Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-17
SUPERIOR cOUar.
September Term, Hon. Oliver q. Hall
Presiding.

| GEO. w. HEsELroN. County Attorney.
| r. A. SMALL, Stenographer.
Augusta, Sept. Is.
The first matter brought before the
court this morning by the county at
| torney was that Of Leroy Roberts OF
Hallowell, who was brought in on q
| capias to answer to a charge of will
fully failing to appear before the grand
| Jury upon a summons to give testi-
mony respecting q violation Of the law
regulating the sale of cigarettes. 1t
appeared from the testimony that
Roberts, who is but II years Of age, ran
away before the completion of the
reading of the summons by the officer.
and the boy admitted himself that he
had after that kept out Of the officers
way. The court thereupon imposed a
sentence of 30 days in Jail.
George b. Lashus, Waterville, q lad
apparently not over ten years of age,
pleaded not guilty to an indictment
charging him with forging the name Of
Levi Lashus on the back Of a United
States check for $36 drawn in favor Of
Levi Lashus.
Andrews Robbins pleaded not guilty
to an Indictment for an assault upon
James T. Carney with hunting knife
with intent to kill and STAY.
Paul Clair and Chas. Lessor Of
Waterville, were arraigned for an as
him Of a watch and money, to when
they pleaded not guilty.
Michael Dever Of Chelsea. pleaded
not guilty to an indictment for an as
sault upon Albion H. Howard.
Geo. Howard of Augusta. pleaded not
guilty to an indictment for an assault
upon Emma J. Howard.
c. H. Leighton pleaded not guilty 10
an Indictment for breaking and enter
ing dwelling house in West Gardiner.
In the day time.
Leon Suprenant of Chelsea, pleaded
not guilty to an indictment for an as
sault upon J. E. Ellis with intent To
kill.
VIM. Coro pleaded not guilty to an
indictment for breaking and entering
the dwelling house of Frank Dusty and
larceny therefrom of $50. Joseph
Nadeau, Joined in the same Indictment
for harboring Coro, knowing he had
committed the crime, also pleaded not
guilty.
Bernard Rose alias Ben Rosen.
pleaded not guilty to the charge of
breaking into the dwelling house of
Rose Lavine in the night time, and
larceny therefrom of watches and chains
Of the value of $40.
Ashford f. Sampson, Augusta.
pleaded guilty to the charge Of steal
ing the team Of Rose E. White; also a
bicycle of the value Of SIS, belonging
to Warren B. Sanborn; also of silver
watch and a coat, property of James
Ballentine.
Fred Lasfiuse and Philip Chevanelle,
Waterville. pleaded guilty to breaking
and entering the store Of VIM. King in
the night time. and larceny therefrom
to the amount of 81.
r Cora Bell Trask. Hallowell, pleaded
not guilty to breaking and entering the
dwelling house of George Clark and
larceny of goods therefrom.
George Marks pleaded guilty to an
indictment for the larceny of a livery
team of G. A. & Horace Cony.
George Durrell Augusta, pleaded !
guilty to an indictment for stealing a gold |
watch Of L. p. Hersey of Winthrop
Fred Robinson, Augusta. pleaded guilty |
to charge for the larceny of $50 from
James II. Huff
William White pleaded not guilty to the |
charge of stealing a coat, the property of
Daniel Weber.
r. A. Packard pleaded not guilty to the |
charge of stealing an OK of the value of |
$50. at Vienna.
Charles Lessor. Waterville. pleaded not |
guilty to the charge of selling diseased |
meat.
Nelson Hyler, Hallowell. pleaded not |
guilty to the charge of perjury.
Eleazer Horn Of Oakland. pleaded guilty |
to maintaining nuisance in permitting |
gambling and drinking at his house, and |
his case was continued on payment of the |
costs. |
VIM. f. Burke pleaded guilty to the |
charge of assisting n prisoner to escape. |
In consideration that he had already been |
in Jail five months. and promised to leave
for his home in New York, |
sentence was suspended and he was al
lowed to go.
A large number of demurrers were filed |
in liquor cases.
The following cases have been set down |
for trial and will be taken up in their or |
der at $50 A.. NJ, tomorrow:
Hesitate VS.. Howard. Sheldon.
191-State VS.. Chas. Lessor. Sheldon.
VS.. Leighton. Sheldon.
VS.. Clair and Lessor Sheldon. |
1S1-State VS.. Geo. B. Lashus Sheldon.
VS.. Cora Belle Trask. Beane.
17S-State vs. Dever. Fisher.
VS.. Wyman.
VS.. same.
2O5-State VS.. Sawtelle. Philbrook.
TUESDAY.
1qS-State vs Robbins Of Al sheldon