Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-17
. SUPERIOR !! COURT;
Simeon Taylor Gets Two
Years at Thomaston.
Verdict for Plaintiff in Stain
vs.. Stain Case.
Several Minor Cases Disposed Of
at Mondays Session.

At the opening of the court Monday
morning, the criminal docket was read.
and in the case of Simeon ID. Taylor of
Gardiner, charged with two indict-
| ments of breaking, entering, and lar
| ct-ny OF a pair of horses, harnesses and
wagon. the court listened to witnesses
| brought by the attorney for Taylor.
| George W Heselton of Gardiner. The
witnesses were Officers AnSe and Pot
ter Of Gardiner and W. -. Harrington
OF Gardiner. to whom the belonged.
Taylor also took the stand and stated
| that he was drunk at the time, and
that he did not take the horses, but
that a man by the name of Coffin. who
was With him took them and gave
| them to him. He entered a plea of
| nolo contendere, and Judge Hall SEN
fenced him to two years at hard labor
III tn" State prison ut Thomaston.
When the sentence was read by Clerk
Of Courts Jones. Mrs. Taylor was
overcome and was escorted from the
court room.
Mark W. Kitchen Of Mt. Vernon
| charged with cheating, was Nnabe 10
furnish bonds and was committed to
jail IL await trial, as was also Joseph
DYER ii Litchfeld. charged with cruel
y to dumb animals.
Fred ". Adams of Wateryille, who
appealed an intoxication sentence of
Ge DAYS and costs, aud who has already
served IA days. was sent back to Jail
for II days. Frank Reed Of Gardiner
WAS discharged as the grand jury
found 70 indictment against him.
h., .t1X ..F IL,
"f Mt. Vernon against Anlsy r. Stain
Of MI. Vernon wa next taken up, and
Archie Stain who VAS Oh the stand
when court adjourned was called again.
He testified that ne never. seen the
toilet Sct or som" Of the other things
mentioned in the writ. Mrs. Ella Gun
ningham, housekeeper for Archie Stain.
Vas the next witness called and she
testified that plaintiif gave her the
sAeeting mfntial4sd in the writ To
make sheets fof the bed. She stated
ais" that the cpsg,eE tank was given to
Mis-. Dudley. She also testified that
Amsy Stain in fits of anger said that
he had rather. smash the things than
give them to the Stains. She also
stated that she saw Mrs. Abbott and
Mrs. Dunn TAXI things away. Ellis
worth +. Peacock Of Readfield was the
attorney for the plaintiff while Mell in
+, Sawtell al Augusta appeared for the
defendant. The case went To the jury
at AS and ont, hour after they return,
ed a verdict III Tho sum of So for the
plaintiff
The next case on the docket was
that Of the BOSTON Lam Go. against
Edward +. McLone Of WatorviIle. This
was an action brought 10 recover the
sum ~ $40 From the testimony Of
McI.one it WIS found that he mort
gagged all his furniture on ii loan OF
$6a from this COMPANY. He said he
had paid about So at tho present time.
and produced checks from this COM
pany showing that be had paid S60.54
The note called for 6 per cent. inter
| est, and Defendant ella lined that he had
paid about 81 per week. as he had To
pay that by means of some checks, and
| if he couldn't pay So much week. hG
had to pay cents on every dollar that
he couldn't pay. He was not cross
examined by the plaintiffs attorney.
| and they had no testimony To offer and
Judge Hall ruled Il non-suit. Harvey
D. Eaton of Waterville appeared for
the defendant, while II. 4. Priest was
the original attorney for tho plaintiff.
| Court vas then adjourned until $50
| this morning