Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-16
SUPERIOR COURT
Trial in Case, State VS.
Joseph Lyons
Jury Ordered to Bring in Sealed YER
dict This Morning-Sentences I'M
posed in Two Criminal Cases-Crim-
inal Trials Will Be Resumed This
Morning


| The only criminal case tried at Tues
! days session of the superior court was
! that of State VS.. Joseph Lyons of Au-
gusta, indicted for larceny. The case
was given to the jury about o'clock
in the afternoon and at O'Clock as the
4 jury had not agreed. Judge Beane or
| jcred the jurors to return their Nerdlct
sealed at the opening of court this
morning. Robert a. Cony Of this city
| appeared as counsel for the respondent
I in the case. Fred W. Clair of Water
vile acted as interpreter for the wit
rossea, who spoke and understood
! French only.
! OF the seven oaSes upon the criminal
trial list for this term two were dis
posed Of Tuesday by tn" respondents
entering q plea Of nolo contendere.
/ Sentences were given III both cases.
The trial of tie criminal cases will be
resumed this morning, the first in or
Ger being that of state vs.. William
/ Pcrrieo ana Hattie Jewctt Of Benton.
I indicted for adultery.
! State vs.. Betty and Nadeau
! In .he case Of State IS. William b
4 Hocty and Hi!da G. Nadeau Of Water
/ Vile, indicted for larceny from person.
! G. \. Perkins of Waterville appeared
/ as counsel for the former and +. W..
! clair Of WaterVillc for the latter. Re-
.pondents through their attorneys
! withdrew their plea Of not guilty ana
/ entered the plea Of nolo contepdefe
! Judee Beane imposed sentence upon
! Rcctv of imprisonment in Jail for II
! months and costs of $50 and the re-
I snordent was placed on probation upon
the pavment of costs. Miss Nadeau was
given a sentence of six months in Jail
i and was put on probation. Both re-
| enondonts were strongly advised by the
! court to keep out of Kennebec county
State vs. J. J. Dobranske
The next criminal case taken up was
/ that of state IS. John j. Dobranske.
/ indicted for larceny. John f. Nelson or
! Augusta was counsel for the respon-
! dent The plea Of nolo contcndefe was
/ entered by the respondent.
| Attorney Nelson stated to the court
before sentence was imposed that upon
tho occasion alleged both the respon-
| dent and the complainant had been
! drinking and that there seemed to be
:
plairant had asked Dobranske to take
care Of his money At any rate, DO
! branske had picked up the complain
! ants money and had left 1t at store
! taking a receipt for it. Later both com
i plainant and respondent were ioUh
up for intoxication.
Frank Brown Of Waterville. the COM
nlainant. said to the court that on the
morning after they had been locked up
Dobranske had said he had the money
Of the complainant. Complainant had
missed about 500 and had got back Si1N.
He did not think that the respondent
r.eant to steal the money. but he admit
ted that before the grand jury he had
not made such statements regarding the
intentions Of Dobranske.
! Respondent stated to the court that he
Is a spinner and his home Is at Web
ster, Mass. He had come to Waterville
from Guilford and WAS going Wednesday
os that week to the Vassalboro woolen
mills to work He had been arrested six
or seven times for intoXication.
| Sentence was imposed upon respondent
oe one year in Jail and costs OF $50. and
he was placed on probation on the pay
ment of costs, and the court ordered
! Dobranske not to come back to Maine
after he reached Blackstone. Mass, where
he was going to work.
State VS.. Joseph Lyons
The case of State VS.. Joseph Lyons OF
Augusta, indicted for larceny. was opened
at the forenoon session. Respondent was
charged by Indictment with the larceny
of the sum of )25 on Nov. 25 last at tha
: factory boarding house of the Edwards
Manufacturing Co.