Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-03

Waterville, Me, Aug. 2.-(SpeciaD.
The adjourned trial in the case OF
William Betty on the charge Of as
sault upon Fred Boulette was held at
10 A. NJ Monday in the municipal
court room. After the testimony was
taken Judge Matthew announced that
he would leave the case for a higher
court to settle and ordered the re-
spondent bound over in the sum of
$500 for the action of the grand jury.
Court Room Crowded
The court room was packed when
lay of several minutes due to getting
the witnesses in line.
Attorney Fred W. Clair appeared
fer Betty and City Solicitor Carroll
n. Perkins for the State. DR.. H. L.
Pario, the city physician, was the first
witness and testified that he was call
ed to the house at about o'clock in
the morning. got there about 90 min
utes after. found Boulette on the
piazza in an unconscious condition.
continued in that condition until 4
o'clock in the afternoon, although he
might have come out Of it quicker il
he had not been given ether. which
was necessary to sew up his wounds.
Found cut over left eye one-half inch
in length, which took one stitch to
close, one over right eye two and one
half inches long. which was ragged
and took eight stitches to close. above
that a cut one inch long which re-
quired three stitches and below the
left eye was one three inches in
which six stitches was taken. The
right ear was nearly torn off. five
stitches being necessary to restore 1t
and under the chin was a cut which
it took one to close. A piece was cut
out of the lower lip and both lips were
badly lacerated on the inside. There
was also a score Of scratches and
bruises about the body and arms. At
that time he did not complain Of any
pain in his body but when he tried to
get up Friday he did, and it was the
opinion of the doctor that he has
broken rib. The cuts on the forehead
were to tn bone. The man will not
be able to work for some time. In an
swer to questions by Attorney Clair
he said there was little danger Of
blow like that causing death and the
wounds were not dangerous if properly
treated. There was at no time danger
Of death as a result Of the wounds.
In answer to Mr.. Perkins he said he
considered the blows struck as very
severe ones.
Mrs. Beety's Testimony
Mrs. Betty was called. She announc-
ed her name as Mrs. Rose Betty and
declared she was the wife of the re-
spondent and the sister-in-law OF
Boulette. She said that Boulette came
to her house between 11.3O and IL and
told her that her sisters husband was
home and was drunk and starting to
raise a rumpus. She wished to go to
the house but he said no. he did not
want to get into any trouble. He had
some liquor and they took drink
and then he brought out some that she
had in the house and they both had
some more, then she went out and got
pint of whiskey and they had more
drinks from that. This made her sick
and she laid down on the bed and told
him to go home when he got ready
and to slam the door when he went
out. The next thing she knew was
when her husband woke her up and
told her to come with him and see
what he had done to that brother-in-
law Of hers.
In response to questions she said
she did not know what time Betty
went out that night as she went out
first. She got home about 10 o'clock.
It was also brought out that Boulette
had been divorced from her sister for
about three years and that the sister
had since married again. She said that
he did not go out Of the house after
he came in but that she went out for
liquor and drank part Of the pint
which she brought back and that 1t
knocked her foolish and that she
laid down, thinking that she would
feel better and that she fell asleep.
She said that she and Boulette had
talked and drank for about one and
one half hours, when she laid down
he was awake. He was not sober.
thought perhaps that last -whiskey
fixed him same as it did her.
Remembered nothing more until heI
husband woke her and demanded what
right he had to be there. she said he
had a right as he was her brother
in-law and she wouldn't kick anybody
out Of doors. Her husband swore
about 1t and then told her to come out
on the piazza and see what he had
done. She went with him and saw
Roulette all covered with blood. She
got a towel and some water and wash
ed the blood away and her husband