Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22

9aily Eeuathtf aoi,rual,
City and County.
SUPERIOR COURT.
September Term. Non. O. G. Hall. Pre-.
siding.

q. w. HeSelton. County Attorney.
T.. L. Norton, Sheriff.
F. a. Small, Stenographer.
Augusta, Sept. 81
The grand jury came in this morning
soon after II o'clock and reported n in
dictments, and the following are now
made public:
Alvin and Ann Howe, Augusta,
liquor nuisance, common seller; George
Carson, Chelsea, liquor nuisance, COM
mon seller, drinking house and tipping
shop; Cora Witham, Chelsea, common
seller; Rose +. Daney, Chelsea, liquor
nuisance, common seller, drinking
house and tipping shop; Jack Connolly
Augusta, liquor nuisance; Albert Thib-
edeau, Augusta, liquor nuisance, COM
mon seller, drinking house and tipping
shop; Peter Pellegrine, Hallowell.
liquor nuisance; John Burns, Jr., Hal
lowell liquor nuisance, common seller;
Frank Fl. Lessor Waterville, common
seller single sales; Levi King, Jr, Wa
terville, two for single sale; Joseph
Butler, Waterville, liquor nuisance;
Henry Cote, Waterville, liquor nuis-
ance; George A. Davian, Waterville.
liquor nuisance; George Fortier, Wa
terville, liquor nuisance; George La
shus, Waterville, common seller:
Thomas Libby, Waterville, liquor nuis-
ance; George Landry, Waterville.
liquor nuisance; Joseph Landry, Wa
tervllle. common seller; George E.
Landry Waterville, liquor nuisance;
George l.. Lashus, Waterville, COM
mon seller; Charles Marshall, Water
VIE, liquor nuisance; j. Fields Muir
ray, Waterville, liquor nuisance; Jo-
seph Huard, Waterville, liquor nuis-
tnce; Jack Spaulding, Waterville.
liquor nuisance; Charles Simpson, Wa
terVille, liquor nuisance; Henry Perry.
Natervile. liquor nuisance; John P.
fooler Waterville. liquor nuisance
tomorrow, the respondents will be
arraigned.
This morning at II o'clock Judge
Whitehouse took seat on the bench
in the Superior court and Sheriff Nor
| ton made the following proclamation:
All persons that have anything to do
before the honorable justice of the Su-
preme Judicial court now sitting in the
Superior court for the county of Kenne-
bee for the purpose of pronouncing SEN
L
crime Of murder, will draw near and
| give their attendance and they shall be
heard.
On motion of County Attorney Hescl-
ton Mrs. Getchell was brought i'm and
placed III the prisoners dock
County Attorney: Your honor. the
respondent having been placed at the
bar of the court, l now move for SEN
tence.
Judge: Mrs. Getchell, at the April
term of this court in the year 1894 you
were tried upon an Indictment charging
YOU with the crime of murder in caus-
ing the death of your husband by pois-
onlng. Your defence was manifestly
prepared with more than ordinary care
and fidelity, and conducted in court
with great ability and power But YOU
were found guilty of that charge by an
impartial jury. Upon appeal to the
full bench of the supreme court no cause
was shown for granting a new trial
Judgment has therefore been entered
upon the verdict. 1t now only remains
for the court to pronounce upon you the
sentence fixed by the law Have YOU
anything to say why that sentence
should not now be pronounced
The Prisoner: No, sir, only l am in
nocent of the crime | have been accused
of
Judge: Anything you wish to say.
MIR. Heath?
Mr. Heath: No, your honor, there is
nothing | can say.
Judge: The clerk will announce the
sentence.
Clerk: Clara Emma Getchell, Uhe
prisoner rising to standing position
in the dock) hearken to your sentence
rs the court hath awarded it against
you. The court having considered the |
pfence of which you stand convict, il |
ordered that you be punished by i'm |
orisonment at hard labor during the |
ERIN of your natural life, and that this |
sentence be inflicted upon you in the |
state prison at Thomaston in the coun- |
~ of Knox, and that you be now re-
handed until removed in pursuance of |
his sentence.
Mrs Getchell was then removed to |
the Jail in accordance with the sen
fence and will be taken to Thomaston |
IN Saturday next. She appeared per-
fcctly calm and unmoved during the
proceedings and not a tremor could be
detected in her voice.