Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-05-20
FIRST JURY.


trial list.
Tuesday afternoon the juries were en-
paneled as follows:
FIRST JURY.
Elmer Z. Twitchel, Oxford, Foreman.
George W. Brown. Hartford.
Daniel W Emery, Buckheld.
w. j. Merrill, Hebron.
J. R. Austin. Mexico.
Christopher NJ. Small. Peru.
Charles B. Croker, Jr., Andoyer.
DIN b. Upton, Norway.
sumner z. Davis. Hanover.
VIC. Horne. Mexico.
Eugene D. French. Norway.
Alton W. Richardson, Bethel
SECOND JURY.
c. Everett Chase, Paris. Foreman.
w. ID. Abbott, Byron.
John b. Martin. Rumtord.
ID. 4. Jack, Sumner.
Sidney G.. wheelwright, Dixheld.
VIM. l.. wescott, Rumford.
l.. l.. Kimball, Albany.
II. NJ. Swim, Greenwood.
wallace X. Clifford. Paris.
Gussavus Hayford. Canton.
Irving L. Carver. Bethel.
II. NJ. Kendall. Newry.
The first case for trial was that OF K
A. Grover of Andover VS.. The Jay Manu-
featuring Co. and others, on promissory
notes. The notes were made by the
company for patent rights, and were en-
dorsed by others. Defence was that the
company had no authority to sign the
notes. The plaintiff discontinued as to
the endorsers, and after the testimony
was heard Judge Spear ordered verdict
for the plaintiff for the amount of the
notes, SS,472 IS. An appeal was entered,
and the case will GO TO the law court.
Blanchard OF Rumford for plaintiff;
Frank W. Butler of Pennington for de-
PENDANT.
A large number Of foreign-born resi-
dents OF Rumford and Mexico were
naturalized on Wednesday. One, a
Lithuanian, was refused naturalization,
but over thirty were admitted. Two
were natives of Russia, Charles Pechnes
and Frank Venzkus; three of Denmark,
Albert Carl Henrik Lorentzen, Christian
Rasmussen, and Carl Ring Harden An
derson; eleven of the Provinces.
George David Pye, Melvin W. Campbell,
Peter NJ. Mcdonald, Hugh McCafferty.
VIM. r. Healey, Joseph Richard, Joseph
Boucher, Wilfred Trepanier, Joseph
Joseph r. Bouffard; one Of England,
William Sinclair; two OF Ireland, George
whooley and Timothy Conaors, and the
remaining number were born In Scot
land as follows: John L. Wilson, James
K. Dickson, Thomas l.. Dickson. Adam
Smith Rsnkins, Robert NJ. Wishsrt,
Richard Kirk, Thomas McGraw, William
Robertson, George Hay, Alexander Low,
Robert Clunie, George II. Clunie and
William Mann.
At the forenoon session on Thursday a
novel case for Oxford County was heard,
being suit brought by the town OF
Rumford against the Boston Grocery Co.
on bond for 500 given by the defend
ant on its license to run pool room.
The contention of the plaintiff is that
the conditions Of the license, that gsmb
ling and drinking shonld not be allowed,
and that the place should close at 10
o'clock, had been violated. In defence
II Was argued that the defendant had
subeased the rooms and fixtures soon
after obtaining the license, and was not
RESP onsible for the management. Judge
Spear ordered verdict for the plaintiff,
and the case will go to the law court.
j. Il. Stevenson for plaintiff; Albert
Beliyeau for defendant.
Sessions Of the court for Thursday
afternoon and Friday forenoon were
omitted, to enable Judge Spear to at
tend the banquet at Auburn given Fri
day evening to Chief Justice Savage and
Justice Haley.
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
A few Rumford criminal cases, which
came from the Rumford Falls Municipal
Court on appeal, were disposed of.
John St0nis, a Pole, was tried before
the jury and convicted of single sale,
and sentenced to pay fine of $50 and
thirty days in Jail, or thirty days addi-
tioual in default OF fine.
In the case Of Ripley Knox of Peru,
for assault on an officer, sentence of the
lower court was affirmed, fine Of $40 and
thirty days in jail.
Stonis and Knox were brought to Jail
Saturday afternoon.
In the case of Peter s. Morrill, for
single sale, the sentence OF the lower
court was affirmed. Morrill, has skipped
his bail, and is in parts unknown.
Serte was also affirmed in the
cases of Ben Tunkus for assault and
battery, and Leon NJ. Norton for keep
ing and depositing. in which fines were
imposed.