Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-20
IN by Beck
copyright. 1921. by New Era Features)

lifted that Lantcigne had then said he
was going to have it anyway and
had reached into his (Wentworth's)
pocket and had taken the money. Iii
taking the money from Wentworth's
pocket, Lantcigne had grabbed his left
arm. Witness also testified that
short time before, he had broken his
. right arm in an accident and was at
/ the hospital His right arm was in a
! sling then.
Immediately after Lanteigre had
! taken his money Wentworth gave
chase. he testified, and on catching Zip
with Lanteigne in the hallway of the
! house, Lanteicne had pushed him back
, and run out of the house. Wentworth
| chased as far as Charles street, but
| Lanteigne disappeared. That night he
! had made complaint to the deputy
marshal of WaterVille. Witness stat
I cd that he had two or three drinks
on the o1st OF September but was no;
| intoxicated. He testified that the mon
| ey he had in his pocket and which
| Lanteigne had taken consisted of thr ae
| SO bills. one s. bill and three 81 bills
Cross-examned, Mr.. Wentworth
stated that when Lanteigne had taken
his money he told him TO let up but
J did not cry for help. The money he
| had, he had borrowed from a friend
! the day before. He had net been
working then for some time. He is
now doing woodwork at Hollingsworth
& Whitney's.
| John w. Withee, who conducts a
| grocery store at the corner Of Charles
and Temple streets, Waterville. in the
Dickinson block testified that he had
i, known Wentworth about 80 years and
both Wentworth and Lanteigne had
| rooms in the upper part of the build
| ing. He testified that Wentworth had
| money that evening. having displayed
! some bills while in the store earlier in
the, evening. Wentworth had been
! drinking but was not staggering,
| On the evening of Sept. 81, Mr..
Withee was in his store he testified,
and he saw Mr.. I.anteigne running
by, and Mr.. Wentworth then came
into sight, also running. He had
shortly aften asked Mr.. Wentworth
what was the trouble. and Mr.. Went
worth had replied: 'Trouble enough;
he has taken my MONEY"
Elmer Mitchell. mail messenger
at Waterville, testified that at that
time he was in the Withee store. He
| heard a rustic in the hallway and
out of the window he saw Lanteigne
run down by the corner on Charles
street. and saw Wentworth running
by behind Ianteigne. Wentworth
had then come into the store and had
made it known that he had been
robbed, according to Mitchell's testi-
mony
In outlining the defense, Attorney
Marcou pointed out that the respond
ent had no reason to commit any such
offense, that he was a young man,
steady worker, sober and Industrious.
He had come here from Canade II
years ago, had been employed in the
Lockwood, and the Hollingsworth &
Whitney mills. and during the World
War had served Is months in France.
Defense contended that it was i'm
possible for L.anteigne to have COM
mitted the alIegeds offense because he
was down to his brothers house,
three -fourths Of a mile away, and Wis
tied there all of the evening, from
about TO 10 o'clock, on the night of
Sept. u.
Nine witnesses were sworn in for
the defense.
Respondent on Stand
The respondent, Philip Lanteigne of
Wateryille. testified that he is 20