Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24


Thursday morning, the first matter
coming UP being the arralgnment of f.
Is. Dunbar of Waterville, charged with
| manslaughter. through his attorney.
Joseph Williamson. entering the plea
of not guilty. Emery W. Cook and
Chas. II. Barton of Waterville appeared
as his bondsmen. the sum being named
as 500.
In the case of Nancy c. Stewart and
Frank W. Goodwin Of Gardiner,
charged with adultery, bail was fixed i'll
each instance at $500 for their appear
ance at the April term of the Superior
Court.
Ir the cases of Harold j. McCurdy,
and Lawrence +. McCurdy, Gardiner,
Thomas Leigh, their attorney. entered
a plea Of nolo contendcre.
That the court might have proper
understanding OF the case Mr.. Leigh
went on at some length to explain the
records of the lower court.
MIR. Leigh, in we'll termed phrazes.
suggested Il course Tor the court to
take He suggested that the boy
McCurdy should not be sent to state
VI lScII, uut StNtH OIiC HWY Nil<hiAS W
reform The boys, charged with lar
ccny, yet in their teens. We're asked
few questions regarding their ages and
previous records, which they answered.
County Attorney Beane then ad-
dressed the court, saying that ne had
TO desire to critizise Mr.. Leigh regard
ing the remarks about Judge Larrabee
Of Gardiner. but he thought the criti-
cisrS were unwarranted. That Mr..
Leigh had stated the facts of the case
substantially correct, Mr.. Beanie adj
mitted The County Attorney then
went on to recite the details OF the
case, mentioning Harold McCurdy'S
term in the Reform school and calling
attention TO the fact that after receir-
ing ali this instruction he had returned
and cut the wires mentioned i'll the evil
denCc.
However. the crime that they have
committed should be suitably punished.
Mr.. Leigh then stated that the sum
of money taken had been returned, the
sum being something more than $4o-
In defense of his criticism of Judge
I.nIrabee Mr. Leigh stated that he had
set free the boy that started these boys
on their downward COURSE
Harold j. McCurdy. /. years old, was
pat on the stand. lie stated thar ne
had been out of the Reform School two
years. Then described taking the wire
from the electric railroad. Told about
taking the wire. AT the suggestion oil
another, and concealing il. As his part
OF thu proceeds from the sale OF the
wire he stated that he received 50
cents. Witness stated that he knew
that he was doing wrong. Got the wiz"
about o'clock in the evening.
Judge Hall asked McCurdy what ne
did with the $3.50 4 week that he re-
c.iv,l in the shoe shop and he replieo
that he gave it to his father
lawrence McCurdy was then put on
the stand and told his side of the
story. Said he had been arrested once
on a false charge and had been re-
leased. He then rccited the story Ok
taking the copper wire.
Before pronouncing sentence. in the
case Judge Hall reviewed the matter
and stated that many juvenile crimes
of late had been caused BY boys selling
stolen junk to junk dealers. lie
tho,rnt come action should be taken
against junk dealers.
County Attorney I'eane at this juno
turc stated that such matters had been
brought before the grand jury and that
he lad done all in his power I" indict
the guilty parties.
The sentence of the court in these two
cases was months at hard labor in
tne iail of the county for Harold j.
McCurdy.
In the cases of Harold J. McCurdy
and Lawrence +. McCurdy sentence
was continued David McCurdy. father
of the boys. appeared and furnished
bonds in the sum of 5000 for the boys
anpearance at the April term OF the
Superior Court.
In the case of the State VS.. Irving
+. Lent. Gardiner, charged with being
a receiver of stolen goods, Lent plead
nolo contendere and was put on the
stand to tell his side of the story. which
nc did, stating that he knew the goods
he bought were stolen.
In the. case of Arthur Ellis of Hal
lowell. charged with the LARCENY Of ~
Judge Hall refused TO accept his plea
Of noIo contendere, as Ellis did not un-'