The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-20
LOCAL. M|SCREAAT rs
ARE APPREHENDED
Stiff Sentence for Lar
ceny of Automobile
Misconduct in Various Parts OF the
County Lead to Arrests.

A letter received here by Sheriff
Mooers from the Chief of Police at
Epherata, Pa, states that Edmund
Gotta, who was arrested by the Sher-
iff charged with the larceny CT Dur
ant car late in October, was found
guilty by jury in the latter city
and sentenced to two years and three
months in State Prison. Gotta was
apprehended in Presque Isle for the
larceny of an automobile in which
he arrived in town and for the steal
ing of clothes from the Amos Ellis
home on Madison avenue where he
roomed for time. There were five
cars stolen in Epherata in one week,
and the car above mentioned was the
only one recovered
Howard Young and Gilman Day.
both of Madison were tried before
Judge Sawyer Monday in Municipal
Court on a warrant sworn out by Mrs.
Mary w Libby, matron at the State
Reformatory for Women, charg-
ed with aiding and abetting Dorothy
MeGarrigle and Mabel Foster to es-
cape from the institution in the
month of November, 1t was claimed
that the above named men carried
the two girls thru to Canada. Both
pleaded not guilty. waived examina-
tion and gave bail for their further
appearance before the grand jury
at the Supreme Court, January term.
Paul Bishop of Jackman who was
before Trial Justice Holden last week
on a search and seizure matter, took
an appeal after reaching Skowhegan.
Edmund Dayon of Jackman, who
has gained considerable notoriety as
o rum runner, according to the off,
Ger, from Boston to points into Maine
and whose car was seized, it is under
stood, at Portsmouth, ~ H., by the
Federal authorities a month ago, was
arrested on Thursday last by Dep
uties jackson and Fortier at Jack
man. His home at Jackman has
been searched several times by the
deputies during the last few weeks
and on this last occasion, the state
alleges, that a can of alcohol from
which Dayon was filling bottles was
seized, but not until Dayon had sue
ceeded in throwing the same into the
water from which it was recovered by
the officers unfmpaired Dayon was
given heavy fine and Jail sentence
by Trial Justice Holden, from which
he took an appeal and gave bonds for
his appearance in Court in February.
Charles Brown of Fairfield was brot
to the County Jail last Thursday aft
er officers Wheeler and Click and
Policeman Ferland of Fairfield had
waylaid Brown on the road from
Shawmut to Fairfield carrying a bag
of hens and also cOncealing several
in his pockets, one Of which was dead.
Going back to the farmhouse of Geo.
B. Cole, tracks were found leading
in and out of the hen house and it
was further determined that Mr.. Cole
had found that some of his flock were
missing Brown admitted his guilt,
according to the sheriff, and pleaded
guilty in court. He is an old offend
er, says the officer, having served
more than one prison sentence for
breaking. entering and larceny, and
the officers have watched his move
ments on many nights. Bonds were
placed at $500 by Judge Totman.
which he is at present unable to oh
tain.
Sheriff Mooers was telephoned Sat
urday morning that the Pooler col
tage, located in the woods, south of
the Pooler residence and about one
mile distant, had been broken into
and various articles of table furnish
ings were missing, together with a
lead pipe leading out of the cottage,
which had&1aeen broken off. Sheriff
Mooers and#Deputy Thibodeau imme-
diately set to work on the case and on
Monday noon had recovered part of
the stolen goods and had apprehend-
ed three boys, whose names were CIV
en- as Freddie Sincyr, Archie Murray
and Phillip Boulgier, aged IA, Is and
y years. At hearing yesterday
before Judge Sawyer Boulgier was
discharged and Sincyr and Murray
were held for the Grand Jury on
charge of breaking, entering and lar
eeny