Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
Hancock Supreme Court.

The business Of the October term OF
the Supreme court for Hancock county
at Ellsworth was practically closed
Tuesday afternoon with the disposal Of
the cases on the criminal docket. but
court held over until Wednesday for a
few small matters before final adjourn
ment.
Several prisoners were arraigned for
sentence Tuesday afternoon. In i'm
posing sentence Of eight months in the
county jail and fine of $500 on Charles
A. Weaver for assault with intent to
kill, as already reported. Chief Justice
Wiswell said he had given the case
serious consideration. and felt that he
was well acquainted with the essential
facts OF the case. The offense charged,
he SAID, was a very serious one; it
should not be condoned, and the SEN
tence must be a substantial one but he
did not feel that a state prison sentence
should be imposed. He had taken into
consideration extenuating circum-
stances which entered into the case.
Freeland II. Robbins. who pleaded
guilty to two indictments for breaking
ana entering and larceny, and one for
larceny, was sentenced to three years
IN state prison on each of the first two
indictments, and one year on the third,
the terms to run concurrently. so that
Robbins will only have to serve three
years, less the Communication for good
behavior. Wilmot Robbins, who was
indicted Jointly with Freeland on all
three charges, is boy of Is years, and
hardly responsible mentally. He also
pleaded guilty to each charge, but be-
cause OF his youth and weak mentality,
sentence was continued, and he was
sent to his home in Deer Isle.
Leona V. Steadman, (alias Leona V.
"EeD OF Gouldsboro, indicted for lar
ceny, pleaded nolo contendere, and was
sentenced to 80 days in the county Jail.
III passing this sentence, the fact that
the young woman! had already spent
nearly SIX months in the county Jail
awaiting action Of the grand jury. was
taken into consideration.
William Wiley, (alias William Stead
NAM. indicted for breaking. entering
and larceny. pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to six months in the county
Jail He also has spent six months in
the county Jail already.
III the case of the State VS.. D. o.
White, for cruelty to animals, on ap-
peal from the Bar Harbor municipal
court. plea of nolo contendere was en-
tered. and judgment of the lower court
affirmed.
In the case of the State VS.. Charles
Clough of Ellsworth, for being drunk
and disorderly, on appeal from the Ellis
worth municipal court, plea of nolu
contendere was entered, and sentence
to fine of $40 and costs taxed at
s10.6I imposed.
The case of the State against Charles
Gardiner, commorant of Sullivan. for
assault and battery. on appeal from the
Ellsworth municipal court, was mol
pressed for want of evidence, the per-
son assaulted having left the State.
In the case of the State against AL
bert T.. Sargent of Lamoine, for assault
and battery, OH appeal from the Ellis
worth municipal court. plea Of nolo
contendere was entered, and fine of S.
imposed.
The case of the State against Luther
seizure, on appeal from the western
Hancock municipal court pleaded
guilty to three indictments for viola
ton Of the liquor law-for common nui-
sance, common seller and maintaining
a tipping shop. He was sentenced
| on one indictment to a fine Of $500 and
costs taxed at SIS, and the other indict-
ments were continued for sentence or
condition that he remain out of the
business