Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-22

000 OoIoOy WSIo ~ tu0 u ouVo PiaOO eA1As
times that day. The flrst time tn
iWent there and had some beer, with tn
I sam neighbour who afterward fonn
them there. Late 10 the aftern ron the
went there with another companioi
after more beer, and found the hous
looked up. While the others waited
: front, Siddall, according to bis story
: went around to the side door, which b
: found open little distance. he put hj
= bead through the door and shouted tw
: or three times, but couldn't raise any
= body, and while be Was half way throug
: the door the neighbor came along.
A. E. Stearns defended Carney an
Siddall. The case took not more than o
hour, but the Jury worked on It fror
about half-past four Wednesday aftel
noon until nearly O'Clock 10 the morn
ing, when they were allowed TO 60 HON
| under the orders of the court. In th
morning they reported that they wer
unable to agree. Carney and Siddal
were released on their own recognizance
1t 10 understood that the jury stood i
to for conviction.
Bail was defaulted In the cases o
Ernest Mechant, Louis Robichaud, Mix
Nelligan and Ed q. Peters.
In the case of Alton GOTTA In an ap
pealed case for intoxication, judgmen
Of the lower court was arffimed, and tn,
ane of IS 90 and costs OF sl742 wer'
paid.
A nuisance case against Paulo Proco
pho of Rumford, colloquially known .,
| 'Polly," was next tried. County Attor
ney Parker for state; A e. Stearus fol
respondent.
Procopio runs beer shop for the sale
OF uno beer, at what Is known as the
half. way house, between Rumford Fall:
village and Smiths Crossing. On the
5th of September Deputy Sheriffs Niles
and Small searched the place, and con
cealed in the stable found three pint
bottles of whisksy.
The defence was that the whiskey be-
longed to Joe Psrise, who was and is q
tenant In the house where Polly's beer
shopis. PARSE went on the stand and
explained that he hid the whiskey be.
cause his wife was addicted to drinking
and had got into trouble on that account,
and he didn't want her to get hold Of bis
whiskey.
Procopio admitted when asked by the
county attorney that he had several
times paid fines In liquor cases, but ex.
planned in his somewhat broken English
that shat for the soft stuff"
The jury was out but short time be-
fore returninga verdict of guilty.
The next case was very similar to the
Procopio case, though 1t was a different
form OF action. This was a complaint,
tried In the Norway Municipal Court
and appealed, against James Caliendo, a
well-known Rumford barber, for keeping
and depositing liquors intended for ille-
gal sale. County Attorney Parker for
state; Hutchins for defendant. :.
Witnesses for the state were Deputy
Sheriffs Niles aud Small. On the 23d OF
Iune they made search of the dwelling
house Of Caliendo, which is on the hill
above the railroad station at Rumford.
In hole In the ground in the garden
back of the house, closed with a board
cover, on top of which were leaves and
dirt, they found two quart bottles Of
whiskey. Mr.. Niles testified that on the
Sunday preceding the seizure he watch
ed with a field glass from the police
station, and saw many men 60 to the
back door of Caliendo's house.
The defence was that the whiskey be-
longed to one Pietro Carrioti, a board
er at Caliendo's, who received four bot
ties by express few days before. He
kept 1t in bis room at first, but as 1t was
disappearing faster than he used it, he
took 1t early one morning, without the
knowledge of any one else, and hid 1t In
the place where 1t was found by the
officers. The agent Of the American
Express Co. at Rumford was on the
stand with his record, and testified that
Q package was received on the 10th of
June, and delivered on the Goth, address.
ed to Carrioti and receipted for by him.
The jury was out only short time
before returning verdict of not guilty.
A very short case was that of Joseph
Ayotte, young man Of Rumford, who
had been indict d for the larceny Of two
FIVE. dollar bills from Andrew McCafferty.
Ayotte having no means to employ coun-
sci, Judge Savage appointed A. E.
Stearns to defend him.
On the evening of the 9th of July, Nc
Caffsrty and another man went bathing
In Swift River. When they went 10, Joe
Ayotte was sitting on the top of the
bank near where they went 10, and they
had some conversation with him. When
McCafferty came out to dress, he found
that two five-dollsr bills which he had
had in his trousers pocket were gone.
Ayotte had also disappeared. The next
morning warrant for Ayotte's arrest
was issued, but he had left town, and
did not return for about three months.
Mr.. Stearns put on no witnesses for
the defence, but confined himself to
bringing out by bis questions the fact
that there were other parties In swim
ming In the near vicinity, and to argu-
ing that there was ample opportunity
for q number OF others than Ayotte to
have taken the money.
The jury returned q verdict OF not
guilty after b ing out only short time.
With the end Of the Ayotte case, late
Thursday afternoon, the finish of the
criminal trial docket was rather unex.
pectedly reached, and the juries were
discharged that night.
SENTENCE DAY.
Friday morning the time Of the court
for nearly Two hours was taken up with
the matter of sentences, all those who
had pleaded guilty or been convicted
being brought in.
In the case of John Lord of Rumford,
q young man who had pleaded guilty to
the larceny of harness. A. E. Stearns
addressed the court briefly in his behalf,
suggesting probation, but as Lord had
once before been under probation, Judge
Savage imposed q sentence OF eight
months in Auburn Jail.
The next case was that of Watson L.
ssult with felonious intent, had been
convicted by jury Of assault and bat
terry. Mr.. Wright, who bad defended
Randall at the trial, spoke briefly for
him. Judge Savage said that though no
injury was done to the girl, he felt that
there was no reasonable doubt of Ran
dalls guilt as expressed by the verdict
He remarked on the surprising frequen-
cy of these cases, and said that some.
thing was necessary to protect little girls.
he then fixed the sentence at one year
in Auburn jail.
George w. Clark, who had plead ed
guilty to the larceny Of money and q
watch at Fryeburg, was sentenced to
flour months In the county Jail.
Carmel Magri Of Rumford, who had
pleaded guilty to the larceny ofa check,
and had already been in jail awaiting
trial for three months, was given thirty
days 10 Jail.
The case of Mrs. Emily Brooks snd
John McNeal Of Rumford, who had
pleaded guilty to adultery, was taken up
and County Attorney Parker said to th'