Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-01
MANY CASES
Await The Action Of the
KennebeC Grand Jury.
Bound Over Prisoners Fill The
Cells in The County JAIL
Murder and Assault with Intent 10
Kill Among the Offences.

Seldom has there been so many
bound over cases awaiting the action
of the grand jury as are now at mana
and bound over prisoners, charged with
various crimes from murder TO lar
ceny, are in the cells in the kennebec
county jail.
Grace E. Norton Royce of Augusta
was held for the grand jury, after a
child born to her last July had died
under unusual circumstances and the
matter had been investigated by a
coroner's jury. Smith Jackson, who
was charged with assault with intent
to kill, pleaded guilty in the Augusta
municipal court to cutting Ralph Boil
ton a horse trainer during the Au
gust race meeting at the Augusta
Driving park. These are the two most
serious cases which County Attorney
Williamson will present TO the grand
jury for its action.
The officers think they have quite
valuable find in three men who were
sent up from the Gardiner police court,
for they believe them to be in the
Yegg class and dangerous men at that.
The men in jail give the names OF
Daniel Smith, Lewis Bolton and Frank
Gray. The officers claim that they
had another man with them, but il
they did he made good his escape.
One of the latest additions which
Turnkey Choate has to his bound
overs" is Fred Davis, who is held upon
the charge of attempting to pick the
pocket of Rev Wilbur +. Berry of Wa
terville superintendent of the Chris
Of Maine
Fred stevens of Oakland is awaiting
the action of the grand jury upon a
charge of break king, entering and larceny,
together with Milton stevens. his father.
and John Polisky, a Polack. Stevens was
committed to Jail for the robbery of the
Spaulding cottage at the Outlet about
seven months ago, but at the end OF two
weeks flew from the jail kitchen where
he was employed as trusty, and remain
ed at liberty until arrested with the 9th
er two. charged with breaking and enter
ing an unocccupied cottage owned by
George Z. Talbot of Benton, the very
day his time would have been out had he
remained in jail upon the sentence for
the Spaulding case.
Frank Pelsey, whose real name the OIL
fcers believe is Maynard. is charged with
assault and battery upon Willie Nixon
at Litchfeld William Dacey, who claims
to be a cowboy from the Far West, was
arrested at Watervile and held for the
grand jury upon the charge of breaking
and entering Pullman car and stealing
therefrom certain provisions.
Louis Frank and Matte Sampson, who
were arrested in q boarding house st
Gardiner Aug. 25, were held for the grand
Jury for a statutory offence. the charge
being preferred by Franks wife. Henry
NJ shepherd of Oakland is charged with
the larceny of SEQ from his father while
William Beedy of Watervile is charged
with larceny from the person. Joseph
Butler is charged with larceny from the
person of Charles Bennett of this city and
william Cormier is held for the grand
Jury upon the charge of breaking and en-
tering in the night time Thomas Mason
| of Rockland and Augusta is awaiting the
action of the grand jury on a similar
charge. involving the theft of goods 10
the amount of 500 from Cyr & Savoie.