Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-20
|. SUPERIOR COURT.
County Atty. MOL Presses
The Indictment
In ReadtleId Arson Case on
Hearing One Witness.
Verdict Of Not Guilty In Case Of
Coburn Hall Break.

| he case oil the state vs., NsSOfSt
Weber and Izetta Decker. both o.
| Oakland, charged with statutory of
| fence which had been continued from
| Monday. was resumed before the sd
perior court, Tuesday morning. The
jury after being out of the court room
only a short period brought in a YER
diet of not guilty.
| II. r. Lishness. who MAS indicted
by The grand jury for maintaining a
| liquor nuisance at 81 Water street
| Augusta. appeared before Judge Bean
and was fined $500 and $50 costs OF
court, or 10 months in jail. in default
| of payment.
! The case of State VS.. the town of
| Farmingdale, in Which that munich
| pality was charged with not maintain
| ing proper roads, was continued until
| the January term of the superior
court.
Gideon Nigue of Waterville. charged
by the state with keeping Il
house of illfame, was arraigned before
Judge Bean. who committed the young
man to the charge of the probation Of
ticer. after assessing him $50, the
costs of court.
The case of State VS.. Moses Butler
Of Waterville. charged with breaking
md entering with intent of larceny in
Coburn hall at Colby College. on the
night of July :, was the second cas-
10 be tried before jury. Tuesday.
Robert L. Irving, the first witness
called by the State, testified that while
passing Cclby College, on the night OF
July Z. he heard sound made by the
breaking Of class. He also testified
that he saw a man leave the building
upon his approach. but that he could
lot positively identify him as Butler.
Officer Pippon was then put on the
stand. and he testified that the time
If the arrest rs near as he could rec
,!lect was about 1890 p NJ He said
that he did not see Butler enter the
Guiding. but as he was on the col
lege grounds, that he arrested him or
suspicion that lie was the man that
aade the break earlier in the evening
Edward f. Toulouse of Waterville
testified that on the night of the break
that Butler was at his house until
bout 10.l5 p. NJ. and that he then
eft for his home as he supposed
which is IN the direction of Colby
College from the house of the wit
ness.
Butler was placed on the stand by
The defence and testified that on the
night of July he had been at Mr.
Toulouse house in the early part of
he evening. but later re left for his
come. and as he was intoxicated to
some, extent. he said that he went over
0 the college grounds and laid down
cla off ha off # th
He said that he awoke about two
hours later, and started for his home,
but on the way that he was stopped
md arrested by officer Pippop. He
said he asked the officer what he
wanted of him, and that he was told
that he was suspected of making a
break into Coburn hall. This, he said,
was the first that lie had known OF
the break, and that he did not know
that alcohol was stored in that build
ing.
The jury after being out but a
short time, returned a verdict of not
guilty. The attorney for the defence
was F. W. Clair of Waterville.
The next case to be given jury trial
vas that of State VS.. Pearl H. How
ard, charging him with setting his
buildings at Readfield on fire for the
purpose of obtaining insurance upon
he same.
County Attorney Williamson mol
1rossed the indictment. for it was
brought out in tie testimony of
Charles w. Henderson. the first Wit
ness to be called by the State, that he
had been paid to come from his home
II Massachusetts, to testify.