Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-13

School for Boys, deemed this the
best step to take in the case OF
Coro.
Burgess was represented by Carl
Blackington. who questioned Deputy
Marshal Simpson, who Has on the
stand, sharply in regard 20 the sig
nature on the warrant asking cues
lions which Judge Plums.ead told
the witness he could answer or not
as he chose Mr.. Simpson refused
to answer in two cases He told.
however, of going TO the house Of
Burgess on Charles street and find
ing about three bushels of potatoes
which had been taken from the
Haines farm.
Coro testified that he and Burgess
had been out TO the Eaines farm
with a team on three successive
days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day and brought back q few potatoes
each time, leaving them at Burgess
home Coro confessed that he broke
into ErEin's store and took a watch
which ne found there. He said that
Sunday morning he was at Burgess
some money. saying that he had got
to have it to pay the rent He also
said that he and Burgess had visit
ed the Erwin store on Saturday q nd
Burgess saw him unlock the window
IL the Erwin store so that he could
make an entrance later OF. He told
of having worked for the Standard
Oil Company. HoiIingsEorth &
Whitney company and the lockwood
company and had IS TWO weeks ago
when ne left off work.
Everett Abbott, who works at the
Page livery stable testified that
Burgess had hired team on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings
Daniel Burgess when called to the
stand said that he had always lived in
WsteExille; that he had been married
two years and had a child 10 months
old He said that il was true he had
got some potatoes az the :Iaines farm
but that Coro's statements we're not
all true. The witness was Ques toned
at length by Judge Plunstead abouI
his periods Of work in various places
and was asked why ne dill not get
steady work somewhere. He replied
that he teiephoaed to the STANDARD Oil
Co about work but it was with pick
and shovel and he wouldn't do il He
stated that his grocery bill was abou,
81 week and his rent So and ne spent
Just enough for cigarettes resides that.
wen asked If he had worked for DR..
FISH a while tie witness said that he
worked week and three days and got
sick Of it and went down on tie farm,
and did chores all winter.
Burgess said re went 20 the Erwin
store Saturday night TO see his broth
er 10 get some money to ray his rem,
and the next morning Coro came to his
home and offered him some monev
He told him he didn't need il but he
TOOK 80 cents. He said ibat he paid
81 for a team to go to hi listers one
evening
He laid the burden Of the potato
digsing on coro. saying that he
thought the potatoes belonged "a
Coro- Look az that boy" said Judge
Plumstead TO the witness, pointing a,
Coro; does he look as f he owned
the Haines farm"
When asked when was the Las,
TIME he saw Coro. Burgess renlied
wednesday night when I kicked him
out OF the house and told him to STAY
out"
AND still he was giving you pota.
toes. said Judge Plumstead.
Burgess lawyer, Carl Elackiprto,
MADE a strong plea for leniency for his
ci'ent' asking that he be fined rather
tnan committed. although he admitted
that stiff sentence could be imposed
Judge Plumstead in pronorncing sen.
fence said that he believed that Bur.
CESS had made his living eff of others
and as the reformatory for men is for
the purpose ofsnaking over men and
helping them to be useful citizens he
believed it was the place for the man
TO 60 He told the respondent that the
length OF his sentence depended en-.
tirely upon himself.
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