The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-12
,rpREME JUDICIAL COURT
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NC hal Hilda Haines WIS .iie eh,''
b, '"' erst marriage and that sht
per children by her second mar
Y wv She stated that her HUSBAND
pge' ,or struck Hilda or kicked her
y ne no sent Hilda up to get som'
y sln s'f tbe day of the alleged assault
PEN y Mr. Haines went up to see
p 'iis se didn't return with them
p ,,,i5a went into a piece OF beans
y ,, which her father had giVer
wv and her sisters, the profits tt
Del .,s q between them at the enc
oi', saason. Mrs. .Haines testified
lne ,hs Younger daughter, Sarah
b. b " nlsying with her father acct
llle fall She testified further thai
ny t1.ines never laid hands on Hilda
= uaines, fourteen corroborateo
al ,,ber's testimony. Hilda Haines
',a old testified that her step
yea had been good to her, that he
pe strike or kick her and at thu
|, If the lower court she testified
~ did because she was scared
~ ,nry returned a verdict of moi
f., and Mr. Haines was discharged
[uBANs WOMAN FOUND GUILTY
case of state VS.. Mrs. Flayia
w alias Marden of st. Adams
. s with assault with intent tc
md murder upon Elmer Johnson
.mnloyer of st. Adams resulted
| verdict of guilty of assault. Coun-
k,,y Thorne appeared for the state
r. p Murray of Bangor and w
|prown of Madison for the respond
The state claimed that Mrs.
t,eu attempted to kill Mr.. Johnson
wbom she was housekeeper at
dfferent times. Mr.. Johnson
~ owner of two houses in st. Al
L vrs. Johnson and her children
r. IN one side of the road and
| Iobnson and his housekeeper liV-
on the other side. The state
med that Mr. Johnson was some
\ the worse for drink on the night
he alleged shooting and that when
|lan the house, Mrs. Farrell fired
II at him and that later another
River shot was fired upon his re-
1 IN the house. Mr., Johnson stat
That he was fifty-four years old
that when he had left the house
December he heard two shots
\ a revolver. He claimed that
In he returned to the house he
hit hold of Mrs. Farrell and the
klyer exploded. Witness said that
|sassed' his housekeeper and she
Stched his face for him. He ad-
I ed that he was going after cided
he time of shooting, that he drank
| or three glasses while away from
house to procure the same.
bland Welch of ST. Adams stated
he was employed at the Johnson
h and got in at a little past mid
\ on the night of the shooting.
stated that Mrs. Farrell had had
kmorrhage that night. He heard
noises, apparently revolver shots
n Mrs. Farrell was on the pizza.
\ the shots were fired the witness
that Mrs. Farrell wanted him to
her away. He later left the
h and came back with Johnson.
m Johnson attempted to enter he
IA the revolver discharged again.
denied that Mrs. Farrell had the
liver pressed against him (Welch)
said that she might have had il
ted toward him. Deputy Sheriff
leler of Hartland stated that Mrs.
Fell called several times during the
II of the shooting and that when
|eached the house in the morning
ket Mrs. Farrell with a team and
she wouldn't stop. He follow
er and she came back with him.
tson was intoxicated, according
be officer on his return. Johnson
Mrs. Farrell talked back and
in an aggravated manner, the
ess claimed further claiming that
threw a fiat iron at Johnson and
took a stove litter to him. Harry
bn of ST. Adams went with Deputy
En Watson to the Johnson place
helped take up a board which
exhibited in court and through
b it was claimed a bullet had
ed. during the occurrence of the
fling Hilton found a spent bull
nd said that Johnson picked 1t up.
De defense claimed that the charge
entirely without foundation and
I'D that Mrs. Farrell had no fell
us intent to kill Mr.. Johnson or
Pne else In opening the state
bed that Mrs. Farrell was on the
Of terms with Mr.. Johnson's fam
bnd that at a previous arraign-
Mrs. Johnson had been Mrs.
1ell's haiswoman.
e state claimed that the only time
was any trouble in the family
when Mr., Johnson got drunk.
|as alleged in the opening that
Farrell had told Johnson when
FL the house on the night of the
Ping not to come back and that
had LET couple Of shots drive
he had turned the corner with
3hted lantern of the house across
street where he was going to
pre- the cider. The state claimed
Mrs. Farrell did not intend to
Johnson and that she shot at
fngle that would have made it
Psslble for her TO shoot him. With
pa to the third shooting episode,
tate claimed that she didn know
son was present until the revoly-
as discharged the third time.
Is. FARRELL ON THE STAND
s. Farrell took the stand in her
behalf. She is a woman of good
arance and answered the ques-
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