The Portland daily press., 1888-09-18
SUPERIOR COURT.

SATURDAY--State VS. James H. Dennison. The
respondent vas indicted for breaking and enter
Ing the dwelling house Of John +. Bragdon on
Montreal street, in the night time with the in-
tent TO commit larceny.
Mrs. Bragdon was awakened about two O'Clock
In the morning by the barking of her dog Her
husband Is an 0ller on one Of the steamers and
was away from home. After vany trying to quiet
the dog she got up saw the door into the sitting
room ajar and window raised, both OF which
were closed when she retired. The dog iumped
toward the door and Just then the door swung
open and she saw standing there a large man with
negro features. She tried to set the dc upon him
and he escaped ont Of the window. hhe positive
room that night. -
Dennison was arrested the next day. He does
says he was SO intoxicated the night before thai
he was elected from the theatre; that he went
down on Center street where he drank more and
lost consciousness. He claims that If he was in
Mrs. Bragdons house he must have mistaken IL
for his own which is the next house and looks
much IKE It; that he could not have entered ii
with any felonious intent for he was too drunk TO
form or conceive one. On the other hand the ac-
lions OF the negro as described by Mrs. Bragdop
were not those OF a man much intoxicated for he
covered
Verdict guilty.
Mr.. E. f. ToInpson defended Dennison by as
sgnment of the court.
g. M Seiders, County Attorney
The next case was an indictment against
sault with intent to kill upon Perez L. Grimm. on
the 23d Of July last. Upon arraignment, he
tudt hC was uOl Bulll1, anu Was set at the
bar for trial. But before the empanelment of the
counsel, Mr.. Charles A. StroGt that he wished to
retract his plea and plead guilty which he did.
He was then arraigned on another Indictment.
charging him with an assault upon policemen
Philip u. Hughes with pistol, with intent to kill
to which he also pleaded guilty lie will be sem.
fenced later in the term, when the other onvicted
respondents receive their sentence.
MoNDAY.--James Corliss paid s235.6o, the
amount Of fiue and costs, on a nuisance indict-
ment.
State VS.. William Raymond. The respondent is
indicted as an accessory before the fact to the
robbery of the dwelling house of Roscoe G. Bar
bour by Charles Moore, alias Frank Lawrence,
who has pleaded guilty. Moore and Raymond
Raymond remained around the house the most of
the time; or was fishing from the Grand Trunk
wharf, VIM. ne ns. naq no ostenslbie occupation The
and Raymond went to ST. John, N. b. on
the beat. Moore remained there week or
sneak thief again. How he was caught the public
are already aware. In his valise was nearly a
was machine for drilling safes, such as is used
by burglars. Three important parts OF it were
missing: A few days after Raymond came up on
valise were the missing parts of the safe drill
Moore admits the burglary but says Raymond
aa is nothing to DO with Il. He says that Raymond
mond took him for an honest man and he took
Raymond for one. They each testified that they
met each other in Boston in June as strangers:
that Raymond came here TO ship, being a sailor
Moore claimed that he got his burglars kit ST.
John; had the safe drill made there; that he did
not dare to bring it here in valise for fear of
its discovery and recognition by the customs Off
GERS and so he took it apart and had Raymond
bring up part of it. Raymond says Moore did
not tell him what they were; that Moore had told
him he was stone cutter and he supposed the
tools had something to do with that business.
On the part of the government il was testified
that when Raymond was arrested he said he had
been working with Moore, but he was going 10 cut
MN ior ne was crank and was too nervous An
other witness testified that Raymond told the
turnkey that he had nothing TO do with Moore;
nat moore was sneak thief while he, Raymond,
MAS saie-blower. This conversation was stout.
ly denied by Raymond
NM oOi III, says ne was born in Portland but he left
nc a wnen small boy and has lived in Boston for
s 800 Saisr , ne Is now 20 years old. Raymond
born IN Europe of Irish parents. and came to fBis
county, ne says In 1851. Moore is a small, con.
sumptiye looking fellow, with an Italian cas fo "
features ana nervous furtiya manna SoSs "
weighs not over II pounds "nnei, ana
iOurnment of court az inc ao-
G. M. Seiders for State.
Charles A. Strout for defendant