Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-26

$500 and costs or four months i'll Jail.
Edward Maggie of Brunswick through
his attorney, T.. w. WhitehouSc, Esq,
of Augusta, withdrew his plea of not
guilty and pleaded nolo contendere to
an indictment for forging the name of
Charles 5. Whitney of Gardiner to I
check for $ll.25 the latter part of last
August Maggie was sentenced to serve
two and one-half years in the State
prison at ThOmaston.
Through his counsel, E. w. White
house Esq, Of Augusta, Albert Carter
OF Waterville withdrew his plea of not
guilty and pleaded nolO contendere to
an indictment found by the grand jury
for cruelty to animals. 1t was brought
out that the respondent hired a horse
from Parker n. Savage, an Augusta
livery stable keeper, and cruelty beat
The animal. Carter was sentenced to
pay Il fine of $50 and costs and in de-
fault Of payment to serve three months
in Jail.
On recommendation of County Attor-
ney Became mol pros was entered in
that part OF the indictment with intent
to kill against Augustine Bolduc of Au-
gusta ard the respondent pleaded nolo
scented by William III. Fisher, Esq, of
Augusta.
Irving r. Bradley of Vienna, Herman
y. Adams of Belgrade and Levi T. Will
Hams of Augusta members of the board
of county commissioners, Wednesday,
announced their decision in the Ran
dolph "school-house" case so-called, as
follows:
Pursuant to the order of notice
upon the petition of Julia A. Stevens ct
ais. petitioners for change of loca-
tOin of SchoolhOusc in Randolph, etc,
of which petition and order the forego-
ing is 4 true copy, we, the county COM
missiOners for the county of Kenncbcc,
met the parties at the time and place
appointed and specified in said order.
ana it being then and there satisfac
torily proved to us that all the notifi-
cations required by said order had
ben duly and seasonably given, and
that all the requirements Of said order
had been fully complied with. we there
III on proceeded with the parties and
viewed the premises described in said
petition. Immediately after which view,
on Wednesday, Sept. IS, 1907, hearing
of the parties and their testimony was
had before US at the Town hall in Ran
dolph, and after a full hearing and
mature consideration. we, the said
commissioners, adjudge and determine
that the location Of said school house
be changed from the land GrSo r!hcd in
the petition hereto attached. and 10
Gated as follows:
Beginning at 4 stake. on thu south
line Of Elm street, in the town of Ran
dolph, kennebcc county. Maine. said
stake hearing y. - degrees W. Il dis
lance of minutes from a blaZed elm
tree. Thence running easterly along
said south line of Elm street, dis
lance of rods. to a stake. Thence
running southerly at right angles with
said south line, distance of 10 rods
to a stake. Thence running westerly,
parallel with said south line, a dis
tancc Of S rods to a stake Thence run
ming nOrtherly, at right angles with
said south line a distance of 10 rods, to
the place of beginning, containing one
half acre.
And we estimate and award to the
persons hereinafter named the sums
sci against their names respectively. as
a full and just compensation for all
damages by them severely sustained
in consequence Of said location. to
wit: Julia A. Stevens. Eleanor B. Stew
chs. Caroline S. Danforth. Mary c.
Hollingsworth and William S. II.
Stevens. 5000 each.
And, in our opinion. no other per-
son SUStains any damage by reason Of
said location; and if the persons to
whom damages are herein awarded are
not the owners of said land, then the
owners thereof are to US unknown. and
the said damages allowed are awarded
to the real owners Of said land.
RenOit ArScnault testified that BolduC
and another man came to his place on
Laurel street and asked for some Ii
Quor. He told them that he had mono
ard the man with Bolduc left the place
Polduc made a lot Of talk and wanted
to create trouble. Edmand Cormier
came from up stairs and he and Boil
duo had words. Bolduc displayed
knife and COrmier went out. Bolduc
followed. Witness saw Cormier run
with Rolduc. knife in hand, after him.
In the miXup COrmicr fell with Bolduc
on TOP Of him and Cormer cried out:
Hes stabbed me" Officer J. p. Bison
came along about this time. called for
help and witness went to his assist
ance. Took C"rmier into the house and
cared for him until the doctor arrived
The wound was about an inch long,
above the left nipple.
On DISCRIMINATION by Attorney
Fisher the witness said that Cormier
ordered Bolduc out and did not know