Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-07


Monday to pass judgment in a novel
case, that in which a man was brought
before him to answer to the charge OF
selling cigarettes to a minor. These
cases are rare in the Maine courts and
it is understood that the one in ques-
ton was the first that had been brought
before the Augusta court.
| The complainant in the case was
Irwin L. Brown and his allegation was
that Charles E. Murphy, who keeps a
store on Bridge street, sold cigarettes
to one Of the comlainant's sons, aged
, ~ years. The complainant was repre-
sented by Burleigh Martin and the re-
spondent by Walter M. Sanborn and
the respondent admitted the sale
whereupon he was allowed to go upon
the payment of costs amounting to
$3.42.
The last matter with which the court
had to deal for the day was the case OF
Arolen Waterhouse, aged II years, and
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George
Warehouse of Hallowell The matter
was taken up late in the afternoon, the
charge being that Arolen was a way
ward girl. From the evidence that was
forthcoming it appeared that Arolen
had run away from home a short time
ago and was later found in Winthrop,
where it was alleged that she was liv-
ing with young man Of 10 years, the
two giving their names as Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Quinn. 1t TRANSFERRED that the
young mans name was Dwight Leroy
Ames and that he came from Bowdoin-
ham.
The matter was little more compli-
Gated by the presence Of a young man
who gave the name Of Hugh Andrews
of Vassalboro and claimed to belong to
the hospital corps. He also claimed
that he was engaged to Arolen and
that her mother favored his suit; also
that he was willing to marry the girl
in spite of what had happened. The
court investigated the case to some
length and as a temporary disposal Of
custody of Mrs. Ada F. Hunt, State
1t placed the girl for the present in the
agent for the protection Of children,
and Arolen was allowed to go home
with her mother for the night. Dwight
Leroy Ames, the young man in the
case. was placed in the custody of
Deputy Sheriff Henry Emery and will
be arraigned before the court Wednes
day morning on charge Of a serious
nature.
Three boys ranging in age from II to
Is years were given an audience with
Judge Lancaster of the municipal court
Monday morning because of having ap-
propriated for their own use some
Lloperty belonging to the State of
Maine and OF in fhn OF
the State campground. The boys were
brought before the court on complaint
of Major Goodwin. who has charge of
the storehouse and its contents and al
though the boys were not arraigned
nor did they have anything of the ma,
ture Of a trial. they were by the Judge
shown the error of their ways and
given a lecture that should do them
good. After that they were allowed to
go to their homes.
The act for which Major Goodwin
had the boys taken into custody was
the stealing of condemned military uni
forms which had been placed in the
storehouse and which consisted of
coats, pants. shirts and hats. The way
In which the youngsters secured the
various articles was ingenious and
worthy of better cause. No entrance
to the building was effected but ,v
springing off the bottom of a door and |
putting in brace to keep the bottom
OF the door at the distance to which
they had been able to pry it, they were
able with the help Of a long stick into
one end of which they had driven q NAH
to reach in through the aperture and in
that way to pull the articles to them. !
The only matters before the cour+
were two cases of intexicatiop IN
which the respondents were fonrd
guilty. and allowed to go upon the nav
ment' of costs. 10y