Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-03-27

March Term, 1917.

| March Term, 1917.
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In i've days Of fairly strenuous worl
last week the court disposed OF its vol
luminous criminal docket and what littl
was left to do on the civil docket. Their
were number Of trials, with varying re-
suits, and Q considerable number Of sen
tenoes were imposed. Except in thu
homicide cases no sentence was longe
than four months.
The fact that no indictment was fount
against Conductor Wentworth of th,
Grand Trunk, and that Albert B. Bear
was allowed to plead guilty to man
slaughter. materially shortened thu
work OF the term.
Indictments additional to those re-
ported last week have been made public
a. follows:
Annie Caliendo. Single sale.
Patsy DeGeorge. Single sale.
6eneolto Peneesi0. Common seller.
Nichola Beyalorqua. Nuisance.
Lawrence Lavorgna. Common seller.
TSa .IPs c Di Angeles. Keeping and deposaing
George Sargent. Two Indictments, intoxica.
ton, and assault ON officer.
James Higgins. Common seller.
,George Z. Mason. Keeping sporting camp
Arthur Fourier. Four indictments, nui
and stealing
A plea of guilty was entered, and the
cases were continued for sentence, In
cases against Annie Caliendo, Patsy De-
George, Beneditto Pensesio, and Nichola
Bevalorqua.
In the case Of George Sargent of Hi.
ram, the indictment for assault on an off.
Ger was filed, and on the intoxication
charge thirty days In jail was imposed,
and sentence suspended.
James Caliendo of Mexico, who was
on trial on a-nuisauce Indictment Mon
day morning, was found guilty after the
testimony Of officers and others a to
seizures and sales at his place, and . SEN
tence OF three months In jail was impos-
ed by Judge Hanson.
Charles Towle pleaded guilty to three
nuisance, common seller
and single sale. On the nuisance he was
sentenced to two months In the county
Jail, and sentence was suspended, and
the other cases were continued.
THE SHOOTING CASES
On Monday the two who had been In.
dicted for granddaughter In cases of
shooting by mistake for deer, appeared
in court and pleaded guilty. They are
Harry Marston of Mexico and Merton
NJ. Rowe of Sumner. Spaulding Bisbee
was counsel for Marston, and Alton G.
Wheeler for Rowe. A sentence of six
months In jail was imposed in each case,
and both sentences were suspended.
Lawrence Lavorgna of Rumford was
tried on an indictment for common seller,
Mr.. Hutchins being counsel in his de-
fence. Evidences which showed large
quantities OF liquor at bis place was in
and the respondent did not 60
On the stand. The jury after half an
hours consideration returned q verdict
Of guilty, and Judge Hanson fixed the
sentence at q fine Of 500 and costs and
thirty days in Jail.
Alphonse Scharaff of Rumford pleaded
guilty as common seller, and q fine of
300 and costs was imposed, which he
paid.
Joseph Paradis of Mexico pleaded
guilty in two cases, one for illegal trans
portation and the other for operating an
while under the influence of
LIQUOR. Sentence was asked tor on the
latter case, and Judge Hanson, with
warning as to the consequences II the Of
fence should be repeated, imposed fine
Of $25 and costs, which was paid.
Spaulding Bisbee appeared for the re-
,pondent.
Tuesday morning Philip Feols OF
Rumford was tried on an indictment for
common seller. County Attorney
Blanchard for state, Hutchins for de-
'endant. There was no evidence of
sales, the state depending upon the seiz.
ire of beer at the house of the respond
mt, and frequent shipments of beer and
liquor to him, as shown by the records
Of the freight and expresses offices at
Rumford. Feola, who is an italian, did
not testify. The jury returned verdict
Of not guilty.
The next trial was that of Maxim Dan
Of Mexico on an indictment % common
seller. County Attorney Blanchard for
the state, Hutohins for respondent. Dan
s Pole, and 1t was necessary to use
John Wiskont as Interpreter. This case
ike the preceding depended upon the
seizure of quantity of beer, and rec
ords of shipments to the respondent,
without evidence of sales. After tho
evidence was In, Judge Hanson instruct
ID the jury to return q verdict OF not
guilty.
Then came case which was not .
LIQUOR case. II was the trial Of Russell
[nman of Rumford on an indictment for
assault on Xevier Bovin. County At
torney Blanchard for the state, A. z.
Stearns for Inman. The indictment 10
against Inman, Robert Irving and James
McBurlin. McBurlin has not been sp-
pretended.
The ARRAY occurred on Spring Avenue,
10 thu part of Rumford Falls village
known as Virginia, on the evening OF
Feb. 18th, 1917. The three men named
in the indictment, who Il 10 admitted
had been drinking, were walking up the
street, when they met two Susbury boys,
and there was trouble. One of the boys
ran back home, and the women scream
ed, and there was scene Of excitement.
M. Bovin came out of bis honse, and
after an interview with the trio, went
back and got an AZ handle fromr his
shed. When he came out there was an
assault on him, which left him badly
bruised and cut.
Tha.a -as q dacidad conflict OF tosti.