The Portland daily press., 1897-02-03
A RECORD BRLAKER.
The January Criminal Term Makes His
tory in the Superior Court.

The curtain was rung down ON the
final scene of the great criminal drama
that has held the boards in the theatre
of real life, which Judge Bonney man.
ages, called in legal phrase "The SUPERB
or Court for the County OF Cum berland. :"
Judging from the den0ument yesterday
the play just finished might aptly be
named "The Way of the Trangressor Is
Hard
The leading dramatis persona in yes
terday's performance were the following
gentlemen who will now have a long
season for meditation and reflection un-
der the protecting and restraining care
of the state at Thomaston.
The court was employed all. day Tues.
day in sentencing prisoners. Seventeen
persons were sent to states prison. their
sentence amounting in sha aggregate to
81 years.
The following sentences were imposed:
Luke Mcknight, arson, eight years in
state prison.
Henri Belanger, larceny, 10 months in
state prison.
Charles Plunket, assault with intent
to kill, six years in state prison.
Edward A. Stevenson, larceny from
person, two years in state prison.
Arthur +. Stackpole, larceny from per-
son, two years in state prison.
Edward Ksnt, 1.-TWO oases). assault and
battery, three years in state prison.
Louis Mac Larmare, larceny from per-
SOD, two years in state prison.
Geo. /. Hatch, common thief, seven
years In state prison.
Joseph Mailley, breaking. entering
and larceny, three years in state prison.
Francis Il. Barnes, forger and uttering,
three years in state prison.
Edward J. Leydon, breaking and en-
teripg, IS months in state prison.
John J. Feeney, assault and battery,
two years in state prison.
Thomas J. Lee, assault and battery,
two years In state prison.
VIM. 4. Parkes, assault with intent to
kill, four years in state prison.
Harry Dale, breaking and entering and
larceny, five years in state prison.
Harry F. Doughty, breaking and en-
tering, one year in Jail.
Patrick ]. Flaherty, disorderly house,
six months in jail.
In the case of Thomas Barrett, for
breaking and entering, sentence was sus-
pended during good behavior, this being
the first time he had ever been before the
court.
Geo. W. Murray, who was convicted OF
breaking into the Cold Storage, received
his sentence with apparent unconcern.
He was heard to remark while coming
up the stairs, "Now comes the last act
in the farce For him it proved to be
no farce, for he received the maximum
sentence, five years in state prison.
In the case against Leslie A. kenison,
for assault and battery upon Mark M.
Batchelder, the respondent was allowed
to tell his own story, before sentence
was imposed. He told it substantially
as it was told by the other witnesses sew
eral days ago. The court then said that
1t was very serious affair; that it had
resulted in the death of one man and in
the suicide of another through remorse;
and that rum was at the bottom of 1t
all. He then handed the clerk the in
dictment with the sentence upon 1t,
which sent Kenison to state prison for
four years.
Seventeen men sentenced to state
prison at one criminal term, beats the
record said Judge Bonney yesterday
afternoon when it was all over. "Never
since I have been on the bench have l
had such an unpleasant duty to per-
FORM
The January criminal term and the
first of County Attorney Libby's admin
istration will go down into history as a
record breaker.