Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
Stuart and Harris Women
Held for Larceny
And Furnish Bonds for Sep
TENDER Term Of Court.
George R. White, their Alleged Vic.
tim, Gets His Money Back.

AS the result of the activity of the
Augusta police, George r. White of
Augusta, who, Wednesday evening, re-
ported to the officers that he had been
robbed of the sum of SS4 in bills, on
Oak street, by two eolored women who
had dccosted him while on his way to
his boarding place on Flagg Street
place, the missing money was return
ed to him. Thursday afternoon, and Ell
Ia Stuart and Daisy Harris the tive
women whom he alleged had taken his
money, and who We're arrested, late
Wednesday night on his complaint are
under bonds for appearance at the Sep
TENDER term of the superior court
The women were arraigned at 9
o'clock. Thursday morning, before
Judge Lancaster of the municipal court
on the charge of larceny from the per
son, being represented by NJ. E. Saw
telle, and by the advice of their coun
sci they waived the reading of the
warrant and entered a plea Of not
guilty. Both women were placed on
the stand, and their testimony was Il
denial in toto OF the charge against
tnem but they did admit that they
had talked with the complainant as
they went up Oak street.
Mr.. White testimony WAS substan-
tally the same as the story which he
had told the police and which was
printed. Thursday morning in the
Journal He further testified, regard
ing the missing money. that what led
to the discovery was the fact that when
on going to bed he felt in the purse to
get his watch key, with which to wind
his watch, and the difference in the
feeling of the paper he found in the
purse. from money, attracted his at
tention. He was questioned at some
length by the counsel for the accused,
but chung to his statements IS first
given. His testimony was eerroborated
in part by that Of Frank B. Fisher OF
augusta who testified that he had seen
he big woman. meaning Ella stuart
with her arm around the complainant
while they We're walking up Oak street
and that he, Fisher, was walking be-
hind them at the time. The Harris wo-
man, according to Mr.. Fishers testl-
nfony. was at that time short dis
lance away.
At the conclusion of the testimony
the court found probable cause to hole
both of the women in the sum of $500
each for appearance at the September
term of the superior court
At the time of the closing Of the
hearing it looked as if the two women
might be committed for want of bail
to await the sitting of the superior
court, but the case was destined to take
a different turn. for there arrived Ill
the city in the afternoon q young wo-
man who gave the name of Belle VIII
liams of Portland, and who was al
legged to he tie daughter of the Stuart
woman, and through her the amount OF
money which the complainant report
cd that he lost was returned To him ana
:here is general belief on the part of
tie officers that it was the same pack
age that he claimed to have lost.
Following this the two women were
admitted to cash bail in the sum of 500
each, and each was also required to
furnish her personal recognizance III
the sum of $500 for appearance.
The court in the afternoon, was