Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26
GRAND JURY
FIRST TRAVERSE JURY

Luxe >. carter DIOOhllH
Willard w. Clement .... Penobscot
Asa c. Colby .............s...W altham
Daniel l.. Conary Deer Isle
George E. Cousins ..........; .Surry
John r. CoW1ng ........... Dedham
Frank B. Rich ............. fremont
e. M Stevens .........:. .Gouldsboro
Seth G. Stock bridge Swans Island
Albert c. Turner ......... .Stonington
SECOND TRAVERSE JURY.
Littleton Webster, Foreman ;..Castine
Isaac M. Allen Sedgwlck
Ashman B: Clough .;;.... Bluehill
Fred A. DeMeyer Eastbrook
Everard Grant ............. Hancock
Olin Heath ...............B ucksport
Ralph Maddocks ........ Ellsworth
d. l.. Perry ............... Sorrento
Ernest D. Richardson NM. Desert
Albert r. Soper ............. .Orland
]. Albert Stevens ...... Bar Harbor
sUPERNUMERARIEs.
Charles Grindle .... .Brooksville
George c. Jordan ..... Plantation 81
Henry Trundy go. Southwest Harbor
The October term of the supreme
court is nearing it's close, and final
adjournment may be reached this
afternoon. Interest in court the
past week has conferred in the Slower
poisoning case, which occupied all
of Monday and Tuesday, going to
the jury this morning.
The docket was cleared of civil
cases last Wednesday, with a verdict
for defendant in the Fiske VS.. Grin
die trespass case.
The trial of criminal cases was
taken up Thursday. The cases
against ]. Fred Noyes and Ralph
w. Hamilton, charged with kidnap-
ping Aida and Arvilla Bennoch.
daughters of Charles P. Bennoch of
Green Lake, We're taken up Thurs
day After all the evidence for the
State was in, the cases We're mol
pressed by order of court, for insult
ficient evidence.
The trial of Charles P. Bennoch of
Green Lake for assault with intent
to kill, resulted in verdict of gull
ty. This case grew out of the al
legged kidnapping cases. Bennoch,
it will be remembered, while intox-
icated, and armed with a shotgun,
Hamilton and Hiram Patten, one of
appeared at a cottage where Moves,
Moves bondsmen, were employed,
threatening to shoot them, and did,
it was testified, discharge the gun at
Mr.. Patten, one shot cutting the
flesh between the thumb and fore
finger of Mr.. Patterns hand
Practically all the other cases on
the criminal docket were disposed
or last week. to make way for the
opening of the Slower case Monday
morning. The criminal docket,
printed in full below, shows the dis
position so far made of all cases.
THE SLOWER CASE
Interest in the Slower case has
crowded the court room to standing
room only, it being necessary to
deny admission to many.
Isaac l.. Slower, prominent
farmer of Brooksville, was charged
with attempting to kill his wife by
administering poison in candy. |
County Attorney Whiting conducted
the prosecution, and D. E. Hurley
appeared for respondent.
The following jury was drawn:
Frank e. Blaisdtll, Franklin, fore
man; Alvin Heath, Bucksport; Hen
ry E. Trundy, Southwest Harbor;
ID. l.. Perry. Sorrento; Asa C. Col
by, Waltham; George E. Cousins,
Surry Seth G. Stockbridge, Swans |
Island; George c. Jordan, Planta-
tion 21; Fred A. DeMeyer, East
brook; j. Albert Stevens, Bar Har-
Dor; c. H. Davis, Winter Harbor;
T.. M. Stevens, Gouldsboro
The first witness for the State
was Mrs. Slower Her maiden name
was Albertine Howard, and her home
was in Bluehill. She was married
to Mr.. Slower in September, 1920,
but he had been attentive to her
some twenty years ago, before his
marriage to his first wife.
Mrs. Slower testified that on the
evening of Saturday, May 81, Mr..
Slower took her to the moving
pictures at Brooksville Before the
picture began, Mr.. Slower left her
In her seat. went to the back of the
hall and purchased some candy. He
returned to his seat beside her lust
before the picture began, and after
the hall was darkened, he placed two
chocolates in her lap. These she
ate, and they were apparently all
right. A few minutes later Mr.,
Slower placed two more chocolates
in her lap. She BIT one Of these in
half and found it extremely bitter
she threw the other half on the
floor, and ate the fourth chocolate.
which was apparently all right. to
take the taste out of her mouth. Mr..
slower, she said, was also eating
candy, but he did not offer her can.
dy out of box or bag.
Some minutes after eating the cam
dy, Mrs. Slower was taken ill, and
mad to leave the hall. She de-
scribed her symptoms as chilliness,
stiffness of the joints, and witch
ing OF the nerves. Mr.. Slower took
her home in his car. She did not
remember going from the car to the