Held For Attempting Criminal Assault

Howard Stockwell, aged 23 years, wbo baH for over three years been in the employ of Jonas Doane, a well to do balem farmer, is confined in jail here, on the charge of having attempted to comrnit a criminal apsanlt on the wife of his employer who ís 00 years old. Tbe young man strenuonsly denies tne charge and says that he tripped the ■woman np for fnn and not with any evil intent. Air. Doane he says owee him nearly $100 in wages. He will have bis examination before Jnstice Pond.