Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-30
SUPERIOR COURT.
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Giroux at the depot and asked him
what time the train left for Augusta
Giroux took KIDD back of the depot.
Went into a train with Giroux and d
negro back of the station. One pro-
duced a pint of whskey and offered
to sell it to lido. Giroux said: Let
me see your watch" Later took his
watch and went. Il don't know
where"
was you afraid Of him." asked Mr..
Beane.
yah, l vos afraid, shake all over
replied the Polish witness, KIDD.
Kibo then identified the watch,
shown him by Mr.. Became. as the one
that had been taken from him. he
| said.
| On cross-eXaminatiOn KIDD stated
that Giroux broke the chain.
Pull out your watch said Mr.
Clair.
ME no got any watch replied
| KIDD, pulling the end of his watch
chain out of his vest pocket.
| Witness stated he was not drunk
when he arrived at the depot about
| 6 o'clock.
1
about Giroux taking the watch on the
car back Of the depot. Giroux put Il
knife to the throat Of the witness
wiler he took the watch. When he got
| out OF the car the train for Augusta
had gone.
When did the glass get broken in
your watch?" asked Mr.. Eeane.
| Il don't know
| Did you tell Giroux that lie must
! get that glass fixed
! Ne
john W. Trainer of Waterville was
| called for the State. He is a fiagmaf
for the NJ. G. II. r. at Waterville. Said
| that he never saw KIDD before the
night in question, Sunday night. Saw
KIDD and his companions go behind
a nigh board fence.
| Cross examined. said that so far as
he knew Eido was not intoxicated.
| a. j. Lambert of Waterville said he
| had some conversation with GirouN
| the morning of the 2Sth. GirouX said
! he had a watch he wanted to mock
l.. j. Methuen, jeweler of Waterville
saw the watch in question on the
| morning Of the 2Sth, brought to his
! store by GirouX.
| Cross examined, Mr.. Methuen said
| Giroux wanted to get L crystal fitted
| to the watch. Sets the value of the
| watch about S..
| Arthur l.. Holmes, city marshall of
| Waterville. was called. The matter
was called to his attention Monday,
Oct. 2S, by KIDD, who claimed he had
! had his watch stolen. From descrip-
tion given by KIDD, Mr.. Holmes arrest
ed GirouN. Found GirouX about the
| middle of the forenoon on the Main
| street crossing, near the freight shed
| and lock him to the police station.
| With the introduction of the knife
| chain and watch the State rested its
| case at this point.
| Fred Dorrette of Waterville was then
sworn for the defence. He testified
| that lie Is u years old. Saw KIDD about
| 80 L. NJ. Happened to take walk
| to the depot. Stayed with him there
| about 20 minutes. With two others
| went over to a parlor car and all sat
| down and took drink of liquor. Lat
er KIDD bought cigars for the crowd.
| Wien asked what time it was when
| KIDD took out his watch and chain
| separately, he also noted that the
crystal WAS broken. KIDD later went
to sleep i'll the parlor car.
| Cross-cxamined, the witness said
| that Paul and the negro were talking
| with KIDD when he arrived at the de-
| pot. about 80 p Nj. Pete Morrill, and
Joe st Peter went to the depot with
| him. Renia ined in the waiting room
about 20 minutes and then went TO the
| parlor car on which the negro acted
as waiter. The negro passed the IL
quor around after they entered the
car. then all went into another part
nf the car and set down and talked
| Eido fell asleep and Paul looked at the
| watch; Paul taking il from kido's
pocket. Fiie quarter remained in the
car Entii II r. VI. or thereabouta AZ
,": II J.. NJ. docs not know what was
done tn GirruX.
Louis Napoleon Giroux. respondent
testified that he went with KIDD and
the boys to the car, where they had
some liquor While waiting for cigars
KIDD fell asleep. After leaving the
car vent towards the college grounds
ard entered them. There KIDD gave
Giroux the watch and told him to have
the crystal fixed or he would have him
arrested. Denied that he had his knife
with him at the time Saw the watch
in the ear and noticed the crystal was
cracked.
Cross examined. asked where he was
III 1879, ana replied he lived ION the
hill" iii Jail Was there six months
70: larceny. Witness did not remember
whether KIDD went into the baseball
field with him or not. 1t was between
the coal shed and the parlor car that
KIDD gave GirouX the watch. so he
slated
What was you doing to break the
crystal" asked the county attorney.
II was looking at it, replied the
witness.
This closed the evidence for the de-
fence. At the conclusion Of arguments
and the courts charge the jury retired
to consider the guilt or innocence of
Giroux They returned with n verdict
OF guilty of larceny from the person.
County Attorney Beane then moved
for sentence
Giroux was sentenced to ThomaSton
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