Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
SPEEDY DAY AT SUPERIOR COURT
SEES END OF CRIMINAL DOCKET

All cases remaining upon the
criminal docket were disposed of
Friday by Judge Fisher at the Ken
nebec County Superior court, the
traverse jury was finally discharged
and court adjourned Friday after
noon until Monday morning at $50
at which time divorces will be In
order. Court will probably adjourn
On Tuesday.
About rs cases were sentenced
Friday and several respondents were
sent to the state prison at Thomas
ton. In the case Of Joseph NORM of
Quebec, charged with forgery of a
check, which was raised from 81 to
SITS and passed upon local jewell
err, County Attorney Frank Southland
said that this work was done upon
a check printed upon the "non-raise-
able" check paper and that he had
been deluged with letters from check
manufacturers regarding the method
used by Norm. He stated that a
Lewiston official had declared the
respondent to be Divide Maltais of
Lewiston. whose speciality is forgery
and check of the finger prints of
NORM with those of Maltais, prove
that they are one and the same. In
comparing the prisoner with a pic
ture of Maltais, sent here by the
Lewiston officials, Judge Fisher had
NORM take off his glasses. He then
asked NORM how tall he was and
the respondent replied that he was
five feet, five inches. The judge
was astonished at this reply at Mo-
rim looked inches taller and caused
him to be measured, finding that he
was really between five feet eight
and nine inches in height. In con-
sideration Of his past record NORM
was given from three to six years
in the state prison at Thomaston.
Upon the pronouncing Of sentence
he asked permission to make a
statement and declared that he was
not Maltais and that this was his
first offense along this line. He ask
ed to be allowed to wire to Lewis
ton to have an official come over
who was familiar with Maltais, in
order that he might prove this. He
was granted permission to do this
and the judge assured him that he
would change the sentence IL mis-
take had been made. The respond
emit had pleaded nolo contendre in
this case.
Albert Murray CT waterville,
charged with larceny pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to serve from
1-2 to years in the state prison.
He declared that he had served a
four year sentence there for larceny
once before and that 1t was there
he had learned his bad habits as he
was sentenced at the age of 10
years.
Joseph A. Proctor, Jr., Of Gardi-
ner, charged with the larceny of a
Ford car pleaded nolo and was given
an inderterminate sentence at the
mems reformatory at South Wind
ham,
Earl Leonard of Fairfield pleaded
not guilty to a charge of larceny and
was sentenced to serve a sentence
OF 80 days and was placed upon
probation upon payment of costs
taxed at s25.
II. j. Marcou Of Fairfield and Da-
vid Vigue of Waterville, both of
whom had pleaded nolo to charges
OF driving motor vehicle while
Under the influence of intoxicating
| liquor, were each given a sentence
| of 30 days in JAIL fines of 5000 and
| costs of 500 with an alternative
/ sentence of four months iffine and
costs are not paid. On similar
charge to which he had pleaded nolo,
Frederick L. Dyer Of Fairfield was
sentenced to serve 60 days
James w. Heath pleaded nolo to
charge of desertion and non-sup-
! port and he was given a sentence of
SIX moths ad was placed upon pro-
| baton.
| In the case of George "A. futile of
oakland charged with maliciously
threatening to injure the property of
another, to which he had pleaded
nolo, Jail sentnce of IL months was