The Portland daily press., 1870-05-10

MAY CRIMINAL TERM-GoDDARD, j., PRESIDING
MoNDAy.-The grand jury came in in the ate.
noon and reported twenty-six bills of indictment
making, with those they reported Saturday. forty
six. The following were srra;gned:
James H. Todd, assault and battery on Mary Ten
ney OF Freeport. Pleaded not guilty.
Edward L. Kmball, keeping a gaming house
Pleaded not guilty.
George H. Ross, keeping ginning Le..e.-na..aed cd
not guilty.
Peter Boyce, larceny of bank bills from Michae
Fenicks. Pleaded guilty. Stated that he spent 81
Of the money to buy clothes and the other 500 to pa
his board; mother dead; father sick at hospital il
Boston, first offence. Sentenced to three months il
county jail.
Thomas Dunsier, breaking and entering the dwell
ling house of Betsey G. Wilson. Pleaded guilty
Stated his age II; that one Bragdon got him drunl
and suggested the idea of going into the house. dcn'
know what became Of the money they took; neve
was before Court before mother dead; father living
The County Attorney MOI pressed the allegation as t.
the night time. Sentenced to six months in th,
county jail.
John Braglon, breaking and entering dwelling
house of Betsey G. Wilson. Pleaded guilty. Stated
his age as 49, father and mother lives in Standish
was out to Saccarappa looking fer work, got drunk
and broke into the house, been before the Court
before on charge of breaking and enterng been in
the army, got homesick and deserted. Sentenced to
three years IN State prison.
Michael Holly, larceny Of clothes from dwelling
house in the day time. Stated he was born in st
John; got drunk and committed the offence; wal
putting OH the clothes in the house when caught
never before Court before has wife aud two chill
dren in Alfred; been in Jail five weeks. Sentenced
to two months in county JAIL
James Mccarthy. two indie ments for command
larceny, one from the store of Lucius Shattuck ant
the other from tho store of George w. Davis Plead
Cd guilty as to both. Age II; parents live In tn,
city; got drunk and did not know what he was dc
ing; took $l40 from Shattuck's store; kept on drink
Ing, and next night took small amount from Davis
store; can't tell who was with him he was SO drunk
don't remember; has been sentenced to thirty days
to the county Jail by Judge Kingsbury; business
seaman. Sentenced to three years in State prison
one and one year in the same place on the other.
Frederick Davis, larceny of clothing from dwelling
house in day time. Pleaded guilty. Age 26; live il
Gorham, N. H.; came down to the funeral OF Geore,
Peabody; met some old friends, got drunk at N
Cumberland House; went to lodge.'s room ant
took these articles; never before Court before de
tsrmine to Quit the use of intoxicating liquor ant
become an honest man. Sentenced to forty days il
county jail.
Arthur fillmore, assault and battery on one Pete
Merrill. Pleaded guilty. Age % years; got drrnl
and assaulted Merrill because he would not al ov
him on his team which was passing along the street
got to fighting with fellow prisoner in jail. SEN
fenced to two months in county Jail.
John Brown, assault with knife on one Liz e
Brown. Pleaded not guilty.
Bryant Hogan, larceny OF boots and shoes om
Portland, Machias & Bangor Steamboat Co. P,es 1.
ed guilty. Lives in Boston; was drunk and was moi
aware OF what he was doing; was passenger on thu
boat; went down among the baggage, broke open
valise and transferred the contents 10 bis own trunk
been in jail mOnin. SentenceI " tnree months
in county tail.
oliver d. Howard, two ir dictments; one for COM
mon seller, and the olher for keeping nuisance
Pleaded not guilty as to both.
Levi Cram of Westbrook. two Indictments; on'
for common seller and the other for nuisance. Plea
ed not guilty as to both.
freeman Kenney, two indictments; one for CON
mon seller and the other for keeping nui :.ree
Pleaded not guilty IS to both.
Crispus Sawyer, assault with gun. Pleaded no
guilty.
Ellen Haggerty. larceny of clothing. Pleade
guilty. Not sentenced
Ella Fitzgerald, cheating by false preences Plead
ed guilty. Age Il; came from HALIFAX pretended 4.
be at work for the proprietors of the U. S. Hotel
that Mrs. Thomes sent her to one Mrs. Patrick for
quantity of underclothing, which she succeeded ii
procuring to the value of $40; never was accused
any crime before. Sentenced to ten days in th
county jail
Horace Decoster, assault and battery. Pleaded
not guilty.
Charles Clancy AMI Edward Devine, riot. Boil
pleaded not guilty.
Court will come in Tuesday morning at 9 O'CLOCK
at which time the criminal cases will be taken III
and disposed OF in their order.