The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-10
|'1URT AOJOURNS TO
MONDAY
frim;pals Sentenced at
Yesterdays Session
|r,,u Docbet VIII be Resumed Mon.
da,. Cases Are Assigned up to
Thursday Next

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.0reme Judges of Maine to he held
!, Augusta today which Justice Phil
.oot will attend and because of Ar
.,stice Day, Friday. until Monday
orepoon at II O'Clock. At the open
:, of court yesterday morning Judge
philbrook delivered his charge to the
,,v in the Mason arson case and a
r.rdin was returned of not guilty.
vhe RESPONDENT James f. Mason was
Immediately discharged. Lucy Domi-
.ict who is serving a~sentence for
,ocorrjgibility at the State Reforma-
tory for Women. pleaded guilty to es-
.oninr from the institution. Because
4 the new law not being in effect
n the time of the girls escape, Miss
hominick was not sentenced, neither
vere the three girls with her VINO
r.re not arraigned but the duartette
~ere instead returned to the Reforma-
ory under the surveillance OF the Su-
rerintepdent DR.. Cora M. johnson.
uorace HAYDEN of West Athens was
.euteuced to pay II fine of $25 and
outs and thirty days in jail with so
laws additional in default of payment.
Elmer Lawrence of Palmyra was fined
k,O and costs and given Jail sen
Eence of sixty days with thirty days
additional in default of payment. This
ras an assault case. Nelson WHIT
man of Brighton, Harold Ellis and
Ceorge Wymap of West Athens were
.,utenced to thirty days In jail and
kq5 and one-third of the costs OF pro
seution each with thirty days addi-
IIopal In default of payment. Aimon
Rowe of Canaan was given tour
months in the county Jail together
nth the costs of prosecution and
thirty DAYS additional in default OF
bayment. David Goulette and Ernest
Mathew. both of Skowhegan. who
rere arrested for the larceny or au-
|amobjle tires from the store OF the
Farmers Union were questioned by
he Judge regarding the crime. The
ION stated that they had taken the
Tres which they secured thru vim
owor the Union store and took lhcih
Waterville where they exchanged
Them for liquor. Both men are eX-
koders and Judge Philbrook com
mented on the appalling situation oi
ko many of the soldiers coming home
and crowding the criminal cour,s.
Roth men were given sentences OF
bpe year each to be serVet IN the
bounty iail. William Melanson 81
Brighton on his single sale case was
|eiyen 800 and costs or fine ana
hail sentence of sixty days and Sixty
Ia,s additional in default of payment.
The other case against Melanson lot
Illegal possession of mash was placed
on file Frank Elderkin of 81. Al
bans was given sixty days IN Jdi'
and costs of prosecution with thlrIy
aays additional in default OF payment
The breaking and entering charge
against Elderkin was mol pressed ana
betty larceny alone was held againSt
him Allie Webber of Fairheld VINO
bad previously entered the plea oi
bot guilty by reason of insanity anu
sho had been under observation NJ
Ahe State Hospital for insane, retfact-
led his former plea and pleaded ho'o
10 fradulently and deceitfully enticihe
female to a house of Ill fame TOR the
purpose of prostitution. The court
recommended four years III oIdI'
prison and imposed a sentence oi p"D
less than three years nor more lhdh
Blk years at that institution.
Justice philbrook commented some
what upon the terrible conditions o'
Somerset County. judging from ''e
criminal docket and expressed an
opinion that the county attorney anu
sheriff were doing everything in the''
power to restrain lawlessnesS. lr'-
ling Adams and Leon SpaulnlhG
against whom an indictment had been
returned for committing rape up'''
Mrs. Adeine F. Whittier, the aEe'
Cornyile woman. were sentehce,' ~
not less than ten years or more '""'.
fifteen years in the State prison at
Thomaston. the court recoinmenui"e
Il2 years for each man Hlo.'"''
vas presented by Attorney Mahe' ,
counsel for the two men. ASKING Nv
the arrest of judgment because 'nS
indictments did not bear the sea- VI
the court The motion was o'o'
ruled and exceptions will be hic1, ~
result neither Adams or Srau''l'''7
will be committed to the State pr'S"n
|nntil decision is received from V"o
law court.
In the case of Thompson he'ueo"'
the young boy who pleaded 10 man
slaughter. County Attorney Thorne o. o.
|fered no recommendation 'uun'
|Mansur was in court. Justice 'nn-
brook stated openly that it was '4o Nv
most grievous problem ever p", ~
him and in addressing the BOY SaT ,',,i
~ don't believe you meant ~ nnn %
your little playmate" john ne,
deem. father of the respondent wa,
|appc>1ted by the court as spa
probation officer to receive tne
|tpondent into custody, anu '"e "V
was discharged. ,a,o,v
William ST. Clair, who was '"sIo 49,
pardoned by Governor Baxter Wm''u n;',
serving Jail sentence WAS "e.i .iii
brought into court. sentence SUI,
pending over him. because oil a,Ieeeu
Indifference to the laws OF the oUaae
and the sentence of the lower 80 80
was affirmed, fine of s10o anu ooa'1 o9
land sixty days in jail being lmposed