russell, who was cutting
lumber on the S. NJ. King farm, which
Mr.. Russell bad bought and on which
his son, B. Y. Russell, now lives. Mr..
Cummings drove team during the sled
ding season, and through the summer
has been cutting lumber, living alone in
a little camp in the woods. His SOD,
Henry Cummings, who lives on the
Partridge place, has been working with
him much of the time, but has gone
home at night.
Thursday afternoon Movnette Cum.
mings came to South Paris on the 1885
train, having come that day from Katah-
din Iron Works. Here be made In
quiries about his brother, whom he said
he had not seen for twenty years. He
was at that time sufficiently under the
influence of liquor so that it was noticed
by those with whom he talked.
At a quarter before 2 o'clock Friday
morning William C. Cummings appeared
at Mr.. Russelrs house and aroused the
family, asking that q doctor and
sheriff should be called. He said that
his brother had been fighting him for
two hours, but that he finally succeeded
in tuckering him out and getting away.
From the condition in which the man
afterwards proved to be, it is remarkable
that he was able to make his way 10 the
dark to Mr.. Russsll's house.
DR.. Merrill was summoned by tele-
phone, and at once came by automobile.
Later DR.. Stewart also was called, and it
was decided to take Cummings to the
hospital. Accordingly DR.. Merrill &C
companied him on the early train to the
Central Maine General Hospital at Lew
iston.
At the hospital it was found that the
skull was fractured above and back OF
the right eye, and Q piece of broken
jug was imbedded in the wound. The
right eye was torn out and split, the
nose was split below the bridge, and the
right shoulder was dislocated.
Meanwhile Deputy Sheriff Cole had
been summoned, and arrested Movnette
Cummings, who was found asleep in the
camp. He had no injuries, and bore no
signs of the ARRAY, except that the cloth
ing over one knee was saturated with
blood. The floor of the camp presented
q bloody scene, but there were few signs
of struggle. The table with dishes on
it, and articles standing against the wall
of the camp, were in their normal posi-
ton, and nothing bad been overturned.
After daylight Sheriff Cole took Mer-
rill, the photographer, to the camp to
take some photographs, and brought
away some things that were found there,
including parts of broken jug, and
round stick of beech wood, about two
inches in diameter and stove length, all
of which were blood-stained.
On the table in the camp was full
quart bottle of liquor, and another quart
bottle partly full.
According to the statements made by
William c. Cummings, bis brother came
to the camp about supper time. Later In
the evening they got into quarrel over
the settlement of a small amount OF
family property. William G. Cummings
says that his brother struck him over
the head from behind with the stick OF
wood, Telling him to the floor, and then
sat on top of him and pummeled him for
two hours before he succeeded in getting
away from him.
In the Norway Municipal Court Satur-
day morning, Movnette Cummings was
arraigned on the charge of assault with
intent to kill. He pleaded not guilty
and waived examination, and was bound
over to await the action Of the grand
Jury in the sum of $1,000. He made no
attempt to get bail, and will not do 80.
Movnette Cummings has for some time
been living at Brownville. he was plan
ming to move back into Oxford County,
with his mother and his two sons, re-
spectivsly "a and Is years of age, and
came here for the purpose OF making ar
rangements for some place to live.
He says regarding the affair that he
was not to blame for what occurred {;
that his brother made an assault upon
him, and that what he did was done in
self-defence.
It is reported Monday morning that
w. C. Cummings is resting comfortably
at the hospital, and has good chance
for rooouaru