Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-28
Two Days Of. Second Week Of Court.
FOUR STATE PRISON SENTENCES, AND A
NUMBER WENT TO JAIL.

FOUR STATE PRISON SENTENCES, AND A
NUMBER WENT TO JAIL.
Rather unexpectedly quick work wa,
made Of the second week of the October
term Of Supreme judicial Court, which
closed Tuesday night. Principally Grim.
inal business was done during the two
days, and 1t was quite rapidly disposed
Of.
Three cases were tried during the sew.
en- days. term, two civil cases, Ia both OF
which verdict was given for the plain.
tin for the full amount claimed, and one
criminal case, which resulted In q disa-
greement, after several hours considera.
ton. Four were sentenced to state
prison for terms varying from two to
four years at the maximum, about q
dozen Jail sentences ranging from thirty
days to nine months were imposed, and
some respondents went to jail on SEN
fences imposed in the Rumford Falls
Municipal Court which were affirmed In
this court. Nearly $4,000 was paid 10
fines.
In both the civil cases tried, Hattie E.
Delano vs.. The Pheuix Mutual Life In
surance Co., and Emery & Rose vs.. j. r.
Gerrity Co., appeals to the law court
have been entered.
DISPOSITION OF LIQUOR CASES.
On Monday considerable number of
liquor cases, mostly coming from Rum
ford, were taken up for action. There
were no trials, but number of fines
were paid, and half-dozen of the re-
spondents went to Jail for some term.
Two or three of the respondents did
not appear.
The Judgment of the lower court was
affirmed in the cases of Pasquale Rossi,
Daniel McCafferty, Peter Morrill,, Peter
Perry, Leon Norton, Willis Laid, Thorn
as j. Currsn, Frank Bartlett, Thomas
r. Giles, Loring Gordon, Laura Wien
alias Cummings and Emanuel Wen alias
In the Wen or Cummings
cases, which resulted from the seizure OF
an automobile load of liquor at Bethel,
the county received in fine and defaulted
cash bail the sum of $500.
Jail sentences were imposed in the
cases of Vital Ferland, Peter Perry, Leon
Norton. and Thomas j. Curran, all of
These sentences take effect at
the expiration of sentences imposed in
the lower court. Pasqusle Rossi and
Willis Ladd also went to Jail in default
Of payment of fine, but Rossi soon after
paid his fine and was discharged.
Judge Hanson imposed Jail sentences
in all cases where they we're requested
by County Attorney Dyer.
Thomas j. Curran soon after commit
ment to Jail was released on interven-
ton of the health officials, az he is and
has been for some time suffering from
The only criminal case tried was that
Of State vs.. Daniel II. Trip OF Porter,
" no was indicted for assault upon DR..
Edwin r. Chellis of the same town.
County Attorney Dyer conducted the
Ease for the state, and Alton c. Wheeler
Tor the defence.
The affair which resulted in this in
iictment occurred in Porter on the l4th
lay of last April. Trip, the respond
snt, was employed at Hallett's portable
saw mill when on the afternoon of the
I4th the fireman at the mill was taken
suddenly i'll. Trip was sent to call a
physician, and hitched up and drove to
The post office and telephone at Porter
village. A physician was called for by
telephone who was away from home,
and DR.. Chelis was then summoned.
Mr.. Trip drove back to Hallett's mill,
and on the road DR.. Chellis overlook
him. According to the testimony Of DR..
Chellis, when he overlook Trip, the
latter had his horse set diagonally across
the road, and when DR.. Chellis attempt.
cd to drive by on the right side, Trip
lashed him three times over the head
and shoulders with his whip, causing
some injuries to one eye and other parts
Of the head.
The story told by Trip was that Dr..
Chellis drove up behind him and into
the back of his wagon, the doctors
horse striking and breaking the oack OF
his buggy; that he then pulled over to
the right side of the road, and DR.. Chel-
lis attempting to 60 by on that side, he,
Trip, struck first his own horse with
the whip, and then he struck DR.. Chel-
lis horse with the whip three times. He
denied that he struck DR.. Chellis with
the whip at all.
Testimony was given that Trip had
made threats against DR.. Chellis, and on
bis part Trip testified that DR.. Chellis
had on more than one occasion attempt
ed to ride him down on the road. 1t
was sufficiently evident that there had
been previous trouble between the men.
This case was begun late in the after.
noon of Monday, and went to the jury
about eleven O'Clock Tuesday forenoon.
At the hour for adjournment the jury
were asked If they wanted dinner sent to
them, and they did. At about three
o'clock the jury was called In, and in
to an inquiry by Judge Hanson,
the foreman said he did not think there
was a prospect of agreement, saying
that they stood six to six on the last
ballot. Judge Hanson gave them fur
Their time TO consider the case, but about
an hour later again called them, and as
there still seemed to be no prospect OF
agreement, he discharged them. Trip
sureties for his appearance at
the next term.
FOUR STATE PRISON SENTENCES.
Following the Trip case, the rest of
the criminal business was quite rapidly
of, and the prisoners who were
in custody were brought In Tuesday
afternoon and sentenced, after Judge
Hanson had inquired Of each as to the
of his offence and taken
whatever statement he had to make.
Tony Simon and Alex Younkoustis,
indicted for assaulting an officer, plead
ed nolo contendere. and we're given each
q sentence of thirty days in Jail.
Clyde Mckay, Norway boy OF twelve
years. and small of his age, who had
been indicted for forgery of checks, was
placed on probation, in charge Of his ia
Their, with some advice by Judge Han
son.
The following sentences in the county
Jail were imposed:
Hector A. Bouffard, raising check,
nine months.
Harry Provost, forgery Of endorsement
ON check, six months.
Sieve Petronski, larceny of watch, six
months.
The remaining sentences were to state
prison, and come under the provisions
of the indeterminate sentence law passed
by the last legislature.
Adelbert Yeaton, who had pleaded
guilty to burning buildings to defraud