Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-23
SUPERIOR COURT
Verdict of $685. % for the Plain
tiff in Case of Diplock VS..
Townsend-First Grimm
al Case Is Opened

The first trial on the criminal docK-
ct Of the superior court was opened
al Fridays session. 1t being the case
Of State VS.. Harry Soubek of Wins
low for assault with dangerous
weapon with intent TO kill. The civil
case, Diplock VS.. Townsend, which was
commenced Thursday was completed
Friday, the jury returning d verdict IN
favor OF the plaintiff for $19S23
Al the opening OF court the DiplocG
VS.. Townsend case was resumed
Claude W. Townsend, husband OF the
defendant, took the stand and testi-
fed that ne owed at the time he closed
out the business after the retirement
Of Mir. Ingraham about $500 and g
still owing it. And he stated that
Miss Diplock never refused to work
for him as the successor OF Townsend
& 1ngraham. He bought from all bur
Two houses according to his testimouy
and Mrs. Townsend bought goods from
these two. He or his wife never con-
tended thar Mrs. Townsend was run
MI. the business.
Mrs. Fife NJ. t. Townsend. the de-
PENDANT on the stand stated that she
had no interest in the owne-ship o.
the tailoring business after MI. In
era ham had retired and that she did
not tell Miss Diplock that she owned
the business and was 10 carr on and
would see to j; that Miss DipIock re-
ceiveG her pay
NJ, :. HolWaE the counsel for the
defendant, then summed up his SIDE
OF The case and 1t 1870 j. NJ. the
morning session Wls adjourned All the
opening OF the afternoon session M T.
SaWtelle tie attorney for the plaintiff
summed UP the plaintiffs case, and
Judge Beane charged the jury. Tne
jury retired q - J. M, and return
20 II 80 !, Nj, with its verdict
First Criminal Case
The first criminal case was opened
during the afternoon session. hi. +.
SaW,elle appearing as counsel for th4
ue19hGant and County Attorney VIII
nam 4. Fisher for the State. Accord
ing 10 The prelimlnarv remarks made
ny ny Fisher il OPENING the cas-
Harry Soubek of Winslow was charged
with as5aultins Tony sport Of Wins
low VIII dangerous weapon IA re-
NoiFeIy Dec. &c. 1914. at the home #
""v Loco II Wlnslow. where both Tony
spori and Harry Soubek roomed
Al the witnesses except the first
spoke Russian and their testimon .
was interpreted 10 the court. The
LrSt witness called was Fred !. Sinn-
son Of Winslow. q police officer wto
teStlheG mat ne had arrested Soubek
on the evening after the trouble in
Inc afternoon, that Soubek broke on
OF the lookup Al about II = NJ and
vas taken by the officer again 4h31
night Mir. Simpson stated that whom
ne ilrSt received the revolver il con-
taIneC empty shells and loaded ones
Iony Sport Of WInslow testified that
az the time Of the trouble ne was
-oolhIhs with SouDek, that on the dav
o. me trouble SOubek and Joe Loco
Aa0 oeen wrestling and that they had
been drinking. According to his testi-
nonN Souhek Went 10 his room and
DRY Sport followed and Soube,,
showed the revoivc, which he MAD
purchased 10 Tony Sport. and fearins
that there would he trouble he TOM
Spolt1 TOLD Soubek 10 try the revol-
Ne1 and nor To start any trouble San
hek became angry and Tony Sno~1
showed tht revolver. which was in
Soubek's hand, aside Soubek put Tonv
sport onto the floor and started to
e! Inc revolver from his pocket
Where ne had put II. Meanwhile Spo,,.
commenced to cry out and joe Loco
came III With his wife. and he took
the revolver from Souhek.
jos Loco Of Winsluw was the nex-
witness. and admitted-ae the others
hao-tAat they had been drinking
little whlskey upon the dav Of tra
trouble. He stated that he and his wife
heard Tony Sport cry out and thai
theI went up 70 the room 10 see v-ha-
was gong on. Joe Loco grabbed the
revolver from Soubeh ana pulled him
OF from Tony Sport. on examining the
revolver he found three loaded shells
ano TWO empty shells. Joe Loco then
Went after The police but on returning
10 the hcuse Soubek was not there.
Amena Loco, wife Of the witness
who had previously testified. stated
Ihat she accompanied her husband
upstairs and found the door TO Sou
h@k room fastened Tony Sport call
cd TO them to break the door in. and
upon doing so they found Tony on
the floor and Harry Soubek sitting
upon him. holding him down and hold
ing the revolver
NJ. Z. Sawtelie then opened TO, the
defence and Harry Soubek. tie de-
iendant, took the witness stand. He
stated that ne was q Russian. and
had left Russia because he thought
that lie could earn more money in this
country lie ha6 never owned a re-
volVer before and had seen a revolt
Ver fired only at the moving pictures
About the particular trouble in cues
ton, he said that Tony Sport took the
revolver and told him to put I'D his
hands, which he did After that he
tSouhek> locked the door, threv, Tony
Sport onto the floor and tried to cet
the revolver away, not intending to
hurt him II any way with the re-
volver. And he stated that If ne had
been sober he probably would not
have broken out of the lookup
Court was adjourned at 90 =. NJ
and the case will be resumed this
morning.
Among the visitors at the Friday