Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-25
WARRANT FORjH
Boys Arrest Denied by
Judge Curran
Writes Deputy Sheriff c. A. Jordan to
Gov. MiIiiken in Letter Asking for
Warrant or Removal Lewiston Judge
and Recorder Russell

Lewiston. Me. Sept. s4.-Deputy Sheriff
c. A Jordon Of Lisbon has written a let
ter to Governor Milliken and his Execu-
tive Council says the Lewiston journal.
in which he demands either warrant
for the arrest of two boys or the removal
of Judge Curran and Recorder Russell of
the Lewiston municipal court
The boys in the case are Herbert Hart
ford and Ellsworth Cole. both Of Sabat-
tus. These boys confess TO depredations
OF the most dangerous kind in Lisbon
upon property of the Maine Central Rail-
road and OF private citizens. In his let
ter to Gov. Milliken, Deputy Jordan re-
cites the whole story OF the affair and
says that, the boys being in custody
where they could have been easily and
economically tried. he was refused war
rants by Recorder Russell and afterwards
by Judge Curran. both of whom told him
mat he must so to Lisbon for them Had
the Lewiston court issued the warrants,
declares Mr.. Jordan, there would have
been no delay in justice such as has now
uanspired and the State would have been
saved at least SIS in costs Of witnesses.
Inc case was one where these two
young lads Of II and u years Of age
started on moving picture career of
mischief They broke into A grain mill IN
Sabattus: they stole a boat and went
down the Little river to Lisbon. thew
broke
Lisbon and stole candy and bananas.
lheE oioKe into the NJ. c. r. r. freight
station IN Lisbon; they smashed the box
OF the block system signal on the Maine
central track. removed the relay motor
took It down the track and smashed !.
because 1t was too heavy to carry The
actual damage rises TO over $50 on the
signal box and the danger OF their pro
cedure may be understood b. considering
what II might mean for the block 70
stand open with the signal box DESTROYED
and two trains crash into each other with
loss Of life. Boys who did such things
should be punished and no kind of OBJ
stacies be put in the way, either technical
or actual.
Deputy Jordan was notified of the dep
relations and he finally found il 20 have
been lone by these boys. They confessed
to him, as matter of fact. He came TO
Lewiston and saw Deputy Marshal Pic
ard. He thinks that perhaps this was a
mistake on his part in view Of the police
war. He ought TO have gone 70 the other
side of the house Anyway, he found
that officer very capable and efficient and
the nnxt day the boys We're arrested
through their initiative by Deputy Sher-
If Maxwell OF 5ahattus.
1t was then That Mr., Jordan went
to the Lewiston city building to get
his warrants. lie says that he was
refused. He did not get his warrants
Objections We're raised to issuing
them. RE Went away without them
and went to see Judge Cakes. BY ar
rangement with Mr.. Getchell, counsel
for the boys, they will be arraigned on
this charge. But that does not ex-
actly satisfy Mr.. Jordan.
He is from Missouri. He wants to
know. He oculd get warrant from
Lisbon but he happens TO want it from
the Lewiston municipal court and he
has accordingly written the governor
a complete story of the affair and a
demand either for the warrant or the
removal of the officials who have re,
fused it,
Judge Curran and Recorder Russell
were asked about the case Monday
morning.
I'VE did not refuse Mr. Jordan a
warrant said Judge Curran. eff he
says so he states something not true
We told him at first that It should
come from Lisbon. We were not
sure about 1t and looked it I'D and
told him that our Office would issue
him warrant If he wanted it, He
said he would come back later and
get 1t. But that was the last we
saw of him. It's our business TO is
sue warrants and he can have them"
Mr.. Jordan says:
The recorder and the Judge refused
me warrants. I went away without
them. No assurance whatsoever was
given me that | could get warrants
The facts are as have stated"