Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-15
SUPERIOR COURT
Criminal Cases Disposed Of with
out Single Jury TriaAJudge
Bean Imposes Prison or
Jail Sentences In
Many Cases

&N1RA1y Oeb0O0
For the first time In the history Of Ken
nebec county all the criminal cases at the
superior court were disposed Of 1t Fri
days session Of the court without single
jury trial. The criminal docket was
ception Of one case. No. g. State VI. VII
liam w. Shaw Of Augusta, charge Of sin
gle sale. and that case viii be before the
court on Monday IL Mr.. Shaw 10 able to
como into court.
The session was adjourned shortly after
5 o'clock In the afternoon until 10 O'Clock
Monday morning. Divorce hearings will
be in order on Monday. As 1t appeared
that there would be no more cases for
trial this term, Judge Beane shortly be-
fore noon Friday excused all the ira
verse jurors from further attendance and
at that time complimented the members
Of the juries upon their diligence and
care and upon their results.
Fosteria W. MstcaIf
At the opening of court at s.l5 A. N.
the jury gave its sealed verdict to the
court in the case of Frank Fosteria,
alias Frank Foster Of Augusta, against
Donald c. Metcalf Of Augusta, which
was tried at Thursdays session The
verdict was for the plaintiff in sum OF
$77.43. =
The cases Of w. G. Preble and Jameson
and Merrill against Margaret Hamilton.
Administrative of the estate Of Arthur
@. Hamilton, late Of Gardiner. were next
taken up. Oliver B. Clason Of Gardiner
appeared for Preble and e. L. Goodspeed
Of Gardiner for Jameson and Merrill,
while Benedict F. Maher Of Augusta ap-
peared for the defendant in both actions
These are cases where suit was brought
and judgment obtained for funeral ex'
penses for the deceased and the present
actions are in scire facias against the ex-
ecutrix. Exceptions were filed and al
lowed and the cases will be heard by
the court during the present term.
A number Of other matters were heard
by the court previous to taking up the
criminal cases.
Criminal Cases Opened
The first criminal case to come be-
fore the court was No. 6, State VS..
Charles Ward Of Gardiner, charge Of
liquor nuisance. Burleigh Martin ap-
peared for Mr.. Ward. asking for len
iency for the defendant on account of
his health and his family. Mr.. Ward
was sentenced to pay a fine Of 1925
and costs Of $25 and to serve three
months in Jail and in default Of the
payment Of fine and costs nine months
additional in Jail. On a demurrer bail
was furnished in the sum Of $4,000 with
Eliza B. Ward and w. r. Gay as
bondsmen.
State W. Fred s. Peters
In case No. 20. State VS.. Fred S.
Peters Of Hallowell. charge Of forgery,
through Herbert e. Locke of Augusta,
the defendant withdrew the plea of
not guilty and entered the plea of
guilty. He was charged with forging
the name Of C. S. Towle Of Winthrop
on a check for 1872, made upon a
blank which it was thought was stolen
from Mr.. Towle. The check was cashed
by a Hallowell bank.
The defendant stated that he was
born in Waltham, Mass, is 27 years
Of age. in 1909 married a Maine girl
He is painter by trade. He spoke of
the different places where he had made
his home and his other arrests.
Judge Beane sentenced him to i'm
prisonment Of not less than two nor
more than three years at the State
prison at Thomaston.
State W.. Louis Parker
In case No. As, State VS.. Louis Par
ker Of Waterville. charge Of single
sale, Burleigh Martin appeared for the
defendant. A plea of nolo was entered
The case was placed on file on the pay
ment Of costs taxed at $25.
State W. Louis, 0iroux
In case No. So, State VS.. Louis Ma
poleon Giroux Of Waterville, charge Of
breaking, entering and larceny on
March 20 in the ticket Office Of the
Maine Central Railroad Co. at Water
Vile, Attorney Martin withdrew the
plea Of not guilty and entered the plea
OF nolo. Mr.. Martin stated that Giroux
had been drinking heavily at the time
OF the breaking and perhaps was not
in his right mind.
County Attorney w. H. Fisher stated
that nothing had been called to his at
tention that would indicate that he
should not receive sentence.
Giroux stated that he is 20 years of
age and is barber by trade. He is
married. The defendant spoke Of his
other arrests.
He was sentenced by Judge Beane to
work at hard labor for not less than
three years nor more than six years in
the State prison at Thomaston.
State W. Mcdonald and Arsenault
The next case taken up was No. s.,
State VS. Frank Mcdonald and Ralph
Arsenault, both Of Winslow, charge of
breaking, entering and larceny in the
store Of Proctor & Bowie Co. on Feb.
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