The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-20
SOME MATTERS BEFORE THE COURTS.
Portland Boys Have to Answer to
Pretty Serious Charges.
the springvals Arson Case Opened
In the York County Court.
How the Counsel for the Plaintiffs
Outlined Their Side.

In the Superior Court, yesterday, Mary
E. Belcher and Eta Day of Brunswick
were arraigned ON nuisance indictments
and pleaded not guilty.
Alexander LaBelle waived the reading of
nuisance indictment and pleaded not
guilty.
James E. Cady pleaded not guilty to a
nuisance indictment and gave bail from day
to day. In the absence of his counsel, Mr..
Rand, he was not arraigned on the cases
against him for assault on an officer
Narclsse B. Hudon and Henry Hudon of
Brunswick retracted their plea Of not guilty
on Nuisance Indictment and pleaded guilty.
Narcisse B. Hudon also pleaded guilty to
two search and seizure complaints.
State VS.. John Friel and James Welch,
dicted at the January term for breaking the
window In Louis Wasserman's secondhand
store on Fore street in December last and
stealing two watches, box of finger rings
and two fur caps. The Wassermans. hear
Ing noise about II o'clock at night, got up
and watched through the window these boys
who were block away up the street. They
saw them approach and Friel break the win
dow, grab the goods and all run. Young
Wasserman gave chase but could not over
say they saw Friel take the watches and
rings and the old man says he saw Morrisey
have two fur caps.
The boys admit that Friel broke the win
dow bat deny that it was for the purpose of
taking any goods. Friel says he did it for
deviltry-to plague the Jews. Morrisey says
he ran because he was afraid the breaking
of the glass would be laid to him.
At the trial at the January term the gov
ernmeDt's case failed and the Indictment was
QuaSleQ because WI nj
legged to be young Wasserman's and the evil
dence was that 1t belonged to him and his
1ather. Thls term a new indictment was
found and the jury brought in verdict of
guilty against both defendants. Friel has
an unsavory record. having been convicted
several times OF larceny, once as a common
drunkard and once for an assault and bat
terry. WEIGH also has been before convicted
Of larceny.
Q. A. True, asst. co; atty.
Narcisse b. Hudon and Henry Hudon of
Brunswick, mentioned above, were each SEN
fenced to two months In Jail for keeping a
liquor nuisance. They have already been in
jail four months awaiting trial.
State VS.. Fred w. Thompson and Barley
Foley. Indicted for breaking and entering
the drug store of HurIburt Bros, at the
West End, In the night time, and stealing
therefrom 300 cigars, gallon of alcohol and
can. on the night of the 10Th of April last.
AuompoOu picducu guilty.. fOley pl6au6u
not guilty, and was put on trial before the
second jury. The testimony for the govern
ment shows Foley the next day, which was
Fast Day, paradiDg around drunk. treating
various parties to alcohol and water, which
he took from a two-gallon can. The can the
government has in court, and Hurlburt
swears it is the can taken from his store
Fifty cigars were found in the basement Of
the Bennett barn. The government also re-
lies strongly on F0ley's conduct at the time
OF the arrest; that he ran when Thompson
was arrested in the night. and an hour after
ward was found at home on a lounge, his
boots and pants covered with fresh mud,
claiming that he had been at home all the
evening. The government testimony is in,
and Mr.. Meaher opened for the defence. He
says Foley will testify that be had nothing
to do with the break; that the can of alcohol
he found. but does not know where it came
from.
+. w. Robinson, Co. Atty.
y. A. Meaher-A. w. Bradbury, for delft.
Charles M. Day of Freeport paid 5000 and
costs on nuisance indictment.