Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
SUPERIOR COURT.
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court for the crime charged a'te!'ip'V'
larceny from the persch-
"f,o vou wish to say anything before
sentence IS passed." said Judge Ha'
to the prisoner.
W. vor,r honor It is six or seven
ysors since l began living an honest
life ard l an a victim Of the circun-
staoc,s mat brought ne onto tlat fair
,ro,,,d and made RE DO what / did
That's all. your honor
I,doa Hall Ehercupon sentenced Sui
,rvan 10 serve three years az hard
lalor in the state prison at Thonlaaton.
County Attorney Beane then an
no,,nced thai he would. with the per-
mission Of his brother John f. Nelson,
enter a mol pros in the other case
against Sullivan.
In the case Of the State VS.. William
Chamberlain. the defendant entered
the plea Of nolo co1tendere, through
his counsel. +. w Whitehouse Mrs:
Chamberlain was put on the stand ana
stated the occurrences of Jan ., l'po-
SUNDAY" and the witness broHe
down and wcpt. being unable for some
time to proceed with her testimony
Sunday morning the bth Of January
Francis Bickford and my HUSBAND so'
pretty full. Finally my husband tHIe"
me on the bed and chnkcd me- "hfi
he left me l got off the bed ana ,'ot
out Of the door"
Witness then described how hef
head, arms and other parts OF Her
body had been injured.
At mich ONO llLF
bed?"
"rIa didn't push ne onto the bed, ne
throwed me orto the bed said IN"
witness.
You didn't quarrel except when nc
had been drinking" was asked.
no, sir. We get along al right *
cept when he is drinking.
How often does he get drunk
asked County Attorney BeAne.
We'll. he gets dunk every pay
day anyway. once in two weeks
william Chamberlain testified that
ne beat his wife a year ago. SAID he
had no reason for beating her IN the
way described Said he did not strike
hIs wifi. while she was on the bed ana
thrcw her there because she scratched
him.
Judge Hall imposed n fine of s25
and costs and in default Of the pay
rnent of the fine, co days in the county
1au Chamberlain was committed to
Jail.
In the larceny case Of the state VS..
Fred w. Holmes Of Belgrade, an at
tempt was made to plead nolo con-
tendere. but after a short examination
Of some of the witnesses Judge Hal!
decided that the case must be tried. In
the other case against Holmes and
Amy l.. Holmes, the charge against
the woman was mol pressed and the
ease will doubtless be taken up against
the man Holmes at a later date.
Proceeding with the first case the
indictment was read and it al
legged that on oct. &c. 1908. Fred W.
Holmes Of Belgrade broke into store
house owned by T.. II. Mo$hcr. also
of Belgrade. and stole four barrels OF
-four. valued at ST.. When Mr.. Moshor
missed the -four Il search was made
and one barrel was found in the home
Of Holmes and later more in barn
owned by a Mr.. Prescott.
The first witness was Fred II.
Mosher. He stated the flour was in the
store house Saturday night. lie told
OF the check marks on the barrels.
made like the letter w. put on near
the hoops. He got Il warrant out and
found one of the barrels marked with
the check letter in the pantry i'll the
house occupied by Holmes. y week
from that day u man by the name OF
Prescott notified him that there was
some flour in his barn or stable and
when they went to the barn they
found one barrel first and then. taking
a pitChfork and moving over some OF
the hay. found two more. all William
Tell hoau and marked with cheek
mark
ross-examncd by Mr.. WhitehouSn
said man that looked after it was the
only person that had Il key TO the
ytorehOuso with tho exception Of HIM
self Witness stated that respondent
could easily handle Il barrel Of hour
40 he had seen him wheel barrel oI
lime further than the distance frolr
the storehouse to the hous" where ms
first barrel of -four was found.
Guy a. Ycaton. Belgrade. worked fo
Mr.. IIosher and marked about lI5 bar
rels OF -four Oct. q. with the checi
letter ~" Was in storehouse Satur
day, Oct &c. about 4 p. NJ. Closed tn
place Saturday with paddock. Mex
Monday morning went in about
o'clock and found four barrels of ilou
missing. Saw, later, one barrel in MI
Holmes house Monday night. This wa
one OF the barrels Of flour that ha'
been taken from the tier described. In