Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-08
SKoWHECAN
Murder Trial of State VS.. Hub
bard Will Begin Today-ver-
dict Of Guilty Returned by
Jury Against Ness
LAW COURT GIVES A DECI.
SION IN INSURANCE CASE

| Ihe civil docket for the term at the
supreme court wound up with a horse
case and the verdict for $50 was given
10 the plaintiff, Gaetano Debe, against
| Leslie X. Brown. The defendant sold
the pialntlf horse last fall and It
dled. The plaintiff was so pleased
"hen the verdict was announced that
when his attorney motioned for him
TO go out he jumped over the rail- of
the bar Of the court room and ran ont
| the door.
The first criminal case, State vs.
Elmer Ness, brought forth considera-
Die feeling and though the attorney
Tor the respondent. Judge Lawrence,
made mastery plea in his behalf,
after Justice Spear delivered his
charge the jury returned a verdict Of
guilty. Ness Of Arson was charged
with assault and battery upon John
ultz, an old gentleman Of Starks as
a result of his endeavoring to get his
daughter. Miss Bessie Ultz to 20
pack home Miss Ultz, a pretty school
teacher Of about IS years Of age, it
was alleged was influenced bv Ness
and his Wife, who were in Starks run
ming pony show, to leave her home
entirely against her wishes. The ia
Their feeling the danger that his
daugh was in Immediately went to
the place where Ness and his wife
were boarding with the girl and tried
to get her to go home He was un-
successful on account of Ness and il
is alleged that then he got about half
q dozen of his neighbors to 60 with
him to get her to come home. This
time he was struck over the head. ac-
cording to the States evidence, by
| Ness and then he did not get the girl
to so home but the next day several
OF the women of the town got her
away, Notwithstanding according to
witnesses stories, that Mrs. Ness
threatened her with knife Miss
Ultz, according to her testimony
fought for rer father when Ness went
to strike him. Ness will be sentenced
! later in the term.
Adam Paul, Polander, was tried
Saturday under an Indictment for
larceny. Being unable to talk English,
S. Russakoff of this town was chosen
| interpreter and that the man might
have a fair trial the court appointed
w. H. Halves to defend him. The
State alleged that one night in Now
vember at Seboomcook he went to one
Of the lumber camps and bunked with
! Harry I<opiage. The next morning
when kopaige got up he missed SIP
from his stocking that he had placed
under his pillow. The respondent was
tho first to leave the camp and Ko-
paige followed him. He chased him
! III nd ha1 \; u
when the SIP was found upon him
The jury found him guilty and he will
be sentenced later.
Roscoe futile was acquitted Of will
| fully killing sheep owned by Emme-
line Smart OF Brighton, it being claim
ed that he shot them one night in Oc-
tober The respondent through w. Fl.
Halves, Esq, claimed that the COM
plainant, Smart, was hostile to Tut
tie and wished to injure him.
The murder trial Of George Hubbard
| Of Oakland will begin at II A. NJ.
Monday at the opening of court From
IL tp 90 witnesses kave been sum-
moned on both sides and it is expect
ed that the case will last about two
| days Hubbard is under indictment
for the killing of l.. D. Mathews, ho-
tel proprietor of Hartland. Thirty new
iurymen have been drawn but it is
not expected that it will take long
to complete the panel. The case State
| VS.. Nelson will follow Immediately
which is expected to last several days,
many witnesses having been summon
| ed in the case.
The Somerset bar Friday and Saturday
expressed commentator for the new
| county attorney, T. A. Anderson, this
being the first time that he has present
ed himself as the new official. He han
died his cases very ably and they all feel
that for the next two years the States
cases will be we'll handled. Mr.. Ander-
son is one of the youngest State attor-
ncys that the county has ever had and
it is now felt that he will make one of
! the best
Byron B. Perkins. F. P Pennell, 0. D.
Wells and Thomas Dean have been
drawn to make up the jury for the muir
der case State VS.. Hubbard.
There is a strong feeling in this county
against the proposed resident hunters
law which asks for resident hunters to
| pay a license when Wishing to hunt at
any time. Every representative from
| this county is sending out petitions at
the demand Of the residents opposing the
law, which reads as follows: ITO the
members of the 18th Legislature of the
| State of Maine: We, the undersigned
residents of the State of Maine, hereby
demonstrate and protest against the pas
sage of the act known as the Resident
| Hunters Act or any other act impos-
/ ing tax upon citizens OF the State for
| the privilege of hunting"
| past matron's jewel was presented to
Past Worthy Matrou Mrs. Emma Simp-
son at the meeting of the Eastern Star
Friday evening by Worthy Matron Mrs.
Blanche Sheaff. showing the esteem in
which Mrs. Simpson is held The degrees
were worked upon two candidates, fol-
lowing which refreshments were served
in the banquet hall.
| Somerset Real Estate Transfers
! Following are the recent real estate
| transfers as recorded at the Somerset