Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-13
Larceny Cases at
Municipal Court


extremely busy Thursday. The first
case called, and one which in various
phases occupied the attention of Judge
Atchley nearly the entire day, was the
case of State vs.. Perley y. York,
Frank y. Nadaau and Amos Lessard,
all OF WaterNille, on a charge of lar
ceny. All three respondents were
found guilty. appealed. and We're re-
quired to furnish bonds in the sum of
$500 for appearance before the Kenne-
bee grand jury the first Tuesday in
December.
Inc complainant in the case was
Deputy Marshal George H. Simpson.
AT : O'Clock Thursday morning the
three young men, 1t was alleged were
seen in the vicinity of the Wyandotte
Worstcd mill, where two Ford cars had
been left by Arthur Gotta and Llovd
Downs. employees at the mill, who are
working night and go to and from the
mill in their GERS. From the car of
MIR. Gotta were missing the following
articles: One inner tube. valued at
S2so; one jack. $3.50; four spark
coils, each $3.50: one mirror. SIPS: one
wrench, 80 cents; all valued at $3.50.
from the car Of Mr. Downs were
missing; Three wrenches 80 cents
each; one Stilson wrench $3.50: one
monkey wrench. ST. one S wrench. 80
cents: one valve grinder s1.1o; all val.
ued at ss.25.
The young men were seen by a po-
lice officer riding around town at a
late hour Wednesday night. He exam
lncd the tracks of the automobile
which had stopped at the Wyandotte
mill near the machines of Mr.. Gotta
and Mr.. Downs, and found that there
was a different tire mark on the right
side. which CORE sponded with the tire
equipment of the machine in which the
young men were driving. 1t was in ev-
idence that Mr.. Lessard had approach
ed the owners CT the cars with an Of
fer to settle the case. and the missing
equipment had been left in the base
ment of City hall. Mr.. Gotta and Mr..
Downs idntified their property.
Alfred A. Ma1thicu represented the
respondents. The young men gave an
elaborate account OF their time. begin
ming at Harmon's restaurant early in
the evening and ending with the put
ting up of the car. Mr.. Lessard, who
had pleaded guilty. told of borrowing
the car and leaving his companions,
going to the mill unaccompanied and
taking the material. This story was
each of the respondents and sentenced
them to so days in Jail. They appealed
and were ordered to recognize in the
sum of $500. as above stated.
There were two liquor cases in
court. as a result of seizures made by
deputy sheriffs Wednesday night at
the Red Cross Pharmacy and at the
lodging house kept by Frank Pelle-
tier at 162 IL Main street. Bernard
Cunion, manager Of the Red Cross
Pharmacy, was acquitted on showing
from his books that the amount of al
cohol purchased by him since jan
uary |. was within the amount al
lowed to drug stores under the Uni
ted States laws and Joseph Bolduc, a
lodger at 1872 IL Main street. who adj
mitted that the liquor seized in his
room at that place was his. was fined
5000 and costs and sentenced to serve
so days in Jail, and six months addi-
ton if he did not pay fine and costs
He appealed.
The deputy sheriffs who made the
searches were William H. Dignam or
Waterville, Linwood T. Dutton of Au-
gusta. Marshall Pomerleau # Angus
ia Winfield Barton % Windsor, Fred
Ingham of Mt. Vernon and James
Tibbetts of Belgrade.
The liquor seized at the Red Cross
Pharmacy were six gallons of aIco-
hol. Records secured by Deputy
Dignam from the Office of the ex-
press company showed that the de-