Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-03

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Adv. janso-febs-;
OF Gardiner and G. A. Cunningham ot
Farmingdale were accepted as jurors.
Chadbourne l. Merrill Of Gardine:
was challenged by the State and A. n
Douglass II Chelsea By the defense.
Ballard L. Fuller Of HalloweIl said
that he had made up his mind and he
was excused by the court.
Fred A. Lilly o. Halloweli was &C.
cepted as juror.
Fred w. Snow of Manchester was
challenged from the array by the de-
fence.
John E. Mccormick Of Readfield
said that he had made up his mind
and he really wanted to be excused
from sitting on the case.
Il think that Mr.. Mccormick wants
to be excused SO l will excuse him,
said the court.
Leroy Frain of Augusta stated thai
he had formed an opinion and was
excused while William w. jackson
of Augusta was chosen as Juror No
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The jury was composed as follows:
\. a. Morang Goreman>. Chelsea
William 4. Harvey. Haliowell;
Charles \. Carson. Randolph; Wal
ter F. Ruggles. Farmingdale: Georse
F. Morse. Haliowell; Gilbert Il
Smith. Gardiner; John L. Buchanan
Augusta; Walter c. Curtis, Gardi.
ner; &. \. Cunningham, Farming
dale; Charles NJ. Fosset.. Randolph
Fred A. Lilly, Augusta; W. W. Jack
son. Augusta.
After the opening by County At.
/ torney Sanborn, five witnesses were
sworn in behalf OF the State and Miss
| Lena Drouin OF Waterville was called
to the stand
Miss Drouin testified that she was
20 years old and was employed a,
| the Lockwood mill. She was in al
interesting condition last October anG
she went to DR.. Hooper's house a,
| Winslow on October > ON a Thurs
day, going by electric car. She was
! accompanied by her mother and two
other women. All went to Dr.. Hoop
ers house. She had never been there
| before.
| DIR. Hooper asked me if wanted
to be fixed up and l told him did,
F.; said the witness.
Did you pay DIR. Hooper," asked
County Attorney Sanborn.
Yes. l paid him s15."
Did DR.. Hooper give you a re-
| ceipt?"
| He did not"
Inc witness, continuing her testi.
! mony. stated that DR.. Hooper told he,
to come back if the operation was
not successful and the responder,
! also told her not to work She was
ill that night and the following nigh,
and on Saturday morning a physician
Dr. Perizo. was called
On cross examination the witness
testified that her mother knew the
purpose of her visit to DR.. Hooper
but her mother had no conversation
with the doctor. She never saw Dr.
Hooper to talk with but once and
that was on October 2, 1919. She
went to the house on September 80,
1919, but DR.. Hooper was not a,
home
Judge Beane cautioned the Jurors
not to discuss the case and a recess
was taken until O'Clock this after
noon.
Afternoon Session
The first witness at the afternoon
session was Mrs. Ina Quirion of Wa
terville. who testified that on Thurs
day. Oct. 2, she had gone with Lena
Drouin and her mother and Flor
ence Champagne to DR.. Hooper's
house. They had left Waterville on
the Il o'clock car. They got off at
Dr. Hooper's house. A man got of
with them and all went into the house
and were seated in the front room
She saw DR.. Hooper there that day
The man was in the doctors Office
about 10 minutes and witness went
in next. She had paid the doctor
$15 for his services. Florence Cham
payne and Lena Drouin also went
into the doctors office that day, and
witness had explained to the doctor
that the Champagne girl was there
e'NS OPNAoSiNh' NftuSSS lSSlIllSO
as to the operation performed on her
by the doctor. She testified that Lena
Drouin was sick the next day.
Much Of Mrs. Quirion's testimony
was admitted subject to exceptions
by Attorney Pattangall for the re-
spondent. The matter of admitting
this testimony was argued before the
judge by the attorneys, in the alb
sence Of the jury.
Upon cross-examination by Attor-
ney Pattangall. witness testified she
did not know the man who got off
the car and went into the doctors
house with them. She testified tina,
Florence Champagne is her cousin
and cannot talk English very well.
She stated that she remember the
date. October 2. when she went to
see the doctor. She was taken sick
October s and was sick for a week,
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