Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-03-28

portant homicide case was taken up
Not all the criminal docket WAS cleaned
up, but there were trials In two impor
tant cases, and state prison sentences
we're imposed on several respondent.
who had been sdjudged guilty either BY
their own plea or verdict of jury.
There being nothing of consequence to
do on the civil docket, little was done
Monday until the arrival OF County At
torney Beliveau, who came on the after.
noon train. During tho afternoon Sos.
sion the prisoners were brought In from
the jail and srraigned.
81. l.. Barnett and George Sparks
pleaded not guilty to breaking and On.
tering, and George Sparks alias Glenn
Martin pleaded not guilty to larceny on
another indictment,
John Chambers pleaded not guilty to
an indictment for abandoning minor
children.
Albert st. Pierre pleaded not guilty to
breaking and entering and larceny.
Joe Ross pleaded not guilty to an In
dictment for assault
A STATE PRISON SENTENCE.
Fred Furbish pleaded guilty to two in.
dictments, one for larceny and one for
breaking and entering. Judge Haley i'm
posed sentence Of two and one.half
years In state prison.
Norman McInnis pleaded guilty to ap
indictment for larceny, and the indict-
ment was fled and McInnis was released
during good behavior.
Warren Cook pleaded guilty to an in.
dictmsDt for robbery, but as he bad been
in jail since October, and 1t was bis first
offence, the case was continued, and he
was released on good behavior.
On Tuesday Everett Burnham OF Sum-
ner pleaded guilty to an indictment for
the larceny of q set Of one.hOrse sleds,
the property of Albert D. Brown of Hart
ford. County Attorney Beliveau stated
to the court that the property in question
had been restored, and that ss far a. be
was concerned, he was willing that the
case should be placed on file. Nathan
G. Foster, counsel for Burnham, also
spoke briefly In his behalf. Judge
Haley, after q few words Of advice to
-Burnham, allowed him to 60, and the
case was filed.
FOUND GUILTY OF BIaAMY.
Practically all of the day Tuesday was
occupied with the trial of Hiram Scovil
Sleeves of Mexico, charged with bigamy.
In the indictment, found at this term, 1t
is set forth that Sleeves, while having a
lawful wife living, Jennie Sleeves, con-
tracted marriage with Florence Lydia
Richards of Mexico. Mrs. Richards was
the widow of Hiram T. Richards Of Mex.
leo. The marriage with her was ad-
mitted, and no testimony regarding 1t
was introduced.
County Attorney Beliveau conducted
the case for the siate, and George A.
Hutchins for the defence, with tho as.
sistauce OF Alton G. Wheeler.
The states first witness was Jennie
Sleeves, who testified that her maiden
name was Jennie Burpee; that she was
married to Hiram Sleeves in Waterville,
March 4, 1901, by 8. 8. Brown, justice
of the peace. She had by that marriage
two children, the older Of which died,
and the younger, girl, born In the lat
ter part of 1902, was in the court room
with her.
At the time of her marriage she was
working az q domest In the family OF
Arthur d. Terry in Wsterville, and Mr..
Sleeves was employed In q stable else
where. They never kept house after
their marriage, but each continued at
their separate work, and Mr.. Sleeves
roomed and boarded elsewhere, and used
to come and stay with her q portion OF
the time. Some time In 1902, before the
second child WAS born, Mr.. Sleeves left
Wsterville, and later she left, and worked
In Sidney for the next ten or twelve
years. She had never seen Mr.. Sleeves
since be left Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terry corroborated Mrs.
S,eeves' testimony as to her working
there, and testified of the relations Of the
man and woman, who were represented
to them to have been married, and wore
40 accepted by the family. DR.. Sawyer,
q veterinary by whom Mr.. Sleeves was
employ oyed, also testified that Sleeves In.
troduced her to him ss his wife.
There we're also introduced record
books of the Wstervllle city clerk. of in
tentiOns of marriage and marriages per-
formed. These chow the filing OF inten.
tions of marriage on the 9th OF Febru-
ary, 1901, by Hiram Sleeves and Jennie
Burpee, and the return OF the marriage
az performed on the 4th Of March, 1901.
1t was In evidence that the original Ger.
tificate of marriage could not be found
on file In the city clerks Office. It also
appears that the name of the person per-
forming the ceremony 10 transcribed on
the record as s. s. Morier or s. s. Mower.
Mr. Beliveau introduced q signature OF
Is. 8. Brown, (who is now deceased),
recognized by his son, Frank Z. Brown,
az such, for the purpose OF showing that
person unfamiliar with Mr.. Browns
signature, 10 transcribing It on the record,
might have made the error of calling u
| s s. Morier. It was agreed by both
sides thai. there Was not at that time In
the state any person authorized to
solempize marriages by the name OFFS. s..
Morier or s. 8. Mower.
BY Mr.. Hutchins for tho defence Mrs.
Sleeves was cross-exsmined quite sharply
az to disagreement Of her testimony with
that given at the preliminary hearing st
Mexico, and Deputy Sheriff Small gave
testimony ss to what she said ct that
time, for instance, her saying at the pre-
liminary hearing that 1t was Frank
Brown By whom she was married.
| Hiram Sleeves, the respondent, went
on the stand, and testified as to bis move.
ments around Wsterville about - bad
been brought out by the prosecution.
| He admitted having intimate relations
with Jennie Burpee, both while they
we're in New Brunswick before either OF
them came to Wsterville, and after they
we're In that city, bnt squarely and POSI-.
lively denied that be ever filed i"teutiona
of marriage to her, or.was ever married
! 70 her. or ever introduced her ~ bis wife
He stated that be came to Rumford 10
i snno SL.S 80, .luoa hano IN thai