Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-18
Edward |. Gray Gets Jail
Sentence for Larceny.
Plaintiff Awarded $685. in
the Stain-Randa|I Case.
The COUSINS Desmond csse Opened
But Not Finished.

me nrbt case to be disposed of at
the superior court Tuesday was that
or Edward l.. Gray, charged with
breaking, entering, and larceny of
IA lroad tickets from the railroad STA
ton at Monmouth From the evidence
presented tie court Withdrew the
"edkihS and entering charge and
made it simple larceny. to wiiicl, GRAY
e,"ioea noio'cohtendcre. As Gray had
f'itaoS served four months in Jail.
ana had aided The. railroad detective
Ill iindlHg tile, remainder Of the tick
CTS. the Judge was lenient and sen
fenced the prisoner To 60 DAYS in ja;l
al hard labor. Cray was demanded
to jail
william Tallouse of WatervilIc was
III court to answer to any charge tLc
court had against him. There was
some misunderstanding to the case
as T'illouseN appealed an INVESTIGATION
sentence. He had not been arrested
Slice and Judge Hall allowed him to
go on payment OF costs.
Charles Brown and Fred Stevens
Oh Augusta answered to the charge of
breaking. entering and larceny from
me cottage of w. D. Spaulding at.
Manchester, and both pleaded not
guilty. They Were unable to furnisi,
bonds and both We're committed to
jail to await trial. This will proba-
bly, be The first criminal case on the
docket.
Harold Norton of China. charged
With stealing poultry pleaded not gull
ty and his parents gave 800 bonds
to day.
The next case on the docket was
Stain VS.. Randall This was an action
to recover the balance on woodlot
sold by Amsy p. stain If Mt Yer
non to Ira Kendall. or his agents The
Inc amount sued for was $3323l and
interest. Frand l.. Kendall. owner of
the saw mill at Mt. Vernon, testified
as to saving the LUMBER. and said
that the first winter there We're II GOO
feet, and the second winter $1,000 feet.
He Was hired 20 saw the lumber by
+. F. Weston, an agent of Ira Ken
dali.
Clarence L. Dunn, an employee Of
Kendall. was calico and corroborate6
endalfS story. He also stated that
Randall told him h didn't accept the
contract as Weston wasn't his partner.
Amsy l.. Stain. the plaintiff, took
the stand. and gave his age as -
years He owned the Woodiot in Mt.
Vernon of 20 or % acres Sold lum-
Der 10 Randall and made a contract
with him or through an agency of his.
He never nntde contract with anyone
else or never consented TO have it
transferred. Randall did not take the
stand to testify. but had witnesses.
Plaintiff claimed that Randall bought
the woodlot one year and did not cut
the lumber until the next Both The
plair tffS and the defendants attor-
neys argued the case to some length.
and at 40 the cas-, went to the jury.
one hour after they returned a verdict
in the SOM of slS3.61 for the plaintiff.
Melvin T.. iSaWtelle appeared for the
Defendant Willie Bednc d Beane were
the attorneys for the plaintiff.
Thc next case to be called was that
of Cousins vs.. Desmond. This case
Is one of bastardy and the action calls
for Desmond. who is claimed to be
the father Of child born to plaintiff,
to help i'll maintaining the support of
the child. The ct!ilG was born to Isa-
belle J. Cousins oct. IL. 1910. at rle
home OF her mother in this city. The
ne me Of lie defendant is jeremiah.
alias Jerry. alias Francis Desmond,
ard whose home is in Gardiner. The
plaintiff took the stand in her own
behalf, and testified as to how Des-
mond had proposed marriage TO her,
and while size was preparing for mar
riagc to hide her shame he ran away,
ard she went to Dorchester. Mass,
10 a hospital She cid not know where
Desmond vent. and when she came
horne from Massachusetts she had to
let her mCth,r know her condition.
The young girl told very pathetic
story oil the witness stand, while her
young sister Wept during the entire
proceedings of the court. While plain
tiff was IN the stand, court adjourned
until $50 this morning. This will be