The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-02

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] plea of not guilty in two lower court
cases and pleaded guilty.
STATE VS. BRACK
A larceny case occupied the atten-
ton of the jurors, Hiram Bearce of
Skowhegan being appointed foreman.
Edward Brack Of Jackman was charg-
ed with the larceny of $3.50 from Mrs.
Jennie Ashe of Jackman on August
9TH last 1t was claimed by the state
that Mr. and Mrs. Ashe and Mr..
Brack had all been employed in the
woods. Mrs. Ashe it was claimed
had drawn out $500 from the Jackman
bank and had spent part of it put
ting $240 in a jar upon her return.
The state claimed that Brack came
to the house and asked the loan of
81; that Mrs. Ashe loaned him $40
and that Brack stole the remainder
of the money from Ithe jar. Mrs.
hshe testified to loaning the money
to the respondent saying that she
! took the money out of the jar, giving
him $40 bill and then returned it in
front of Brack. Mrs. Ashe elaine ed
that the jar set on a shelf by the
stairs and she had given him the
testified that after he went downstairs
she looked and found that the money
was gone. She accused him as he
was in the shed when she went down
stairs but he went away and she no.
titled an officer She said she agreed
to settle for 500 on the suggestion
of the officer. Joseph Landry of
Jackman, a public car driver said that
! prarly ell him IN fako him n Ono-
/ bee and paid him $25 in advance. Civ
i ing two twenty dollar bills. Witness
said that Fortier found them at the
Lines and took BEack back to Jack
man. Under cross examination Ian
dry said that in the trade he was to
bring back Brack to Jackman the next
day. Deputy Sheriff Fortier testified
/ to finding Brack at the Lines where
he was taking drink of beer and
+ searching him found ten dollars and
! a half on his person. c. H Mills,
lawyer of Jackman, testified that
Brack wanted to borrow fifty cents
from him, saying that he didn't have
any money, probably twenty-four or
/ thirty-siX hours before the alleged lar
ceny. Arthur Holden of Moose Riv-
er. clerk for the H. & w. Company
-, said that Brack was one of the crew
and he made final settlement with
him, August LIST, giving him at that
time $40; He presented figures to
indicate that the total payment to
Brack had amounted to S102 during
his last term of service for his COM
pany Sheriff MOoers testified to
finding five twenty dollar bills in the
toe of one of Bracks boots when he
searched him after he was brought to
the county Jail The sheriff said that
Brack had previously said that he had
no money.
Judge Brazzell of Fairfield, attor-
ney for the respondent, stated that
the defense was a general denial of
the charge, the respondent claiming
that he worked in the woods and
that the money in the shoe was OBJ
tanned from his work in the woods,
Brack took the stand in his own de-
i Tense and testified that in addition to
/ the $102 paid him by the II. & w. Com
pany he had received SS5 from Mr..
Fall by whom he was also employed.
He stated that he carried the money
in the toe of his boot because he had
| lost money around Jackman in the
past He stated that he didn't re
member that Mrs. Ashe loaned him
| $40 and never saw the jar in which
she claimed it was kept until he saw
it in court, he stated. He said he
couldn't remember whether he was
| there on the day of the alleged lar
ceny or not. He said he did ask
Lawyer Mills for the loan because
he didn't want to take the money out
of his shoe and when questioned about
his other money, in connection with
the question Of asking a loan from
Mills, he replied that he did queer
things sometime. He denied that he
took any money out of a jar in the
Ashe house Brack was found guilty.
In the cases of State VS. f. l.. Church
of Brooklyn, n. Y. and X. H. Tappan
of Princeton, n. J. indicted for operat-
ing motor vehicles illegally, both
pleaded guilty.
Charles Fl. Frasier Jr. of Madison
pleaded nolo to assault upon Frank
Taylor, the state having mol pressed
that part of the char@ which related
TO intent TO kill. Mr.. Frasier plead
ed guilty to the charge of assault
upon Florence Frasier, that part of
the charge with intent to kill being
mol pressed by the state. Bonds were
furnished for his further appearance
by Bryce Edwards and Z. Hendsbee
in the sum of 81 600 in each case.
William Hennessey of Jackman,
who was Indicted for the unlawful
operating of a motor vehicle while
under the Influence of liquor at Den
nistown was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty Sureties were furnished
by Martin GARNER and Henry Dawson
for his appearance at the next term
of court.
STATE VS. BOOKER
J.. L. Smith was appointed foreman
OF the grand jury in the case of Bin
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