Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15

visited Rumf0rd In 1905, when the note
were signed.
The defence was that the signatures b
the notes were procured by false repre-
|sentations. Gardner Il. Cobb, who sign
ed for e. L. Cobb q Co., and DR.. Stan
wood, testified that the representative o
tho collection agency told them tina
they would not have to pay any money
except the initial payment made Ut th
time; that tho other payments would b
made out Of the collections made; tha
the agency representative presented
book and asked them to give their bust
ness address, and they accordingly wrot
it. Both defendants said that they wer'
very busy ct the time. and they wrot
their names without stopping to reat
what Wa above, and that they did no
know until long afterwsrd that they hat
signed note. Collections did not pal
out we'll, 10 the Cobb case only one small
bill ever being collected, while In tn
Stanwood case no accounts were eve
furnished.
The trial Of these cases WAS completed
1t tho adjournment Of court Wednesda!
night, and In the morning the jury re-
turned sealed verdicts, for tho defend
ants In each case.
All the cases assigned for trial y or
Thursday dropped ont before that day
and the juries were excused Thursday
morning till tho next day.
On Friday the case of George 8. Stan
ley vs. Orion j. Black was tried. Walter
P. Perkins for Stanley; Wright for Black
The parties live In Porter, and In the
summer Of 1911 Mr.. Stanley sold farm
to Mr.. Black. This suit was brought to
recover the valne OF thiry.two and bali
thousand pine shingles, which were piled
beside the road near the buildings when
the farm was sold, and were later put In
to the barn by Mr.. Black and were lock
ed up In . hen pen there.
The question ct issue WAS whether the
shingles were included In the trade when
the farm was sold. According to the
story as told by Mr.. Stanley, he first
offered the farm for $1,000, and Mr..
Black offered him $4,000. Later, as an
inducement, Mr.. Stanley offered to in.
clude In the trade, for 5000, and later
for $500, the shingles, the ice, some
wood and little hay, but the offer was
not accepted. Later Mr.. Stanley decided
TO accept the offer OF $4,000, and bad the
deed made. He declares that the shin
giles we're to be included In the trade only
at the higher price, and that the offer OF
$4,000 was made by Black for the farm
alone, before the shingles were mention
ed.
The defendants testimony was that
the offer of the shingles With the farm
VS. made at $500, and that he re-
snondedSwith the offer of $4,000, and
that this offsf> was accepted by Mr..
Stanley without any s:ssstsment Of change
of conditions. The only thing at issue
seemed to be whether Mr.. Blacks Offer
Of $4,000 was made before or after the
shingles were offered by Mr.. Stanley as
part of the trade.
After being out some more than an
hour. the jury returned verdict for the
defendant.
The last case on the civil trial list,
which was opened Saturday morning,
was James G.. Cannon ct al vs.. John
P. Libby. Dyer and Morey for plaintiff;
Briggs and Swssey for defendant.
This il q case involving the location
of certain lot of land, which is part
of lot 6 in range 4 10 the town OF Hart.
ford, and the testimony Is regarding
stake and stones, spotted trees, and all
the other elements which enter into q
''line case" Line cases, 1t may be
observed, however they appear to the
jurors, are generally about as clear IS
mud to the ordinary man In the court
room.
The defence was being heard at the
time OF adjournment Saturday afternoon.
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
Friday forenoon the grand jury COM
pleted its work, and returned thirty
three indictments. They are az follows:
Wallace r. Purdy. Assault and battery.
HAIRY ST I siddsii and James Carney. Breaking
and entering.
watson L. Randall. Felonious assault.
George w. Clark. Larceny.
Harry Rowe. Larceny.
Carmel Magri. Larceny.
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dictments.
Ernest Merchant. Two indictments. nuisance
and common seller.
Emily Brooks and John McNeal. Adultery.
Herman B. Higgns. Larceny.
Louis Robichaud. Nuisance.
Bion W. Sanborn. Larceny, two indictments
Louis Fortier. Nuisance
Clark Houston. Nuisance.
Georgianna Potvin and Angelina Turgeon.
Nuisance.
Paul Procopio. Nuisance.
Alton CONN. Assaulting an officer.
Harry Sullivan. Larceny.
Michael Michigan. Nuisance.
John Debroski. Nuisance.
and NON support Of child, two indictments.
John Mitchell. Larceny.
Daniel MeCanerty. Nuisance.
Annie Mcdonald. Larceny.
Albert j. Pine. Two indictments, nuisance
and common seller.
Burton Pine. Nuisance.
Thursday afternoon George W. Ridlon,
against whom an indictment for embez-
element had been returned at . previous
term, appeared In court, and Hon.
George c. Wing Of Auburn, bis counsel,
stated to the court that 10 Mr.. Ridlon's
act there was no criminal intent, and
that full restitution had been made.
He therefore asked that the case might
be continued for sentence. County
Attorney Parker expressed his willing
ness to have this done.
Judge Savage remarked that he did
not believe, as he had frequently taken
occasion to say, In using the criminal
courts to aid In securing the civil rights
or claims of partIes. Neither was 1t his
practice, In criminal matters, to take in
to account the social standing of q re-
spondent. In this case, having gone
over the matter thoroughly with the
counsel, he felt that the ends OF justice
would be fully met by the action asked
for, and he ordered the case continued
for sentence, the respondent being re-
leased on bis own recognizance.
Friday afternoon the prisoners who
had been In Jail awaiting this term, nine
Of them, were brought In to be arralgned.
Those who pleaded guilty were:
John Lord of Rumford, indicted for
larceny Of harnesses from P. r. Howard.
George w. Clark, indicted for the lar.
ceny of 5000 In money from Melisa D.
Horne of Fryeburg, and . watch and
chain and pair OF trousers from George
r. Hutchins.
Herman B. Higgins, indicted for the
larceny of suit Of clothes and watch
from Lorenzo g. Higgins, at West Paris.
Annie Mcdonald, Indicted for the lar.
ceny OF diamond ring, Of the value OF
$3.50, from Mrs. Della Marx, ct Rumford.
N. L. Kimball, Esq, addressed the
court in behalf of Herman B. Higgins,
who Is . boy Of 18, explaining that the
boy wanted to 20 to Portland to have .
good time, and that In bis brothers alb
sence he took bis suit Of clothes and bis
watch. When his brother returned