Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-06
Court Starts Second
Day of Session
with Energy

| w W. A>AANA Sly
Court convened at $50 Thursday
morning as there We're no cases ready
Tor jury trial both the traverse iurys
| ana the supernumeraries were ex-
| Cuseo until this Friday morning at
$50 o'clock.
Archie Lemieux against whom an
| Indictment charging tntoxication was
arraigned and the respondent plead
ed guilty. County attorney spoke for
| the State and urged the severest SEN
tence possible for this charge and ex-
| planned that a fight ensued in the
early Sunday morning hours Of Mar.
IL, 20 following the night OF drink
| ing. The respondent spoke briefly in
his own behalf. Judge Dunn pro-
nounced the maximum sentence for
intoXication which is so days in Jail
| and ordered the prisoner remanded
to Jail by the officer.
Mrs. Mabel Kincaid was arraigned
| against whom there We're two
| charges one for concealing stolen
goods to which she plead guilty and
the second of larceny to which she
plead not guilty. Viola Hamil and
Evelyn Cobb commorant Skowhegan,
who were both charged with escape
from the State Reformatory were ar
raigned and both pleaded guilty. Be-
fore pronouncing the sentence Judge
Dunn asked them if they wished an
attorney and told them not to be
afraid of him or the court but to
speak freely and if they wished an
attorney they should have one. They
both expressed the wish to have
counsel and Judge Dunn appointed
Col. Sherman Shumway of the law
firm of Cover and Shumway to rep
resent the respondents and they re-
tired with him for consultation.
Morris Wentworth the young
. brother Of Mrs. Mabel kincaid, who
!; is charged with larceny of S27 from
one Valliere by an indictment found
! by the grand jury was brought into
court by Deputy Sheriff J. T. Thibo-
deau but as the court was busy with
the case of Viola Hamlin and Eve
lyn Cobb, he and his sister were
taken from the court room until after
dinner by Deputy Sheriff Thibodeau.
The following is the personnel of
the orchestra which will furnish
, music at the Musical comedy which
is to be given this Friday evening
under the auspices of the young peo-
pie of the Centenary Methodist
church: Piano. Mrs. Bessie A. Smith:
saXophone. F'loren Ellis. Linwood
Savage: violins, Harold Lord. Lloyd
Nalliere; clarinet. George Halves;
drums, James White: cornet. Chesley
Moore. 1t is expected that John
Oddly one of Skowhegan's talented
young college students. who is at
tending college in Middletown. Conn.
and who is passing the Easter vaca-
ton with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Oddly of Baptist hill, will play
4 piano solo.
The last dress rehearsal which was
held Wednesday evening went off
without a hitch and it is expected
that the production of "A Bonnet is a
Bonnet For A That" will be greatly
enjoyed by all who are permitted to
see it.
Among the Colby students who
have been passing he Easter vaca-
ton in town and have returned to
Waterville. are Joseph Coburn Smith,
Fred Chase, Eleanor Halves. Rachel
Conant. Grace Fox. Vivian Hubbard.
Mrs. Robbie l.. Watson returned to
Waterville, Thursday after passing
some time with Mr.. Watson, new
manager of Emery Brown store.
After the appointment of Attor-
ney Sherman Shumway as counsel
by Judge Dunn for Viola Hamlin
and Evelyn Cobb. both escaped
from the Reformatory for Women.
a conference was held with Judge
Dunn. Attorney Subway. County
Attorney James Fl. Thorne of North
Arson. Sheriff John a. Mooers and
Mrs. Theda Fl. Munson, parole Off
Ger of the State Reformatory, con-
corning the respondents cases.
Judge Dunn did not pronounce a
sentence Thursday in regard to
these cases.
In the case Of Mabel Kincaid. who
is the wife of Abner Kincaid. a
machinist, and a mother of little
child nine months old. the respond
ent was given a mental test Thurs
day afternoon by Mrs. Munson in
which her mentality was found to
be much below normal. Sentence
in this case has not as yet been
made.
The court adjourned at q o'clock
until 10 o'clock Friday morning:
when it is expected that the trial Oh
cases before the jury will begin.