Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-16
SUPERIOR COURT.
Girard Gets Six Months for Robin
M. c. r. r. Office.

HON. o. G. HALI1-Judge.
FREDERICK w. PLAiSTED-Sheriff.
CHARLES w. JONES-Clerk.
FRED w. LAWRENCE-Stenog pher.
Augusta, Jan. Is.
The trial Of criminal actions pending
on the court docket commenced Tues
day morning, the first case assigned
and taken up being an indictment
against Joseph Girard Of Augusta, the
charge being that Of larceny of sum
OF between $40 ard $50 in one, two and
five dollar bills. from the ticket office
of the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany in Augusta, Aug. IS, 1906, E. ".
WhitehouSe. Esq, appearing fer the de-
fence.
The evidence introduced by the
States witnesses was to the effect that
on the morning OF August rs last. r.
II. Walker, The station agent left his
| office about 8 o'clock for short visit
to his bank. being absent. he thought,
perhaps five minutes. On his return TO
| the ticket office n number Of bills, con-
sisting. TO the best of Mr.. Walker 5
recollection. of one five, - to IA twos,
land lG to is ones, We're missing from
the box where they We're kept. The
| location of the box was midway be-
| tween the two ticket windows, some
| five feet distant from each.
| The evidence connecting the respon-
dent with the crime came from two OF
three witnesses who saw him loafins
around the station for two or three
days before the crime. Mr.. Walker
I G rod fh1. 1,-hnn h.a 1aff fipl-nf of
fee on the morning Of the larceny
Girard was the only occupant Of the
lmen's waiting room, being seated anC
reading n newspaper. 1t was also
stated by witnesses of the State tina
IGirard had been seen carrying a hook.
ed cane or stick previous to the dis
appearance of the bills. q similar stcr
being found just outside the window
latter the disappearance of the money
land produced in court. 1t was shown
that the money was beyond the react
Iof an arm, without the aid of some
such an instrument. The window fac.
ling the mems waiting room was closed
but that opening into the ladies' wait
ing room was not. In the ladies' room
there were three women, whom Mr.
Walker could not identify
| 1t appeared further that the reSpOn
Ident left Augusta the day of the al
LEGGED larceny and later on being ap
lproached by Deputy Marshal Simpson
in Waterville. attempted to escape ant
lresisted arrest.
The jury, after deliberation of a.
hour and a half. returned a verdict 0
Iguilty. a sentence of six months i'm
prisonment at heard labor in the coun
ty Jail was imposed.
| The next case, that of State IS
Timothy Clark and Harry Dunton bot
of Gardiner, assigned to follow tn
preceding, was also one of larceny. tn
Allegation Of breaking and entering be
ing mol pressed by the county attor
ney, upon which the respondents re
tracted their plea of not guilty an.
pleaded nolo cOntendere. The charg
was larceny of SO or $12 worth O
goods from the store of Towle Bros
in West Gardiner. Sentence of on
year in the State prison was impose,
on Clark. it being his second offens
OF this nature. Dunton's sentence wa
-FOUR months in the county Jail.
The cases assigned for Wednesda,
are State VS.. James Stevens. and Stat
VS.. Ashley Robinson.