Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21
lrid Of Criminal Docket
Begins briskIy'
e,,es Heard Monday Involve
Al Kinds Of ThieVery.
"a. "a BE Sent to Insane Hos.
nltal for Observation.

rial of the CRIMINAL uochet
ING in Monday morning with a
star'p. .uo cases being given jury trial
rush. 'number of other cases being
ana If in various ways. The day
dIspos'r veil be spoken of as thieves
n'sn eor the cases which were taken
Gay; ;,r 81, highway robbery altering
up nv NV. breaking and entering and
OF chss If different articles varying
lafcen. ,o,, to beef and beer. In three
n naes state prison sentences We're
CO.. the respondents.
..s rstice Melville w. Fuller OF
'n a,l;ted states Supreme Court was
the D ,.ar in the Superior court room
n, morning. He entered the
hon nom accompanied by Associate
1 I's,,ee leslie C. Cornish of the Maine
sn'. .s,ne court and exchanged greet
sup. With Judge Oliver G. Hall of the
a mss court for a few moments be
s o.p ,be docket was taken up.
~ rr.o tiret case to be taken up on the
1.;,,inal docket was that of state VS.
naoroe st. Peter of Benton, indicted
-. highway robbery upon Crosby Stin-
.on while the latter was driving from
Fairfield to Benton. Fred W. Clair of
wateryille appeared for st. Peter and
orter.d a plea of nolo.
Attorney Clair argued that the re-
snondent was a feeble minded young
man and was influenced by another
hov named King, who was connected
With the robbery, but who had escaped
fran, the officers.
Crosby Stnson took the stand and
,eatffed to the circumstances of the
robbery. stating that he was knocked
senseless by two young men and
robbed of watch and money. He was
,rabIe to identify his assailants.
Pose st. Peter, mother of the re-
/ spndent, testified that her son was q
ycl-behaved boy at home except when
I'D into wrong doing by the King boy
St. Peter took the stand in his own
behalf. Respondent testified that he
did not strike Stinson nor mold his
horse. He declared that King held the
horse and afterwards struck StinSon
King took the watch and money from
Mr.. Stinson and gives the respondent
two two-dollar bills and the watch
charm.
Mrs. Esther G. Roberts, Mr. Stinson'
housekeeper, who was with him at the
time of the robbery testified that st.
Peter was the boy who grabbed Stin-
sons horse by the head. Both boys
then bounced upon him and she could
not say which one struck him. Mr..
Stinson was knocked sanseless and
bEd profusely from his wounds.
Chief of Police William Harrington
Of Fairfield testified that he searched
the respondent and found upon his
The BOY had given him trouble a mum
Der Of tines before.
Turnkey Jabez S. Tyler of the Ken
nehec county Jail testified that st. Pc
ter had been in Jail since June 3 ant
his general behavior had been good
The testimony in this case closed here
st. Peter was sentenced by thee
to two years in the State prison a
Tfonaston.
The next case to come M was tina
Of State VS.. Omar Monisette. charged
with breaking and entering and lar
ceny from the store of Charles Marsh
all of Watervillc. Fred Emery Bean
Of Hallowell appeared for Monisette. I
developed ia the testimony that the of
Tense for which Monisette was indicte,
was committed by Monisette and tw'
other YOung men. Nadrall and Niche