The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04

time and claimed that she had been
abused by her husband DR.. Rich
ardson testified to the woman's con-
dition. VIM. Folsom Merrill attorney
CRIMINAL DOCKET
The criminal docket was taken up
promptly at two o'clock Monday aft
ernoon after the recess since the Sat
urday before. The case of State VS.
Fred Roullard was defaulted, also the
case of the State VS.. Thomas E. Dob
son was defaulted
/ Manley Beane of Moscow retracted
his plea of not guilty to being a COM
mon seller of Intoxicating liquor and
pleaded guilty. Bail was furnished
from day to day by Bernard Crotto
and Mont Became.
Trevor Howes of Highland Planta-
ton was arraigned and pleaded not
guilty to assault upon Edward C. Ash
croft and bail was furnished in the
sum of $500 by Lauriston Howes and
Bin w Page.
pACQUET-LYoNS CASE
Trials went. on rapidly and verdicts
were returned in short order during
Monday afternoon. The case of State
VS. Fred Pacqdet of Norridgewock and
John Lyons of Lawrence, Mass, for
breaking, entering and larceny from
the store of r. e. Gould in Arson was
heard j. E. McMichael OF Pittsfield
was foreman of the drawn jury. Bud
Hopkins, also charged with being con-
nected with the crime had not been
apprshended. Mr.. Gould was the first
witness and told Of the break and the
larceny of $65.65 and of clothing from
his store. John II. Ashton, a plain
clothes policeman of Lewiston, who
apprehended Racquet and Lyons tes-
titled that he went into a store in Lew
iston where the men were selling the
goods and took the men into custody;
that the men gave fictitious names
and that eventually Lyons admitted
the theft and Pacquett also made an
admission. The men were turned
over to the County officials and Dep
uty Sheriff Crocker told of taking the
men into custody. Sheriff Mooers
told of the men being turned over to
him and stated that the men had told
him about the goods and how they had
obtained them. The respondents
were without lawyer and Racquet
testified that the night of the break
he and another fellow had gotten
some liquor and made quite a lot of
noise; that the next morning he and
Lyons left for Old Orchard but at Hop
kins' request he and Lyons had gone
back to Madison to get some clothes
which, according to the evidence,
were supposed to be Hopkins. He
stated that he had nothing to do with
the break and that he had never told
the officers that he had broken into
the Gould store. Lyons did not tes-
tify but retracted his plea of not gull
ty and pleaded guilty. The jury
found Racquet guilty and both men
were remanded to jail
ANOTHER BREAKING AND ENTER
ING CASE
William Long, colored, whose resid-
ence was unknown. was found guilty
of breaking, entering and larceny
from lHe SlOTG Ol w. f1dTTlS WlIlldulS
at North Arson on July 2, 1928. Mrs.
Williams told of conditions the morn
ing after the break at the store and
that one of the sweaters which was
found in Longs possession was like
the one missed from her store. A
shirt which was also found in Longs
possession was like some of the stock
in the Williams store. The lunch
room of Mrs. Lottie Green was also
burglarized and canned goods and
cigarettes taken. Mrs. Green testi-
fled that a can found on Longs per-
son was like the stock which was mis-
sing for her store. Deputy Croker
and Sheriff Mooers overlook Long be-
tween North Arson and Madison and
Deputy Crocker testified that he re-
moved from his person a 45 caliber
automatic revolver which was taken
from him; also that he took a skele-
ton key and hack saw from his pos
session. Long was without lawyer.