Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-29

| dictnent was found against Plummer,
but when the officers went to find him,
he was among the missing The story
runs that Plummer conducted the
Richmond house at Richmond. left that
| town, and came to Gardiner. II is AL
legged that while at Gardiner he passed
check upon Landlord Romeo of the
johnson house, which was afterward
found to be worthless.
Going to Bangor. it is claimed that
he worked the same racket there. he
representing himself as the proprietcr
| of the Johnson house at Gardiner and
that, on account of the rigid enforce
ment of the prohibitory law in that
| town, he was obliged to leave in a
hurry. The victims We're soon .onto
him., and a search was instituted for
the alleged forger But he was full of
strategy and it was not until a short
time ago that he was landed. Plum
mer is a wellknown hotel man and
for While conducted the Tontine hotel
at Brunswick, the Mechanic Falls
house and the Richmond house. He
was very reticent and refused point
blank to talk with the reporter.
Mrs. Emma Getchell of Sidney, occu-
pies one of the Women's cells and
makes the best of everything under the
circumstances She said she had moth
ing to say regarding her case, although
in response to the queries of the re-
porter she answered in straight-for-
ward manner
Mrs. Gctchell has been in Jail since
the 9Th day of April, 1894. She was
arrested for poisoning her husband in
the town of Sidney in this county, was
subsequently found guilty after a most
interesting trial. and an appeal was
taken to the law court The decision
will not be rendered by that august
body until next May, so Mrs. Getchcll
VIII be obliged to remain in Jail until
that time.
The woman is in excellent health and
spirits for a person who is under such
severe nervous strain. She still pro-
fesscs her innocence and is looking for
ward in the hope to again breathe the
pure air of freedom. Mrs. Getchcll's
two children, Minnie Jones. aged -. a
daughter by Il former marriage. and
George Getcholl aged ), are frequent
callers at the Jail to see their mother
Mrs. Gctchell does great deal of
dressmaking and occupies her leisure
moments at this vocation.
Among others now in Jail who are
awaiting the action of the grand Jury.
are Charles Warren, c. j. McC;raw and
James McGinnis, who are charged
with breaking and enteringa freight car
at Monmouth; Chas. j. Goodrich of
WaterVille. for passing a forged check
in Augusta a week ago; Willard Hicks.
young boy of about IA years of age.
Roy Day of Augusta, it is alleged. stole
BURBERRY pie, etc, at Mt. Vernon: and
man from Iowa, who it is said. beat
his board at the Evans hotel. Gardiner
The sentence of Leonard Heath. who
was given a term in Jail for an assault
upon an old soldier at Kenniston's sa-
loon in Gardiner, will expire Sept. %.
and on that day he will be given his |
freedom Frank Savage, who halls |
from Gardiner will leave the Jail also |
on Sept. -
'Bige" Trip of Gardiner, the man
who seems to be in trouble all the time |
and who is a town charge the most of |
the time, is in Jail serving time for
drunkenness The most of the day |
"Bige" works at the court house He
is very good prisoner and attends |
strictly to business.
The Jail has been painted and white |
washed inside throughout during the |
summer months. The law says that |
every Jail shall be given this process |
once 4 year.
No matter what you do in life, don't |
get in Jail