Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-30
Madison Strikers

More grievances in connection WIN
1.-THE Madison Wooden mill strikers was
aired in Municipal court on TUESDAY
when Miss Bessie F'laherty was
brought before Trial Justice Thos. o.
Lord charged with assaulting Mrs. An
ME Pomerleau, while Sarkis Gerabldlan
Of Madison was also in court charged
with assaulting one Fred l.. Cookso'l.
AS in the previous case, Elmer W
SAWYER of No Arson was t,.c attorney
for the State and Judge c. q. Small OF
Madison appeared for tie respondents.
Mrs Polnerleau was the first witness
called She had MOI been numbered
among the strikers and while walking
up the main street Of Madison village
stated that she had been punched in
the back" by Miss I'laheIty. Mrs.
Pomerleau testified as TO the location
OF the alleged punching and stated
that her husband had told Miss F1ah-
erty to cur il out further testifyins
that Miss Flaherty had called her r
rat and scab and all that. Under
cross examination Mrs. Pomerieau ad-
mitted that Supt. Scott of the Madison
Wooden mills had advised her to bring
the action and she maintained that she
wanted revenge and had it in the other
case which doubtless meant the one re-
ferred to later by the respondents Wit
ness. Joel Pomerleau. husband OF Mrs.
Ponlerleau was one of the witnesses
and positively identified Miss FlahertN
as the woman VIII had assaulted his
wife while John 6. Randall. An over
seer in the mill also positively identified,
Mrs Pomerleaus assailant Az Miss
Flahertv.
Miss Flaherty took the stand in de-
fcnse telling clear story Of her where
aboGts at the time u the alleged as
sault maintaining very stoutiN that She
did not see Mrs. Pomereau that night.
Her description Of the clothes she had
worn that night did not tally in the
least With HE description Of tie states
SIDE Bessie'S sister. Miss Agnes Fiall-
cry was with the respondent during
the night when the alleged assault took
" ce and stated Il didn't see my sistei'
get in no dght With nobody Mrs.
Helen Butler after Agnes testimony
Nalantly came 0 the foreground and
told what she knew Of tho occurrence
q the night She had been "hollerine
rats and as a result a hair pulling
SpISDu6 jJtiu iO1oNeO E6lNttn tlei:Sit
and Mrs. Po,>erleau but Bessie Fialler-
~ had not bee mixed up in the scrape
nor Lad she previously punched Mrs. !
Pomerleau on the night in question as .
Size had been walking up the street be
hind her for some ways and had rot /
seen Bessie l|laherty in sight. TWO
other girls testified namely Mary /,
Morrisette ana Anna belle Campeau, |
tie latter requir.nS 'hc services Of ex- /
policeman Leon LeClair who was in
the court room as interpreter
The result Of the trial that Miss
Flaherty was found guilty ana iired s.:
or 10 days in Jail. the fine to be RENTED
upon pr yment of costs and during good
behavior. An appeal was taken.
IN the case Of Saritis Gerabidian. whom !
i was maintained has assaulted one Ere
C"okson by throwing lump of snow a:
him. the same hitting him in the back
the respondent was also adjudged guilty
and fined S. and costs or II days il Jail
with the Same stipulation as in The case
of Miss Flaherty. He also tool, an ap-
peal
Because of a confusion III dates judge
Small was unable 10 introduce much tes-
timony in this case
Eight men Of Class We're examined
Tuesday at the Office Of the exemption
board. One man. Irving r Brown OF
Northeast Carry, did not appear Two
passed the examinations, Francis l.. VIII
liam OF North New Portland ana Law
renee 4. Wood of Ashland
DR. A. T.. Rodden of Skowhesan was /,
ordered tc appear before the medical ad
visory board for further examination
ana the following men were rejected. I,
be isted in Glass >: Earl S Higgins.
Pltisheid; Earl G. Andrews. SCION: Us,
san T. Frost. I'ittsfield; Arthur Mayo,
Shawmut; Dion ~ Peavey Canaan