Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-29
MONDAY. COURT
BUSY SESSION

cases OF the 0runkS VINO were sdeHei
ed in on Saturday night and Sunday.
The first batch to face Judge Matthew
consisted Of four and No. was asked
to plead, said he was hard of hear
ing but he finally was made to under
stand and pleaded guilty and sat down
for sentence. He got s. and costs or 80
days in Jail. No. also pleaded guilty
and got SO and costs or Is days. No.
3 did not think he was guilty and he
was set aside for trial. No. 4 was
guilty and got costs and 90 days with
Jail sentence suspended during good
behavior. This ended the first les
son. Batch No. was then brought in
consisting Of five fellows that were
taken up back Of the college on Sun
day. No. pleaded guilty. admitted
that he had been before the court be-
, fore and was given so days as the
guest of Sheriff Harwood. No. was
also guilty and he had never been ar
! rested before and he got 50 ana costs
or 30 days. No. 3 did not think he was
guilty but after the testimony Of Off
Ger McLa ugf1lin and while waiting for
Deputy Marshal Simpson 20 appear TO
testify he changed his plea to guilty
and was given o sentence Of 30 days
in Jail and sentence was suspended on
condition that he get out Of town in
F, l!alf an hour and never come back. No
and No. ) pleaded guilty and four
got g. ard costs or 30 days in Jail, and
J No. ) got straight 80 as he has been
! before the court before. Later the man
! in the first bunch who had pleaded
! guilty rctracted his plea was given q
| sentence Of So ana costs or 90 DAYS OF
! the lunch four lad the necessary mon
! ey and paid and five went down.
in the Afternoon the case OF David
| Elliott. a constable Of Lewiston. who
was charged with kidnapping Marion
/ Buxton. was taken up. Elliott pleaded
| not guilty to the warrant and the
State called as witnesses. Mrs Ada f.
Hunt. State agent for the protection Of
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Ora v. Nor
rill, where the girl lived and the girl
! in the case. Miss Marion BUXTON.
Mrs. Hurt waa the first witness call
ed and she testified that the child had
been placed in her care and hv her
haG hnsn placed in the Morrill, home.
she told how she was notified By the
Ncrrjlls that the child had been taken
end her prepare lions TO get the man
and child at Augusta when she was
, notified that they had been taken in
! charge here
Ora w. Morrill, was the next witness
called Lived two miles from Water
vile. girl had been placed in the family
last September by Mrs. Hunt. had
seemed contcnted there. SAY Elliott
Sunday forenoon when he came to his
home. Mrs. Buxton was there, Man
show Cd badge and said he had come
for the girl. Asked him if Mrs. Hunt
knew it and man said not to notify
her. Declared Mrs. Hunt had no juris-
1 Giction and that he had come for her.
Told girl to pack up her things and
come with him. Said he must do his
duty.
Marion Buxton next called. said that
she was IA years Of age, had been in
the Morrill, family since last Septem-
Der and was happy there, had rather
stay there than with her mother, went
to school and was in the seventh grade
OF the Grammar school. Mother came
there at % minutes of > O'Clock Sun
day morning. Had been there before.
Mother told her officer coming from
Lewiston to get her. Wanted to notify
Mrs. Hunt but her mother said no.
Went away because she thought that
she had to when saw the mans badge.
Mother said she had orders to take
her.
This closed the case for the State
and Elliott took the stand in his own
behalf Said his name was David Ell
iiGtt and that he lived at loG Pierce
street, Lewiston. was a duly accredit-
ed constable. Came down here to Wis
it his son, did not intend to make any
trouble or to get into any. Under
stood Mrs. Buxton had right 10 take
her daughter. as she had never signed
any papers regarding her. Told at
some length before checked off by the
judge OF his own family troubles, de-
clared he was as innocent Of wrong
doing as year-old boy. Took the
woman's word that she had a right to
get the child. This was followed by
a long rambling speech in which he
took in about everything connected
with the case. The judge then took
a hand in the matter and commenced
to ask him some questions. He said
he had been working in shoe shop
in Auburn since last November. Has
known Mrs. Buxton about three or
four weeks. and she had told him about
the child and he considered that she
had a right to take her back. Came
over here because the woman asked
him to and she paid his bills. Said
that none except the mother author
lied him to take the child. Was a
constable Of Lewiston and came here
to see his son but went first to the
Morrill, place. Made an earnest plea
to be released and said he would not
get tangled up in anything like this
again.
Judge Matthew said that this was
a serious matter and one that was not
in the jurisdiction Of the municipal
court to sentence. he could simply find
IL there was probable cause and in
this case he did find that probable
cause existed and ordered the man to
recognize in bonds for $500 for appear
ance at the September term Of court
to be holden at Augusta. The man
was still trying to get bonds at late
hour.