Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29


once found jug and when she shook
the jug there was something in it. and
she thought it smelled like liquor. She
says she or her husband have never
had any liquor in the house since they
have lived there.
During the progress of the testimony
of this witness the interpreter pro-
tested against putting what he claims
was the same question to the witness
two or three times from County At
torney Beane in his cross-examination.
but he proceeded to do so after being
ordered by the court to proceed.
In crcss-examination Mrs. Poulin
stated that Poulin went up stairs with
the officer.
Placid CouilIiard. Augusta. has known
Poulin for some time. AS far as he
knows Poulin is a hard working man.
Olive Bolduc, sister of Mrs Poulir,
has never seen any liquor sold in the
house and had never seen the jug be-
fore While there helped do the house
work, but knew of no jug in the house
On cross-cXamination Mr.. Beane ask
ed the witness if she swept all the
rooms, including the small bed room.
where it was claimed the jug was
kept"
Yes SIR
Did you sweep under the bed9" con-
tinued the attorney.
"Of course l did, answered the wit
| ness, and an audible smile ran around
the court room.
Mr. Bison was called by the State
ard he told about the mud on the top
Fart of the jug. 1t was fresh mud on
Z In of fI,a
This closed the evidence introduced
| on b, I. sides and Mr. Fisher address
ed tne jury for the defense. After an
able argument for the defense by Mr..
Fisher and the State by Mr.. Beane
and d clear and logical charge by
Judge Hall the jury retired to its
room at 40 P. NJ.
County Attorney Beane then stated
that as there were several prisoners
in the Jail awaiting sentence it might
| be q fitting time to take up this mat
| ter. Several prisoners were according
ly brought from the Jail for sentence
by officer of the court, followed lit
| tie later by the much married man,
| Thomas SirOis.
His sentence came first.
He pleaded nolo conrendere to the
| CntISG Vi HclSSdiiS, iidfihS GcSiA
| married three times. The marriage in
Massachusetts, the last one of the Sc
| ries. Mr.. Beane mol pressed, as has
| already been stated in the Journal
| court report.
| "Sirois made short statement to
| the cour; why he did as he did and
| then answered a few questions put
| BY the court in regard to his former
| life. He said that he was willing to
| take care of his first wife and child
| and asked the mercy OF the court.
Sentence was then pronounced and
! Sirois was sentenced to hard labor
! in Thon1aston for two years.
Before sentence in the case or
! Julian kittredge. charged with rape,
| W. r. Fisher said a few words to the
court in the boys behalf at his fathers
request. He stated that the boys ia
| Their said young kittredge was atfiict-
ed with heart trouble that close
confinement might make fatal
County Attorney Beane then called
the attention of the court to the fact
that the boy had already served 4
State prison sentence that should have
| furnished him sufficient knowledge OF
the consequences of such crime.
That kittridge used force there is no
doubt. Attorney Beane commended. Mr..
Became. at the request of the court.
gave the circumstances of the at
tempted rape.
It we give our protection to any
one your honor l submit we should
give it to our little girls" said County
Attorney Beane.
The sentence Of the court in this
case was two years at hard labor in
Thomaston.
Joh.I Gilbert. charged with the
larceny of a watch and chain valued
at 4 little more than $50, was SEN
teaced to six months at hard labor
in the county Jail.
Charles Harris, guilty Of breaking
| and entering in the night time and
| larceny Of S52 worth of miscellaneous
| articles at Waterville. was sentenced
| to years and months at hard la
Dor at T'homaston.
In describing the case 70 the court
| County Attorney Beane told of Har-
| ris Swapping n revolver in the face
! of an officer at the time of his arrest,
but luckily for the officer the cartridge
| in the chamber Of the revolver that
inc hammer 1cil on was rim Hre ana
| tho revolver was of center fire make.
| And the other chambers were loaded
| with center fire cartridges.
| The case of Frank Croker. who
| plead guilty to forgery at South Gar
| diner q forgery made for the purpose
! of securing pair of rubber boots.
! OH tho Recommendation of the county
attorney. was placed on file, Crocker
being placed in $500 bonds to appear
at the April term of the superior court.
It was developed, during the short
hearing before the court had decided
the case, that Croker did the act with
little or no malice aforethought and
that he has been a model prisoner,
| this on the testimony of Sheriff
Plaisted, during the time that he has
been in Jail.
| This leaves him n free man during