Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-19
Open Huff Case
at Supreme Court
Wednesday Morning

The case of State vs.. Daniel Huff
OF Cornville, was commenced with
the opening of court Wednesday
morning. The State is being rep
resented by County Attorney James
II. Thorne of North Arson and the
defense by Herbert Locke of Pat
tancail. Locke and Perkins of .Au-
guSta.
1t is being heard before drawn
jury made up of Buren, A. Walter, OF
Mcrccr: Frank G.. Pooicr. East
SkoWhcgan; Edmund &. Durgin,
West Forks; Eerlricc \. Daggett,
Skowhesan: Edward L. Hight. Madi-
son: Harry y. Carr, NorridgeWock:
William Dutton, Hartland: Leigh NJ.
Lcadbetter. Harmony: Henry Rich
ardson. East s;kowhegan: Jennie
Flood krcggcr. Fairfield: George ".
Higgins, madison, ana John ~.
Weeks. st. Adams.
The case was opened for the State
by County Attorney Thornc. who al
legged that on the night of November
"A. 1872. the Friday nigt bhefore
Thanksgiving. eight large turkeys
We're stolen from the home of Colby
j. Jorke in West Athens by the re-
spondent. Daniel Huff Of North Corn
VILE. valued at $50. In the opening,
MIR. Thorne stated that on that eve
ming there was a school play in At
hens village and that Mr.. and Mrs.
Hun went. borrowing an express
wagon from their neighborS Perlcv
ana George Eogg, across the road,
as their son, Howard Huff. was at
Athens where he attended school
and was to stay to the play and dance
and that Mr. Huff came home alone.
He stated that Mr.. Huff got his over
coat from Il seat i'll the hall and left
before the dance was done. MI
Thorne stated that people who were
returning to West Athens after the
entertainment saw team near the
iQrke place and the man was stand
ing with his head down who resembl-
ed Mr.. Huff. Thorne also in his
opening stated that when the wagon
was returned to the Foggs the sea
had been taken out and the wagon
swept out and that there were found
on the sticks which hold the seat
in place wool strings which were
not there when the wagon was
loaned to Huff. 1t was claimed that
the tracks of the horse which were
measured showed that it was a small
horse without shoes and that one of
lluh's horses was small and had
worn no shoes for the summer 1t
was further stated that Huff sold to
Charles a. Day among other turkeys
the following Monday, eight large
turkeys with dark legs which all of
Iorkc's turkeys had, and on which
were found bruises. and that the
other turkeys sold to Day did not
have bruises. Mr.. Thorne explained
the investigation of Sheriff Mooers
who was assisted by H. z. Crocker,
deputy shreiff Of Canaan and that
one night as they were coming home
from Athens they saw a turkey fly
from the barn of Huff to a tree and
that they called at the Huff home
and Mr.. Huff came out covered wit h
turkey feathers and said that he
was picking his turkeys. 1t was
claimed that Mr.. Huff had told Mr..
Yorke that he had not had good luck
with his turkeys and that they were
small and about the size of YOrkc's
smaller ones. estimated to weigh
from six to eight pounds and among
the turkeys sold to Day by Huff
were eight large turkeys of about
tho size and the number stolen from
Mr.. Yorkc. The finding of turkey
feathers in the road leading from the
Yorke place to home of Huff entered
into the opening.
The witnesses called for the State
and sworn were Colby j. Yorke, Mrs.
Colby J. Yorkc. l.. II. Tibbetts. Mrs.
l.. H. Tibbctts. Selden YOrkc, Al
mon Whittier. Oliver French, San
ford Russell, Fred Libby, Mrs Fred