Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-13
Keeps Lips Of Olive Bio
deau Tightly Sealed.
Refuses to Testify Against
Him in Counterteiting Case.
Probable Cause Found and He Is Held for
September District Court.

Portland, Me-, May 12-Fred Bio
| deau of Oakland. who was arrested on
the charge of cOunterfeiting, was ar
raigned before Commissioner William
| NJ. Bradley, today. and held for the
| June term of the United States district
| court at Bangor Bail was fixed at
$1,000 Olive Bilodcau. who the officers
allege. attempted to pass some spuri-
Gus nickels. refused to testify against
her father.
The Express says: Love for her
| father made 11-year- old Olive BilOdeau
resist for half an hour all attempts to
| make her bare witness against him in
the hearing before United State Com
missioner w. NJ. bradley this afternoon
| Fred Hilodeau. Il widower and a man
| with a State prison record. was arrest
| ed. yesterday. i'm Oakland. by Deputy
| Cniter States Marshal on Il charge of
kcount -rfeiting and was brought to this
| city, today. He was detained by Con-
stable Damery and Deputy Sheriff
Libby of Oakland until the arrival of
the United States officer. This after
noon Il hearing was held before the
United States commissioners. Arthur
Chapman appeared for the United
States and II. G. Wilbur for the prison.
er.
Several days ago. Olive. the young
daughter Of the prisoner. presented two
counterfeit nickels at the store of
George =. BoyntOn. On being ques-
toned she said that her father gave
them to her. A search of his house
| was made and a quantity of plaster OF
| Paris and three spoons. which had owl
IDENTIFY been used in SpOOning out met
al. were found in the house and IL bad
nickels found in the trousers pockets
Of the respondent.
| When the officer took the nic!lel3
from his pocket. the respondent SAID.
For Gods sake, what's that? Some
| one has entered the house and put
those in my pocket. l have enemies.
| Mr.. BOyntOn. the grocer. had given
his testimony and then Mr.. Chapman
| called little Olive to the stand. she
is Il pretty child with large blue eyes
and golden hair. AS she came into the
room she looked at her father and
then turned to Mr.. Bradley who asked
her in a kindly voice for her name.
"Olive. she answered.
"Olive what? What is your last
Nance"
"HilOdeauS
Glow old are yOu?"
| There was Il pause for moment.
her eyes sought her father who kept
his head turned the other way.
81 am Seven."
"You look older than that. why.
YOU are quite a large girl. Are you
SUR, that you are only seven?
Eyes sir"
"DO YOU know your father?
| Her little hands ,ama together in 4
nervous clasp. Her eyes turned straight
TO the commissioners vino was smiling
kindly but she did not answer.
You must know you" father. olive.
| Tho hands remained clasped. The big
blue eyes looked straight at the COM
missioner then at Mr.. Chapman. The
prosecuting officer but n" sound came
The court waited but the lips of the
little moutl: only closed more tightly.
She gave one sidel 'ng glance at her
father and then defiantly turned again
to the commissioner.
| rs your father in thu court ro0m''
The mouth was still tightly closed and
lalthough the question was repeated. th'
little witness. still faithful to her faith
.r. refused 10 answer. The court wa1t"i
five minutes and then directed that the
witness be removed from the room.
| The officers. who searched the hous"
and made the arrest. then told thfir
stories. Meanwhile Olive chatted with
DEPUTY Marshal Smith in the Jury
room. She talked pleasantly in the Jury
room but not word Of the case. Sh''
was brought in again and Mr.. Chap
man questioned her i'm regard to her IN
Outstanding of an oath. She had never
heard OF Cod Had not gone to churcn
or Sunday school DID know who God
Twas but would not tell a lie.
why won't you tell lie: asked
Mr.. Chapman.
| because I don't want to. l don
tell lies" she replied defiantly.
Would you tell the truth about this
case"
IL won't tell you anything about 1t.
and Olive did not become a witness.
| She failed to qualify and as she lett
the stand she looked proudly at her
| father.
BillOdeau was not put on the stand
in his own defense and the commits
sioner bound him over to the June
term of the United States district court
| at Bangor for $1,000.
| YACHT coRoNET ARRIVES