Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-26
HELD IN $1,000.
Burglar Shelton Sent to
January Term Of Court
For Breaking and Entering and
Attempted larceny
He is Arraigned..- pleads Guilty and is
Committed 10 County Jail.

TIL" identity If the youthful burglar
Monday morning. by the night police
in the act of l"otiu" the clothing store.
of the McsEcr-Perlry Co.. Was fully cS-
tdbi"h"d at the police station. later in
the morning. ana he is. as the address
ON Il letter which he had in his posses
sion indicated, Leon :. Shelton. lie
has been in Augusta for The past few
mouths, coming here from Norntun
Heights. Conn. Shelton has Il number
of relatives i'll the city. with Sonc If
whom i" has been staying u portion Of
the TIM since coming to Augusta.
At the station, in the morning, Skrl-
ton maintained the same rcticcncc that
characterized his behavior at the time
of his arrest. and WAS very 10th To
answer any of the questions which
w"r. put Ia him. He WAS easily re-
..oGniZvd. however. by Special Officer
Clark. who had seen him many times
during lii, past two months ANA Who
knew his relatives.
Wen asked by Marshal Brrcn. rs to
VIII; his name was. Shelton replied
that il WAS for the officer 20 find out,
ami throughout his interview with
that officer he showed himself about
rs cool IN article Us the police have en-
countrrcd. and he also showed Il re-
mtrit3hlc amount of knowledge of po-
lice and court methods. by asking in
rrnly To questions ny the marshal. if hc
was obliged to answer those questions.
SHELTON w;t:: arraigncd before the mu-
hicipal court, ut ?.l5 \. NJ. On charge
of breaking ANA entering ANA attempt
I'd larceny. He maintained his air OF
H"nchalaIcr. even in the court room,
ana entered plea of ;;uiltY rs if it
WEI" for no greater offence than that
nf Stealing 4 pin. The ruling OF the
court was thai he b" held i'll the sum
of $1000 for appearance ut the january
term of tho superior court. 1906. and
as no bonds were forthcoming. he WIS
committed 10 the kcnncbrc jail. Mr..
Measer the senior PARTNER OF tn. firm
of M"ss"r-Pcilcy Co., was present AT
The hearing, and in response to re-
mark "a his Fart. that it WAS to" bad
that sucI Il good looking Young fellow
rs SHELTON should bc mixed up in such
case. til" prisoner replied that II" did
not see why Mr.. McsSer should hav"
i'IE if''iSt'll - NtlIN 'tbbul filiil
From developments which cam" I"
The surface. yesterday. it would seen:
that Skcltnu must hay" ben IN tn:
store some time before H. WAS 1iSCoN-
cred. for it is positively known that he
WAS thcrn before midnight. one nf tin"
night clerks at tn" post office. whose
v"racity is unqucsiionr1. sIW the
Young man in III" store At 1l.tn. The
clerk WAS going ~ Water street nj that
ti"l" on the west sid" Of tn" street
V here the store is located. AMI whom
in front of the store, noticed i light in
the rear part and ut III" stmr timc siW
Il mans head over tn" top Of 4 nile Of
clrtiiirE which lay on tn" tables.
Thinking tlit the man IN tn" :'t"r" VS.
one az tue Prrlcy lrothrrS. tue clerk
St",y.rd ~ close to III" door. ana rs II"
did so. the mans bead went out OF
sight ana the light. also. went out.
r.Vcli thrn. III" clerk did rot think IT
anything strange. as n" supposed that
the man in III" store would Snon come
out, and at the same time he resolved
to wait at tho door aud when the on"
inside should come out. he would ask
him in fun. il he were not Dong bus