Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-07
DIVORCE CASES
IN ORDER FIRST DAY
OF SUPERIOR COURT

The September term of the Superior
court of Kennebec county was opened
at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning
standard time) with prayer by Rev.
E. NJ. H. Knapp of St. Marks church,
Augusta. The docket was called. and
cases assigned by Judge Erred Emery
Beane, " Hallowell. Sheriff f. D.
as officer in charge of the Grand
Jury. and Francis Harwood, and l.. T.
Dutton officers in attendance. Fred
Lee of Augusta was in his accustom-
cd place as court stenogra pher. and
Orville Coleman acted as court mes
senger. Following the opening cere-
monies, the day was taken up with
the hearing of divorce cases.
The Grand Jury entered upon Il cir
duties with the opening of court.
Leon o. Tibbetts of WaterviIe is
VILE. clerk. The following members
of the jury were excused for this
term: Edwin NJ. Horne, Hallowell;
A. S. Landry. Waterville, and Fl. Old
ham of Gardiner John w. Lawrence
of Gardiner was excused finally. The
jury reported late Tuesday afternoon,
returning IS indictments.
The following indictments were
made public:
Lee Taylor of Waterville. uttering
forged instrument. in utterinS a false,
forged and counterfeit written check
on the Peoples National Bank Of Wa
terville
John Royce Of Augusta, larceny of
two automobile tires, valued at SIS,
and one automobile tire valued at s5o.
from Harry l.. Lawery at Augusta.
May II last.
Fred c. Lester of Gardiner, break
ing and entering the Maine Central
freight station at Gardiner, May 10,
last.
Raymond John Seymour of Halo,
well. larceny of IS pairs of shoes.
valued at s55, from the Marston {;
Brooks company at Hallowell. April
%, last
Fred r. Arnold of Augusta. attempt
to break and enter the store of Earl
Foster at Augusta Aug 80. last.
Eli Clukey of Waterville, larceny Of
one bank hook valued at $40. one
watch. valued at $40, one railroad
ticket valued at $3.50. one baggage
check valued at so cents and bills and
notes to theamount of $50, the prop
erty of Ernest W. Turner at Water
willie. July s. last
The criminal docket will be called
at 3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The traverse jury will come in at
10 A. NJ. standard time) today, when
the trial of civil cases will start. Be
sides the regular jury. the following
are appointed to the jury as specials
for the September term: James w.
Carroll, HallowelI. Charles Clark. w
Gardiner H. A. Taught. Sidney. Nor
man W. Gray. Hallowell, r. B. Jewell
Windsor. J. H. Parker Wavne, S. G.
Parmenter. China, and r. W. Towle
Of Belgrade.
Among the attorneys who We're
present for the openinC of the court
were the following: w. G. Atkins,
Gardiner Mark ]. Bartlett. Water
vile, Emery o. Became. Augusta, c. A.
Blaclington. Watervillo. James T..
po%ie, w atefNille, A. ri. BFluSeS, wa :
terville. l.. T. Carleton. Winthrop. 0.
r. Clason, Gardiner, Robert a. Cony.
Augusta. H. D. Eaton. Wsterville,
Ralph w. Farris. Augusta: Sanford
l.. Fogg. Augusta, Fl. f. Foster. Win
throp. f. l.. Goodspeed. Gardiner. H.
T.. Hunton, Oakland. C. w. Hussey.
Waterville, r. F. NTaher, Augusta,
Purleigh Martin Augusta E. l., Nc
Lean. Augusta. John e. Nelson. Au-
gusta. f. E. Peacock. Readfield. w.
NJ. Sanborn. Augusta. Frank r.
Southland, Augusta, Thomas n.
Weeks, Waterville