The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-10
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
JUDGE MANSUR SPEAKS FOR
THOMPSON BERDEEN

JUDGE MANSUR SPEAKS FOR
THOMPSON BERDEEN !,
Just before adjournment Thursday
night Judge Mansur of Auburn adj
dressed Judge philbrook relative to
Thompson eBerdeen who pleaded gull
ty to the indictment Of granddaughter.
The hoy is the son OF MIR. and Mrs.
John A. Berteen OF Good VIII Farm,
the father being one OF the executive
fofficers OF that institution. According
ITO Judge Mansur young Thompson
WIS left to guard the garden of one of
the instructors at Good viii against
the depradations of woodchucks. the
instructor agreeing TO give the boy
twenty-five cents for every wood
chuck he could shoot and furnishing
him with n 90 Winchester rifle.
Thompson had practiced with his
mother at target shooting. At the
time when the tragedy occurred he
saw Charlie Chneffer in the distance.
On the spur of the moment according
to Judge Mansur, Thompson thought
would be fun to fire his rifle and
scare Charlie. He fired the gun and
succeeding in soaring Charlie, as the
frightened boy began to run. He then
got another cartridge and fired the
gun again and then ran out to Charlie
to see what had happened. Charlie got
up and walked little ways and after
wards the wounded boy went to one
of the buildings of the institution. lie
afterwards died after two operations.
Judge Mansur spoke in detail of the
exemplary life of the lad and the
splendid influence of his home sur
'roundings. He is now student at
Maine Central Institute in Pittsfeld
Judge Philbrook expressed wish
'thut Superintendent Hinckley of the
Good Will Association be in court be-
fore he passed sentence upon the lad
According TO Judge Mansur by the
rules of the institution the Berdeen
hoy is not longer allowed at the in
stitution and his parents are planning
to move elsewhere.
WILLIAMSON RETRACTS PLEA
William Melanson of Brighton was
brought into court Friday forenoon
and retracted his former plea of not
guilty to the unlawful sale of intoxi-
eating liquor and pleaded guilty to
the same. He also retracted his plea
of not guilty to the illegal possession
of mash and pleaded guilty to the
same. He was remanded for sentence.
Mefanson's attorney was VIM. H.
Halves.
ROWE ASSAULT CASE
The case of State VS. Almon Rowe of
Canaan for assault upon Mrs. Alice
Atwood occupied comparatively
ilbrief space of time. The alleged as
J sault came about at the time of the
claimed disappearance of Alm0n Rowe
hof Canaan, a married man and Miss
Alice Galllveau, the fifteen year old
ldaughter of Mrs. Atwood. Mrs. Atwood
claimed that in attempting to follow
,'her daughter she had ridden with At
| wood short distance, and was pres
ent when her daughter and Atwood
met. She claimed that as she ,aligbted
from the sleigh, Rowe moved oSer and
the Galliveau girl jumped in, Rowe
! hitting Mrs. Atwood with his elbow
and knocking her over into the snow.
| Under cross examination by II. II.
/ Thurlough OF Pittsfleld attempt was
made to show that Miss Galiveau her.
/ self pushed her mother away. Sheriff
! Mooers testified to notification and
! Deputy Sheriff II. +. Croker told of
! finding Rowe at work in mill in Dex-
| ter Under fictitious name. He went
! to a house where the couple were
| living and found the girl there, and
| took Rowe into custody In defense
| Miss Galiveau stated that her mother
| In cd IN her going home that she
pounded her mothers hands and pried
them Off from the sleigh after she had
gotten into the vehicle with Rowe.
Witness said she didn't see Rowe push
her mother A verdict of guilty was
returned. Bonds were furnished for
Rowe's appearance from day to day
by his sister, Mrs. Bertha l.. Morrison
and his brother, George v. Rowe, Of
Pittsfield.
During the session OF Saturday
forenoon Charles Valley was dis
charged. having been arrested on the
charge of breaking. entering and lar
ceny from the store of Guy Debe. Wit
nesses could not be found in the case.
Tony Poni charged with the lar
ceny of $57 from Joseph Ellis at Cam
bridge. and who was represented by
w. b. Brown, Esq. of Madison, was
ordered committed to the State Hos
pital for observation relative to his
sanity.
PALMYRA ASSAULT CASE
James w. Robinson of Palmyra was
the complainant in the case of State