The independent-reporter., 1924-10-02
sUpREME JUDICIAL C0URT
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to statutory offense at Ripley and the
Court assigned Attorney DuBord of
WaterVile to look after his interests.
In the case of Arthur Boutin of
townsville. p. Q. charged with un-
lawfully operating motor vehicle,
Attorney DuBord was assigned assn
terpreter. 1t appears that Boutin,
thought he was being tried for intoxi-
cation in the lower court, when plead
ing guilty and wished to plead not
guilty to the above charge. Attor-
ney DuBord was assigned as council
for the respondent.
Franz b. Brown of Burnham plead
ed guilty to unlawfully operating a
motor vehicle at Pittsfeld. while
under the influence of liquor. Wes-
ley and Ernest Allen. furnished sure
ties in the sum of $1,000 for his ap-
pearance in court from day to day.
Edwin L. Gates of Madison pleaded
not guilty to two indictments for stat
utory offense and furnished .sureties
thru Paul Hebert and Joseph Dyer
as bondsmen. W. B. Brown is his
attorney.
Charles II. Frasier. Jr. of Madison
pleaded not guilty to assault with
revolver on two indictments, one
charging assault upon Florence
Frasier and the other upon Frank
Taylor. Zachiriah Hendsbee and
Bryce Edwards furnished sureties in
the sum of $1,000 for his further ap-
pearanee in answer to both indict
ments.
Mont Hilton of Madison pleaded
guilty to unlawfully operating a mo-
tor vehicle while under the influence
t~.e
and Gilman Leavtt furnished bonds
in the sum of $1,000. for his further
appearance.
Eugene Lachance of Arson pleaded
not guilty to unlawfully operating
motor vehicle while under the influ-
ence of intoxicating liquor and G.. A.
Porter and H. II. Marston of North
Anson acted as bondsmen.
Murray Petley of Anson pleaded
guilty to unlawfully operating a mo-
tor vehicle while under the influence
of liquor. George Booth and c. w.
Luce. furnished the necessary sure
ties for his further appearance.
Fred Ring of Cambridge pleaded
not guilty to the unlawful operating
Of motor vehicle while under the
Influence of liquor and Willis Stevens
and Frank Bachelor furnished bonds
ip~the sum of $1,000.
Two indictments were returned
against Fred Tuttle of Athens, one for
breaking and entering with intent to
steal and the other for unlawfully
operating a motor vehicle while un-
der the influence of liquor. He
pleaded not guilty to both and his
bondsmen were Roscoe Tuttle of
Athens and w. II. Hight of Skowhe-
gan.
Fred White and Albert Redmond,
young boys from Madison, both plead
ed not guilty to an indictment charg-
ing breaking and entering with intent
to steal. Albert White and Lawrence
Redmond. the respective fathers of the
two boys went bail in each case.
Archie Arseneault of Madison
pleaded guilty to assault on Albert
DuCkworth and was demanded to the
care of the officers.
James Brown of West Athens plead
ed not guilty to setting fire TO the
building of David CorsOn, and when
asked by. the court il he had council.
replied that he did, but that he did
not know who it was as his people
had looked after the matter for him.
He had no bondsmen.
Louis Kalos of Pttsfield pleaded
not guilty to assault and furnished
the necessary sureties
Henry Cookson of Detroit, who was
short time ago before the lower
court on Me charge of larceny. plead
ed not guilty to two charges of lar
ceny and furnished the required
bonds.
Peter Roderick of Fairfield plead
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Xavier Talbot of Madison pleaded
not guilty to the unlawful operation
of {, motor vehicle. while uader the
influence of liquor.
Iona L. WitcEar of Bangor plead
ed not guilty to the unlawful opera
ton of motor vehicle while under
the influence of liquor and bonds were
furnished by r. G. Lord and NJ. st.
Ledger. both of Skowhegan.
Leslie Strout was discharged, the
grand jury having failed to return an
indictment against him.
FIRST CRIMINAL CASE
The first criminal case opened just
prior to the noon recess on Thursday.
James Kitchen had pleaded not gull
ty to unlawfully operating a motor
vehicle while under the influence of
liquor, and this was taken up. Jas.
H. Thorne the county attorney, ap-
peared for the state and w. b. Brown
for the respondent
The trouble arose on an evening of
dance at the Fahi Pond Pavilion, it
being claimed that Kitchen had been
drinking and that he afterwards made
a scene in the street at North Anson
when he attempted to strike two
: young men. hitting one of them.
Frank Taylor of Madison testified that
he saw Kitchen at the dance and that
he bad been drinking; that he sub
sequently saw him beside the road
with his automobile across the ditch
Henry NORM of Arson said that he
saw Kitchen at the dance hall and
thought he had been drinking and
when he saw him in the ditch and
asked what the trouble was, witness
{ stated that Kitchen swore Fred
Withee. Jr. of Anson said that he saw
Kitchen by the ditch out of the road
after the dance and thought he acted