Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-10
ARCHIE MILLETT
BOUND OVER TO
SUPERIOR COURT
In the Sum of $500 on Charge
Of Malicious Mischief

the premises Of Manley D. Farnham
at 81 Western avenue, was arraigned
before the municipal court at 8 o'clock
Thursday morning. The respondent
was represented by Melvin E. Saw
telle and by advice of his counsel waiv-
ed the reading of the warrant and
pleaded not guilty. But little evidence
was introduced by the defence and at
the conclusion of the examination of
witnesses the court found probable
cause to hold the respondent in the
sum Of $500 for appearance at the Sep
TENDER term of the superior court
The required bond was furnished in
the afternoon and the respondent was
released from custody.
The number of witnesses introduced
by the prosecution was eight and the
testimony given. by them was in SUBJ
stance as follows:
City Marshal Lawrence J. Colgan
told of being notified early Saturday
morning of the explosion and of later
in the day going to the scene of the
explosion and of seeing the damage
that had been done; that upon doing so
he decided that the explosion had been
due to dynamite; that while there he
saw the respondent pass by leading
horse; that he spoke TO the respondent
about the explosion and the latter said
he didn't hear it.
The testimony of Manley D. Farm
ham, the owner of the building de-
strcyed, was to the effect that he had
not been asleep; that he had been out
to meet the IL o'clock car; that he
heard the noise of the explosion and
looked around a little; that he thought
ii was the noise of cannon fired by
boys; that in the morning he saw the
damage which had been done by the
explosion; that he saw the respondent
and said to him: "Arehie, should
have thought it would have blown you
out of bed" to which the respondent
replied: mo, l didn't hear it." Witness
also testified as to the number of
lights of glass which were blown from
his windows.
James Frost, who lives on Florence
street, west of the Millett place, heard
the explosion and said that it Jared
his house; he further told of an oc-
casinn when he was passing the Mil
lett place about a month ago, the re-
spondent, who was cutting grass,
spoke of the summer house, saying
that it shut off his view of Western
avenue and that he did not see why
Farnham had put it up there.
Frank Tracy of the firm of Tracy &
Metcalf, contractors, who lives on
Western avenue 800 feet distant from
the scene of the explosion, stated that
he heard the noise and got up;
thought it must have been boys with
a cannon; that when he arose in the
morning he saw what had happened;
that light of glass in one of his win
dows was broken.
George Wadleigh, who boards at the
Farnham house, stated that the force
of the explosion nearly threw him out
of bed. He further told of having had
talk with the respondent sometime
since spring. during which the latter
had told him how much the summer
house had deprecated the value of his
property and that he had spoken to
the assessors about it; that it had
lessened the value of his property
$500.
w W. Morse and E. A. Shaw of the
local board of assessors told of the re-
spondent having complained of the
summer house in question; that it de-
preciated the valuation of his property,
and that he wanted a reduction in the
valuation.
The last witness called by the pros
ecution was Daniel S. Young, who tes-
titled that he had for the past II years
been a clerk in the store of the Brooks
Hardware Co.; that last Friday night
the respondent came into the store
sometime after 9 o'clock; that there
were at the time other customers in
the store and that witness did not at
once wait upon the respondent; that
when witness got around to the re-
spondent the latter said he wanted six
sticks of dynamite; did not say of
what strength; that witness asked the
respondent what he wanted il for, but
received no answer; that witness
wrapped up the sticks of dynamite and
gave them to the respondent.
On cross examination by counsel for
the respondent the witness was shown
a package on the table and asked to
open it. which he did, and it was
found TO contain six sticks of dyna-
mite.
At this point the court took the
witness in hand and asked him to
examine the wrapper on the dynamite;
he then asked witness if that was the
same wrapper in which he did up the
dynamite at the store, and the wit
ness said that it was not-that the
size of paper was one that they never
sold or used.
The prosecution here rested its case
and the counsel for the defence was
given a recess of a few minutes in
order to talk with his client. At the
conclusion of the recess the counsel
for the defence called but one wit
ness. Police Officer Charles F. With
am, who testified as to making the
arrest and that the respondent had
remained in the police station
Wednesday night. He further testi-
fed that he went with the respondent
Thursday morning to the latter's
house; that they went down cellar and
the respondent, going to barrel, took
out package, which was the same
as shown in court. Then the defence
rested its case, following which the
court ordered the prisoner to stand
and read to him the finding.