Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-17
GARDINER.
JosephDeaTborn and James
Sears Before Court,
Following Arrest for Disturb
anCe--Boih Are Bound Over.
lamb.Ring Wedding on Wednesday
Evening, Surprise to Many.

Joseph Dearborn, foreman OF the
finishing room at the K. +. Hazard
shoe factory, and James Sears also an
employee of the same shop. were ar
rested about noon. Thursday, by City
Marshal f. T. Potter. for making a
disturbance ON the street and in the
shop. They were given a hearing in
the afternoon before Judge VIII G.
Atkins in the municipal court. G. A..
knight acted as counsel for Mr. Dear
born and George W. Heselton for Mr..
Sears. The plea was not guilty in
both cases. Mr.. Sears testified that,
Thursday morning, he went to the fin
fishing room to get a tag. said he
asked Dearborn for the same, but he
claimed he knew nothing of II. and
was rather angry about II. Word fol-
lowed word and Sears claimed he
(Dearborn) called him vile names,
then Sears hit him, knocking him
down. Dearborn got to his feet and the
fight lasted for some time. Dearborn
finally stabbing Sears with some kind
of a shoe knife, intlieting wound back
OF his neck about two inches long. but
not very deep cutting through his
clothes, and tried to sta1, him in the
breast, but failed. Finally some of the
workmen separated the combatants.
Several Witnesses testified TO seeing
the assault including Paul Demorse,
Peter Marenson. Harry Phrater All
testified to seeing the knife in Dear
born's. hand, but some of them We're
uncertain regarding the outcome. 9th
er witnesses were Supt. John IL.
Thompson OF the factory, DIR. +. +.
Strout, and DIR. A. w. Strout. who
dressed the wounds of the men. DIR.
Fred Strout said the man Dearborn
had several cuts and bruises on the
face and one eye was closed. so the
man could not see out of il. Thought
he would be all right In about three
weeks, IL nothing new set In. The
wound of Sears will probably heal all
right III time. If nothing new should
set in. The. opinion of the physician
was that the wound was made with a
smooth. knife or other instrument.
MIR. Dearborn said this was the first
trouble he had with Sears. but had
seen him around the shop before. 1t
seems that Dearborn has not been at
the factory a great while. Dearborn
claimed Sears grabbed him by the
dtld titIeW MN W lllc hbttS,
then. kicked him. he then struck at
him with the knife which was ex-
planned TO the court to DC shank
knife. Said he probably would have
drove 1t into him If he could Dear
born was held in the sum of $500 for
the September term of court. Both
furnishea bonds.
Scars was held In the same sum fof
his appearance at the same court and
at the same time, for another assault
which took place on the same man in
front OF the blacksmith shop of +. A.
Edgccomb, which is just a short dis
lance from the Hazard shop. Dear
born said he was going from the post
Office to the shop at noon and that
when he got in front of the blacksmith
shop, Sears came out and knocked him
down. before he was aware he was
any, where around, then kicked him
several times. Most of the wounds or
Dearborn were inflicted In the scufiie
at noon. Both furnished bonds.