Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-07
Calling The Criminal Docket
Consumes Most Of Day.
Frances A. vannah Indicted fer
Murder Of Edward {. Hardy.
Several Cases Disposea of..The Lisa
OF Indictments Announced.

| Inc GAZING OF the CilHllNdi DOCKET
consumed the greater part of the daN
Saturday. in the superior court. FIT
| teen indictments were found by the
| grand jury, the majority being for
liquor nuisances.
| Arthur Fortier of WaterviIle but IS
years of age was before Judge Beane
to answer the charge of forgery.
| Young Fortier forged check in Wa
ftervlte for sl453 ard gave kid" az
The called him, IS cents to so to Il
local bank and cash the check. AL
though the kid escaped being ar
rested he was obliged to pay the
amount of the cheek to the man
whose name was forged by Fortier.
Attorney Fred W. Clair of Water
vile appeared for Fortier. stating
that as the boy had never been ar
rested before and also from the IA IT
! that he came from 4 good family. he
I thought tho boy should be allowed to
go. Fortier was questioned somewhat
ibg County Attorney Fisher telling
him that for three years he had work
ed in Massachusetts in a shoe factory,
later coming to Fairfield to work in
enc of the stores for S225 per week
and his board. The boy was then
asked By Judge Beane how long it
| had been since he left school, and
| lie replied. that he went as far as
Grade VI in the Grammar school.
why did You not continue in
SCHOOL," asked Judge Beane Fortier
at this point broke down and ssohbed
bitterly. telling the Judge that he was
| obliged to go to work on account of
| his father dying Judge Beane then
gave the young lad some good advice,
telling him that thcre was no reason
| why he should not become Il good
| honest upright man. Tie lad VAS
placed n the hands OF Probation OF
Ger Foster, IN condition that he would
pay back the amount Of the check
and not cause the authorities any
more troable
| Fred Britt, wha has been n Jail for
about month having been sent up
| by Ju 'ge Lanca ser for intoXication,
was another unfortunate before the
court It seems that Fred appealed
his case at the lower court, thinking
a 90-Gavs jail sentence was tee stiff
as he termed it.
| Before YOU pronounce sentence"
said Fred, in clear voice to Jaage
| Eeane Il have something to say"
''-tll right, go ahead" WAS the judges
response. Thereupon Britt stated his
ease. telling the pudge that before his
last arrest had been a law-abiding
eitizea fer IS long rs L or 10 months,
and that he thoueht some leniencv
shculd he shown him. is that all
you have to say?f asked Judge
| Eeanc The rcplS was Yes" -, en-
you must serve 9o-doys jail sent
enc" said the judge Britt with a
look Of dissatisfaction ON his eounte-
nance left the court room for the
county Jail, in company with Deputy
Sheriff Bullock
| Joseph Nadeau eff Augusta, who was
before court on charge of affray,
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced TO
| serve 80 days in Jail.
| Francis A. Vannah. alias Frank
Fannah, was indicted for murder.
| Other indictments returned were:
Sanford B. Pratt of Halloween, cheat
| ing under false pretenses, not appre-
| hended, principal secures defaulted,
| Charles II. Douglass of Gardiner COM
| mon liquor nuisance, plea, not guilty;
| George L. Gleason of Hallowel1. plea,
not guilty: Thomas Boucher of Chel-
sea, liquor nuisance plea, not guilty;
| Grace Bird of Hallowen liquor nui-
| sance, plea not guilty; Ernest Mi
| thieu of Waterville, illegal keeping
| and sale of intoxicating liquors. not
lapprehended; Frank Roneau of Wa
| terville. common liquor nuisance; TO-
seph Feriand of Waterville, liquor
nuisance; Herbert Dickinson eff Wa
| teryille, liquor nuisance; William
Howard of Waterville, common nui-
| sance, plea of not guilty, cash bail of
$780, Frank A. Morse of Watervine
| common nuisance; and Andrew J.
Buker of Waterville, common nui-
sance, not unprecedented
Frank Morrissey, who was before
Judge Beane on an old charge, which
had been pending, was placed under
$1,000 bonds for two years, on eondi-
ton that he would refrain from the
liquor business in Kennebec county.
The following appeal cases are as
signed for this term: Thomas Bon
cher of Chelsea, appellant, search and
seizure; Albert b. Meaervey Of Ghel-
sea, appellant, illegal keeping; ihiiio
p Gibson, appellant, assault and BAT
terry; Blanche Marston, Augusta, cf-
pelant, idle and disorderly, principal
securities defaulted; George l.. Glea-
son of Hallowell, search and seizure;
Grace Bird of HalloWel appellant,
search and seizure. Ira S. Butler OF
Waterville, appellant, Illegal keeping
Ernest Matthew of Waterville. appel
ant, Illegal keeping. principal secur-
tiles defaulted. Frank Washer of Wa
terville, appellant. ARRAY, plea. not
guilty; Frank Rouer of Waterville,
appellant, illegal keeping: Charles III
Simpson and Joseph Busha Of Water
vile, appellants. Illegal asking, Jo-