Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-15
Criminal Docket
Is Called Saturday
In Superior Court


The criminal docket for the Janu-
airy term Of the Kennebec Superior
court was called Saturday Afternoon.
Henry L. Gordon of Winthrop
through his counsel, Burleigh Martin
OF Augusta, waived the reading of the
Indictment and pleaded not guilty to
an Indictment for robbery of a sum
OF money from Charles p. Fifield.
Nellie Boyer of Augusta, through
her counsel. Samuel Titcomb of Au-
gusta, waived the reading of the in
dictment and pleaded not guilty to an
indictment for maintaining q COM
mon nuisance.
Joseph Bolduc Of Waterville plead
ed nolo contendere to charge of the
the charge Of illegal keeping of in
toxicating liquor. He was repre-
sented by Harold Dubord of Water
vile. In reply to questions by Judge
Beane, the responder. stated that he
had never been arrested before.
Bolduc was sentenced to pay fine of
500 and costs and to serve 60 days
| in Jail and in default of payment to
serve four months additional Jail, but
was placed on probation on the pay
ment Of the fine and costs.
George Beaudry, Antoine Beaudry
and Percy Michaud of Augusta
pleaded not guilty to an indictment
| for breaking and entering a car of
the Maine Central Railroad Company.
Benedict F. Maher of Augusta ap-
peared for the two Beaudrys while
Michaud had no counsel The two
Beaudrys gave bail for their appear
| ance from day to day.
George Warren and Frederick
Smith, both Of Fairfield, waived the
| reading of the indictments in two
| cases. pleaded not guilty and gave
bail for their appearance from day
| to day. Benedict Il. Maher of Au-
gusta was counsel for the respon-
dents.
One indictment charges Warren and
Smith with breaking and entering
| the henhouse of John Plisga at Sid
ney, Sept. q last and stealing 80
hens valued at $25.
The other Indictment accuses War
| rem and Smith of breaking, entering
and larceny of one calf valued at $25
and one set of double harnesses
valued at $50 from John Plisga at
Sidney.
Henry Piper Of Augusta pleaded
nolo contendre to an indictment found
at this term for breaking, entering
| and the larceny Of bags of flour from
a car of the Maine Central Railroad
! in Augusta. He was sentenced to
| pay the costs taXed at SIS and to
serve 60 days in Jail, but was placed
on probation on the payment of the
costs. Judge Beane told the res
pendent that if he became involved in
any crime he would have to go to
Jail.
Karl Kanervo and Victor Lane Of
Vienna through their attorney, Eur
leigh Martin of Augusta, pleaded not
guilty to an indictment for assault
ard battery on Anti Anderson.
John +. Mahoney Of Gardiner.
through his attorney, Benedict F.
Maher of Augusta, waived the reading
of the indictment. pleaded not guilty
and gave bail for his appearance
from day to day on an indictment
for assaulted battery on Walter Nc
Causland at Gardiner.
Through his counsel, Frankiln
Fisher of Lewiston. Alexander Hick-
ey of Gardiner pleaded not guilty to
an indictment for dcsertion ana nom
support
KYLE Gibson of Chelsea through his
attorney, Burleigh Mac+-n of Angus
ia. waived the reading of the indict-
ment for maintaining common
nuisance and pleaded not guilty:
Francis Bickford and Edward
Young, both of Oakland, pleaded not
guilty to breaking. entering and the
larceny of 20 hens valued at $40 from
Augustus Goodrich at Oakland Sept.
20 last. .,
Merton P. Southland Of Waterville
pleaded guilty to an indictment 1or
desertion and non-support and was
remanded to Jail for sentence.
Israel Davis of Waterville, through
his attorney Harold Dubord of wat
erville, waived the reading of the IN
dictment, pleaded not guilty and gave
bail for his appearance from day TO
day on the charge of receiving stolen
Rodney Williams Of Oakland plead
ed guilty to an Indictment for break
ing. entering and the larceny or a
camera, valued at $50, from the COT
tage of Isaac Talbert.
indictments were found by the
Grand Jury at this term against Pat
rick Coady of Orono for passing
worthless check on P. }. Levasseur
and William Bowden of Chelsea lot
wilfullv killing a dog belonging 10
Mary Mullaney. .
Trial of cases on the civil docket
will be resumed this morning at ~
o'clock. the next case on the docket
being Gilman VS.. Lyons & Trs. r. r..
peacock of Waterville appears TOT
the plaintiff while Tattangall, Locke
and Perkins appears for the deten-
dantS.