Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-12
SUPERIOR COURT
Several Sentences In
posed at Mondays Session
Fred Smith, Given Seven Years
In Prison for Theft.
Pearl Smith Gets Three Years.
Roderick and vigue One Year.

was SUSPENDED during good behavior.
The case of state vs.. Julian Kit
tredge of Augusta. AN Indictment for
assault with intent to Kill armed with
q dangerous weapon, is still on trial.
After the kiitredge case the action of
State VS.. Michael IIvangelos of Wa
tervllo, an illegal keeping case, will
be considered.
Exceptions have been filed by the de-
PENDANT in the case Of Persis NJ. Mar.
tin of Augusta VS.. the American En-
press Co, and the matter will go to
the law court. The plaintiff sued to re-
cover for the breaking of two hand :
painted china bowls while in transpor-
tation from Watervlle to Augusta.
The verdict was rendered last Satur-
day in favor of the plaintiff and dam
ages were assessed at $40.
At the opening Of the Kennebec SUI
perior court Monday morning Peter
Mahcn, Fred Quincy and James But
Ter pleaded guilty to an Indictment
found by the grand jury at this term
against them for breaking. entering
and larceny Of five pairs of shoes
from the shop of Levi Libby at Wa
terville, jan 26. last. Fred w. Clair
Of Waterville appeared as counsel for
the respondents, who We're placed in
the care GC Probation officer Frank
j. Ham.
The single sale cases against Viii
liam Shaw of Augusta were continued
until later in the term on account OF
the illness of the respondent
Howard Linnell and Goldie Connick,
both of Waterville, pleaded nolo con-
tendere to seven indictments found by
the Grand jury at this term for the
larceny of clothing from clothes lines
at Waterville. Fred w. Clair of Wa
terville and F.. w. Whitehouse of Au-
gusla appeared as counsel for the re-
spondents.
Charles NJ. Richardson city marshal
Of Waterville, testified that 10 differ
ent persons had gone to the police sta
ton to claim the articles which We're
stolen. Neither of the respondents had
ever before been convicted of crime.
The COnnick woman told the witness
that she was intoxicated and size did
not remember taking the clothing
Howard Linneil. one OF the respon-
dents, testified that he was 10 years OF
age and had never been arrested for
any crime. He was intoxicated at the
time that he took the clothing and he
did not remember what he had done
until the next morning.
on crosS-eXamination by County At
torncv Hildreth. Linnel testified that
he bought the liquor with which he
became intoxicated of Greek. who
run . place opposite the cotton mill
slnrehouse He also bought some liquor
of a Greek in place on Bridge street.
He purchased a quart of alcohol and
pint of whiskey and paid IS cents for
each kind of liquor.
Linncli was sentenced to serve one
year in Jail. six months on each or
two indictments, while the remaining
five indictments We're continued for
sentence.
Frederick s. Smith. alias Fred Smith.
through his counsel. Beane & Reane of
Hal,owell. withdrew his plea OF not
guilty and pleaded nolo contendere to
six indictments for breaking, entering
aud larceny, one Indictment for being
a common thief and one Indictment for
escaping from the police station at
Halloweu. Pearl Smith. the wife Of
the respondent, pleaded nolo conten-
dera to four indictments for breaking,
entering and larceny and not guilty to
two indictments for the same offence.
County Attorney Hildrcth asked for
severe sentences in the cases Of botn
Fred Smith and Pearl Smith. stating
that the wife was as guilty as her hus-
band and that she accompanied him
on all the trips during which the
crimes were committed.
Fred smith took tn" stand and stat
cd that his wife insisted upon his COM
hitting these crimes. He was released
from the states prison at Thomaston
last November.
County Attorney Hildreth-'A And
your wife insisted on your committing
these crimes?"
Respondent-"She did"
"Ard that is the reason why you
committed the deeds?'
1T was
"yVcra yo,, afraid of your wife o.