Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26
Morning Session Court

session of the Supreme Judicial
court were taken up with going over
the criminal docket and disposing of
the cases.
Inc following cases were marked
Tor trial: Ned Burke, Aplt sale;
three cases against Paul Dayon all
for sale and all for trial; two cases
against Lee Godin sale for trial; John
W. Haines assault and battery for
trial; William Hapgood. illegal de-
post, for trial; Ralph Heating, il
legal manufacture of intoxicating
liquor for trial; Theo Lamothe, sale,
for trial; Albert +. Moody, assault
and battery for trial; Joseph Pooler
sale for trial; James Quinn, sale for
trial; Cleo II. Smith, sale for trial;
Ivan McGrillis for trial; Harry But
Ter. sale for trial; Guy E. Downs,
sale for trial; Saul Plavni assault
and battery, two cases for trial;
Daniel Steward for operating a motor
vehicle while intoxicated, for trial
The following prisoners were ar
raigned: Ned Burke, The Forks,
pleaded not guilty; George LINT,
Brooklyn. n. Y, non support of wife
and three daughters, pleaded not
guilty; Joseph McGlintock. larceny,
pleaded guilty; Fred Mckay, two
cases assault, bonds, $1,000 and rape,
bonds, $4,000, pleaded not guilty;
Percy Poor. larceny, pleaded guilty:
Roscoe Sprague of Fairfield indecent
immortality, not guilty; William
Simpson of Hartland, aged IS, larceny
of an auto valued at $500. pleaded
guilty; Stanley Washruk, illegal
possession. pleaded nolo: his sentence
was pronounced, fined $1,000 and two
months in Jail: Anthony LaEby of
Long Pond Plantation, assault, plead
not guilty, and gave $500 personal
day to day.
Ned Burke Of the Forks, sala TO
Albert Pierce. plead not guilty and
gave bonds of $500.
George Lunt Of Brooklyn, y. ",
support of wife and three daugh-
tcrs plead not guilty and furnished
bonds of $1,000.
Joseph McClintock larceny, plead
guilty.
Fred Sharhono alias Fred Nutting,
larceny, plead guilty.
Robert Packard common nuisance,
plead not guilty and gave bonds of
$500.
Edward Niguc and Fred Gilblair,
larceny, dcfaulted bonds.
Raymond S. Bill, fraud, plead
guilty
John Walker of Hartland, manu-
facture Of intoxicating liquor plead
not guilty.
Basil White, assault, plead not
guilty gave bonds of $1,000
Basil White, rape, plead not guilty,
and gave bonds $4,000.
Mahlon White, assault and rape.
plead not guilty and gave bonds of
$1,000 and $1,000.
Allie Atwen, sale, plead guilty;
sentence imposed OF $100 and costs
and two months in Jail and six
months additional in default of pay
mont.
George A. Tilton, Pittsfcld, manu-
facture of liquor, plead not guilty.
Henry Narum, Pittsfeld, liquor
nuisance, plead not guilty.
Basil Sleeves, Pittsficld, fclonious-
~ Stay and KILL plead not guilty and
gave bonds of $4,000
The criminal cases will be tried
next Week
Late Monday morning the case of
George NJ. Lanccy VS.. Chester Curtis
came before the court. in which
Lancey sued to recover note on Chos-
ter Curtis. In 1913 Curtis. who re-
sided in Corinna. gave the Pittsfeld
Trust co. at Corinna branch his note
for $500. for the loan of that amount
of money, which he had placed in the
Cornna bank on checking account
When he had drawn out only about
$50 the Trust Company failed. These
notes were later turned over to
George NJ. Lanccy, seven years
elapsed before Mr.. Lanccy made his
first attempt to collect. Mr.. Lancey
gave his testimony and Mr.. Curtis
was called, in the midst of Mr..
Curtis testimony the case was taken
out OF court for settlement. The on
try in the docket being made.
Neither party. no further action.
Lancey was represented by Coolidge
OF Pittsfcld. and Curtis by Edward
+. Merrill of Skowhegan.
The rest of the afternoon was taken
up with the case Of George Gognon
vs.. Fred Cyr and inhabitants of
Madison tr, The palintiff was rep
resented by Bernard Gibbs of Madi-
son and the defense by County At
tornov James II. Thorne OF Madison.
The testimony was all in and case
ready for tho arguments when court
was adjourned