Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-10

Boulanger's where they passed the
evening. He told the story about as
''Thibodeau did. He exhibited fin
ger badly hurt, which he said had
been struck by some kind of club.
Two front teeth We're also loose. He
said that Wilfred Coro kicked him
and Arthur Coro struck him with
stick. After the fight Forth ran into
Arthur Daviau's yard ard picked up
n stick and when the Coro boys came
along they saw him and ran. T'ortin's
coat and collar was smeared with
dried blood that had run down from
the wounds
Henry Pooler OF 118 Water street
said that he saw the whole fight. He
saw the two Coro boys together and
heard Wilfred say they're coming"
and when ThibOdcau and Forth came
along Wilfred attacked them. Arthur
Coro came running up and struck
Forth and the witness holiercd,
What YOU trying to do, kill this
man." Forth and Thiho deau came to
his piazza after TIE fight and Forth
showed him his head and said, HE
about killed me-"
The case was adjourned till .
o'clock in the afternoon when the de-
Tense attempted to show that Thibo-
dcau had hired rortin to do up" Will
fred Coro.
Frank Ietourneau was the first
witness called in the afternoon. He
saw the fight in question from his
house nearby. He saw the tall Coro
boy give blow TO Thibodeau. He
hit Thibodcau first and Thibodeau
went away. The two Coro boys then
fought with Forth. one holding him
for the other one to pound him.
Eddie Brooks who lives near saw
the disturbance. He was lying on
the bed wlfen he heard noise and
went to the window and looked out.
Forth and Wilfrcd Coro We're scrap
ping together whom Arthur Coro game
ups from behind Coro and struck him
with stick several times. On cross
examination he said that Wilfred
Coro was up against building and
Forth was fighting him. After Thi-
hodeau and Forth left, the Coro boys
did not follow.
james II. Pooler told his story. He
said the first time he saw Forth he
went by store and took piece of
barrel stave or something and went
along to -Thibodcau's house. Later he
saw the men meet and come to blows.
He had heard that Thihodeau had hir-
cd a man to do Wilfred Coro up. He
presumed it was Forth. Judge Atch-
ley insisted on knowing where he
heard about it and the witness told
him from Ed. GiroIX. The judge Cr-
dercd that Mr.. GirouX be brought in
and City Marshal Murray went out
to procure him. The witness stated
that he saw the men making passes
at each other but his eyes were not
good enough to tell whether the blows
struck or not.
Mrs. Philieas Thibodcau, wife Of
the complainant testified that her
husband came to the house with
Forth Tuesday afternoon. He told
her previously that he was going to
get some one to do up Coro and in
Dictated that Forth was the man.
While at the house Tuesday the
men said they had someone to fix
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to get his revolver but couldn't find
it and his / Near-old daughter went
upstairs and found it and gave it to
him. They went off together with
the revolver.
In October ThibOdeau invited Coro
to the house to make some home
brew. Later her husband made some
but not Coro.
On cross examination the witness
said that when her husband came
home Monday afternoon he found
Wilfred COro there and was angry.
When asked if her husband had been
angry at other times at finding Coro
there, she answered sit made him a
little bit mad, he didn't like it."
The witness testified that Coro
tried to get out by another door
when her husband came on Tuesday
afternoon. She and her husband
have been having trouble about Coro
for about six weeks.
Arthur Coro, 10, brother of Will
fred, was next called. He said some
one told him that they were looking
for his brother and so he went down
to see about it. When he saw them
Forth and his brother were scrap
ping and he went up to help his
brother when Forth kicked him in
the private parts and it made him
angry Picked up stick and hit
him over the head. Hit him twice.
The witness was a bit mixed over the
hn ft,ct ba fChf He
told Judge Atchley that he found d
small piece of dry wood slab in the
road and struck Forth with it.
Wilfred Coro, the defendant, told
his story. He said he came out of
the hose house on Water street and
went to James H. Pooler's. Mr..
Pooler told him that he better look
out as Thibodeau was looking for
him. Although it had been repre-
scented that Wilfred Coro was no
match for Forth, the testimony
showed that he had knocked Forth
down twice.
The testimony was summed ur by
the opposing attorneys and Judge
Atchley rendered judgment as fol-
lows: In the case of Phileas Thibo-
deau VS.. Wilfred Coro. he found the
respondent guilty and imposed a fine
of so and costs of Sc A. or 80 days
in Jail The fine to be suspended on
payment of costs.
In the case of Joseph Forth VS..
Wilfred Coro, Coro was found guilty
and a fine of $40 and costs Of s1323