Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-19

Paris offered prayer at the opening OF
the court at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
After the usual formslities OF proc.
lamstions, the roll of the grand jury,
which was empaneled at the October
term, was called, and that part of the
court organization began on Its duties in
its room on the first floor of the court
house.
The traverse jurors were then called,
and twenty.seven answered to their
names. Robert A. Kimball of Water
ford did not respond, and it was an
nounced by one of the attorneys that
Mr.. Kimball was known to him to be
very i'll with measles. G. 81. Davis of
Mexico, Arthur L. Holman of Dixfeld,
and A. D. Thayer of Oxford were ex-
cused on their request for various rea-
SONS. The others were empaneled In
two juries, as follows:
FIRST JURY.
John Russell, Peru, foreman.
Eldon b. Adkins, Canton.
John B. Bryant, Buckfeld.
Lester D. Bryant, Woodstock.
Edmund b. Carter, Norway.
Jabex W. Dunn, Hartford.
Dana K. Elliott, Rumford.
Clarence 3. Files, Stoneham.
Richard II. Gates, Paris.
Hiram n. Porter, Paris.
Winfield 8. Sloan, Norway.
Irving Weeks, Porter.
SECOND JURY.
]. Herbert Carter, Bethel, foreman.
Charles Andrews, Fryeburg.
William B. Bartlett, Bethel
L. H. Bisbee. Sumner.
Herbert Blake, Brownfeld.
81. E. Day, Greenwood.
Milton G. Day, Hiram.
Fred e. Grant, Rumford.
Frank Harmon, Lowell.
Edwin 8. Head, Denmark.
c. B. Newton, Andover.
D. B. Perry. Hebron.
The rest of the forenoon was devoted
to the calling of the docket and the as
signment of the trial list-nota particu-
larly difficult or involved process. A
trial list of about twenty FIVE cases was
made up, which is less than the ordinary
number, and there was large portion of
the cases in which it was either definite
ly stated, or was apparent, that no
actual trial was expected.
Most of the actively practicing at
torneys Of the county were present at
the opening of the court, and two or
three visitors from adjoining counties.
Something like record was made by
the grand jury, which finished its work
the 6rst day of court, and reported at
4:40 In the afternoon. 1t is years since
the grand jury has reported earlier than
Thursday of the first week, and some
times it has been number of days later
than that.
The total number of indictments re-
turned was seven, which is very small
list. They are:
George Brown. Larceny.
Thomas Richards. Larceny.
villa Albert. Desertion ofwife.
James O'Leary. Illegal transportation.
Gladys Haines and Joe Lapointe. Adultery.
Paul Bison and Lucy Richards. Adultery.
Joseph Paradis. Keeping and depositing.
Wednesday afternoon the prisoners in
Jail were brought In to be arraigned.
One man against whom no indictment
had been found was discharged.
George Brown Of Rumford pleaded
not guilty to an indictment for larceny.
Ralph T. Parker was assigned as coun-
sci for him.
Thomas Richards of Rumford pleaded
guilty to an Indictment for larceny.
Villa Albert pleaded guilty to an in
dictment for non.support of wife.
William q. Wheeler pleaded not guilty
to an indictment for forgery found at the
October term. A. E. Stearns was ap-
pointed counsel for him.
Wednesday morning six applicants
for naturalization appeared, and after
examination by Justice Bird were sd-
mitted as citizens. In only one case did
the court manifest any hesitation, and
in this case he said that the applicant
was an intelligent man and he had no
doubt would make good citizen, but
he made the applicant promise to make
himself more familiar with the constitu
ton of the United States and Its pro-
visions than he now is.
The new citizens are Thomas Clegg of
South Paris, native of Ireland, and five
natives of the Canadian provinces, Zsno
Fontaine of Stoneham, Allen Thomas
Frazier of Fryeburg, George R. Stephen
son of Norway, and John Felix Bernard
and James Alexander Mann of Rumtord