Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-23
Various Trials with Various Results
MORE THAN USUAL OF THE CRIMINAL
CASES DECIDED BY THE JURY.

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The comparatively minor crimina
matters of the March term of court were
disposed of quite rapidly Monday after
noon and Tuesday. There were more
than the usual number Of trials, but
they were very brief.
AL Haskell, indicted for assault, was
fined $500 and costs Of $500, which be
paid.
Herbert Mcdowell, indicted for rob.
berry, was first tried. He bad no coun.
sci, and Judge Spear assigned Hugh W.
Hastings as counsel for him. 1t was
charged that Mcdowell took seventeen
dollars from the person of one Rowe,
who was in an intoxicated condition
McDowell's defence was that while be
took the money, he intended to return
it. The jury returned a verdict of
guilty after being out short time.
The next trial was that OF Charles Le-
roy Emmons of Lynn, Mass, on the
charge of forgery and uttering of bank
check. Emmons is good looking
young man, who says that be is eighteen
years of age. He had no counsel, and
Judge Spear assigned Mr.. Hastings to
defend him. County Attorney Beliveau
conducted the case for the state.
1t appeared from the brief testimony
of the two witnesses In the case that
Emmons had boarded with Mrs. Cora
Twitchell at Andover for some two
weeks, and as he failed to pay his board
Mrs. Twitchell had him arrested on a
cspias writ. Deputy Sheriff Penley of
Mexico went to Andover on the Sd day
of January and took him to his home in
Mexico. On the way Emmons remark
ed that he had plenty of money, and
showed check for $3.50 in his favor
drawn on the Bank of Parrot, in Par
rott, Ga. He had also letter purport-
ing to have been written him by his
mother, telling him that an uncle had
died aud left him $3.50. There was some
talk about the check, and Mr.. Penley
took him to the Office OF Bisbee &
Parker, who instituted the action for
Mrs. Twitchell. Inquiry revealed the
fact that the check was worthless.
In defence Mr.. Emmons stated that he
had drawn the check and written the
letter to make some of the boys with
whom he was cumming at AndOver
think he bad some money, and that be
had no intention of using the check.
There was some disagreement between
his testimony and that of Deputy Sheriff
Penley as to the conversation regarding
the cashing of the check.
Mr.. Hastings, counsel for Emmons,
asked the court to rule that there had
been no uttering of the check, and
Judge Spear so instructed the jury. The
jury remained out for about an hour and
a half, and late in the afternoon return
ed a verdict Of not guilty.
The young man Emmons was not al
lowed to leave the court room after be-
ing acquitted, but was Immediately
placed under arrest to await the arrival
of officers from Massachusetts,, where he
is to answer TO the charge of larceny OF
$500 in money from his grandfather.
Next was taken up the matter OF John
Carney and Gerald Skerry, both of Rum
ford, indicted for the larceny Of a bronze
pipe of the value of $50 from the Oxford
Paper Co. On account of the circum-
stances, the men were tried separately.
Skerry was tried first, and the trial was
very brief. Skerry had no counsel, and
no questions to ask. The evidence con-
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three officers in the police station after
his arrest. According to bis statement
at that time, Carney suggested to Skerry
on the night of the 18th of February that
he knew where there was piece of pipe
they could get, under building of the
Oxford paper mill; that they got the
pipe and took it to the dump and cover
ed it with snow. The next morning
they took it into the shack of Mr.. Smell,
Who told them they must take il away,
and they carried it back to the dump.
They tried TO sell it to Jew, but failed
to do so.
The three officers related the state
ments made by Skerry very briefly. Mr..
Beliveau made no argument, and the
jury was out only few minutes before
returning a verdict of guilty.
Tuesday morning John Carney was
tried on the same indictment. Skerry
was a witness for the state, and told his
story substantially as it had been told
through the officers in the other trial.
A. Z. Stearns was counsel for Carney.
Carney went on the stand, and said that
be saw this pipe unlosded on the dump
by one of the teams which was hauling
rubbish from the Oxford mill. The