Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-18

practicing attorneys OF the county, and a
number of visitors from other counties.
Then in the familiar formula, "All
those who have any business before the
honorable justice Of our Supreme Judi.
cial Court" etc., the voice Of Deputy
Sheriff Landry, acting as crier, broke the
silence. Mr.. Landry has an excellent
voice, and the formalities of the several
prOclamations lost nothing in bis render
ing.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Chester
Gore Miller of South Paris, and the
wheels of the court were set in motion.
The grand jury, which was empaneled
last October, went to its room with only
one of it's seventeen members absent,
and the traverse juries were then en-
paneled as follows:
FIRST JURY.
John X. Forhan, Canton. Foreman.
Perley c. Andrews, Bethel.
John Burke. Mexico.
Augustus s. Colby, Denmark.
II. W. Dennison, Paris.
Amos C. Elliott, Rumford.
Oscar Z. Hardy, Hartford.
George A. Kimbsll. Lowell.
Wesley c. Kimbal, Greenwood.
Samuel A. Moore, Gilead.
Howard f. Moulton, Norway.
A. ID. Virgin, Mexico.
SECOND JURY.
William P. Brooks. Brownneld. Foreman.
b. r. Billings, Woodstock.
Everett 4. Conant. Buckheld.
Seth /. Day. Porter.
Fred L. Farnum. Rumford.
Herbert G. Fletcher. Paris.
c. E. Jackson, Milton Plantation.
Herbert Moulton, Hiram.
Baker Phillips. Hebron.
Enos L. w. Pike, Fryeburg.
Alfred Spear, Stoneham.
Eugene L. Torrey, Dix1eld
sUPERSUMERARIEs.
Asa NJ. Smith, Bethe..
Fred s. Waterman, Oxford.
Several Jurors who had been summon
ed were excused. John F. Talbot of
Andover, who has been commissioned as
deputy sheriff and was in attendance as
such, was excused for that reason. and
Alphonz> Charles OF Waterford, Harry
K. Gibson of Norway, and one or two
others, were excused for business or
other reasons.
Deputy Sheriff John F. Talbot of An
dover was in charge of the grand jury,
and the other deputies in attendance
were John Briggs of Ca nton and Harry
d. Hastings Of Bethel.
The docket was then called, and the
result left no doubt that a short term
was in prospect. The trial list was one
OF the shortest that has ever been made
up, and only two cases were placed on it
in such a way as to indicate that there
was any likelihood of a jury trial. To-
deed, except for one case which had
been assigned at previous term for tho
second day of this term, no cases we're
assigned to a definite day, Judge Bird
saying that ii would be better to take
them up in their order as reached.
Tuesdays sessions OF the court were
brief, and business was suspended early
In the afternoon.
Wednesday was also day of practi-
cally nothing doing" that is, as far as
the public was concerned, though the
attorneys transacted more or less bust
ness in a small way. The cases assign
cd for trial were all continued for one
reason or another, most of them at least
uominally on account OF sickness of
some one, and the jurors were all ex-
cused early in the day.
A minor matter of some interest was
the examination of Charles s. Vetquosky
of Bethel, a petitioner for naturalization.
The petitioner admitted that he had not
read the constitution of the United
States, and on being questioned to draw
out his ideas as to the government,
seemed not to have very distinct ideas az
to the functions of the people, congress,
and other parts OF our system. Judge
Bird said that the applicant did not
show sufficient familiarity with the con-
stitution, and while he looked intelligent
and would doubtless make q good citi-
zen, 1t was best that he should familiar
ize himself more with our form of gov
eminent before being admitted as citi-
zen. Without any criticism OF Judge
Birds action, there was some discussion
among the spectators as to how much
better many of our uative-bOrn Ameri.
cans would have stood the examination.
THE CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
One of the shortest sessions on rec.
ord was made by the grand jury, which
com pleted its work in two days, and on
Thursday morning reported and was
discharged. Twenty-three indictments
were found, of which the following were
made public:
Octave Lspointe of Rumford. Three indiet-
ments, nuisance, common seller and single sale.
Joseph Lehman, Of Rumf0rd. Nuisance.
James Caliendo Of Rumford. Nuisance.
william Adams of StOneham. Maintaining
sporting ramp S %i RSm,Os csn'e Assault
Abe Cohen Of Rumford. Liquor and gambling
nuisance.
Vital Ferand of Rumford. Nuisance.
Alex Janos of Rumford. Nuisance.
Tony Golden, alias Tony Gloden. OF Rumford.
Stanislaw Donkus Of Rumford. Felonious
Toni Dragons of Rumford. Cheating.
John Beaulieu OF Andover. Breaking anu en-
Alexander Real, alias Alexander Riel, Of An.
dover. Breaking and entering.
James Watts Of Rumford. Nuisance.
Roy Stafford Of Mexico. Adultery.
Mary wyman Of Rumford. Adultery.
E. d. Lnfkin Of Rumford. Nuisance.
Willis K. Powers Of Norway. Two indict
ments. forgery and larceny: v.,,.
Soon after the grand jury reported,
the prisoners who were In Jail awaiting
this term were brought In, and County
Attorney Dyer began work on the crimi'
nal docket.
The case of Jay j. Gregory was taken
up and explained to the court by Mr..
Dyer. Gregory had been placed In jail
on an old indictment which had been
filed. 1t had been the agreement with
County Attorney Parker when the indict.
ment was filed that Gregory should gel
out of the county and stay out, but as
Mr.. Dyer explained, there was differ
ence of understanding regarding the
| matter, Gregory understanding that be
had agreed to stay out only az long q
Mr.. Parker was county attorney. In
view Of the circumstances, and the fact
that Gregory had not been In the liquor
business since bis return, Mr.. Dyer
moved that Gregory be allowed to 90 on
his own recoguizance, and 1t was done
John Beaulieu of Andover, boy OF IL
years, was arralgned on an indictment
charging him with breaking and entering
the camp Of Walter Colby and Others K
commit larceny. He pleaded guilty
and on brief statement of the case b!
Judge Stearns for the boy and the count!
attorney on behalf Of the state, indicat
ING that there was no larceny except thu
food that the boys ate, sentence o
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