Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
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City Marshal Harrington of Water
vile testified that Lashus was accus-
| toned to use a revolver freely and that
the Waterville officers had taken re-
volvers from him several times. Re-
| spondent told the officers after his cap
| ture that he expected to get 20 years
| in prison but would kill his wife Just
the same when he came out. The Of
| ficer testified that one bullet went
through the woman,s head and another
entered the left side and that she was
in the hospital for a long time before
she recovered. Lashus when arrested
the next night by the officers at Clin-
ton was heavily armed and told wit
ness that if he had been awake when
he was captured there would have been
something doing"
County Attorney Hildreth asked for
long term in prison for the respond
ent. Lashus took the stand and told
the court that the bad conduct of his
wife and her refusal to leave the kind of
life she was leading and return to his
home impeIled him to shoot her. At
torney Sanborn suggested the ''irres-
sistibie impulse" theory for the crime
and pointed out that the respondent
had never attempted to shoot or as
sault anyone else except his wife. A
sentence of Imprisonment for two
years at Thomaston was imposed upon
the respondent.
Charles Orrin Langley of Winslow,
who was indicted for the larceny of
a mileage book from Vaughan G. Grant
of Gardiner was sentenced to six
month in Jail. Deputy Sheriff Dawson
of Waterville before sentence was
passed upon the respondent informed
the court that the young man was also
wanted in Piscataquis. county for pass
ing forged check and for the larceny
of watch from young woman.
John Chamberlain of Oakland came
up for sentence for the larceny of a
bicycle. Respondent testified that he
was drunk when he took the bicycle
and had been in Jail previously for
drunkenness. County Attorney Hill
dreth stated that Chamberlain took the
bicycle from a store at Oakland and
rode to Augusta, where he sold the
wheel for 81. A sentence of three
months in Jail was imposed.
The first matter to come up at the
opening OF the afternoon session was
the case of State VS.. Roscoe Moore
of Vienna, indicted for stealing a lamb
from a pasture in Vienna. E. w.
Whitehouse appeared for the respond
ent and the case was continued until
the April term as Moore was already
serving four months sentence in Jail
fer the stealing of four lambs.
The appealed cases from the Gardi-
ner municipal court of single sale and
search and seizure against Ole Martin
Johnson of Gardiner were continued
until the April term. Will C. Atkins
Of Gardiner appeared for the respond
ent.
The three cases involving the seizure
of Intoxicating liquor by the officers at
Gardiner. which in one case is claimed
by Hoyts Express Co. as appellant
from the Gardiner municipal court, and
in the other two by the Boston & Maine
Railroad Co appellant, were continued
until the April term at the request of
County Attorney Hildreth in order that
he may have the liquor analysed to
ascertain if it violates provisions of the
Pure Food act.
The closing hours of the term were
devoted to the hearing of divorce
libels. The first to be heard was the
libel of Isabella Busha VS.. Charles
Busha, parties of Augusta. The cause
alleged were cruel and abusive treat
ment and on-suppOrt. f. w. White
house appeared for the libellant. The
libellant testified that she was obliged
to work out in order to support herself
and that her husband when under the
influence of linnnY StrI1olx har cd
her against doors and furniture and
threw dishes at her. A roomer at the
Busha home testified that Mr. Busha
at one time kicked over the table and
at another time threw hot coffee pot
at Mrs. Busha, scalding her arm.
Hearing was held upon the divorce
libel of Annie L. Wilson of Waterville
VS.. John Wilson of Newport. c. w.
Hussey of Waterville appeared for the
lbellant and the cause alleged was
cruel and abusive treatment. The
libellant testified that during her mar
ried life she bought groceries from her
own money although her husband own
ed two farms and wood lot and was
perfectly able to buy them. Libellant
was also obliged to buy her own
clothes She stated that her husband
swore at her and threatened her and
that she was continually in fear of
him She also testified that her hus-
band beat the cows in her sight with
a shovel or hoe and when she remon-
strated with him told him that she
could leave the place if she didn't like
it.
Hearing was given upon the divorce
libel Of Maggie Walshaw of Water
Vile VS.. Percival Walshaw of parts I'M
known. The cause alleged was de-
sertion. Frank f. Brown of Water
lille appeared for the libellant. The
libellant testified that her husband left
her in January, 1904 telling her that