Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-24
TO REFORM SCHOOL
Goes Young Bickford, Oakland,
Who Shot His Mother.
Henry Convicted Of Assault! and Battery
With Dangerous Weapon.
Mol Pros Entered in Liquor Cases of
Rosensiverg, Gardiner.

OLIVER G. HALL, Justice Presiding.
THOMAS LEIGH. County Attorney.
FRANK j. HAM. Sheriff.
FRED w. LEE, Stenographer.
Augusta, Sept, %.
Everett Edwin Bickford, a lO-year-
old Oakland boy, withdrew his plea of
not guilty in the superior court,
Wednesday. and pleaded guilty" to an
indictment returned by the grand jury
at this term for the larceny of a revol-
yer, valued at So, the property of Win
nifred c. Fisher OF Oakland. Nav %.
ON recommendation of County Attor-
ney Leigh, another Indictment. also
found at this term, for assault with in
tent to kill his mother. Nellie f. Bick-
ford. by shooting with revolver, at
Oakland, May %, was mol pressed.
Judge Hall then sentenced Young
Bickford to remain at the State school
for boys at Cape Elizabeth until March
10, 1914, or during the boys minority.
took his punishment with a degree of
nonchalance while his mother occu-
pied seat opposite in the spectator
row Young Bickford was represented
by Fl. L. Hunton, Esq, and George w.
Field, Esq, both of Oakland.
GuStave Schoeppe of Augusta, filed
a demurrer on an Indictment returned
at this term for maintaining a liquor
nuisance and furnished bail in the sum
of $500, the suretieS being Charles A.
Thomas and Morrill, Young.
Two indictments, one for maintaining
a liquor nuisance and the other for
common seller, returned at this term,
against NJ. Rosensiveig of Gardiner,
were mol pressed on recommendation
of County Attorney Leigh.
Sentences were suspended and the
Indictment placed on file on payment
of the costs in the cases of George H.
Towle Of Belgrade, and Lillian Vaughn
of New York, indicted at this term for
adultery, on account of the fact that
Mrs. Vaughn had served four months in
Jail and Towle had served two months
and a half in the same institution. The
costs in the cases are taxed at SIS.
The greater part of Wednesday was
occupied in the trial of William Henry
OF Whitefeld. on an indictment for as
sault With intent to kill and Stay with a
knife. William G.. Casey of Chelsea, at
Chelsea, July 10. Henry was defend
ed by Sheldon & SaWtelle and Bene-
dict r. Maher, ESQ, OF Augusta.
The case was heard before a drawn
jury of which Noah G. Perkins of vi
emma was appointed foreman by the
court Frank O. Husscy of Nassalbo-
70. was challenged by the State and b.
I.,n ~,
cock of Manchester. and Daniel Gordon
Of Winthrop. by the defendant. ..
The testimony on the part of the
government was that on the evening of
July 10. Henry went t0 the house of
Casey in an intoxicated condition and
asked for liquor. Casey replied that he
had none and the respondent stabbed
Casey without the feast provocation on
the part of Casey. After the affair, the
respondent Disappeared and Casey's
wounds were dressed BY the surgeons
at the National Home.
The line of the defence was that the
respondent acted in elf-defence and
that Casey struck him. Records of
conviction against Casey for selling Ii
quor were introduced as part Of the
ase for the defence.
The case was given to the jury at
5.15 O'Clock in the afternoon and at 5.35
o'clock the jury reported that William
Henry was guilty of assault and bat
terry with a dangerous weapon.
The first case to be considered when
court convenes, Thursday morning
will be that of state VS.. George Nor
ton of South China, indicted at this
term for cheating.
Members of the bar are requested to
be in court, Thursday morning, when
the assignment of civil cases will be
made.
Court will convene at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning.