Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-30
WATERV|LLE
man SENT TO
STATE PRISON
Mahoney Sentenced for
Assault with Intent
to Rape
Must Serve Two to Four Years
for Offense Against Little
Sidney Girl-Bert Trask Of
Mt. Vernon Not Guilty Of
Assault

William Mahoney of Waterville was
sentenced 10 serve not less than two
or more than four Years at the states
prison at Thomaston Friday at the
superior court, after having been
found guilty of assault with intent to
commit rape.
The assault was said to have been
committed June 9TH, last in Sidney
Mahoney being accused of indecent
behavior with a little girl IL years
Old. The case was brought TO the
grand Jury from the Waterville court
and indictment was brought against
him by that body.
The jury was out over two and a
half hours, finally bringing in a YER
dict Of guilty Mahonev was repre-
snnted BY attorney i. Z. Peacock Of
Watervile.
Bert Trask Not Guilty
Bert Trask of Mount Vernon was
round not guilty, upon a charge Of as
sailt and battery upon Sabinah b.
Wing of Readfield. This case came
70 the superior court upon appeal
from the Readfield court. Task was
represented by attorney L. T. Garlic
ton of Winthrop.
Mrs. Wing, the first to testify stat
ct that she had gone to the home Of
Archie Stain of Mount Vernon TO talk
with Mr.. Creesey. After the CONVEX
Sation had terminated Mr.. Creesey re-
entered his house and closed the door.
She then thought of something else
which she wanted to say and Went
TO the door, not trying to enter the
mouse but simply to talk to Mr.. Stain.
Suddenly Trask who lived at the
house came to the coor and seized
her by the arms bruising both, and
breaking the skin on one. He also
struck her in the breast. He did not
give any reason for this attack, sim
ply calling her bad names.
She had then gone away and had
shown her wounds to several Of the
people in that place.
Marcellus Crcesey Of Mount Yer
non testified that he had seen the
bruises on her arms.
Costello Weston Of Readfeld. trial
justice of that town, then told of hav-
ire, I'eti "a a toIlp VI MIS-. w IflE
that night and that he had seen the
marks on her arms which he said
were plainly made by hands.
Attorney Ellsworth Peacock testi-
fed that several days later he had
seen the marks on her arm He said
that he found bruises and what was
apparently blood settled under the
skin.
Archie Stain. the first witness for
the defense stated that he was at his
home al the time of the alleged as
sault. He said that Mrs. Wing came
TO the house to talk with him and
that at the conclusion of their cor
Nersation he had told her that he
wished that she would keep off his
premises. He had then gone into the
house and closed the door.
Mrs. Wing then followed him aid
after hitting the door with her fist
SO hard that she broke the panel she
attempted TO push her way into the
house. He was. at the time holding
the door but weakened by PERIOD
cal attack of asthma he was unable
TO hold the door against the woman.
He then called to Trask who was in
the house at the time and Trask
came to help him hold the door.
Mrs. Wing had by that time pushed
the door open between six inches and
foot and had gotten one arm in
the crack of the door. Frost took
hold of the arm and pushed it out.
IL
had them left the premises, Trask
had not gone outdoors at all nor had
he assaulted the woman.
Trask and Mrs. Stain both corrob-
Grated the witness.