The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-13
COURT SUSPENOS
TO NOV. lST
Sentences Invoked
Mrs. Dore Guilty
Attorneys Are Considering New Trial
for Harmony Woman. UncOmplet-
ed Business at Later Session

ed Business Mt Later Session
Supreme Judicial Court suspended
Saturday afternoon until Tuesday,
November 1st when the uncompleted
business of the term will be taken up.
The final case of the term was that
of Mrs Mertie M. Dore of Harmony
charged with having performed an IL
legal operation upon her daughter,
the late Beatrice Dore. The jury re-
turned verdict of guilty and Mrs.
Dore was released on $4,000 bail fur
nished by her husband Elmer +. Dore,
her father c. H. Cromwell and Ever
EFT S. Dore for her appearance at the
re-opening of court, November 1st.
Mrs. Dore's attorneys are considering
! filing a motion for a new trial.
In the case of State VS. Irwin Adams,
the rape case which has attracted so
much attention it being alleged that
Adams assaulted Mrs. Adeline f.
Whittier, an aged Cornville woman,
and in which verdict of guilty was
returned, Il motion was made to set
the verdict aside and was overruIed
A motion was then filed for the law
court.
Sentences were imposed as follows
Saturday forenoon in cases where
trials had already been held or where
he respondents had pleaded guilty.
Frank Richards. attempting break
ing. entering and larceny pleaded
guilty, one to three years in state
prison, court recommended eighteen
months.
Foster Nelson. breaking. entering
and larceny who pleaded not guilty.
later retracting that plea and plead
ing nolo. sentenced to State prison
from two to four year; court recon-
mended three years as proper maxi
mum sentence.
William j. Martin for rape. pleaded
nolo. sentenced to State prison from
four to eight years, court recommends
ed six years as proper maximum pen
atty.
/ Arthur F. Roberts, James A. VIII
iams and Charles Romey. breaking,
entering and larceny, each pleaded
guilty and each was sentenced to State
prison for two to four years, with
! recommendations for three years as
proper maximum penalty.
Alfred A. Fairbrother of Hart!and
for sodomy, pleaded nolo centendere,
sentenced to State prison from two to
four years with recommendations of
three years as proper maximum penal
4 ty.
| James Allen of St Adams found
/ guilty of seizure, fine of $500 and
costs and two months in county pail
with six months additional in default
| of payment,
Michael Farrel. Aplt. search and
,eizure. case withdrawn from the jury,
respondent retractlng Plea Of not
guilty and pleading guilty fine of $500
and costs and four months in Jail with
six months additional in default of
payment.
W. o. Roberts. Aplt for illegel OPP
Grating Of motor vehicle, judgment OF
lower court affirmed by consent. fine
$50 and costs taxed at $l5.40 paid.
Murray Bernard, James b. Miller
and Jack Duffey, breaking, entering
and larceny. respondents found guilty,
each respondent sentenced to ten
months at labor in county jail.
Ray f. Haggar, who pleaded guilty
TO assault sentenced to six months at
! labor in the county Jail.
Lemuel Morrill, for larceny, pleaded
not guilty and later pleaded guilty
! two months at labor in county Jail.
John Perry and John Noonan. ille-
! gal possession of mash both found
! guilty and each sentenced to pay
| fine of $1,000 and two months in Jail.
| State VS. Henry Tilley for breaking,
! entering and larceny, pleaded not gull
| ty, mol pressed as to breaking and en-
tering and pleaded guilty to larceny
sentenced to sixty days at labor in
county jail.
Orion Wing of Athens for forgery
pleaded guilty, sentenced to sixty
days in Jail
Fred Skillings for larceny, verdict
! of guilty, fine $50 and costs and on
default of payment, two months in
! county Jail.
Arthur Kenney for contempt, plead
! ed not guilty. retracted plea and
rleaded guilty fine $50 and costs
! taxed at $3S.S5, fine and costs paid.
Joseph Maltais for contempt mol
prossed. cash bail ordered restored
| less costs and warrant taxed at
/ S4e50 balance of $3.50 paid to
| Merrill e. Merrill.
Justice Philbrook VIII return TO
eomDlete the business of the term
There will probably be fully week
more of criminal cases, beside the
cases on the civil docket which have
not Yet been tried.