Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-23

| 0r0ngnt IN auu piaceu Iu tuo uooA
Seventy jurors responded to thei
names on the roll call.
Pratt was arraigned on the indictmen
charging him with the murder of Georg
W. Davis at Paris, on the 26th of Sep
tember, 1914, and replied to the ques
tion asked him, "Not guilty"
The work of securing jury then be
gan, the names being called with tn
following result:
Eugene b. Golf, Mexico. Challenged
BY defence.
Harold McKeen, Fryeburg. Accepted
Harry e. Walker, Brownfield. Chal
lenged by state.
Edward Jones, Fryeburg. Accepted
CT. Stanton, Oxford. Excused a
having formed an opinion.
T. Cole, Mexico. Accepted.
Bernard Adams, Canton. Challenged
by defence.
Walter Hanson, Rumford. Accepted
Arthur Cameron, Rumford. Accept
ed.
BE- Doyen, Mexico. Accepted.
Norman E. Bessey, Buckfsld. Chal
lenged by defence.
Winfield B. Fessenden, Fryeburg. Ac
cepted.
c. P. Eaton, Rumford. Challenged BY
defence.
Howard F. Maxim, Bethel. Accepted
D.L. Pride, Waterford. Excused al
having formed an opinion.
Oscar Judkins, Upton. Accepted.
Wilson Dearborn, Canton. Challenged
by defence.
Ellsworth W. Sawyer, Porter. Chal
lenged by state.
Charles j. Small, Hiram. Excused as
having formed an opinion.
Frank A. Leavitt, Mexico. Accepted
Charles F. Abbott, Bethel. Excused
F. M. Cooper, Buckfield. Challenged
by state.
R. NJ. Woodsum, Rumford. Chal
lenged by defence.
Thomas W. Charles, Fryeburg. Ac
cepted.
George P. Stanley, Di16eld. Chal
lenged by defence.
W. G. Cross, Greenwood. Challenged
by defence.
W. H. Freeman, Rumford. Chal'
lenged by state.
T. B. W. Stetson, Hartford. Chal
lenged by defence.
Walter C. Bickford, Brownfleld. Chal
lenged by state.
Maurice T. Judkins, Dixfield. Chal
lenged by state.
n. s. Pushard, Bethel. Accepted.
This made twelve men accepted, but
the defence then challenged Walter Han
son of Rumford, who had already been
sworn.
H. c. King, Green wood. Challenged
by defence.
Ormaud B. Farwell, Bethel. Accept
cd.
As finally made up the jury consisted
Of the following:
Harold McKeen. Fryeburg.
Edward Jones, Fryeburg.
T. p. Cole. Mexico.
Arthur Cameron. Rumford.
v. C. Doyen, Mexico.
Winfield B. Fessenden, Fryeburg.
Howard r. Maxim, Rethel.
Oscar Judkina, Upton.
Frank A. Leavttt. Mexico.
Thomas W Charles. Fryeburg.
n. s. Pushard, Bethel.
Ormand B. Farwell, Bethel.
Thirty-three OF the seventy jurors
were called 10 making up the panel o
twelve. About three hours was occu
pied, the work being finished at O'Clock
in the afternoon.
Edward Jones Of Fryeburg was. ap
pointed by the court as foreman Of the
jury.
Judge Spear informed the jury thai
during the trial they would not be 81
io-ad to oaDoroto ond -onld MT ha mar
mitted to read newspapers or read let
ters which might contain reference tt
the case. They were given few min
utes' recess to arrange such Of their al
fairs as they desired, in view of theil
coming isolation.
All other jurors, both the regular pan
els who bad been in attendance through
the term, and the special jurors sum
moned for that day, were excused finally
by Judge Spear.
County Attorney Beliveau then briefly
opened the case for the state, stating
what they expected to prove. In thu
early part of the week preceding Sept
20, Prescott Pratt finished work In the
livery stable of Harry Holden, and ther
received a very small sum OF money. Or
Friday he left saying that he was going
to Portland to get married. The mex
seen of him was on Sunday, when he ap
peared with Ford Car, dripping will
water from fresh washing, and had {
large amount of money in his posses
sion. On Monday, In company will
Woodbury. Thayer, he traded the Fort
car In Auburn to Dwight Edwards, Civ
ing false name and saying that he va
in the automobile trading business
Pratts brother was also at one tim,
shown large roll Of money which ht
had, and was allowed to count It. Abou
the first of October Pratt gave Eva Dud
Icy a revolver Of 32.osliber, which wa
the same eafiber Of the bullets will
which George w. Davis was killed. Tes
timony will also be introduced as h
shots heard one night by Oscar Bowker
who lives on Nichols Street, South Paris
A watch, identified AZ the property o
George W. Davis, was traded by Prat
to John Pierce Of South Paris.
There will also be presented to th
jury certain statements made by Pratt &
different people. He told Hiram Cum
mings that he shot Davis twice In th
side Of the head, while on the way from
Bethel. When Cummings discovers
the body under Pratt's barn, Pratt toll
him that II he told. OF 1t he would &
where that man bad gone. He ais
at one time told Mrs. Cutting, who We
keeping house for him, that be had kill
ed . man and hidden him under Q barr
To the officers after bis arrest he told
story which brought In third unknow
party, whom they picked up on the roat
and who had disappeared when Davis
body was found on the floor Of the Prat
place.
After the opening by Mr.. Beliveau
veau, the jury, In charge Of an Officer
the attorneys and he prisoner. wer
to tho Pratt place to take view q
the premises. This occupied tho rest Q
; the afternoon OF Wednesday.
Thursday morning the taking OF ev
dsnoe began. Witnesses for tho stat
were sworn to the number Of some owe
twenty.
i Edward E. Davis of Island Pond, Vt
brother Of George ". Davis, tsssias