Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-15
JURY TRIALS
Begins in the kennebec
Superior Court.
izoite Gets Year in Jail for
Pocket Picking.
Benton Cider Stealing Case on
Trial When Court Adjourns.

The first cases on the criminal
'emket for the September term of the
pefi6r court to IN Triad before a Jury
" efe heard Thursday. a goodly num-
r Of cases relating To thefts. either
~ force or by so-ealled pocket pick
/ & We're also heard b% the court.
he judge was very lenient in most Of
these cases, but warned each of the
offenders to be sure and not appear
before him again or they would be
Z Ven severe sentence.
Frank Cote of Waterville charged
y it'll search and seizure was fined 500
& nd costs of So or 60 days in Jail with
l.Ebor. \ demurrer was filed
The case, in which perley II. How
ard of Readfeld was charged by in
c ietment with setting his buildings on
FIRE, In order To obtain the $1,000 in
sarance on them, was postponed until
| the first of next week, SO as TO give
the defendants counsel time to pre-
| / are the defence. Mr.. Howard was
committed TO jail because he was un-
. ole to secure bondsmen.
The next case to come before the
court vas that of assault and battery
upon the 14-year -old son of Henry
| Eldridge of this city by Giles Cauth-
erIy Of Northern avenue. Mr.. Cauth-
erly is an Englishman, who has been
| In this country only about two years.
and as the rules relating to the pun
i5hment of neighbours children in Eng
land seem to differ in some respect
tffom those in this country. Judge
i lot
| the Englishman go upon payment OF
+ SIS, the costs of court.
Fred Davis, the man. who picked
| Rev. Wilbur f. Berry's pocket on Aug.
lis in Waterville, who pleaded not
Ieuilty Wednesday, changed his plea
Through his counsel to nolo conten-
ldere. He was given a short hearing
before Judge Beane. and fined $50 and
costs of court, or 90 days in jail add
Itional in default of payment.
| In the case of Joseph Johnson, for
attempt of larceny from person the
lplea of not guilty was also withdrawn
land nolo contendere was pleaded in
stead 4 fine of $50 and costs of court
land 60 days in jail or 90 days addI-
ltional in default of payment was M
posed by the court.
| The ease of Come LiZotte of Angus
lta. indicted for robbery. came next
land was the first one of the morning
to be heard before the jury.
Joshua b. Hobbs, an inmate OF the
National Home, testified that Mr.. Ii
Izotte had snatched from his hand q
| $40 bill and SIS bill, while he was
| walking near Charles Jones store al
1.-THE so-called Snow Plow' in Togus
lit was claimed by Mr.. Lizotte that ht
thad obtained the money from MT
Hobbs by his own free will, and he al
so testified that he offered to give the
| money 10 Charles Jones but, as hf
| would not furnish him with receipt
Inc decided to keep the money for tho
Iold gentleman until the next morning
Eddie Jones and Walter Shaw, both
Young boys, who were playing pan
linear the scene of the robbery, testl-
| fled that Mr.. LiZotte asked Mr.. HOODS
lii he had money enough to buy PM
of liouor with, and that the soldier
put his hand in his pocket ana WIN
drew a $40 bill They said that the
| bin was quickly snatched from the
hand of the old gentleman, ana tha'
Lizotte also grabbed IS bill from his
hand. which he offered to give Lzotte
If he would return the $50 bill. 1t was
brought out by the testimony OF
Charles Jones that Mr.. Lizotte abso-