Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-29
Ten Indictments Reported
In Sagadah0c County.
Interest Ceniers in The Mildred
keefe Murder Trial.
Case of Barrett VS.. |. A. q ". ST.
by. Taken Up, Thursday.

Bath, Me. Dec. 28.-(SpeciaD The
Sagadahoc county grand jury. which
went into session, Tuesday forenoon.
arose, this afternoon at o'clock. and
reported 10 indictments, of which
seven are made public, as follows:
Mildred / Keefe of Bath. murder of
her baby child, Martin Howard keefe.
Ernest H. Morton of Livermore
Falls. arson, in setting fire to house
in Phippsburg.
William II. Coughlin of Bath. break
ing and entering and larceny.
George I. Hatch alias Archie Da-
Wis breaking and entering in night
time and larceny. from the home of
Mrs. Charles H. Mcclellan.
Another Indictment was also return
ed against Hatch on the same charge.
at the home of Benjamin f. Saw
age
John P. Murphy of Bath, resisting
an officer IN the discharge of his du-
ties
Joseph Bourget of Bath, resisting an
officer IN the discharge of his duties.
NrEtdL 1iiltItSl ID IIttliIltSltd III Inc
trial of Mrs. Keefe, who is charged
with the murder of her 21s-years-old
child, last October. Mrs. Keefe is now
in Augusta jail. She will be defended
by Keegan & BRIGHAM of this city.
while 1t is expected that County At
torney Arthur II. Stetson will be as
sisted by Attorney General William
r. Pattangall A long array of wit
nesses will be summoned on both
sides and the case gives promise of
being an interesting one, although its
probable length cannot be determined.
The trial of this case is scheduled for
next Tuesday
The attention of the court, today,
has been devoted to the case of John
w. Barrett of Bowdoinham against
the Lewiston. Brunswick q Bath
Street Railway for alleged injuries
sustained in an accident in Topsham,
on Oct. II, 1906. The plaintiff alleges
that he was so severely injured that
1t became necessary to make two am
putations of the right leg, and he is
seeking to recover $4,000 from the
railroad.
This case was tried in April 1908.
when Barrett was awarded verdict
of $l612.50 but a motion was made
for a new trial. which was granted,
and in April, 1909. 1t was tried before
drawn jury, of which James +. Full
lerton was foreman, and verdict of
$500 rendered Again a motion for a
new trial was made and allowed
At its third trial, which opened, to-
day. another drawn jury was asked
for and granted. The jurymen are.
Osmar p. Coffin of Bath. foreman:
Thomas Jones of Georgetown, Fred
S. Sawyer of Bath. Arthur f. LARA
bee of Bath. George A. Walker of
Woolwieh. Daniel Webber of Rich
mond, Charles r. Wade of Perkins,
Harvey r. Bailey of Woolwich, John
II. Hanscom of Bath, George f. Willis
of Arrowsic. Charles II. Cary of Tops
ham. Walter c. Perry Of Phippsburg.
1t is not expected this case will be
completed before tomorrow.
County Treasurer Thomas S. Glib
bons paid off the grand jury, tonight.
the total sum for their services
amounting to s1S0st It's members arc
Harvey W. Bailey of Topsham, Harry
w. crossman Of Bath. Appleton c.
Day of Woolwich. John S. Go1 of
Bath. Wilder f. Hagan of Arrowsic,
Winfield l.. Ham of Bath. James h.
Lemont of West Bath. William A
Lewis of Perkins. w. S. Maloon of
Bowdoin. Alnon l.. Mari of George
town, Harry T. Passmore of Bath.
Charles \. Potter of Richmond,
George H. Potter Of Bath, Charles
Ridley of Bath. William l.. Stinsen of
Richmond. Albert r. Storer of phipps-
burg, Silas w. Thompson of Bowdoin-
ham, George L. Wright of Topsham.
w. S. Maloon Of Bowdoin is foreman.