Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09
For the January Term of Court
On Charge of Assault with
Intent to Kill NJ. J. Rickerson
FURNISHES BOND AND is
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
Harry Brown, Alleged Portland
Crook, Finds Labor Day Visit
To Augusta Expensive, But
Has to Pay =

Joseph Lacombe, who was arrested
at about o'clock Monday morning in
a little camp a few rods to the rear
of his home on the West River road,
for shooting, few hours earlier, near
the railroad bridge on Water street.
one NJ. j. Rickerson, an engineer en-
ployed in the construction of the
double track bridge for the Maine
Central Railroad Co., and had since
that time been confined at the police
station, was arraigned Tuesday morn
ing before Judge Lancaster of the
municipal court to answer to a charge
Of assault with intent to kill.
Laccmbe was represented Lv Fer
mer Judge Benedict F. Maher and
through advice of his counsel waived
an examination and pleaded not
guilty. He was then held by the court
in the sum of $1,000 for appearance at
the January term of the superior
court, 1915, which bond was furnish
ed and he was released from custody.
AT the time of Lacombe's arrest he
was taken to Rickerson's boarding
place on upper Water street, where
he was identified by Rickerson and
Rickerson at the time of the shoot
ing. Riekerson WAS later taken TO the
Augusta General hospital WHERE n
thorough exam;nnlion If his wound
was made. The bullet was found To
have pierced the flesh If the left leg
about five inches below tho ertln,
taking a diayon Il an1 duWn'vnId
course among the muscles, hut it was
not found. 1t IS underwood tina. TO
further search will be made fer the
piece of lead as no permanent incnn-
venience from 1t is anticipated Rick
erson left he hospital later III tie day
and was present Tuesday at the heal
ing.
Another case which was begun
tuesday morning but afterward con-
unuee until o'clock in the afternoon
was that Of young man giving the
name of Harry Brown. who was ar
rested Monday evening at City hall
during the progress of the boxing ex-
hibition, On suspicion of fal ing been
engaged in pocket picking. When ar
rested Brown was found 70 have in
his pockets about $40. The arrest was
made on com plant of Percy Smith of
Benton, who claimed TO have lost the
sum of $40. Brown was examined by
the court and in the course of his
statements claimed that he belonged
in Portland, lived at 595 Congress
street, and that his business was that
of selling candy and magazines on
the Boston & Maine Railroad, on the
Portland and Boston run: that the
train on which he travelled was No
13S and that the conductors name was
ferguson. At this point the examina-
ton was continued until afternoon
that information regarding Browns
statements might be secured.
At the resumption of proceedings in
the afternoon Brown was arraiyned
on the charge of larceny and through
advice of his counsel, Former Judge
Maher, he entered a plea of nolo. The
case was disposed of by the respon
dent paying fine of $40 with costs
taxed at IS, and he also paid to Mr..
Smith the $50 which he had lost.
other cases for the day were two
In which the charge was intoxieation
and in witch the respondents were all
lowed to go upon the payment of the
costs of court.