Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-12
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An interesting case Vas up before Judge
..d,ev, Yesterday afternoon. The parties
,,,.,estsd we're Isaac G. Yesson. an inmate
.t,be SOLDIER Home. Togus, and Mrs.
y.lie Fillmore Of Boston. Yeaton was
=. CHARGED in the warrant with malicious
.,.ehisf and the destroying Of personal
.,o,er,y. which consisted Of several dress-
:. m ulster, and other wearing apparel. To
-. .uaun, oil nearly one hundred dollars,
nd the property Of Mrs. Fillmore.
The facts ~ brought out in the case we're
=. follo~s. Some three or four weeks ago,
AZ Advertisement appeared 10 the Boston
u.ily Globe which read something after
he style Of the following
,ryAsryD-An American lady wishes apo.itios
w 20 DO general homework In private FAINT
Ad1re.s, "s. ~" St. Boston, Mas.
Tbl. va. answered by Yeaton who prom.
..sd 70 obtain situation for the advertiser,
xha "a. none other than Mrs. Fillmore. -
nurse in a private family near Togus. At
the time the letter was received MYs. Fill |
more had the charge Of private boarding |
hoa.e In Boston, receiving = ssisFy Of 81 . !
,s,k and her board. Wishing to secure |
an easier place .he accepted YeAton's offer
md arrived in this city last Thursday.
Che va. met by Ysston who told her that
he .n disappointed about securing her the
a,uation prom sed, but that he had found
her boarding place aud would like to have
he, remain with him for short time and
u she didn't like 70 stay be would pay her
..re back to Boston at any time.
Yeston secured board with Mr.. Benz
Humphrey, a respectable farmer. who lives
.bou, four miles from this city. on the To-
IN, road. He represented that he wished
,a,eeure a place for himself and wife, and
N this place took Mrs. Fillmore. Last
THURSDAY nigh! the parties remained at this
house, occupying the same room Yeston
represented that the house was some of
If xpu.e and obliged her to remain. Fri
dsy morning Yeaton left the house and re-
turned to the Home, and since which time
he ha. not been near Mr.. Humphreys with
tvo or three exceptions, when he made
,bor, calls, theue being against Mrs. Fill
more's request
On Monday morning Yeaton. having just
had his hair Gu. and looking unusually neat,
called and asked her; "How does Nellie
IKE key now" to which Mrs. Fillmore
responded that she wished he would give
her money to get back to Boston as he had
promised. as she was without monev or
friends, also saying tina, she wanted him to
keep away frorl her and let her alone
Ysstop told her he would give her the
money next week when his pension was due
and she conld return. lie then stated that
there was bottle Of medicine in her sleep
ina room that he wanted and started after
IT, While there Yeaton cut up several of
Mrs. Fillmore's dresses, it is charged, so
that they are now worthless, the reason be-
ing Il 10 given, 10 hinder Mrs. Fillmore,
I
from returning home.
Yeston pleaded not guilty, and had a. his
counsel C.. l.. Tanner. Esq. The evidence
introduced and Yeaton's past record were.
ho~eVer against him, and he was placed
under $500 bonds to appear at the April
term of the Superior Court. He was
unable 10 obta bonds and was committed
10 Kennebec Jail.
Yeaton is man about fiftyfour years
Of age. gray beard. average height, wears
the blue uniform, and has piece Of his
nose gone He has been a member Of the
Home for twelve years, being discharged
once, but afterwards taken back. and with
the exception Of three and one-half years,
has lived there during that time. He WAS
born in Belgrade and has a good education,
but is said to have been wild one from
bis youth up, and had his talents been in
smother channel he would have been DIFF
ierent man. 1t is stated that for several
years il has been practice to answer such
hus as iDt hubNtt anu THIS WuuihH u nOt |
the first tina, has been induced to come this
say, and Their find that she had been de-
ceived and disappointed,
Mrs. Fillmore is a laly of about thirty.
sIgh. or thereabouts. and has the appear
anee and manner of lady. She was
deeply affected at the trial, and il the
charges aud treatment made against Yeston
are true. Tbomas,ou is too good place for
him Mr,. Fillmore will remain at the
residence of Mr. Humphrey for the present
returning to Boston later on.
Since the trial n Journal man visited
festOn At the jail and he stoutly denied the
charges made against him. and says that
Mrs. Fillmore understood what she WAS
coming to Maine for. aud that until recent
y he had the letters to prove the same.