The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-08
JANUARY TERN OF SUPREME JU-
DICIAL COURT
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W aikeT dlSO Vi saw .
fire on the roof of the Coro place.
Henry Coro. brother of Albert and
Joseph, who lived about ten rods
away heard the train shifting on the
railroad tracks but didn't see it he
said. He testified that he saw the
lire on the shed roof but not on the
inside of the building, the roof was
nothing but "a fire trap he alleged
When questioned about his knowing
where the fire started he displayed
considerable ability to talk back and
was allowed to leave the stand in
much disgruntled condition. Mrs.
Daniel Adams of Arson who was rid
ing with Mr.. and Mrs William Petley
saw the flames which seemed to be
coming mostly from the caves OF the
barn she said toward the railroad
track William Petley of Arson tes
titled that he saw hames in the left
hand corner OF the barn and saw the
iii g coming UP on the outside. Henry
LeClair testified that he met Joe
Coro the night OF the fire, also that
he saw the train shifting on the
tracks about eight o'clock Fred
Withee, testified to hay being cut
green but could not state positively
about the Coro hay He said that
nc knew engines had been responsible
for setting hres in that section.
Lee Coro, son OF Joseph Coro, tes-
titled to having gone to the Coro place
searching for his father shortly be-
fore the fire Saw nothing of the
conflagration.
LAST CASE OF CIVIL DOCKET
The case of the American Wooden
Co. VS. Lander did not go to the jury.
Settlement resulted for 1899 Ac-
ton was brought for $500 for the
services of a motor truck belonging
TO the American Wooden Co. and used
for moving a motor boat at Lake
Wesserunsett. The defendant W. V.
Lander lives in West Newton, Mass.
and has d cottage at Lake Wesserun-
sett.
PLEADS GUILTY TO FORGERY
Hans o. Hansen of Madison twenty
two years old, pleaded guilty to for
gerry before Judge Hanson and recog-
nized in the sum of $500 for his APP
pearance from day to day. He was
represented by Merrill 4 Merrill of
Skowhegan. The case on Monday
was continued for sentence at April
term.
VIOLATION OF GAME Law
Benjamin Page and Marshall Dou-
glass pleaded not guilty to Illegal
possession and Illegal taking of five
beaver skins. Henry Cooley was
foreman of the drawn jury. The
state claimed that chief game warden
&. p. King had found fresh beaver
skins secreted in a camp where the
men were staying, at Deer Pond
Camps Game Warden King told OF
going to the camps on Nov. 10, OF
finding no one there, OF finding traps
in the camp which bore the name of
Mr.. Douglass and beaver trapping
outfit. 1t was alleged that the game
warden found the five beaver skins
on top OF the paper ceiling OF room
used as a chamber on the second
floor. Henry Farley of The Forks
testified as to the value of the skins,
stating that the market value of the
same were around $4,000 but If prim-
ed possible $500. Judge Sawyer
in the Western Somerset Municipal
Court over which he was presiding
Justice. The defense was mainly that
the Page and Douglass did not know
that the beaver skins were in the
upper part of the house and that they
knew nothing of them until the game
warden told them that the skins were
there.
W. l.. Knapp of Eustis told about
being at the same camps about the
second week in October remaining
there four or five days He testified
that the camps were located about
half way between Eustis and the
King & Bartlett camps. He stated
that he saw other hunters In that
vicinity He testified that he found
a rope in the camp similar to that
which the skins had been attached to
the stretching poles with. He stated
that he saw no indications Of beaver
skins in the camp. Douglass stated
that he had left the Megantic Club
where he had been employed the fif-
tecnth day of October. He stated
that he intended to trap beaver when
the season opened up; that he had
found rope there which he had used
about the camp. He claimed that
the skins which he and Page were al
legged 10 have had unlawful posses
sion Of had not been properly stretch
ed. ana thought the market value OF
the same would be $40 to $45 II
primed He stated that he had no
knowledge OF the skins in the upper
part of the camp until they were
found there. He admitted that ne
had had some difficulty because OF il
legal beaver trapping but that that
was due to trap being placed too
near a house Page said he went
to Deer Pond Camps about the 22nd
OF October, tod of methods of drying
skins, said there was a rope in the
camp which they used for various
purposes and which was similar or
like the sample found in the camp.
Witness said he was never upstairs
whore the skins were found but once.
Witness said that he md his partner
stretched their skins on hoops 4altho
there were other methods, and adv
mitted that hoops were found In the
camp.