Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-16
Plaintiff Allowed to Withdraw
Charges Without Prejudice
Case Officially Ended in Gar
diner Court

! since that time the case has been
| brewing with the result that several
dozen persons appeared at court Mon
| day morning to offer testimony. The
entire morning was given over TO the
/ hearing of testimony in favor of Mrs
| Ralph Hogan, who presented II VII
nesses in her cause. She was repre-
| scented by Attorney Ernest l.. Good
| speed, while the persons against whom
| the charge of assault and battery was
! brought, namely, Mrs. Edith Reed and
| Mrs. Edith Perry. We're represented by
| Hon. George ". Heselton of Gardiner.
Mrs. Fargaret Hogan was the first
| to take the stand, and informed the
| court that she lived on the VIII Pow
ers place on the River road, Plttston'
| She said that she had forbidden her
| son, Joseph Hogan, 10 years Of age,
| from going with" Mrs. Perry. she
| then went on to testify that as she
was sitting in her home on the atore-
mentioned Sunday evening, Mrs. Reed
and Mrs Perry entered the house and
| attacked her. She said Edith Perry
had her by the hair and pulled out a
portion, at which juncture she exhibit
ed to the court the bald spot on her
! head. She said that she was badly
mauled by the two women, and was
| struck on the shoulders, hip and back
| by Ray Perry, who accompanied the
women to the Hogans' home. Mrs
Hogan also testified that her visitors
! told her that if she wasn't out of her
| house by Tuesday night there would
| be nothing to take out but ashes. She
| said her husband had gone TO Al
! Cults place for the milk and that her
son was away on a hunting trip at the
| time She saw a car coming and SAID
! it was her husband, whereupon her
| visitors left.
Ralph Hogan testified that ct 6,10
| he left the house to get the milk at the
| Cults place, q half mile from his own
+. farm. He said he returned about
and found the door of his house lock
ed He found his wife in a very weak
condition. the chairs overturned, pa
pers strewn about. He said thar
F.! there were many bruises on his wite's
body. He said that he did not dare
| to leave her that night as she was too
| frightened and nervous to remain
alone, but that the next morning he
came into Gardiner and made com
plant to Deputy Forrest l. Brown.
Deputy A. G. Robinson told the
| Court that Mrs. Perry had said to
/ him that if she got hold of Mrs. Ho-
gan she would give her a pounding.
! Mrs Ida NJ. Goodwin, a neighbor,
said that several times Mrs Perry
/ had sat on her porch and watched
the Hogans at work in their corn
patch last summer, and that Mrs.
I Perry had said to her that If she
| could only pop off Mrs. Hogan she
| could get her son. Mrs. Alice Good
1f.-. he "a col n
| to her that she would like to pop off
| Mrs. Hogan, then everything would
/ be rosy. She declared Mrs. Perry's
/ reputa ton to be bad and Mrs. Perry S
gan's to be good, Alvin Cults testi-
/ fed as to Mrs Hogan's good reputa-
ton as did Mr.. and Mrs. George J.
( Flitner Mrs. Margaret Booker de-
clared Mrs. Perry's reputation to be
bad, now and while she was going to
school, and Mrs. Hogans to be good.
Lewis Chapman considered Mrs.
Hogans reputation good and Mrs.
'erry's bad. George Bailey said that
he considered Mrs. Hogans reputa-
ion to be good. but that he knew
othing of Mrs. Perry's. Mrs. Mary
lcott was the final witness to ap-
ear for the prosecution and declared
nat she considered Mrs. Hogans re-
JGtation TO be good, and Mrs. Perrys
20 be very bad.
Ray Perry was the first witness
! called by the defense, and he stated
| that he knew nothing of the case I'M
III told by the Reeds Monday night
He said that on Sunday he worked
until 3 o'clock helping Reed saw
wood at his home, after which he
went to his home, and worked upon
the banking of his house until near
ly o'clock at which time he pre-
pared and ate his supper. He then
took his papers and retired for the
night. On Monday night he called as
was his custom at the home of Mrs.
Reed to see his baby, and was in
formed of the assault, but as he was
| not implicated in it. he took no mar
tlcular interest, and in a short time
returned home. At the conclusion of
Perrys testimony court adjourned
until o'clock in the afternoon when
the nearing of the defense witnesses
was resumed
Mrs. Edith Perry was the first wit
ness at the afternoon session. and
saiu mat she did not go to the
house OF MRS. Hogan on Sunday and
that Mrs. Hogan had never snol[ len
| 10 her about going with her son and
that she never ordered her from the
mouse or premises, but that she had
heard from neighbors that Mrs. Ho-
gan did not approve of the friend
snip between Mrs. Perry and Mrs.
Hogan's son. She stated that on Sun
| DAY afternoon about o'clock. her
step mother, Mr.. Reed, her child. and
| herself took the automobile and went
| down to her sisters, Mrs. Crocker
| where they remained until about G
o'clock at which time they came back
| TO the house. She claimed that as
she entered her dooryard she saw a
| lantern approaching from the Hogan
driveway but could not tell whether
| a man or woman was carving it
She stated that they at once had
! supper, after which she read a book
In the dining room in company with
the other members of the family
until p. m. at which time she re-
| tired with her baby, and maintained
| that the first she knew of anv as
sault was when they were notified
| by Sheriff Brown in Depot Square
! Monday afternoon. She said she had
never made threat against anyone
| and declared that all the threats
mentioned by the other witnesses to
be false
Mrs. Edith Reed was the next wit.
ness, and said she was sick abed all
day Sunday until about D. m. al
which time she thought the air would
do her good. and joined the party or
their trip to Crocker's The rest OF
her testimony agreed with that of Mrs
Perry in regard to her wherea bouts
:. for the remainder of the day. She
said that she had never made any
threats against Mrs. Hogan but that
Mrs. Hogan had screamed and wav-
ed her arms at Mrs. Perry and her
self several times when they went
out. She said she knew there was
some lroubie between Mrs. Perry and
Mrs. Hogan over the latter's son bit