Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-02
ELIJAH HALLOWELL PAYS
COSTS IN ASSAULT CASE
Weeks Mills People Have Hes1."S
Before Municipal Court ""''"
Starts in Biz But Peters ou1

Before Municipal Cour'
Starts in Big But Peters ou'
That section Of the town OF oniiia
known as Weeks Mills. held the cell
ter of the stage Wednesday ior
portion Of the forenoon at the nuhic-
ipal court, because Of "ailant
which had been issued on complaint
of Julian Wood and in which he
charged Elijah Hallowell WIN as
saut with intent to kill. when as
sault was alleged to have been com
mitted at about SIS SATURDAY after
noon, April o. At the nearing
County Attorney William n. tlsher
appeared for the state. while the re-
spondent, Hallowell. was represented
by Former Judge Benedict f. Manner
and by the advice of his attorney
waived a reading of the warrant ana
pleaded not guilty. The complainant
operates two sawmills in that sec
ton, one on the west branch of the
Sheepscot river and one on the east
branch. and it is understood that the
trouble between the two men grew
out Of the size Of some wood that
the complainant had sold the re-
spondent.
The complainant, Mr.. Wood, took
the stand. and his testimony was in
effect that on the day of the alleged
assault he went to Hallowelrs black
smith shop at his request; that he
had sold Mr.. Hsllowell wood and the
latter had told him to come and get
MS pay: that the complainant had
lust been to tho house Of a neighbor
who had wanted him to come and get
some money which she owed him.
and that from there he went to the
blacksmith shop.
Continuing. the complainant said
that Hallowell wanted to know why
Wood had told his (respondent's)
man. who was hauling wood. to take
small wood, to which Wood replied
that he had told the man to take the
wood Just as it came, at which Wood
said that Hallowell called him a G.
d liar and struck him; that the
complainant caught the respondent
by one hand. whereupon with the
other hand the latter caught the COM
plainant by the throat and tried to
choke him, and when the complain
AM caught the respondents other
hand, The latter hit him.
The complainant further said that
he then pushed tho respondent from
him. IT which time the complaina mt S
cap fcli off. and when he stopped to
pick yp tho cap he was just regain
ing az upright position when tho re-
sporGcrt struck him over the head
with hammer. inf1icting a scalp
wound an inch long. which bIed free
iv: that the respondent fell fat on
his face on the ground and as he was
turning over he saw the respondent
coming at him again: that the re-
, spondent then struck him three times
on one leg, but at about that time
people came from a house near by
and got him away. Wood said that
, he then went up TO the house Of Mrs.
Sarah Hall and that sire washed the
blood from his face; that later that
evening he went to the house of Or.
: Archibald Morrison at Weeks Mills
+ and had his wound dressed
f Dr. Morrison was called to the wit
I ness stand and told of dressing the
= wound on the compliments head but
: did not take any stitches in the
Wounb hecaiSe there was DIRT In it.
: Five other witnesses werc called. all
!. Of whom testified to having seen Mr..
/ Wood after the trouble with the re-
spondent. This closed the States
f case.
= After conference between judge
Maher and his client, Halowell,
> County Attorney Fisher, and later.
= Mr.. Wood it was finally agreed that
: me charge Of assault with intent to
hil ho mol pressed and to the charge
I of simple assault which was substj-
: tuted the respondent pleaded nolo. A
I settlement satisfactory to the COM
> pia'nant was made. the respondent
: was round guilty and was given a
= sentence Of go days in Jail, sentence
Icing suspended on the payment by
+ the respondent of costs taxed at s25.