Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-10
SUPERIOR COURT.
Prisoners Arraigned at the
Session Of Wednesday.
Parfice Gets Eighteen Months in
States Prison for Horse Stealing.
Leighton Committed to HospitaI-Jury
Trials Will Begin Today.

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| CHARLES w. JONES. Clerk of Courts.
| FRANK j. HAM Sheriff.
FRED w. LEE, Stenographer
Augusta, Sept. 9.
| In the Kennebec county Superior
/ court. Wednesday, the criminal docket
i was called and prisoners were ar
! raigned
a. Chester clark, who was bound
over to await the action of the grand
! jury by Judge Larrabee of the Gardl-
ner municipal court, on the charge OF
The larceny Of Il sum Of money, was dis
charged, as the jury returned no in
i aictmcnt against him. He was repre-
4.nted by George q. Sheldon, ESQ. of
the firm OF Sheldon & SawtelIe Of Au-
| Gusla.
George w. Field Esq. and II. l..
| Hunton, ESQ, both Of Oakland APP
pearrd as counsel for Everett Edwin
Bickford of Oakland. a 12-year-old
boy who was indicted at this term for
assault with intent to kill his mother,
Nellie f. Bickford, by shooting at Oak
land, May >, and the larceny Of the
revolver from Winnifred G. Fisher on
the same day. Through his counsel,
young Bickford waived the reading of
the indictments and entered a plea of
mot guilty" The boy is a bright-look-
ing youngstcr and seemed to be intent
on Watching the court proceedings
While nc occupied a seat in the prison.
ers' dock.
George Everett Parrice of Dresden.
4 man at least six feet six inches tall
indicted at this term for the larceny
Of Il horse valued ut 500, a buggy
valued at $40 and Il harness valued at
$40, July -, the property of Street
Commissioner Charles f. Pickering of
Gardiner, WAS not represented by coun-
sci and plead guilty" Parrice was
anprehended at Conway, n. H., by City
Marshal Frank Il. Andrews Of Gardi-
mel. He was committed to Jail.
Joseph Hoyt furnished sureties in the
sum of $500 for appearance from day to
day on the charge of beating a horse at
Windsor Hoyt was represented by
Sheldon & Sawtelle of Augusta.
George II. Towlc of Belgrade,
charged With adultery, furnished BAH
in the sum Of $1,000 for his appearance
from day to day, his Wife, Ida L.
ToWle being one of the sureties.
William Henry of Whitefield, indicted
for assault with intent to kill and shay
William G. Casey with a knife at Chcl-
sea, July u, and who is out on bail,
was not present in court, Wednesday
morning, 50 the principal and sureties
We're defauited.
Lillian Vaughan of New York,
through her counsel, Sheldon & Saw
trllc Of Augusta, waived the reading
of the Indictment against her for
adultery and plead mot guilty" She
was remanGed to Jail
Charles Brown of Augusta, through
his counsel, Il. w. Whitehouse ESD, of
Augusta, waived the reading Of two
indictments for breaking, entering and
larceny and entered Y plea of mot
guilty. Brown was rcmanded to Jail.
$. $. Lightbody of Waterville, filed
Il demurrer on three liquor cases, one
each for liquor nuisance common seller
and Il single sale The bondsmen were
John Il. Deehan and G. G. Rancourt.
IdGhtbody was represented by Dana p
Foster, Esq, of Watcrvile.
Thomas Mclaughlin of IaIloWelI |
offered baiI III the sum Of $1,000 for his
appearance from day to day on two
liquor indictments. The sureties We're
John Burns. Ir., and James Leonard.
John T.. Deehan of WaterVille, filed |
2 demurrer ON two indictments, one for |
liquor nuisance and one for single sale. |
The bondsmcn We're G. q. Rancourt |
and :. $. Lightbody. Deehan was
represented by S. $. Brown, Esq, Of
Wateryille.
&c. ~ I-1 IL
murrcr for liquor nuisance the bonds |
men being Samuel w. Tibbctts and !
Amasa NJ. Bennett. Willard L. Nc |
Faddcn. esq, of Augusta, acted as at
torney in the case.
Three indictments against Louis
JTlrich. late of Togus. one each for COM
mon seller, liquor nuisance ana drink
ing house and tipping shop. We're mol |
pressed, rs UIrich recently died.
Through their counsel. sheldon &
SaWtelIe of Augusta, Joseph A. Green
wood ana John A. Brennan of the |
Togus locality. against whom three in
drtments were returned, one each for
Liquor nuisance, common seller and |
drinking house ana tipping shop,
waived tho readings Of the indictments
ANA lletiUtt liDt SulilS. 10y were
rcmanded to Jail
George Mealey of Gardiner, through |
his counsel. Sheldon & Sawtellc of Au-
%usta. waived the reading of four in
dictments, one each for common seller, |
drinking house and tipping shop,
liquor nuisance and q single sale to
George Goodwin, and pleaded mot
guilty"
Charles H. Douglass, proprietor Of
Hotel Douglass at Gardiner, who was
in nine courts at this term.
and who was committed to Jail last |
Friday. failing to procure bail in the
sum of $500. furnished securities
Wednesday morning and was released |
from custody.
Venires were issued Wednesday for
five additional jurors, who are ordered |
to report at 10 o'clock, Thursday morn
ing.
When the case of Thomas leighton
of Hallowell, indicted at this term for
assault with intent to ravish Ethel
May Frances Hartung, nine-year-old
girl at Augusta, last Sunday after
noon. and the respondent had been
placed in the dock. Fred Emery Beane, !
oD11DcaI fny. 7 oil