Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-02-07

preme judicial court at Pennington
had finished its work and under the
direction of County Attorney Morri-
son, its report was then made to the
court. The following indictments were
made public: Raymond o. Winter, two
indictments, both charging that checks
had been passed when there was no
money in the bank on which they were
drawn, to the credit of the drawer;
Harold Grant, charged with breaking
and entering; Morris s. Severy, forg-
cry; Alton Wood, four indictments, all
being for breaking and entering; Jo-
seph t. WEIGH, assault and battery;
Paul Randall, evading board bill.
Coasters Injured in Auburn.
Alexander MONSIEUR, aged Is, son of
Salim Mansour, Lincoln street. Lew
iston, broke his left wrist and received
several bruises Thursday night, when
the rouble-runner on which he and
nine other boys were sliding, crashed
into the sleigh of Charles Burr, on
Golf Hill, Auburn, near Highland ave-.
nue.. The break was set by DR.. Will
liam Ness of Lewiston and the Au-
burn police were notified. Coasting on
that hill was then stopped. The Man
sour boy was taken to the office OF
DR.. Philoon but the doctor was not
there and DR.. Ness was called. Sew
eral other boys who were coasting on
the sled with Mansour were bruised
but none of them badly. The sleigh
was badly damaged and though the
horse was badly Jolted when the sled
and sleigh collided, the horse did not
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to stop the coasting and it is expect
ed that the permit to coast on that
hill between and 10 o'clock in the
evening will be discontinued.
Portland Growing Better.
According to the annual report of
Chief of Police Walter H. Dresser,
Portland must be growing better. This
report was filed with the city clerk,
Friday. The total arrests for all kinds
for 1913, were 54z7, considerably under
those of the last two years, as 6045
people were arrested in 1912 and $685.
in 1911. In March, 1913, go people were
taken into custody, an average of 20
a day. Whether the decrease in ar
rests is due to the more rigid enforce
ment of the prohibitory law, Chief
Dresser does not say, but his friends
allege this is the reason for the appa-
rently improved condition of Port
lands morals.
Catch HouIton's Terror"
Houlton's (Me) Reign of Terror"
which has existed for several weeks
past, during which numerous young
women have been assaulted on the
residential streets at night, is believ-
ed to be over and the mysterious Jack
the Tripper" safe behind the bars in
Aroostools county jail. William Han
ming, IS years old, of Island Falls, was
pointed out to the police Thursday by
14-year- old May Myshrall as being the
man who attacked her and her sister,
Evelyn, on Bangor street Sunday night.
The two girls succeeded in beating him
off after a struggle. Hanning was at
once arrested and was convicted on
the charge of malicious mischief be-
fore Judge carroll in the municipal
court Thursday afternoon. He was
sentenced to pay fine of $40 and costs
and to serve 90 days in jail with 20
DAYS additional in default of payment
Hanning couldn't pay and was locked
I'D. He admitted that he was the girls
assailant. HG
Ship Seed Potatoes.
d. w. Corey, managing head of the
American Potato Co., Pressure Isle, has
had the steamer Millinocket loaded
with seed potHtoes for southern trade
and theyswiil be shipped from Stock
ton to Norfolk, Va, this week. The
steamer will carry 1875 sacks or
about 145 carloads. The shipment rep
resents from $4,000 to $4,000 paid to
the farmers of Aroostook county. The
work of shipping the cargo from
Aroostook to Stockton consumed about
a week, the last Is carloads leaving on
Thursday