Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-25
Frank Cyr Bound Over for
Assault on Mrs. Ellen GOff==
Lewis King Held for Robbery.

n4nied Deputy Burgess that right. told
the same story.
Alec Quirion, who OWNS the grocer
store en- Water street, was the next
witness. He stated that Mrs. Golf WAS
at his store that evening about $50
O'Clock Cyr came i'll and stayed but
a short time. 1t was. about a.lo ,. NJ.
when ne and Mrs Goft went 10 tie
CVr place. where they had some gin.
He stayed there about five minutes.
He ent to his store and directly
homo. His boy who had been TO the
picture show, was ut the STORE. He
die not so back Il second time To
Cyr's Joseph Ftrland was there
Wien lie left. lie also stated that
Mrs. Goft did not @Gme to his place
a second time nor cid Cyr come over.
Fred LeClair, through an inter
prefer stated that ne was az the
Poulin house nearby abou. l6.i5 that
evening in company with Lewis Kiua.
said he saw the woman leaning up
against that house on the street side,
Said that she was asking 20 be taken
home and was intoxicated. She tried
t. get into CNr's through the front
door. The witness stated that he
went up 10 her and she asked TO be
taken home. She rad nothing in her
hands at that time. King, who WAS
With him, started to take her home
and they went around tile building
onto Green street and were followed
short distance by the witness. When
told by King that she had better
come along or she would go to Jail
Mrs. Goff said: u will die first" After
she screamed and Went toward the
Plains screaming: Il viii die first
She went as FAR as the SAerwin hill
where he lost sight OF her. LeCiair
stated that while King was around
the building with the woman he did
not assault her and that the woman
was so drunk she fell several times.
City Marshal Barton stated that
o'yf tod linn that he found the spilled
milk in the entry at his place and
he wiped it up.
Frank Cyr, the respondent. was then
placed on the stand and stated that
through the arrangements made BY QAir-
ion he had agreed TO meet the W. an,
The party came through the side door.
Gin was served and she remained about
10 minutes. Quirion leaving first Quirioa
did not come back. but she did. He stat
drug into her glass. She came back about
10.l5 L. NJ. and knocked at the door. de-
handing admittance, and later she APP
peared at the front door, but he did not
let her in. She drank only a. small guam
tity of the liquor. Cyr stated that she
dropped her can of milk in the front door
and started for Quirion's store ~Cyr stat
ed that standing near the door were Lee
Clair and King, who offered to take her
home. Cyr stated that after watching her
from distance he went home.
Eta Clair, young lady who lives in
that vicinity, stated that she saw Mrs.
Goff standing in the door of the Quirion
store that night about 1880 o clock talk
ing 10 several men, TO whom she was go
ing to show something she had in her
handbag. but didn't. The witness saw
that there were papers in the handbag.
She appeared TO talk sensibly. She saw
her again as Mrs. Goff went from the
front of the store to the hallway. A fell
low caught her by the arm and wanted
to take her home Miss Clair then stated
that the next she saw of her was wnen
she went to the home of Mrs. Heron,
where she began TO scream murder.
The witness saw Cyr leave mis- place and
start home early in the evening. The
woman had her handbag when she start
ed for Mrs. Herron's.
Joseph Terrio also saw Mrs. Goff In
front of Quirion's about 1890 that night
and in company with another boy he took
her by the arm and walked with her as
far as the gas house to assist her home.
She fell down several times. He stated
that King and LeCfair followed them TO
the gas house. When they reached that
section the woman turned back and the
next he saw of her was on Green street.
She was in a back yard with hlng and
was there about 10 minutes when he
heard her cry: Let me co. LeClair
was standing on the sidewalk. She had
her handbag when he took her by the
arm.
The court found probable cause to hold
the respondent and placed him unaer
$1,000 bonds for his appearance at the
September term of the superior court.
Quirion and LeClair We're also placed
under bonds in the sum of 500 each as
witnesses. All furnished bail
Lewis King was then arraigned, eharg
ed with larceny from Mrs. Golf on the
evening in question. Through his attor-
ney he waived hearing and pleaded not
guilty. He was held in the sum of $1,000
for his appearance at the superior court
in September.