Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-19
SUPERIOR COURT
Many Criminal Cases Disposed
of At Calling of the Docket on
Monday MoFning-Criminal
Trials Commeace Today

| A number Of criminal cases were
disposed OF at the calling OF the Grim
inai docket at the opening OF Mon
days session Of the superior court.
In the afternoon the trial list was
made out, Is criminal cases being as
signed for trial
Among the attorneys present at
the calling Of the docket were the fol-
lowing: c. W. Atctley and F. ".
Clair OF waterville; Emery o. Beane
OF Halowell; E. L Goodspeed. o. B.
Clason and z. H. Maxcy Of Gardi-
ner; Burleigh Martin. NJ. E. Sawtelle
and B. F. Maher Of this city.
In the case Of Fred Bredo OF Gar.
diner. indicted for embezzleme9t from
tie American Express Co., 1t was rep
resented by his counsel. E. H. Maxcy.
that .Bredo mad been in jail since
August and that full restitution had
been made Of the amount taken, also
that Bredo was intoxicated when the
taking Of the money occurred. Coun-
sci asked that the respondent be
! placed on probation. The request was
granted by the court with the under
standing that Bredo would be SEN
fenced II any report was made OF his
drinking. The sentence was one year
/ in Jail and the respondent was placed
/ On probation on the payment of costs
taxed at SIS.
! John Foster Of Randolph. who had
been indicted fer larceny. pleaded
rolo contendere. Charles Clark and
Fred Aver of Randolph spoke in be-
half nf tho h0
indicted for the larceny Of rope from
the American Ice CO. at Randolph.
They asked that he be placed on pro-
baton, saying that Foster was under
the influence Of liquor when he COM
mitted the theft and that he had
promised to stop drinking. Sentenc.
! of a year in Jail was imposed and
, the respondent was placed on proba-
! ZION on the payment of costs taxed
at s25.
| Hermidos Beliavance and Fred Bre-
ton, indicted for 5re reaking. entering
and larceny of ST. from the shop of
Mrs. Sarah Roderique on Water street
were represented by NJ. E. Sawtelle
and pleaded not guilty. Fred Clukey,
indicted for the same offense. was not
apprehended
In the case Of the State vs. ". NJ
Smith Of Gardiner, indicted for liquor
nuisance, the respondent through his
counsel, Z. L. Goodspeed, waived the
rea ding Of the indictment and pleaded
not guilty. Frank H. Meady and Wil-
liam FELTON, appeared as sureties.
B. Earl Bither of Augusta, druggist
indicted for maintaining a liquor nuis-
ance, pleaded not guilty and furnish
ed bail in the sum Of $1,000. George w
Wadleigh and Charles E. Downing ap-
pearing as sureties. B. F. Maher ap-
peared as counsel
When the case Of state VS.. Christie
pher Miller, indicted for maintaining
liquor nuisance. came up the respon-
dent through his counsel. Burleigh
Martin, pleaded not guilty Eugene
Cline, who with Miller, was indicted in
the special report of the grand jury.
has not yet been apprehended.
In the case Of State VS.. J. Edward
Jenness, indicted for liquor nuisance
the county attorney reported that the
respondent had not been apprehended
William w. Shaw, an appealed sin
le sale case was fined 5000 and costs
Of s25 and in default OF payment four
| months in Jail. An appeal was taken
and sureties were furnished to the
amount Of s4o0 by B. c. Shaw and Ed
win Rabbit. On an indictment for
liquor nuisance against Shaw sentence
was imposed Of fine Of $500 and costs
Of s25 and in default Of payment u
months in jail. Appeal was taken and
bail was furnished in the sum ~ $1,000
| with the same sureties as in the above
case. Burleigh Martin was counsel for
the respondent.
In the case Of State vs.. Mike John,
an appealed single sale case from the
Waterville municipal court, 1t appear
ed that John had been surrendered by
his bondsmen on an appeal and had
been seven days in the county Jail.
The sentence Of the court below was
affirmed and John was given % days
in addition to the seven already serv-
ed F. w. Clair was attorney for the
respondent.
In an appealed search and seizure
case Mrs. Sarah Roderique was given
fine Of 800 and costs Of $25 Or three
months in Jail and was placed on pro-
baton on the payment Of costs with
the understanding that she should keep