The Portland daily press., 1897-04-15
cHILDREN's DAY.
Youthful Offenders Before the NUM-
cipal Court.

Three Young Lads Plead Guilty to LARGE
ny-The Family Troubles of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marsh, Case in Which Two Lit.
tie Girls Appear as Witnesses.
The police court at best is not cheer.
full place. 1t seems at it's worst when
the dooS is occu pied by young boys
charged with crime. There were thiet
lads there yesterday. Two had been found
in the early morning hours in the grocery
store of John f. Nelson on Oxford street,
as related in yesterdays PRESS. These
boys, Nelson T. Bacon and Joseph H.
Hayes, were charged with larceny there
and also at the store Of John A. Jensen.
They pleaded guilty and were held for
thu May term of the Superior court, bail
being fixed at $500.
Then there was sixteen year old Edwiu
L. I4eavitt, hoy who until five weeks
ago WAS employed by Mr.. Frank B.
Clark, the stationer. Leayits pleaded
guilty to the larceny of a bracelet. scissors
and other articles to the value of $685.
from the store of Mr.. Clark. Officer
Riley, told how his attention WAS drawn
to young Leavitt by the fact that he had
sold some of the things he had stolen and
was assooiating with bad boys. Mr..
Riley suspected that the articles Leavitt
sold had been stolen and arrested him.
The boy had never before given the
officers any trouble.
Mr.. Clark, when asked by Judge
Robinson if he had any recommendations
to make said that, for the sake of the
boys family, he hoped that the young
man would be treated as leniently Rs
possible
judge Robinson, after talking with
Leavitt' . father, suspended sentence and
the boy was placed under $500 bonds to
appear in court on the first Thursday Of
July. The judge warned this youthful
offec der that if between now and July
he failed to properly conduct himself
sentenee would be imposed.
The youthful offenders whose cases
were thus disposed of were not the only
young people who took a part in the pro.
ceedings. The court YVES also called upon
to listen to tale of family woe and war
fare and little girl appeared as witneFs
in this case in which the mother had
made complaint that the father bad as
saulted her. The respondent in this case
| is Albert 7. Marsh, we'll known shoe
maker. A short time ago MIR. Marsh
drew up a petition for divorce against
his wife on the groun0s of unfaithful-
ness. This suit is now pending in the
higher courts. Marsh has not lived with
his family since last October, although
he has supported the wife and child. On
Saturday the husband visited his old
home for the purpose of getting deed
for lot in the cemetery and some in
surance papers which be desired te
change in favor of his child. He started
to take the papers from trunk whereup
IN his wife interfered. Then he USED
force and managed to pull the papers
from her hands. During the scuff1e Mrs
Marsh's right arm was bruised.
Irving W. Parker appeared as counsel
for Marsh. Besides the principals, Carrie
Cooper. a young girl, and Edith Marsh,
the daughter, also took the stand.
The little girls, who are apparently Il
or IA years old, said that Marsh was
pleasant and peaceable at first, but that
when Mrs. Marsh objected to his taking
the papers, the trouble ensued
Deputy Marshal Sterling testified to
+ha 20 NJ hof Sc
bruised.
]. W. Parker, Esq, who appeared fo1
Mrs. Marsh, argued that he had been
peaceably disposed. but that his wife had
aggravated him and trouble had followed
of which this complaint was the result.
Mr.. Marsh had not intended to hurt his
wife and had not done so, except; per
haps, to trif1ing extent. The matter
was the outcome of the case pending up.
stairs and was one that should mover
have been brought into court.
Judge Robinson was inclined to agree
with this last statement, but added that
the evidence before him showed that,
whatever might have been the proyoca-
tion and, however slight Mrs. Marsh's
injury might be, the respondent was
guilty under the statute. Judge Robin.
son accordingly fined Marsh one dolla,
and costs. Mrs. Parker entered an ap.
peal.
The case Of embezzlernent ngninst L.
=. Callahan who is charged W 18th theft
of about 500 from E. Galley & Co., will
be heard on Thursday morning.
There were several cases of intoxica.
tioh, the parties paying fines.