Not-so-good old days

The summer session of Oxford County Superior Court was a long one, but most of the cases on the docket were civil suits, many of which have already appeared in this column. The criminal cases were interesting too:

Superior Court 
Long Term Closed

After a term of twenty-eight working days, Oxford County Superior Court was adjourned finally, Monday noon. A record has been set for the county, the term being about six days over the record made in May, 1931.

The only criminal case brought to the jury's attention during the term was that of State vs. Clifford H. Howard and Wilson Dunsmoor. The indictment sets out that these two men, both of Dixfield, did threaten to kill Maurice Dunsmoor and his wife, Grace. The Dunsmoors are brothers. After the evidence was in Justice Manser directed a verdict of not guilty, and the jury was immediately discharged. In directing the verdict Justice Manser said that the evidence came far too short of proving the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.

Anthony Suykus of Rumford, pleading guilty to unlawful possession, was sentenced to a fine of $100, and two months in jail. Sentence suspended.

Francis Hayes of Rumford, keeping and depositing. One hundred dollars and costs and two months in jail.

Ernest Marchand, unlawful possession, fine and costs and jail sentence. Marchand is ill in bed, and the sentence was suspended until such time as he should be in condition to be moved to the jail.

A verdict of $110 for the plaintiff was returned in the case of Alvah Rich vs. the town of Roxbury, for breach of contract in transporting scholars.

For larceny of what has been his own automobile, Herbert DiSalvo of Brooklyn, N. Y., must pay a fine of $300 or serve six months in the county jail. On the 5th of January last this car was in collision on the Ridlonville-Dixfield road, and was towed to the Tyler & Abbott garage in Mexico. DiSalvo took it from there and drove it home, but in the meantime the car had been attached by Bert Howard of Mexico, on a claim resulting from the collision.

Fred L. Douglass of Byron against John D. Libby of the same town was for $116.50 for cutting pulp wood in the fall of 1931. Defendant claimed that he owed no such sum as charged for board of Douglass, laundry, etc.

William Poland of Peru sued Roy Savage of Coplin for money alleged to be due for cutting and peeling 135 cords of pulp wood in the fall of 1931. Defense was that the plaintiff had not done all that was specified in the contract.

Cecil Shurtleff of Rumford sued Fred W. Davis of the same town to collect $25 as commission on the sale of an electric refrigerator to Louis Salien.

Bernard Andrews brought suit against Charles E. Draksyzs for $75.00 due on a cow on which he held a mortgage. Defendant declared that the money had been paid Albert Beliveau, Andrews' attorney, but Beliveau said the payment was to apply on his bill for legal services.

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