Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-29
YOUTHS PLEAD
GUILTY TO BREAK
IN ,McKERN STORE

Leo Joiieoeur and Walter Larrabee at
! Municipal Court Ordered 10 fur
n'sh Bonds for Appearance at su-
perIor Court - Bonds Not Forth
coming, They Are Committed to
Ja'i-Series Of Breaks in South End
OF City Being Cleared Up by Police
The mystery of the several breaks
which have occurred in stores in the
south end of the city during the
past three months, has been cleared
partially at least. through the investi-
cations made by the police depart
ment and resulted in two young men,
Leo Jolicoeur Of SO Sewall street and
Walter Larrabee of 26 Federal street
being arraigned before Judge Cony
at the Augusta municipal court We'd
nesday morning on the charge of
| breaking, entering and larceny.
| The only case brought against the
two respondents was that of the
| break i'm the store of John McKern,
! opposite the car barn on the night OF
Dec. 20, when some cigars, cigarettes,
cookies and small amounfof money
| We're stolen. To this charge both
| respondents pleaded guilty and were
ordered to furnish bonds in the sum
| OF $3.50 for their appearance at the
! January term of the Kennebec coun-
ty superior court They were unable
TIC give the bond and were committed
| to Jail.
The larceny of manicure set from
the shoe shining parlor of Nichols
Todos. near the Maine Central rail-
| road station, was the cIew that led
to the arrest of Jolicoeur. The young
man had been in the shoe shining
parlor just previous to the disap-
| pearance of the manicure set, few
nights ago, and the police department
! was informed of the fact. Investiga-
ton was made and Jolicoeur was
found in pool room on Water street
The manicure set was later found in
an ash barrel in the basement Of this
pool room.
The police also learned that JOLT
occurs chum. Larrabee had given
carton Of cigarettes to his brother
in-law. saying that he had won them
in some sort of Il gambling device
and asking his hr0thor-in-law to sell
them for him. An attempt was made
to sell these cigarettes at a local res
taurant and another clew was un-
covered.
The two young men wcro brought
separately before Judge Cony on
Tuesday morning. Larrabee made q
complete denial. saying that he had
purchased the cigarettes in question:
Jolicoeur after considerable question
ing, finally admitted that he and Lar
| rabee had. broken into the McKcrn
store and had also made one break
into the store of Q. B. Frost on Grove
street. On further examination on
Wednesday morning, JolicoeGr adj
| mitted that they had broken into the
Flanders garage short time ago.
AS to the other breaks which have
occurred in that part Of the city re-
l. Gently, tho respondents denied all
knowledge. Both are about is years
Of age.
| Besides the three breaks mention
| cd above. three others have recently
| been reported, one in the store of W.
! f. Turner, SIS Capitol street, and two
| others on the Frost store. 1T is be-
| lieved by the police that all Of these
breaks were made by boys apd the
! present proceeding had cleared UP a
situation that has caused much an
easiness in the south end Of the city.
II is understood that otter arrests
NAV be made in the near future.