Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-02-15

Supreme Judlcl6l Court
FEBRuABY TERM, 1891.
Judge--Hon. John A. Morrill,.
Clefk-DonAld B. Partridge.
etenographer-John A. Hayden.
County Attoney-HArry II. Shaw.
eheriH-Hary d. Cole.
Deputies-John A. Babb, BENJAMIN 3. BIZ.
Ing. Cha: ": cu%Smings. =
Librarian-Walter L. Gray.
Messenger-0eorge Davis.
Supreme judicial Court for Oxford
County convened ut South Paris Tues
day morning ct 10 O'Clock, Judge John
A. Morrill, OF Auburn presiding.
After proclamation for silence, prayer
was offered by Rev. Chester Gore Miller
Of South Paris.
The usual proclsmations having been
made the grand jurors, who had already
served one term were called, al OF them
answering to their names except 81.
Walter Brown of Norway. They retired
In charge Of the newly elected county
attorney. Harry NJ. Shaw, and Officer
Cummings.
Sumner G. Bean. Albany.
Robert B. Crockett, Woodsteck.
Thomas Cunningham, Peru.
Irving 8. French, Bethel.
Raymond d. Garland, Porter.
@. II. Howe, Rumford
Addison Miilett. Waterford.
Frank Nottage. Paris.
n. A. Paine, Newry.
Ralph D. Thurston. Andover.
Q. r. Trip, Canton.
Merton A. Warren, Buck6eld.
Maynard III. wentworth, Denmark.
Leslie G. Wellman, Mexico.
A. Chester Witham. Oxford.
The traverse jurors were then called
and empaneled as follows:
FIRST JURY.
o. G. Chandler, Sumner.
Bert d. Coolidge, Dixheld.
Howard o. Coy, Oxford.
I. Harris Ellingwood, Paris.
George +. Farnum, Paris.
James D. Farnum, Woodstock,
Joseph ID. George, Milton Plantation.
Harry II. Jackson, Norway.
George II. Johnston, Rumford.
B. A. Pierce, Hebron.
ID. G.. Tinkham, Hartford.
Henry p. Morgan, Greenwood.
These gentlemen retired In charge Of
Officer Billings and elected o. o. Chand-
Ter Of Sumner "a foreman.
SECOND JURY.
g.. Adams, Lowell.
Lewis @. Akers, Andover.
Jsfnes l. Bryant, Buckneld.
Henry w. Park, Mexico.
Frank e. Poore, Brownfeld.
Walter 8. Ridlon. Porter!
Henry r. Robinson, Peru.
Charles L. Stearns, Stoneham.
Guy L. Tower. Sweden.
Fred Wight, Gilead.
L. j. Brooks, Norway.
George K. Hastings of Bethel, Henry
a. King of Bethel and W. A. Lucas of
Canton were excused, and L. j. Brooks
was allowed to remain at his homo In
Norway subject to call of the court.
On the first reading of the docket
some fourteen cases were marked for
jury trial, beside those msrke cd for court,
most of which wished to be heard In
vacation. On the second reading several
of these were marked continued and sew
eral we're placed ON the unassigned,
which probably meant no trial.
OF the lawyers present at the opening
OF court were the following:
A. E. Herriek, Bethel
A, Il. Stearns, Rumford.
T. o. Purington, Mechanic Falls.
Frank A. Morey. Lewiston.
w. g. Conary, Norway.
Fred Dyer. Buck6eld.
Tascus Atwood, Auburn.
Albert Beliveau, Rumford.
<. r. Smith, Norway.
Harry II. Shaw. South Paris.
A. j. Stearns, Norway.
John p. Swasey, Canton.
Alton @. Wheeler, South Paris.
George Hutchins, Rumford.
II. II. Hastings, Bethel.
D j. McGillicuddy. Lewiston.
Ralph T. Parker, Rumford.
Ellery G. Park. Bethel.
Merton L. Kimball, Norway.
George Hazen, Oxford.
Walter P. Perkins, Cornish.
Matthew McCarty, Rumf0rd.
Although some four cases assigned for
the first day, February term, were In.
herited from the October term In addi-
ton to couple assigned for Tuesday
afternoon on reading the docket, none
of them materialized when the time
arrived, 30 the jurors were excused from
attendance until $50 Wednesday morn.
ing.
Some motions were argued before the
court and some other business transact
ed but nothing Of great public interest
took place at the county buildings In
the afternoon.