Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-17
MADISON.
Percy Jordan Held to Await
Action Of S. J. Court.
G. A. R. Officers Installed by
Officer c. C. HartweII.
Mill Chimney Taken Down..0ther
Notes Of the Day About Town.

fercy ,. Jordan, who gave his home
address as No. 8 Oak street, Gardiner
was tried Thursday in the Madison
municipal court on the charge of the
theft of a mackinaw and ten dollars
in money from George Arris. Jordan
was detained by the Augusta police
"Wednesday noon and was brought
back to Madison for trial by Deputy
Sheriff r. S. McKenney. W. B. Brown
appeared for the State, and Bernard
Gibbs for the defendant The first
witness was Arris, who said that he
had been at work cutting railroad ties
in the Seboomook region but had come
to Madison a week ago. He hired
room in the Wentworth Block AID
went to work for Jordan as a Chin
ney sweep Monday. Jordan borrowed
$e.35 in money and on two occasions
Arris loaned him his mackinaw.
Wednesday morning Arrs was awak-
ened by Jordan but was given no par
ticular reason for the same He
dressed and went for breakfast to
Blooms restaurant. AS he went cut
he left his best coat hanging over a
chair and over this was laid the mack
inaw. He put ten dollars in money in
the inside pocket for safe keeping and
locked the door. On his return about
half an hour later the door was dn-
locked with a key on the outside and
both mackinaw and money were miss
ing. On inquiry Arris was told by
friend that Jordan had left town on
the morning train, Napoleon Cham
pa agne said he was the proprietor of
the house where both Arris and Jor-
dan roomed and said the key to Jor-
dams room would fit the lock in Ar
ris' door. He saic Arris notified him
Of the theft and he advised him to
notify the officers. Deputy MeKenney
said Arris notified him of his loss
about o'clock He in turn got in
communication with the police officers
of nearby cities and received word
from Augusta before noon that Arris
had been detained in that city. Jor-
dan had on the mackinaw identified
as belonging to Arris, hut on being
searched only 25 cents in change was
found Jordan took the stand in his
own behalf, and said he went to Ar
ris room ahcut 10 minutes before
train time Wednesday morning. awak
ened him and requested the loan of
the mackindw, which was granted. He
also told Arris he was going to Gar
diner for some tools and asked him
after he had eaten his breakfast to
mix up some chemicals for the next
day He said he had borrowed 81 of
Arris but had repaid him Monday
noon and that now he owed him for
only two days labor. Jordan en-
phatically denied taking any money
belonging to Arris and said he only
had 81 when he left town and was go
ing to borrow enough of his father in
Gardiner to get back with. Judge
withee found probable cause and fixed
the bond at 500. Following this Jor-
dan was again arraigned on the
charge of assault on the person Of
Patrick Thibodeau Monday. He plead
ed guilty and received fine and costs
amounting in all to 81. Jordan was
unable to furnish the required bond
or pay his fine, so was committed to
the Skowhegan Jail to await the ac-
ton of the supreme judicial court.
Owing to the funeral of Samuel Vose
Tuesday afternoon the regular meet
ing of n. A. Weston Post, G. A. r.,
was held Thursday afternoon and the
following officers were installed for
the coming year by Mastering Officer
C. c. Hartweu: Commander, E. Z.
Gould; senior vice COM. c. c. Hart
we'll; junior vice COM, Cephas Walker;
sergt, G. f. Newell; chaplain, Martin
w. Frederic; quartermaster. H. H.
Steward; adjutant, Amasa Gregory;
officer of the day, Gardiner Bealc; off,
Ger of the guard, Wesley Gray; outer
guard, j. H. Waugh; sergt. major, w
b. Moore; quartermaster sergt., w.
Gray; patriotic instructor, Mr. Hart
we'll. The post now numbers % mem
bers.
The big chimney at the wooden end
of the Madison wooden mills is now
being taken down. This was the first
big chimney that was erected In Madi-
son and has been a landmark for the
past "a years. 1t has not been In use
for several years as the plant is now
heated from the brick end of the mill.
The chimney is 70 feet high and con-
tains about $4,000 brick.
Mrs. H. Augusta Hilton is confined
to her home this week by illness.