Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-27

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| Mrs. Clark, wife of the butcher
was called to the stand. She said on
Oct. 10 she was upstairs. She saw
Mr.. Mills coming into yard and going
toward slaughter house. Mr.. Clark
was standing in door Of slaughter
house. She went downstairs to shed,
| about $50 feet from the two men.
They were having some trouble and
she went out. She was near enough,
she said to know that Mr.. Mills
struck her husband first.
Mrs. Clark, do you recall that in
examination before Judge Lancaster
you said first you saw Of tSouble was
when Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Mills were
on the ground?" asked Mr.. Earring
ton.
IT did not. You twisted my testi-
nony all around to suit yourself"
she replied.
did you see Mills face when he
came into the yard"
mo, but / can tell by the way any
one walks if they mean trouble or
not"
Tobey, employed by Mills on day
trouble arose, was called. The story
of the trouble was told by Tobey
He went after the runaway steer
and Mills was angry because the
steer was on Mills land and when
he went back he saw Mills shake
his fist in front Of Clark. He saw
Mills strike Clark. Then he drove
the steer around into the yard and
when he got there Mrs. Clark was
there.
Attorney Harrington in outlining
the case for the defense said it was
a pretty small matter to come before
the jury. He said Mr.. Mills will tell
his story; that he went over to tel
Clark to keep his cattle off his land
Mills will tell that Clark hit him
with a shovel and knocked him
down; Mills will say that whatever
blows he did strike were in self de-
tense and Mills will say that. Mrs
Clark said Don't kill him" or Don't
kick him"
William F. Mills, aged 20, was
called to the stand and told what
happened on Oct. 16. He said that
Clark's cattle had been causing quito
a lot of trouble. He said that diff
/ ferent brands of bad names were APP
j piled to him by Clark. At the
slaughter house Clark knocked Mills
down. Mills got up. Clark knocked
him down again but not with the
shovel this time. Then Clark's vito
appeared on the scene and Mills
stumbled home and Mrs. Clark fol-
lnv h
Mrs. Clark said Mills accused her
husband wrongfully when Mills said
Clark stole a hog.
Il Mrs. Mills, wife Of the respondent,
1 was called to the stand. She said
there were marks on Mr.. Mills where
Mr.. Clark struck him. There was a
bruise on his arm and he said his
head was sore. She was not cross
examined.
Judge Stephen S. Lancaster, in ref
erence to testimony of case before
him, when Mills swore out warrant
against Clark, repeated Mrs. Clark's
testimony
He said there was a lot said before
the final testimony and then Mrs.
Clark said she did not see Mills I'M
TIL he was on the toor.
The case of the defendant was pre-
scented. Mr.. Harrington said the ap-
pearance Of witnesses on the stand
must have some effect. He referred
to Mrs. Clark who weighs over 200
pounds and to Mr.. Mills, over 70
years old and slightiess in one eye
for 60 years. He said he felt
sorry for Mrs. Clark who wanted to
be loyal to her husband and that
Mrs. Clark didn't see anything un-
til Minis was on the floor.
Clark, said defense attorney, did
not appear in lower court for his
own defense, but threw the burden
on the shoulders Of his wife.
County Attorney Sanborn present
ed the States case. He said the
State is merely looking for some
crime. He said it was not for the
jury to consider any case that has
gone on before between the two men.
Mr.. Sanborn said he was going to
assume that Mrs. Clark was telling
the truth He called the story of
Mr.. Mills "preposterous"
Judge Beane gave the charge to the
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afternoon session.
The jury re at 231 O'Clock, bring
ing in verdict Of mot guilty. at GAG
z. NJ.
State VS.. Paul Gillespie
Not more than five Years l.. The State
Reformatory for Men at Windham' was
the sentence imposed by Judge Beane
upon Paul Gillespie of Waterville after
a verdict of guilty had been returned
by the jury at the Monday afternoon
session of the Kennehec superior court
Gillespie who is but 16 years of age,
was tried on the Indictment found by
the grand jury for holding up at the
point of a revolver one Alfred Pooler of
Watervile on the night OF March 2S
1920, and feloniously stealing 43 cents
from said Pooler.
County Attorney Sanborn conducted
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