Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-26
BOYS IN COURT.
Charged with Breaking,
Entering and Larceny.
Case Is Continued Against One
Of The Juvenile Offenders.
No Attempt Made TO Connect the
Other with the Case.

That there is need of Juvenile court
in Kennebec county was evidenced.
Friday evening, when an I1-year- olc
lad was arraigned for breaking, enter
ing and larceny and two of the leading
witnesses in the case were boys under
nine years of age. Recorder Lancas-
ter, before whom the case was tried,
made an ideal judicial officer for pre-
siding over such case and dealt with
the juvenile offender and witnesses in
a most sympathetic and kindly yet firm
manner
Alfred Glazier, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Glazier of Pearl street, was
arraigned upon the charge of entering
the residence of Clarence II. Bruce t6
Gannett street, and taking 81 in money
from a satchel. The warrant was
originally made out both against Al
fred, and his smaller brother, Byron,
who was two years younger, but at the
hearing no attempt was made to con-
meet Byron with the case. Recorder
Lancaster after hearing all of the evi-
dence, continued the case until A. NJ,
Saturday, Sept. Is. and informed the
youthful culprit, that if his behavior
did not improve he should turn him
over 10 Probation Officer Marshall.
Mr.. Bruce testified that his house
had been entered twice. once on Thurs
day of last week and again on Thurs
day of this week. The first time the
house was broken into the window was
unfastened and the rooms ransackea
from attic to cellar. i satchel belong
ing to Alice Buckingham. a roomer at
the Bruce house. was opened and 81
taken from it. The second time the
house was entered a screen window
was opened. The house was ransaeked
as before and the satchel, which had
formerly contained the money was
again opened.
Kenneth Marston, who told Recorder
Lancaster that he would be nine years
Did tomorrow, testified that he knew
both of the boys and had played ball
With them. He saw Alfred and Byron
iIazier go past the window inside the
Bruce house, as he was standing on the
walk. Sylvester Poor. who said he
would not be nine years old until next
December, informed the court that he
saw both of the boys around the Bruce
house.
charged with entering the house, adj
mitted that Alfred had told her that he
entered the house, but said she was
sure that il was not on the Thursday,
OF which the money was taken. and
that it could not have been in the aft
ernoen because she knew where the
boys were all the afternoon. She said
that she did not allow the boys to be
out nights.
Suggestions were made by the court
in regard to some previous difficulty
that Alfred had had in connection with
entering camp but his mother insist
ed that he was led into that trouble by
older boys. She said she had tried TO
make the boy mind by whipping MIN
and Recorder Lancaster suggested that
perhaps she had whipped him too
much.
Alfred himself told the Judge that he
got into the window of the Bruce
house Thursday but insisted that it
was open. He denied taking any mon
ey, except what was given him at
home. When the court suggested that
he might have to go to the State
School, Alfred replied with a sober
face: Il mad rather stay at home By
ron, the younger lad, whose face was
shaded with heavy blue glasses, kept
crying to himself and wiping the
tears from his face while the case was
in progress. As it seemed to be evil
dent that Alfred was the principal IN
the matter the younger brother was
no. called upon for his side of the
story.