Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-26
Judge Beane Pronounces Sem
tence at Opening of the Mon
day Afternoon Session of the
Superior Court
NAPOLEON LANDRY IS
GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE
In Liquor Cases-Case of Ray
Tucker of Waterville on a
Charge of Forgery Is Now On

The fate of Francis Nannah, WHO
had been found guilty of murder, was
sealed at the opening of the Monday
, afternoon session of the superior court,
when Judge Beane sentenced him to
life imprisonment at hard labor az
Thoma ston When asked if he had
ANYTHING to say Vannah said in effect
that according to the evidence which
had been fetched up against him ;4e
was not guilty Of the charge. The old
soldier was then led away to await
his transfer to the State prison at
Thomaston.
Vannah was convicted at the Janu-
airy term of court a year ago for the
murder Of Edward f. Hardy and the
shooting of Cora Hardy. his wife, in
March, 1913, at camp on the shores
of Togus stream in the vicinity Of the
National Soldiers Home at Togus.
The case Of the state vs.. Napoleon
Landry of Watervile for common
nuisance was also concluded at Mon
days session, the jury returning q
verdict of guilty and Landry receiving
sentence. At the afternoon session
L
Waterville. for forgery. was opened and
will be concluded this morning.
Court opened at 10 o'clock and the
case of the State vs.. Napoleon Landry
Of Waterville for common nuisance
was resumed. Mr.. Landry took the
stand and stated that up to the month
of September, 1914, he was engaged il
tha caIo re intovicat;pc, 1ioyorr brt
that after being fined at the last term
Of court, he decided to close up and
has sold no liquors since. He adj
mitted that he kept liquors in the
house but stated that the liquors were
not for sale, that he kept them for his
own use. At the September term %
court he paid a fine Of $3.50 on two
nuisance cases.
Witnesses then testified that they
had been unable to get liquors at his
shop since Sept. 1914, although they
had tried numerous times.
F. w. Clair Of Waterville, attorney for
the defendant, then made his plea to the
jury. being followed by County Attorney
w. H. Fisher. Judge Beane charged
the jury and the Jurors retired at P.
NJ. to decide upon the case, returning at
2.S5 p. NJ with the verdict guilty. Judge
Beane then sentenced Landry on case IS,
appealed, to pay a fine Of 500. costs Of
$25 and to serve 60 days in jail. and in de-
fault Of payment to serve 80 days in jail
additional; and on case 81, which had
just been tried. to pay a fine Of $3.50 and
costs Of s25 and to serve three months in
jail, and in default Of payment six
months additional in Jail. to begin at the
expiration of the first sentence.
The morning session was adjourned at
1925 P. NJ. and the afternoon session
commenced at 2 o'clock. After Francis
Vannah had received his sentence at the
opening Of the afternoon session, case
No. "a, State VS.. Ray Tucker Of Water
vile for forgery was opened. Percy A
Smith Of Fairfield appeared as attor-
ney for the defendant Tucker had pre-
viously pleaded not guilty.
County Attorney Fisher in opening the
case stated that Tucker was charged
with forging check payable to cash by
the Kennebec Trust Co. Of Waterville,
using the name of Joseph Eshaya. 1t ap-
pears that the check, which was drawn
for ss1. was presented to one of the
clerks of the bank by John Butler, who
gave the money to Tucker and Tucker
gave to Butler $15 Four witnesses We're
sworn for the State.
Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Harrington
OF Waterville then took the stand and
stated that he had the check in his pos
session. having received it from the Ken
nebec Trust Co.
Charles W. vigue, the cashier to whom