The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-03
ROY PRAY FOUND NOT GUILTY IN THE
CATTLE POISONING CASE
Has Aroused Much Interest in Somerset County
Fall Term Nearing Close

IN the case OF McDernOlI vs. 10TH,
the defendant was awarded the YER
diet. The case was one of personal
injury suit being brought by James
NcDermott of Pittsfield against Ceylon
York of Foxcroft. The sum involved
was $1,000 1t seems that the plaintiff
went into the barber shop of the de-
fendant and while there, fell through
trap door and dislocated his
shoulder. He was removed to the de-
fendant's home and while there it is
alleged that McDermott knew that the
hole was in the floor but forgot about
it. McDermott testifying that he did
not know about it. In the minds of
the jury, however, it was decided
that he was negligent and did not use
the care of an ordinary person. Geo.
Morse appeared for the plaintiff and
{. W. Hayes for the defendant.
The criminal docket was begun upon
Thursday last and the following cases
we're disposed of: State vs. Madam
King, single sale, continued; Roy Nal
bon. contempt, continued; George Muir
ply. common seller and single sale
continued; Sylvester Talbot, violation
of game law continued; Ora Mason,
violation of game law continued;
Thomas Berry, common seller, filed;
Archie Blair, single sale, continued;
Joseph Kiah, single sale, continued;
tnued; Flora King. nuisance, continu-
ed Joseph GARNER, intoXication, judg-
ment of lower court affirmed with
cost; Dennis Gallant, search and seiz-
ure, continued; Placed Gallant, search
and seizure, continued; Simon P. Col
bath, common seller and single sale
continued; Anthony Thibodeau; lar
ceny, ordered to report to Charles o.
Small, the first day of each month
until further notice; Joshua Davis,
assault with attempt to kill, mol pros
sed; Omer Pooler, single sale, continu-
ed; George Tom, single sale, continu-
ed; Alec Crawford, nuisance, continu-
ed; Eddie Spaulding, intoXication, con-
tinued; John II. Titcomb, cheating by
false pretenses, no1l pressed; John l..
Spiers, perjury, continued; Mary
Munster, nuisance, continued.
Thomas Frye, Herbert Terriault,
Edwin Murray and Joseph Murray
we're found guilty on an indictment for
breaking and entering and larceny.
All four were charged with breaking
and entering a Fairfield store, from
which they took quantity of firearms.
Frye and Murray denied having any
connection with the case.
Friday forenoon, Walter Campbell
Of Skowhegan, retracted his plea from
the lower court for attempted rape,
and entered a plea of guilty. During
the forenoon, John Newsome was con-
victed of larceny. The states attor-
ney claimed that Newsome had taken
two $40 bills from the room of Ed
ward Hearst in a Skowhegan boarding
house. The money was left during the
night, in the trousers pockets, OF
which were thrown over chair, and
Hearst did not miss the loss until af-
ter he had started from the house the
next morning. He accordingly return
ed and made a search which was not
with good results. Later Newsome
was found to have two $40 bills, one
teing traced and obtained through a
grocer from whom the respondent had
make some purchases. The other bill
was not found until N2wsome was
brought to iail, and that when he was
desirous of obtaining bail the other
note corresponding with the one lost
ty Hearst The defendant claimed he
obtained the money from niece who
was owing him, and who according to
testimony. appeared successfully in
East Rochester, Waterville and even
Skowhegan.
The case of Eugene Knights of Ca
laan was taken mp, he having been ac-
cused and indicted for breaking and
entering and larceny of goods, taken
from locked room in the saw mill OF
David Corson, located in West Athens
during the winter. The case as re-
presented by the state was that Mr.
Corson left his tools in locked store
room of his saw mill at West Athens
from fall to spring. During the past
winter he found upon investigation
that the mill had been broken into and
portion of the tools removed. He
went to the home Of Knights and
found a square and hammer there,
which he thought was his property
Knight claimed that the tools we're
borrowed some time previous from
Corson. The result of the jurys YER
dict was not guilty. The respondent
was represented by w. II. Hawes, Esq
case which has greatly interested
the farmers of this vicinity was taken
up Friday afternoon, it being that OF
State VS. Pray, Roy Pray having been
under indictment for poisoning the
cattle of L. G.. Trafton, a prominent
farmer of SkoWhegan. The case has