Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-29
GEORGE j e R | ! ! IS !.
BEFORE THE. COURT
FOR c!A|RR!Y'lN|GPls1ol|
Mother-in-Law Alleges That He
Threatened to Shoot up the
Family-He. Is Found Guilty
but Case Is Continued for
ce-Guiseppe Pho of
Portland Fined for Single Sale

The principal attraction Tuesday morn
Ing at the municipal court was the trial
Of one George Crabb for the violation Of
Section 10 Of Chapter 131 of the Revised
statutes by carrying a revolver, which
complaint was sworn out by Mrs. Carrie
l.. Jordan of Gardiner. who is his mother
in-law. When arraigned before the court
Crabb was represented by Burleigh Mar
tin and entered a plea of not guilty.
1t came out in the testimony that Crabb
was married Nov. q, 1915, to Beatrice
Jordan. daughter Of the complainant. and
her husband, Thomas Jordan, and that
Crabb lived with his wife four weeks. He
was u years old at the time of their
marriage and she was II; that during
that time they passed two days in Au-
gusta; that at the end of four weeks she
went back to her mother, the complain
ant According to Mrs. Crabb's testimony
her reason for going home was that she
consulted physician, who advised her
not to live with her husband
Further testimony was to the effect
that during December and January Crabb
was at Mars Hill. Mrs. Crabb went back
to her mother about Feb. "A and had
since March 2 been working in Augusta
Recently Mrs. Crabb has been working
in shoe factory in Gardiner and he .as
been employed in Auburn, also in a shoe
factory.
Mrs. Jordan testified that Crabb came
to her house last Saturday in an intoxi-
Gated condition and remained over night:
that on Sunday it was agreed that he and
his wife separate, but that he remained
there that day and night, and that on
Monday forenoon he again decided that
he and his wife should separate Condi-
tons were such that the complainant
and her husband, together with their
daughter, Mrs. Crabb. called at the office
of an Augusta attorney; that at abou.
O'Clock in the evening Crabb was at
their home. q West Crescent street, and
threatened to shoot them; that at this
time little girl was sent for the police.
to which call Night Officer Corbett re-
sponded and tookC rabb into custody,
Crabb's defenceswas a general denial of
that with which he was charged The
revolver which was taken from him was
one which he claimed to have owned
since he was 16 years of age, was of 80
calibre and for which he claimed to have
paid IS cents. He claimed to have car
rfed it ever since he was held up in To-
ledo." 1t also came out in the testi-
mony that Crabb spent some time in
Alaska and while there was considered
a dangerous man with a gun.
At the conclusion Of the hearing the
court found Crabb guilty, but tie case
was continued for sentence, the under
standing being that Crabb is going to his
home at Mars Hill, and later to Alaska.
The only other case to come before the
court for the day was that of Giuseppe
of Portland, who was arraigned on
charge of single sale of intoxicating
liquor. which ease was continued from
earlier in the month. Pho was accom-
panied by his counsel. Raymond S. Cakes
Of Portland. and when arraigned pleaded
guilty to the charge, whereupon he was
given sentence Of $50 and costs and 30
days in jail and in default Of paymen,
of fine and costs 30 days additional.