The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-10-08

how she was abused, because she was sA.A"A
Her son was present whom she was oeasen oy
his wife and told her to do it. Sne vent "
the doctor later and showed him her Druiset.
DIR. Walter L. Watson Of Monroe testineo
/ The old lady Fo0r came to me and showed
bruises on thigh. hip and side; were Daa ois-
colorations and appeared to be caused Dy
severe wounds, On cross examination said It
was possible but not probable that the bruises
were self inflicted, or been caused by fall.
Mrs. Agnes SWatson, Mrs. Mary A. Iwomb-
ly, Mrs. Gertrude E. Webber and Mrs. Alice
M. Palmer testified to seeing the bruises and
discolorations as referred to. The State rest
ed at $50.
In opening for the defence, Attorney Buzzell
said that it would be shown that the old lady s
bruises were caused by fall while crossing
brook and that she had never been ili-treated
by the respondent.
The county attorney said he had never be-
fore prosecuted woman and he never wanted
to again. That the people in Monroe had
come unwillingly into court and would have
preferred to keep out of this family affair. He
made strong plea for Madam togg. In clos
ing he said he had learned something about
women in this case and now believed "the
female of the species was more deadly than
the male'
In his charge Judge Bird read the statute
defining assault and battery and said that the
defendant denies the offence and the question
before the jury was one of fact. That others
had brought these actions should not influence
them. The jury took the case about 10 a. m.
and at IL. 45 returned a verdict of guilty.
Judge Bird imposed fine of $3.50. which Mrs.
Fogg paid before leaving court, and was dis
charged.
A large number of Monroe people beside
those summoned as witnesses were present at
both trials
The case of State VS.. Bernard and R. P.
Maynard, an Indictment for single sale, was
tried Friday morning. Fred Waldo Brown of
Belfast was appointed by the Court as counsel
for the defendant, who was unable to procure
an attorney. The two Maynards belong in
Bangor and are father and son. They were at
the E-onroe fair, living in a tent, and R. P.
Maynard, the father, was arrested on search
and seizure which was tried in the lower court,
in which he was found guilty and appealed to
this term. He had been kept in custody but
the son was not apprehended. Oliver H.
Downes. youth of 10 years living in Monroe
testified that he bought pint of whisky "just
to see what it would taste like" and because
Maynard said it was good stuff, just as they
bought it in Bangor. He paid R p Maynard 81 90
for the pint, which was passed him by Bernard
Maynard Deputy Sheriff Frank E. Webster
came into the tent just at this point. The son
made his escape, but he caught Downes and
the father in the transaction. Maynard on the
stand told a long and rambling account of
what he and his son were doing in coming to
Monroe and their acts there, throwing all the
blame on the boy. He said he hated liquor
did not drink it and would cut off his right
hand before he would sell it. His counsel
claimed that the son was the guilty one, not
the father, and that the jury should help the
respondent out of a hard position. County
Attorney Littlefield for the State claimed that
he was an unnatural father to speak as he did
about his son; that he living in the same
tent and working with his son. He was in a
hole and wanted to get out of it by word of
mouth Judge Bird told the jury that it was
for the m to decide whether the defendant was
an assistant or the first party, The case went
to the jury at 10 80 a. m, Friday and at q 80 D.
m. verdict of guilty was returned. He rec
ognized in the sum of $100 for his appearance
from term to term. In releasing him Judge
Bird reminded him of his esponsibility to ap-
future difficulties.
Roscoe Harding of Hampden indicted on
three charges for transporting liquor to his
cottage at Swan Lake and for two
single sales was placed on trial. Ar
thur Boon of Hampden was connected in two
cases, but County Attorney Littlefeld mol
pressed the cases as to Boon and he was dis
charged. Harding pleaded guilty to all three
charges. He was represented by James S.
Hartman, who told Judge Bird that the
prisoner at the bar was not bad man but an
unwise one. Unwise to come from Penobscot
county into Waldo county and attempt to sell
liquor with our present county attorney and
sheriff. Harding was sentenced on the illegal
transportation charge to $1OO fine and $40
costs and in default of payment to 60 days in
jail,and on the first single sale $50 fine $40 costs
and in default 80 days in Jail; on the second
sale $50 fine, $40 cost and 30 days in Jail and
in default 30 days additional.
The case of Walter l. Neal of Waldo Game