Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
derstand the nature Of such pleading.
The case will be tried.

The case will be tried
Mrs. Lent, the mother of Irving z.
Lent. was put on the stand and said
her boy WAS IL good boy To work She
stated that she paid Langwcli 81 to
avoid further trouble. Mrs. Lent
pleading for her son, said that she did
not know what she would have done
without her sons assistance last winter
and further that he had been n good
boy 10 her and that his drinking habits
We're not bad.
The court then sentenced Lent to
Jail for 80 days at hard labor.
Arthur J. Ellis. E. w. Whitehouse
his attorney at this juncture stated,
had gone over the matter and wished
10 plead guilty. which he did. The plea
OF nolo contendere was entered by his
counsel. Ellis has been in jail since
Oct. :. 1907.
Judge Han sentenced Ellis to Jail for
one day.
Geo. F. Sullivan, charged with at
tempted larceny at Waterville, Sept.
II, vas then put on trial. A jury was
drawn as follows: VIM A Douglass,
Gardiner foreman; w Z. Haywood.
Winthrop: ]. Q. Peacock, Benton: f.
l.. Foster, Belgrade; E. L. Bishop,
Monmouth; Jos. II. Wellman, Chelsea;
Henry Matthew, Waterville; Jno. Glib
son, Augusta; w. L. Hodges. Eassal-
boro; w. L. Reynolds. Winthrop; w.
Is. Eldridge, Hallowell; Elias s. Cowan,
Gardiner.
County Attorney Beane opened for
the state with On account OF the cir
cumStarccS that are said 10 have
iranspired at the Central Maine Fair at
Watervi!le. There was a shower one
afternoon and while in the hall McNa,-
~, Il visitor at the fair, found Sulli-
vans hand in his pocket. Sullivan put
up n hard fight when being arrestd
but was put in the lookup and after
wards taken to the county JAIL III
Augusta.
Oven r. McNaly. farmer. Wirslow.
at fair Sept. II. Recognized sullivan
"a he sat in the dock. FIRST time
saw Sullivan in the hall at T.. NJ l:
was warm and in attempting 10 go ont
felt something in his pocket. Found it
was Sullvan'S hand Attempted 10
grab Sullivan but VAS unsuccessful
Hollered pick pocket" and the officer
grabbed the man. The officer that took
him got help rs soon as he got him
to the entrance of the hall.
Cross examined by John Nelson Wat
crville McNally stated that previous, to
his trouble he had rot heard that there
Were uickpocl;ets on the ground. jas;
previous to the time he entered the
building there had been a shower
McNallg vas surrounded. he said. or.
all sides by an immense crowd Ry
turning, a Very little. saw the hand III
his pocket. kt was his left II nj hip
pocket. At the tim" he lad Baby On
one arm. ST. that his motions We're
somewhat crampTd.
How did you turn and SCI the
hand?''
Il turned my head and he kept the
hand there unal yelled picl<p tket."
Which hand was it?'
1T was his right hand
"liov do yen know /, WAS his right
hand"
1T wa: IN his right hand side"
McNallv stated positively that in his
previous testimony he did no; jumi;
ahead.
JOHN r. Bates, China, attended fair.
as a carpenter and officer. Was turn
key ut the lookup. Saw sullivan Sept
II ct the Fair grounds. First time THAI
he had ever seen Sullivan. Told about
the blockade in the han and told how
the cry rf "rickpocket" rang out. Told
how Sullivan and NcNally We're to-
gether. Sullivan with his hand in
Me Nally': rcci.ct. McNally had Z bahy
on his right arm. Bates jumped for
Sullivan ana they had som" warm
conversation. quite q squabble." With
the Assistance Of another Officer Sulli
van was finally lodged in a cell On the
fair grounds.
Cross eyamired by Mr. Nelson Mr.
Bates Grew q diagram on the black
board OF the location of the main hail,
his (Patcs) location on the grounds. etc.
stated that when he jumped for Sulli-
van il looked rs though he had his
hand in pocket Of McNally's
At this point in the cross e2.amina-
ton Mr.. Nelson took the part Of SullI-
van as the pickpocket, introduced his
right hand into an officers left hand
hip pocket, and asked Mr. Edtes to
take a position similar to the one he
assumed at the Watervilie fair. which
he did. This hit of evidence caused Ii
litter Of amusement among the specta-
tors in the court room and even the
respondent at the bar smiled.
Was there another man locked up
with Sullivan that afternoon"
NO"
Mr.. Beanc asked Mr.. Bates how lows
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