Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
SUPERIOR court
David McCurdy Found Guilty of
Charge Against Him by Mari
on Blondette-Grand Jury
Reports Six. Indictments

"A VerOlCC or guilty was returned al
Thursdays session Of the superior
court in the case Of Blondette. Compit
VS.. McCurdy, in which David McCur-
dy Of Gardiner answered to a charge
preferred against him by Marion
Blondette of Augusta, who alleged
that he was the father Of her child
This case was heard first in the mu.
nicipal court Of Augusta on Dec 9
1915, and in the superior court-it was
opened at Wednesdays session.
1t took the jury one hour and Il
minutes to come to it's decision in The
case, the jurors returning their yer.
dict to the court at 4.25 P. NJ. At the
opening of the session Thursday morn.
ing the case was resumed and testi.
mony in rebuttal was given
The last witness in the case was
Ralph Bartlett of Gardiner, who ties.
titled that mis- father and mother liv-
ed at the same house in Gardiner
where Marion Blondette boarded last
year and he testified that he and the
complainant had not been unduly init.
mate nor had she slept in his room t.
his knowledge.
The remainder Of the morning ses.
sion was taken up with the argumen,
of E. H. Maxcy Of Gardiner Of the
law firm Of Maxcy & Goodspeed, at.
torneys for the complainant.
At the opening of the afternoon SEES.
sion Attorney NJ. E. Sawtelle of Au.
gusta made his argument for the com.
plainant after which Judge Beane
gave his charge to the jury. The case
was given to the jury at $40 P. M.
1t is expected that the case will bt
finally disposed Of at the opening o,
court this morning when the defend
ant will be required to pay costs O,
the suit taxed at $50, expenses for de-
livery, nursing, medicines and medi
cal attention and support of the child
up to date 1914, and $12 per month un
til further order of the court for tn.
maintenance Of the child. He will b,
required to give two bonds, each il
the sum of $500. one bond to the com
plainant and the other bond to the cit,
OF Augusta for maintenance of tn,
child. The decree will be filed with tn,
court this morning.
Six Indictments Reported
Shortly before o'clock the sranf
jury rose and reported the finding o1
SIX indictments, three of which were
made public, as follows:
State VS.. Louis Napoleon Giroux q,
Waterville. charged with breaking anf
entering and larceny in the ticket of.
nee Of the Maine Central Railroad Co
at Waterviile on March 20.
State VS.. Oliver Hall of China
charged with breaking, entering ant
larceny in the store of John S. Rowe
on March %.
state VS.. Frank Mcdonald and Rabbi
Arsenault. both of Winslow, charged
with breaking. entering and larceny ir
the store of Proctor & Bowie Co.. or
Feb. rs.
All the members of the grand jur,
reported except Howard K. Brown OF
clinton, who was excl. sed on the open.
ing day Of the term. After thew ha6
reported their indictments Judge Beane
told them that their work was com
pleted unless. they were called spe.
cially.
The bill for the grand jury this tern
amounted to $196.S0, for three DAYS
Ihls is one of the smallest grand jur,
bills that the county has ever paid
Eighteen men were paid for three day.
of service.
Criminal Docket Saturday
The criminal docket will be called
at the opening of court Saturday morn.
ing.
The following cases are in order 70,
'rlal at today's session of the court:
4o'-Carver VS.. Smith. Peacock: earle.
ton.
2so-Sawyer, Lib't. VS.. Sawyer. Will
hanson, B. & NJ; Maher.
4oS-Damon. Libt. VS. Damon. earle.
ton; Walker & Pike.
le5--Lasier VS.. Boisvert. Emery &
Waterhouse; Weeks & Weeks.
l.. H. Stevens of the firm of Stevens
O. Pol t.