Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-09
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
A"esed Larceny in Cotton Mill Heard in
Municipal Court.

| ror season of quiet when the mu-
| hlcipai court is almost forgotten from
= the scarcity of cases now brought m
Judge Andrews held a busy evening
session, Monday He took his sent n,
O'Clock and adjournment did not come
uhtll 1870, and then it was to adjourn
10 TINS morning on the case in hand.
The case causing the contention was
that in which Miss Hattie Dudley. n
room girl in the weaving department
OF the Edwards Manufacturing Co., is
accused by Miss Alice York. one of
the weavers, of stealing an envelope
containing S16.25. The date of the Al
legged theft was Saturday, Dec. So The
nearing was made rather long on ac-
count of Miss York and Miss Walters.
the two prosecuting witnesses having
to use an interpreter. n duty which was
very ably performed by Mr. Ami Cas-
savant of Cassavant & Cloutier.
The case so far as presented showed
nothing to incriminate the accused. SO
the judge thought. and was built mere
ly on a slight suspicion. The contin-
uation is allowed to bring out more Of
the facts and further exonerate the
girl. at the same time il is hoped to
bring the true state of affairs to light
let the guilty person be whom he or she
may.
According to the story Of Miss York
she was paid at 2.05, Saturday after
noon. She opened the envelope a lit
tie later to pay n little Peppn girl five
cents fer some gum. At that time the
money was in 4 box over a loom. Then
Miss York claims she placed it in her
clothing box beside the third loom ana
closed the cover which is an upright
one Closed by wooden button. The
warp or something in the third loom
broke and she notified the room girl.
Miss Dudley. who came and fixed it,
taking about 10 minutes, during which
Miss York was about her. sometimes
talking to Miss Dudley. After Miss
Dudley went the cover Of the box was
down and she fastened it again.
thinking nothing of ii. She discovered
her loss when through work. Suspect
ed no one until Miss Waller told her.
Wednesday. that Miss Dudley was
about the box.
Miss Adeline Waller said she worked
on the next set of looms south Of Miss
York. She had seen Miss Dudley fixing
the loom and had noticed it was the
one beside the box and had seen her
bending over. whether about the box
or not she did not know.
Miss Dudley said she had responded
to the call of Miss York and had fixed
the loom. She had noticed the box be
cause every weaver has one She
says she has no doubt her dress
touched it when she passed between
the looms to the side and back of the
one she was fixing. She did not know
of the presence of the money in the
box and did not hear of the loss, until
Monday.
Miss Dudley has been employed in the
mill for IL years and for the past eight
has been the room girl. Never before
has any such a charge been brought
against her.
This was practically all the evidenc"
brought out in spite Of searching |
Observation-Disclosures by G.. G. Sheldon
for the prosecution, and \. NJ. Cod |
dard for the defense.
Adjournment was made to this morn |
ing when at S o'clock the two attur- |
neys and Judge Andrews will go to the |
mill and later Will continue the hear |
ing. summoning i'll new witnesses.
Previous to this hearing, Napoleon
Toutrrau was fined 81 for being intoN- |
icated. last Saturday evening. He paid !
and was discharged