The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-14
RESUME OF COURT PROCEEDINGS

weeks. The sessions were unusually
busy, and trials followed each other
in rapid succession. A large number
of the divorce eases were heard in
Justice Deasy's chambers. Some
twenty-five criminal cases were dis
posed Of Judge' Deasy who is
spending the winter in Ellsworth
and A. II. Whitman, court stenogra-
pher departed Sunday.
The Jury which was in deliberation
at the time of our going to press
Inst week in the case of state VS.
Trevor Howes of Highland Plantation
returned q verdict OF guilty. Howes
was indicted by the grand jury for
assault upon Edwin Ashcroft.
Roland Cleveland of West Athens
was convicted % fornication. 1t
appears that Cleveland met Miss Eve
lyn Winsbury. now an inmate at the
state Reformatory, when she was en-
uloyed at the home of Mrs. Hilda
Boulette In this town and engaged her
to act as fousekeeper for him and
his father, Moses Cleveland at their
West Athens home. The girl was
the principal witness and told OF
Cleveland alleged attentions TO her
during her three days stay at the
Cleveland home where she was ar
rested and taken into custody by Dep
uty Sheriff Wheeler. Considerable
testimony was taken out. the respond
ent being represented by James b.
Perkins of Augusta.
Edmund Doyon of Jackman Planta-
on tho nharpp of
illegal possession of intoxicating IL
quors. He pleaded not guilty and
bail was placed in the sum OF 500
to await trial.
Walter MERCER. Apt, charged with
illegal possession of intoxicating IL
quors was discharged after his case
was mol pressed owing to lack OF
evidence. 81 ...,.-.-.-..... .....
ASSAULT CASE
The testimony in the case OF Law
renee Schilinger of st. Adams for as
sault upon Henry Osgood was taken
out, but before the case went to the
jury, Schilinger pleaded guilty. This
case grew out of what appeared to be
sort OF a free-for-all fight in st. Az
bans and during which, Mrs. Henry
r. Osgood received a bullet wound
when, her husband discharged re-
volyer. 1t appears that Mr.. and Mrs.
Osgood went to the Schilinger farm
In st. Adams to do the chores on the
place, Mr.. Schiinger being away
much Of the time, and took portion
of the farmhouse for a home. Later,
trouble. came up over John Mcclure,
brother of Mrs. Schilinger, occupying
q room in the Osgood part of the
house. This eventually led to Mr.. Os-
good locking up his side of the house.
1t was claimed that in SO doing the
Schilinger family were prevented
from going into the cellar OF the
house and from going into the toilet
This appears followed some conversa-
ton on Sunday which was not at all
pleasant, relative to the Osgoods va
eating the place. After the locking
mp process, Mrs. Schilinger notified
her husband who was in Watervlle
and he came home ON TUESDAY
night. In the meantime the Osgood
family had notified Constable Herbert
Foss Of st. Adams to come Y the
house to protect them. ~Mr. Osgood
heard car and thinking it was Mr.
Foss, 1t was claimed went out so
meet him, Mrs Osgood first giving
him a revolver which he slipped into
the pocket of his mackinaw which he
was wearing Mr.. Osgood testified
that he went out into the yard and
Schilinger and he spoke and then
Schilinger came onto him and knock
ed him down. Mr.. 0sgood claimed
to have been badly mauled and said
that one side of his head had been
pounded to pieces, that there was a
terrible bunch over the right ear
that one eye was BACKED and that
Mr.. and Mrs. Schilinger both pounded
his wife. When he got up off from
the ground, he said that he took the
revolver out to discharge it, thinking
to brighten someone and his wife
came back against him, because of a
blow from Schilinger and the revolver
was discharged, the bullet entering
her hip. Ossood was arrested and
put in Jail but in Jail but was dis
charged after the hearing. DR.. Rich
ardson testified to both Mr.. and
Mrs. Osgood being in his hospital for
treatment after the fracas.
Mr.. Schlinger in defense said that
he asked Mr.. Osgood II he would get
out of the house and that Osgood
said he wouldn't get out until he got
ready. His testimony differed from
that of Mr. Osgood in that Mr.. Osgood
had said Schilnger had said, that II
he didn't get out there would be
trouble, Mr.. Schilinger saying that he
told him to get out by Wednesday to
save trouble He said that he asked
Osgood what he meant by putting
locks on the doors of the house and
that Osgood made no reply but pulled
gun on him. Witness said that
he then knocked Osgood down and
pounded him. He then saw the two
women fighting and separated them
but denied that he struck Mrs. Os-
good. Mrs. Schilinger told of the
fight and added new bit of testimony
when she told of the previous fight
on Sunday between herself and Mrs.
Osgood, during which, she said Mrs.
Osgood threw brick at her. Both
she and her brother, Mcclure, said
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