Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-06

| Probable cause Mas fOunu III tit
case of Iisle l.. Burns. at continued
| hearing before the Municipal court on
Saturday morning before Judge
| Charles w. Atchley, on two counts OF
! forgery and the other of cheating by
false prctenscs. Burns was bound
i, over in the sum of 5000 for his per-
sonal appearance at the April term
of the superior court. which will con-
vcnc in Augusta on The first Tues
day in April. Only one witness was
| heard, James J.. Dean. the complain
! ant The readinG # the warrant
was waived. the plea of not guilty
| made and no defence was offered
! John T., Nelson was attorney for the
state and Frank Tlumstoad for
! Burns.
Being unable to secure bonds
Burns was rcmanded to the county
iail at Augusta 1hcIc TO await his
trial. 1t is believed at that time
that he will plead guilty and throw
| himself upon the mercy of the court.
! City Marshal William II. Murray
accompanied Burns to Augusta. going
down on the 1880 electric car Just
before the car left. the two came
from the city hall ana walked across
the park to get aboard. Burns car
ricd black travelling bag. They
took seat together and as Il few per-
sons. attracted by the fact that he
was leaving that car. had gathered
at the corner of Common and Main
streets, Burns who sat next to the
window. reached mp and drew down
the shade to shoulder height. as the
car backed up from the 'N' and
started towards Augusta
To the disappointment of a large
number of people, among whom were
many ladies. the continued hearing of
I.isle l.. Burns was hold about three
quarters of ar hour earlier than it
had been scheduled to be held and
people continued to arrive at City hall
,, full half hour after the hearing had
quietly taken place N the office of
Judge AtchleN. The agreement to
have the hearing early was ma le be-
tween the attorneys in the case at
ter the arrival of John T.. Nelson from
Augusta. who is conducting the case
for the State. Frank plumstead is
the attorney for the defendant.
Some of those who are wise to the
ways of the law. however, were on
hand early in case there should hc Il
change in the hour of the hearing
and so the small quarters in the
Judges Office were comfortably filled
during the scarcely five minutes that
the hearing lasted. First the attor-
neys and the complainant James l..
Dean appeared in the judges office
and in q moment :ity Marshal MUIR
ray entered accompanying Mr.. Burns.
The moment that the prisoner APP
peared proceedings were begun. The
reading of the warrant was waived
and Burns through his attorney
plead not guilty.
James l.. Dean was the only wit
ness heard. John f. Nelson picking
up the warrant went rapidly through
the counts. firing questions tersely
at the witness. who had little more
than time TO answer yes" to nearly
all of them. Things progressed so
rapidly that Mr.. Nelson was about
half way through the examination of
the witness when it was noticed that
the respondent was still standing and
he was motioncd 20 seat. The
questions We're something like this:
"Do you know Lisle L. Burns. the
respondent?
ayes"
did he represent TO YOU that he
was heir to a large estate in Massa-
chusetts and beneficiary under an es-
tate in England"
"Yes'
did he further represent to YOU
that he had purchased French bonds
that were sent to the wrong address
and he needed money to send to his
attorney in Boston on account of the
bonds"
"lcs.'