Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-06
Supreme Cou

With the opening ~ cdurt Th1t1
dsy morning at nine&ocIfck the y
ftimen's in ti.e ca1.-& State u
Ralph Heating Were made by Att
ncy Locke OF Pattangall e. Lock-
Augusta for Heating and county<
torncy lanes IT, Thorne of 81
Arson for the State, and Judge Nh
son gave his charge to the jury. "A
jury returned a verdict Of guilt3<x.A
The following sentenced was 4>akH
posed. 500 and costs and s451
months in jail and six months al 4
ti"nal in default OF payment Att(fe1
ncy Locke of Augusta. Keating's ~.
torney, argued for clemency for HIM
as his first offense and endeavor0A To-.
'void the jail sentence. Keatinn - -
realcd to the higher court and G-
nlshcd BAH in the sum OF $500.
The next case to be considered
the court was the case of Staeo
john w. Hainess farmer OF NJ
r;dgeWock. an eyed man whn
charged with .asrnuff and hat - &
upon his own sla oRIifcr, IIilda uaiE
on July 2sth, 1929. The States
ncsses, who were sworn. were Loke N
M 4 ~
trail Railroad section crew. Conr,H
Webb. Henry l;lodgett. Charles CONF
don. Ralph Moody. and 1iilda Hainea
The case was opened by Mr.. Thorn
"nd the only Witnesses called wer3
Robinson. webb, ani Condor. Tte%
respondent WAS represented bv MI
t,rney William II. Brown OF Naat.
son. The State completed its teatt3
mony little before noon and NJ.
Brown opened the defense sh~
l1i5.
The defense In the case Of
Haines, witnesses were "a
the 13-ycar-od daughter
spondent and Mrs. Hainc
and the Older daughter.
upon whom the assault VI
have been male. and m
himself. John Haincs. T
of William y. Brown Of
the respondent and Cou
James a. Thurne were u
judges charge was also n
jury after being out short
turned n verdict OF mot guIlt
The case of state VS.. Flavia
of st. Adams. charged with
with intent to Eill. last Decembor
Elmer j.. Thompson. for whom
kept house. WAS the first case "a
opened Thursday afternoon and
heard hcfor. a drawn jury made IN
the following jurors: Earl Smith. Jal
Wilder. -. r. Whittier. william MOI
ton. Ralph Hopkins. Harris Mathsyvs
II. ". Emery. Willis W. stevens. guy
NJ Mason, NJ. =. White. Copy Robbiqt
son and Frank Withce.
The Witnesses for the state were
Elmer T.. johnson, Leland WEIGH. Hsr.
ry J. Hilton MIR and Mrs. Albert Gray.
all of st. Adams. and Deputy Sherin
Lewis H. Wheeler OF IIartland. Only
the following witn,ss os tostified: FL
mer T.. johnson. Leland WEIGH, both OF
st. Albans; Lewis ~. Wheeler of Hart.
land and larry J. Hilton OF 81. AL
bans.
The state was represented by Coun-
ty Attorney Thorne.
The respondent was represented hv
Attorney Edward Murray of Bangor
and Attorney william u. Brown of
Madison. The only witness for the de-
Tense was the respondent himself, who
admitted firing shots but denied that
they were fired with an intent 10 kill.
County Attorney Thornc conducted a
very persistent ton
throughout which Miss Farrell con-
tended that she did not fire at any
thing or at anybody. She admitted FIR
ing the shots through the screen door.
which the State exhibited in court.
and further denied that at any time
she had any intent TO kill johnson, for
whom she had kept house for Ave
years and IL still doing 80. 1t waa<
$50 when the arguments vera C.
tn : O'Clock thi{ 6j
w1f1son VIII 81