The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19
THEFT OF FORTY HENS
IS FERREIED OUT
Four Fairfield Center Men Brought to
the County Jail and Afterwards
Tried mt Fairfield

As the result of clever work oN the
part of Sheriff Mooers, Frank Murray,
David Knox, Frederick Smith and Geo
Warren all of Fairfield Center were
arrested Saturday on a charge of
breaking. entering and larceny. The
MOI were - n Skowhegan Jail
eud " ere / r tal before Trial Jus
tioe Arthur l. Z in Fairfield and
were founf il'fy fom which verdict
they apr I'D to the winter term of
Supreme Court, each furnishing bonds
in the sum of $1,000 for his appear
ance Ii was claimed that the men
broke into the hen house of Fred Ro
| hinson ot Fairfield Center on October
3 and took eighty hens. County At
torney Thorne of North Anson appear
ed for the state and the respondents
were represented by Judge II. II.
Brazzell. George NJ. Chapman and Elar
old Weeks. Knox and Murray, each
eighteen years of age turned states
evidence and stated that the four had
taken Mr.. Robinson's hens, according
to the officer. No testimony was Civ
en- by either Smith or Warren. I'M
Imediately following this hearing, Sher-
iff Mooers furnished the Wateryille
authorities with the evidence he had
and Warren and Smith were rearrest-
ed charged with breaking. entering
and larceny at the hen coop of John
Plisga of Sidney.
In addition Israel Davis of Water
willie was arrested on the charge of
receiving stolen goods This arrest
I-, b,J
by Sheriff Mooers. Bonds for each
of The accused were fixed at $1,000
Sheriff Mooers did some exceptional
ly good work in ferreting out this case
and was ably assisted by Deputies
| Crocker of Canaan and Hill of Fair
/ field. Mr. Robinson lost eighty hens
and Sheriff MQoers stated that he
! learned that the four had made a
break in Plsga's coop October and
that three of taem Smith Warren and
Murray had made second break
there, October 10, this being the time
when valuable registered heifer. one
hundrd eighty hens and double har-
nesses were taken. The Robinson
coop and Plisga coop were broken into
the same night and the Sheriff said
that Mr. Pllgas coop. where one
hundred eighty birds were taken on
the first visit, was visited first. The
stolen goods according to the officer
were taken To Israel Davis. whom it
is alleged received them OF those
taken at the Robinson coop, the Sher-
if said forty were kept by Smith
Sheriff Mooers secured from Knox
signed statement to the effect that all
four were implicated in the stealing
1t is claimed aud this statement, Mr.
Mooers added. was corroborated by
one made by Murray. The automo-
bile of Warren and Smith were used
by the men according to the officer.
The Somerset County Sheriff was in
formed by Knox that the double har-
nesses taken at Pliaga's was in Smiths
possession but in spite of dligent
search made in the vicinity of Smiths
house and in his barn, they could not
be found Saturday. In this search
County Attorney Sanbcn Of Augusta
and Deputy Sheriff Dignam of Water
willie gave their assistance. The
calf was said to have been found in
the possession of Davis. Sheriff
Mooers indicated that it was his pur-
pose to cooperate with the Kennebee
County authorities in this matter.