Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-15
GRAND JURY
Rises on Saturday, After
Weeks Work.
Reports 10 Indictments Small
est Number for Years.
Criminal Docket for Supe!iO! CouIt TO Be
Called, This Morning.

III grand jury after Il session OF
nearly one week, arose Saturday mora
in; ana at 1872 o'clock made the re-
port of its findings and afr receiving
the thanks of Jud,. q. q. Hall of the
superior court. was DISCHARGED The
members Of the jury We're then escort
I'd to the office of Clerk Jones and paid
tnr their services.
Tho grand jury returned but Is in
dictmcmts 1T this session, the smallest
nuinncr in many years aud the number
is ratlc,. Interesting i'll contrast with
the ;erc:t ;;rist turned out 1T the sep
l..mhcr. 49,. session V hen 10 true bills
Wor" found.
Til" most important Indictment found
1T tic January session of the grand
jury was that returned against Mrs.
Alice H. Cooper of South Windsor.
charged WITH the murder Of CIlarlcs d.
Noithy, ,Jr.. said Grim" being alleged
to have been committed ut the home of
Mrs. Co0ucr OH the Afternoon of oct.
y Of last year.
The only other Indictments made
public by the county officials were as
follows. Leon 5. Shelton of HalIowell
Breaking and entering and larceny;
L"Wis l.. YOUNG Of Augusta, breaking
and entering and larceny; Eli Darveau
Of WatcryiiIc. assault on AN officer. and
Roscoe Rollins OF Augusta. aodumy.
As was predicted in the Kennebcc
journal carly last week, the Matte
fiackctt murder case did not receive
the consideration of the grand jury, but
it is quite probable that the case will
be brought up at the April term.
Just prior to tile discharge CT the
grand jury, Judge Hall was cIosetcd i'll
conference with County Attorney
Leigh and Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath.
counsel for Mrs. Alice T. Cooper.
against Whom Il true bill for murder
was later returned. on behalf of the
State, County Attorney Leigh endeav-
orcd to have Mrs. Cooper brought into
court ANA have her bond, which is in
the sum of $4,000 and furnished by 10
surcties, forfeited on the grounds that
il was invaldatcd.
This step was opposed by Mr.. Heath.
vino contendcd that as Judge Andrews
Of the municipal court III Augusta, be-
fore whom Mrs. Cooper was first given
a hearing, had accepted bail i'll the
c;,ac, to hold the defendant FOR the Su-
If'-iilc COiIt l, jltt superior
court was without power to act otncr-
wise. The county attorney mot this ar
gumCnt by the contention that Judge
Andrews acted outside of the jurisdic-
ton Of his court and that he should
have held the respondent for the grand
jury.
Mr. Heath argued that the bail then
in force was entirely adequate and as
Judge Andrews had fixed the bail and
provided for the appearance of the re-
spOnGci:t az the March tcrn of the stl-
T;'enln Judicial court, h" aid not be-
licvc that it was within tn" province OF
the superior court To order Mrs. Cooper
arrested ANA brought into court. Sup
porting lis argument, Mr.. Heath Of
ferrd an cXCrCpt from the Revised
Statutes, Section l. of Chapter 1874.
which reads:
NH bail shall h" responsible for the
appearance of their principal at all
times during the term Of court at
which they agree to have him, until
verdict"
After Il somewhat extended discus
sion Judg" Hall Announced that he
Nnuli rot issue u carilS for the re-
%po1rt"nt and Mrs. Cooper Will he al
lowed her liberty under the bail first
accepted rs Judge Andrews in the mu-
ni"l nj ""nrI until the March term Of
Tia" supreme judicial court.
The criminal 'i"rket for the January
term Of the superior court will be called
iris morning at 10 o'clock and the as
5i@nnIcnt Of trials Of criminal cases
Will th"n be made. County Attorney
IL iEh Informed the journal Saturday
that the present term Of court would
III an probability Il" a short one, al
though there AZ" quite a number oc
hcid"Ncr cases that will come NJ for
sentence. odd cases will be in order for
s, HtCnCc this morning.