Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-19
Verdicts of Guilty
Retired i'm Vienna
Case; Four Sentenced

rem and Frederick Smith, both Of
Fairfield Center. pleaded guilty to
the charge of breaking, entering and
larceny of hens from the hen house
of John Plisga of Sidney, the break
occurring Sept ~, 1872. according
to the Indictment. The respondents
were represented by Benedict +. Ma
her of this city and II. II. Brazzell
| of Fairfield. The court sentenced
! each man to serve three months in
| the county Jail.
This was the second case against
| these men at this term of court, the
| first case ending Wednesday night
| when the jury disagreed after de-
| alterations lasting over five hours.
| This first case was on an indictment
+, alleging breaking and entering the
Plisga barn and stealing calf and
| a harness, about Oct. 10.
The Assault Case
Karl KanervO and Victor Lane,
both of Vienna, were arraigned on
an indictment charging assault and
| battery on Anttie Anderson of
| Vienna. the alleged assault occur
| ring Dec. ~, in the Anderson door
yard. The respondents were repre-
scented by Burleigh Martin Of. this
city.
Freeman w. Smith Of Vienna. q
close neighbor of the AndersOns, eX-
planned the position of various
buildings and farm houses on the
Vienna road and stated that his
house was located about 100 yards
from AnderSon'S. He did not see the
assault.
Mr.. Anderson stated that he had
resided III Vienna for four and a
half years, was married and had a
wife and three children. He said
his wife and children were in the
bathhousc, taking vapor bath and
he was in the house when Mr. and
Mrs. KanerVo. their two children
and the little Lane girl drove into
his yard. Mr.. kanervo handed him
Il bundle, saying that it was a Christ
mas present from acquaintances in
Portsmouth. N. II. He then wanted
to know why Mr.. Anderson had
sheltered his enemy. Mr.. Anderson
advised him to leave the yard and
he wanted no trouble. but kanervo
leaped from the team and assaulted
him, knocking him down and beat
ing him with his fists.
Mr.. Anderson said that he tried to
hold Kanervo off but couldn't Mr..
kanervo and Mrs. Anderson finally
succeeded in pulling kanerVO off
him and then Mr.. Lane appeared.
The latter jumped on him. pulled
his hair and hit him several times.
Kanervo returned to the fray and
pulled a knife but Mrs. Kanervo
succeeded in taking it from him or
making him put it away. He saw
Mrs. Smith arrive and asked her to
help as they were going to kill him.
Mrs. Smith Good Witness
Mrs. Catherine Smith told of see
ing the assault from the road and of
running tC the men, trying to get
them to separate. She declared they
were both fighting when she arrived.
She described the arrival OF Lane on
the scene and was positive that she
saw knife in the hands of kancrvo.
There was talk in the Finnish lam
guage that she could not under
stand. To all appearances Mr.. Kan
erova had been drinking, while Mr..
Anderson was sober. She also de-
scribed a meeting between Mr.. Kan
ervo and Mrs. Anderson in her yard
that night when Mr. kanervo evil
IDENTIFY wanted to continue the arSu-
ment, but she ordered him off her
property. He returned later and
after apologizing for the scene.
wished them Merry Christmas and
departed.
G. NJ. Woodcock, also neighbor
of the Andersons. described Mr.. An
derson's appearance when he came
to his house to get in touch with
the sheriff. Mr. Woodcock had given
Anderson a gun to take home for his
protection as he thought he needed
it.
The Defense
Karl I<anervo. one of the re-
spondents, told an entirely different
story when he took the stand. He
told of driving into Anderson's door
ward to deliver the Christmas pack
age and declared that Anderson was
drunk and used abusive language.
He said that Anderson pulled him
from the team and they went to
the ground together. He was smok-
ing Il cigar and the fire and ashes
got in his face and he had trouble
protecting himself. Anderson only
hit him once and that was with
dustpan. Mrs. Anderson and his
wife pulled Anderson from him and
he was going away when Lane ar
rived He declared that Anderson
jumped for Lane, telling him that he
now had him where he wanted him
and h hit Lane several times. Lane
foCaIldIlnS WIFI one DlCW " tiS
face. He did not have knife with
him at the time of the alleged as
sault.
Victor Lane told of being with the
Kanervos when they drove into An
derson's. and leaving them to walk
home. He heard women's cries and
his daughter came running after him
to say that Anderson had hit Mrs.
kanervo. He returned and Ander-
son jumped on him. He admitted
hitting Anderson once.
His daughter. Annie. told the
same story and Mrs. Kanervo told
much the same story as her hus-
band declaring that Mr.. Anderson
had started the trouble AID was
drunk. She said that Anderson's
face was covered with little black
marks.
Somebody hit him." declared the
county attorney.
1T wasn't my husband" replied
the woman. ut must have been
Mr.. Lane when I was turned away"
On rebuttal. Mr.. Smith declared
that Kanervo had been drinking that
day and that Mr.. Anderson was
sober He had seen Anderson when
the latter had been drinking and he
was always happy and laughing
when in that condition and was very
sober when not intoxicated.
Kanervo, recalled to the stand.
maintained that he had not been
drinking.