Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-24
JULIAN kITTREDCE
BEGINS LONG Term
AT STATE PRISON
Is Taken to Thomaston Friday
Afternoon in Company with
Two Other Prisoners, Ed
mond Nadeau Of Augusta and
Gedeon Zero of Waterville

| Seldom since the day that Joe
Knowles arrived in Augusta after hay-
| ing done his primitive man" stunt has
there been such crowd around the
Maine Central station as that which
| assembled Friday afternoon to get a
glimpse Of Julian Kittredge as he
started for Thomaston to serve in the
State prison an indeterminate sentence
Of not less than Is or more than 30
years which mad been imposed Wednes-
! day morning by Judge F. Z. Beane of
the kennebec county superior court.
after Kittredge had pleaded guilty to
an indictment charging him with as
sault with intent to rape little Doris
Brown, and also to an indictment
charging him with assault with a dan
serous weapon with intent to kill the
Brown girls little companion. Florence
Lishness.
Kittredge was not the only candidate
who was to make the trip to Thomas
ton Friday afternoon, for there were
two others-Edmond Nadeau Of Au-
gusta, and Gedeon Zero of Watervii!e.
each of whom had received a State
prison sentence at the April term of
court, but the crowd cared naught for
them, Ger it was Kittredge whom all
fiocked to see.
The three prisoners were taken to
Thomaston on Train 102, which is the
westbound express leaving Augusta at
4.07 p M, but long before train time
people began to assemble at the sta
ton, eager to get a last look at the
be shut up in the State prison for a
length of term which is seldom given
in Kennebec county court. And not
only was the station platform filled
with people, for the walk leading from
the tracks to the flights of stairs up
over Court hill was lined on either side
with them, all there for the same pur-
pose.
Shortly before 4 o'clock the Thomas
ton party left ana came down Court
hill 10 the station kittredge and Ed
nlond Nadeau coming first in charge of
Lester Eaton, one of the guards at the
State prison who had arrived in Au-
susta on the noon train. Then came
Gedeon Gero of Waterville and bring
ing up the rear were Deputy Sheriffs
Bucklin and Lewis. Mr.. Eaton took
his prisoners to the smoking room in
the station and kept them there until
the train came along, the morb:dly
curious among the crowd getting as
close as possible to the party. Among
those present at the station was Mrs.
klttredge, mother of the prisoner, who
came down to bid him good bye, but
1t was not learned that any other
members of the family were present.
Neither hittredse or the other pris-
oners appeared much concerned re- |
garding what was in store for them. /
and in fact seemed rather favOrably !
impressed, for when the train came
along they lost no time in making for
it with as much speed as the shackles |
which they wore would allow and get |
ting inside. Few if any remarks other
than Of condemnatory nature were
heard relative to Kittredge as the train
left tie station. and the knowledge !
that he has been placed where he will
for long series of years cease to be
a menace to the safety Of the commu-
nsty will bring with it a general feeling
Of relief