Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-20
Charles Brown Gets Three
Years at ThoInaston.
Fred Stevens Six Months In
Jail, fol, Burglary.
Omar Bragg Brought Up'ts Ring
bolt for non-support.


The adjourned case Of State vs.;
Charles Brown and Fred Stevens.
charged with breaking. entering and
larceny. was the first one taken up
Thursday morning. All the evidence
had been presented and the jury took
the case al 10 o'clock. At 11.20 they re-
turned for instruction, and at IL
o'clock. after deliberating the case
for two hours, they returned a YER
dict of guilty. They wished the boy.
Stevens, to have a lighter sentence
than Brown. Judge Hall sentenced
Brown to three years at hard labor
in the State prison at Thomaston.
and Stevens to six months at hard
labor in the Kennebec county jail
The ease to follow was that of
Mark W. Kitchen of Mt. Vernon
charged with cheating. and through
his attorney. l.. w. Whitehouse, he
entered 9 plea of nolo contendere.
The trouble arose over horse deal
between Kitchen and W. NJ. Prescott,
owner of = livery stable in this city.
The costs were paid. with the, agree
ment that he should pay Prescott
and ne was allowed to go. The case
was placed en- file.
The next case called was that of
Omar y. Br&gg. charged with non
support. He pleaded not guilty. Mrs.
Mary T.. Gliey, mother of Bragg's
WIFE took the stand and testified that
her daughter had returned to her
three times during the four years
she had been married. She stated that
her daughters children We're in a
destitute condition, as far as clothes
We're concerned.
Mrs. eisie B. Bragg, the respon-
dents wife, testified that she had
three children, one : years old, one
three years old, and an infant 81
months old Witness stated that it'll
was necessary for her to send twoI
OF the children away while she kept
the baby. and worked in the Halo
well shoe factory to support it, She
gave her age as IL years and said
that she was married when IA years
old. She said in order to support the
children ii was necessary to sell the
household furniture. from which she
obtained IS. Said that although her
husband had money in his pockets
he refused to give it to her, and spent |
it going TO dances.
Mrs. Ada r. Hunt. an officer ap-
pointed by the Governor for the pro-
lection of children. stated that she
found the young mother in destitute |
circumstances with the children, and
asked the father if he wouldn't helpi
her; also asked the town OF Winslow
to help them.
Bragg at this point. through his at
tnrney, r. w. Whtehouse, pleaded
nolo ecntendere. and the court ruled
that he should pay 81 week for the
support of his children and that he
be placed under Si00 bonds. Bonds
We're furnished
Following the above the next case
was that of State vs.. Benjamin Emer-
son, charged with stealing a COW
and heifer from Eden e. Kelley of
Rome. Emerson pleaded not guilty
and as he had no attorney, the court
called upon L. w. Whitehouse to take
the case. Emerson claimed he could
prove in alibi if he had some wit
nesses who We're in Massachusetts,.
The cattle were alleged to have been
taken from the pasture at Vienna on
the 24th day of July, 1909.
Eden L. Kelley testified that Emer-
son told him that the cattle came to
his farm, and that he had them
butchered. George H. Labaron, who
has been a resident Of Rome for the
past Is years, testified that Emerson
had been to his house and that he
had the COW and heifer. Witness
was told by Emerson that he CEmer-
SOM was going to take the cattle
to Bunlis. Mrs. Mary Z. Hayden also
testified that Emerson had called at
her house, ard asked for something
to cat. Witness said that he had
the cattle with him. and gave dis
scription of them to the court
Susie A. Bunks testified that the
respondent called at. her house, to sell
the COW and heifer. The men folks
We're not at home SO he had to wait
about an hour. Mrs. Bunks came to
the jail and picked Emerson from the
other prisoners. without the request
of anyone.
On cross examination A t orn Y
Whitehouse asked witness if she vis-
tied the Jail out of woman's curiosity
and she answered YES" Attorney
Whitehouse: Are you satisfied"
Answer Yes Miss Bunks. sister
in-law of the last witness, testified
under cross examination that she. who