The Portland daily press., 1872-05-30
81 DE FORD, SACO
AND VICINITY.
York Count. 3. Cour,.


MAY TERM, AT .ALFRED-cUTTING, j., PRESIDING
TUEsDAY.-State vs. Simeon Barker. Indictment
for larcenyof overcoat valued at $1s at Biddeford
sea-shore, Nov. IS, from Francis A. Perkins.
4 . Complainant says, about Oct. u, was at the
Beach, hitched my horse in the bushes about q rod
or two from the head Of the Beach took off my heavy
overcoat folded it and laid iton the seat of the wagon
and went ef to dig clans; when Ireturned the
I coat was gone. There was no wind. If anybody
took it they must have stolen it. 1 looked around
for 1t, did not find it and rode home without it,
| About two months afterwards saw the overcoat on
the back of stranger, this defendant had him
| arrested and took the coat.
| Defence. True-The complainant lost his coat and
took 1t, but not on the day he was at the Beach,
but month afterwards partially buried in the sand
was aibi at work raising schooner and sailing
her to Portland about that time. Verdict for defend
ant.
State VS.. Joseph Place. Indictment for larceny of
silver watch and gold chain from the person of Johan
Peter Suhr, at Bddeford, Feb. 7, 1872.
Complainant says at dusk of evening ON his way
home from Saco to his farm out of town within
quarter of mile of home, defendant whom he knew.
emerged from the bushes where the defendants team
was standing, and Mr.. Flavers remained with the
team; defendant then came to me. was rheumatic
lame, without weapon, not even whip to defend
myself with. Place leisurely began to unbutton my
coat. told him had no money. He said money
was not what he was after. He continued his work.
took my watch and Chain from my pocket and went
Oft with it, and went home. In a day or two
lodged complaint. rr
Defense.-You lost your watch and chain but not
at the time you set. We were not there Two wit
nesses swear that in the day time they saw man
leaning over Suhr for time in the public road and
then ran away On coming up he was found drunk:
he had fallen out of his pung They assisted him in
He did not know them, though old acquantances;
told them not to rob him. They accompanied him
home where they left him.
This last piece of testimony was not presented at
the trial before the Magistrate and after was given
in Court here, the. County Attorney entered nolle
prosequi.
Yeaton, County Attorney. Mason
State VS.. James Ward. Indictment for breaking
open the trunk of his roommate Malcolm Peters at
Saco, JAM II, 1872, and stealing $3.50 iu the day
time, who was at work on the railroad while his
trunk was rifled. On the day of the larceny. Ward
left his boarding place.
Ward says, his father owns his house in Portland
and is now out of the State at work. That he him
self is not seventeen years old. That he has been
twice before in Alfred JAIL once for assaulting an
officer and once for obtaining goods by false preten-
ces. That he knew the complainant had money and
had joked him about going through law, but it was
merely joke and that he is innocent of this charge
WEDNEsDAy,-Verdct guilty. Sentenced to two
years at Thomaston.
Yeaton, County Attorney Kimball.
The criminal docket is suspended and the great
Hussey will comes on for third trial after two
disagreements. Her counsel moves a continuance on
the ground of i'll health of mother A physician was
selected to see if she is not able to attend court