Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-20
SUPERIOR COURT
Verdicts of Guilty Returned in
Criminal Cases Against Ed
Baker, Eli Smith and Henry
Clark

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| The trial of three criminal cases and the
disposition Of a number Of other criminal
cases held the attention of the superior
| court at Tuesdays session. which prov
ed to be a very busy one.
State vs. w. N. Smith
| At the opening of court in the morning
two criminal cases came UP, No. 49, State
VS.. W. M. Smith. charged with common
| nuisance; and No. 1o4. State VS.. w. NJ
| Smith. Aplt.. charged with illegal keep
| ing. The respondent through his counsel
| E. S. Goodspeed of Gardiner. changed his
plea from not guilty to nolo contendere
Judge Beane sentenced the respondent in
! No. 104 to a fine of 500 and, If not paid,
to serve 60 days in Jail. and in No. SO to a
| fine of 5000 and costs Of s25, and if not
paid to serve four months in jail
State vs.. Elmer Perry, Apit.
In case No. ITO, that of State VS.. Elmer
Perry, Aplt., Of Waterville, charged with
intoxication. the respondent pleaded nolo
contendere. The case had been appealed
! from the Waterville municipal court,
where Perry had been given a sentence Of
| 30 days. Attorney F. w. Clair requested
that the respondent be put on probation
stating that he had already been in Jail
three weeks. Sentence was imposed Of
60 days in Jail.
State VS.. David Joseph, Aplt.
| The next cases before the court were
| three appealed cases Of State VS.. David
Joseph of Waterville, in which the re-
spondent was charged with single sale,
search and seizure, and illegal keeping Of
intoxicating liquors. F. w. Clair was
counsel for the respondent and entered
| the plea of nolo contendere. The follow
ing sentences were imposed upon the re-
spondent: In the single sale case, $50 flne
and costs of $25 or 60 days in Jail; in the
illegal keeping case, $10O fine or 60 days In
| Jail and if not paid 60 days additional m
| jail. The last case was put on probation.
State VS.. Edward Baker
! The first case tried at the session was
| No. 81, State VS.. Edward Baker of Gar
| diner, indicted for larceny. E. H. Maxcy
of Gardiner appeared for the respondent.
The case was tried before drawn jury.
The indictment charged Baker with the
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| watch Of the value of $35. blue suit OF
the value Of SIS, a pair of shoes of the
value of 81. all of the value of s52, the
property of w. F. Wingate. late Of Gar
diner.
| The only witness for the State was
| George L. Wingate, son of the late w. F.
| Wingate. Witness testified that on July
40, 1914, before his fathers death, he saw
-! Baker going up some stairs near Mr..
Wingates houseboat and he stated that
Baker was wearing w. F. Wingate's blue
suit and shoes. Baker had been in the
| employ of Mr.. Wingate. Later witness
had searched the houseboat but could
not find his fathers watch. shoes and
suit, which had been left in the house
boat.
that he did not take the articles and tina,
, upon July 10. 1914, he was at work at
Portland, having left the employ Of Mr.
Wingate on May 10 Of that year. And he
testified that when he left the houseboat
to go to Chelsea on May 10 he was wear
ing his own suit Of salt and pepper
color.
The jury after an hours deliberaton re-
turned the verdict Of guilty and the re-
spondent was given a sentence to serve
six months.
State W. Clark and Smith
The cases of State VS.. Henry Clark
of Waterville, indicted for sodomy, and
Of State VS.. Eli Smith of Waterville,
indicted for assault and attempted
sodomy, were tried together at the aft
ernoon session Of the court F. W. Clair
of Waterville was assigned by the court
as counsel for the respondents.
The witnesses for the State were
George Larcomb. the 14-year-old boy
upon whom 1t was alleged the act had
been perpetrated; Arthur Vigue and Err
nest Liberte Of Waterville. his play
mates; and DR.. Bernhard Of Waterville.
The only other witnesses in the case
| we're the two respondents. 1t was al
legged that the act was committed June
"a. last.
The jury was out an hour returning
the verdict guilty in both cases.
State vs. Willie Fagan
In the case Of State VS.. Willie Fa-
gan Of Waterville, charged with break
ing, entering and larceny, through At
plea Of nolo contendere. Sentence was
! imposed Of one years Imprisonment and
the respondent was put on probation.
State VS.. Morang, ApIt.
The plea Of nolo contendere was en-
tered by Attorney Goodspeed in case No.
1o5. State VS.. Charles H. Morang, aplt.,
charged with illegal possession. Attor-
ney Goodspeed asked that the respond
ent be put on probation. stating that
the respondent had formerly run a store,
where the quart Of liquor was found
but that now he was working in a shoe
factory to support his family. Sentence
was imposed of a fine Of 800 and costs
of SIS and If not paid so days in jail.
The respondent was put on probation on
the payment of costs.
State W. 3. Earl Bither
In case No. 1o1, State VS.. B. Earl
Bither, indicted for common nuisance.
and in No. 81, State VS.. B. Earl Bither,
aplt., charged with search and seizure
the RESPONDENT through his counsel, B.