Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-28

was placed unuST DOHuo III Inc sum
| of $50 to keep the peace for one year
/ and also to pay the costs Of court.
! 1894 He gave a cash bond and paid
I the costs and was released. Harvey
d. Eaton represented the State, and
P. a. Smith of Fairfield, the respon-
cent.
! The first witness in the case Mon
! day afternoon was Roy Edes, who
formerly was employed by Mr.. Spaul-
ding and remained to assist the
Messrs Hyatt after they took the
house. The witness said that he
found Mr.. Hyatt fault finding and
disagreeable and that he left and
would not work for him any more.
Questioned regarding the weapon,
which was a revolver which Mr.. Hy-
-att carried, the witness said that he
cid not Know whether Hyatt had any
cause TO fear an assault from some
one or not. He said that Hyatt car
ried a revolver in his pocket and
showed him the weapon and said that
! if Dexter Spaulding came out there
and got off the driveway, he would
! bore" him.
! Derter Spaulding. the complainant,
was then called and said that Mr.
Edes had telephoned to him and told
him not to go out to the Salmon Lake
house as Hyatt was carrying a wea-
pen and had threatened to Kill him 1t
developed that Mr.. Spaulding had
made two attempts to have the Hy-
ats leave the place as he was not
satisfied with their conduct and he
claimed that they had broken the
terms of the contract under which
they leased the house. In answer 10
d question by the Judge, Mr.. Spauld =
!E@Ssald that he was in fear of Hyatt
j because of the threats he had made
Gainst MIN. When asked if he knew
whether the respondent had any
cause TO fear an assault on himself
or anybody, Mr.. Spaulding answered
NO"
At this point. p. A. Smith, Hyatt's
counsel asked the court that the re-
Spondent he dismissed without fur
Their acti2n as it had not been shown
but What the respondent had cause
to fear an assault on himself, his
family or property, and added tia
Edes testimony was absolutely
worthless. Attorney Eaton on the 9th
CT hand said that the community was
a peaceable one and that there was
no reason for the respondent to fea.
an assault and asked the Judge 10
hold the respondent for the keeping of
the peace.
Judge AtChley refused to allow At
torney Smiths motion and gave his
reasons for the same. He said that ii
the respondent carried a dangerous
weapon it was incumbent on him :.
STOW the reason
Malcolm Hyatt was then called and
said that he had seen people prowline
around and Investigated in the barr
"ne night. He said that he had The
revolver Saturday night and about
80 had gone into the kitchen and haG
: heard noise about outside He wenl
in and got the revolver which was
loaded with blanks and then he looked
ing down the road He denied tha,
ne hah any such conversation in re.
gard to Spaulding as Edes referred
To. ellie said that there were no car.
trids"s in the revolver with lead ir
them. The fact was brought out thai
Mr.. Spaulding had asked them tc
leave. He said that there was hut one
revolver in the house
Deputy Sheriff l.. +. Dutton of Au
gusta. who made the arrests was ther
called and testified that he had founc
n
and that it was loaded with bullets If
nee chambers, In response u this
Jerry hyatt, young son. IS years 81
age, was called to the stand ard sale
that he had taken the revolver out or
the lake sunday afternoon after hi,
brother had ii Saturday night and hat
shot il for fun and then loaded il
without his brothers khowledgc anc
mad put it in tho sideboard drawer.
After the judge had pronounced sen
tence, there was a long interval o.
discussion regarding the bail in TN,
ease tried and also in the case which
is scheduled to come before tho cour
Thursday morning, in which tn,
HNatts are charged with a fauor nuts
ance.
Complaints have been made that III.
HNatts were serving liquors at meals
and as beverage. Deputy Sheriff.
button Of Augusta and Tibbetts o
belgrade searched the place Monda
forenoon at II o'clock. but found n.
liquor. 1t was during this case tina,
Deputy sheriff Dutton found apt
rockoted tho revolver that later WA.
an important factor in the testimony
Tho Hyatts asked TO go back to the
Salmon Lake House and be me guests
of MI Spaulding, but this Mr.. Spauld
ln- refused Ia allow. Mr. Spauidinl
has taken back the lease Of the hons.
ana intends to ran il himself durins
the rest of the summer Roy W
Moore was in charge Monday durins
the trial, so that the guests nigh
not be disconnected.
After much discussion. the oppos
ing counsel came to terms as stated
above, and the men were allowed t
go on tncir own recognizance