Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-11
Boucher and Wentworth
Plead Guilty at Bath
OF the Assault Oct. 81 Upon
Aged Mrs. Emily F. Rowel.
Held in $1,000 Each...committed
.--Weniworth BIames Boucher.

Bath, Me, Nov. 10.-F'red NJ. Went
worth of Belfast, ana Roy Boucher of
Five Islands We're arraigned this morn
ing before JuCge Arthur ]. Dunton of
the municipal court, charged with
breaking and entering the home of
Mrs. Emily F. Rowell on the night of
oct. 81, for the purpose of larceny.
Both pleaded guilty TO the charge and
were put under bonds of $1,000 for their
appearance before the grand jury at
the December term of the supreme jul
dicial court.
The boys were arraigned separately
the trial being held in the Office of
City Marshal Small, the man who sue
cesSfully worked out the case. Went
worth was brought before Judge Dun
can first and after The complaint hat
been read to him answered withou
hesitation Guilty. to the charge
When asked by tho court if he hat
any statement to make answered
Yes, sir, I have. l want to tell the
whole business"
County Attorney Arthur H Stetson
was present and instructed him thai
he die not have 10 make a statement
if he did not want to. that it was Who'll
~ w to him as to what he said. The
10y was anxious 10 talk, however, and
made the following statement:
"On the morning of Oct. 81, ! struck
this town and hunted up Roy Boucher,
a tE' | met at the state Reform school.
wanted money as 7 was on my way
homo. l met him about 11.So and he
told n G about the place he had out by
Stony cache and SO went out there.
lie told me about this old lady, who
is alone most Of the time and that
night we went out there. Just before
we entered the house he pulled out a
revolver and pointed at me saying: If
You don't do as | tell you III shoot
YOU
"WEilc there | got a clothes brush,
while Boucher scurred about by him
self. Suddenly the old lady opened a
door upnn US and | grabbed her by
the arms and held her. Boucher made
a sWipe at her but in the scuff1e lamp
chimney was broker, and 50 lie got an
other from another lamp and put il on
IN place Of the other and then he went
through her looking for money, after
Which he gave her a few more swipes
about the taco and cut her lip and
then she broke away from us and
chased US ont of the house. After we
got away and were walking in the
road he made me give up revolver ne
mad furnished me and he threw it into
the bushes.
Il didn't like the deal for I came
here honestly enough and wanted
Boucher to give me a little money. L
thought l was acting squarely. This
| is ne first time I ever got into a
scrape like this and / never stole in
! my life. | was sent to The Reform
School for getting into fight with an
other boy. I was there year and nine
months and was let out for good be-
havio" I'm sorry I ever met Boucher,
| for he's bad boy
Wentworth's story was told with
| ca"erncss but with slcWness and pre-
cison, repeating it in slow, jerky sem
| fences.
After Wentworth was taken to the
noliee station Boucher was brought in
ard arraigned and when asked how he
| wanted to plead answered quickly
| Guilty" When asked if he wanted to
make any statement he replied quickly
| mo, sir" He received the same treat
ment as Wentworth
|