Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-09
May Not Face Trial
(Continued from Pace One)


the Hayward cottage on fire brought
a plea of guilty. Later in the day,
the date of his trial was set for
Tuesday. September Is.
k1rby's appearance at the Court
House drew crowd that filled the
court room to capacity. Shortly af-
ter D o'clock Tuesday morning, peo-
pie intent upon seeing the self-con-
fessed murderer of Aida Hayward
began to, congregate before the Court
House and the Jail and at 9.45 as
Kirby and other prisoners were
taken to the Court House by Sheriff
Henry F. Cummings and his depu-
ties larg number were waiting
around to see him.
At the opening of court at 10
O'Clock, every seat in the room was
occupied and at each door many
more people were standing on tip
toe to witness the proceedings.
Within the rail sat the members of
the bar and several ladies, wives of
some of the attorneys.
The indictment charging Harry A.
Kirby with murder was the first one
read. Following the announcement
by Judge William H. Fisher that for
mer Attorney General Ransford W.
Shaw had been appointed by the
Court to defend Kirby, the prisoner,
handcuffed to High Sheriff Henry F,
Cummings stood up in the dock as
the indictment was read by Clerk of
Courts Charles w. Jones.
The question, Harry Kirby. what
say you to this Indictment, are you
n
catch him by surprise. After swal-
lowing once or twice he said, mot
guilty" When the same question was
asked after the indictment for at
tempted murder he apparently anti
c1pated the question and sought to
answer before the clerk of courts
mad hnished. Then in firm voice he
again repeated Not guilty.
For the third time the clerk read
an Indictment against Harry A. Kir-
by, this time charging arson. In the
same firm voice he responded, THE
defendant pleads guilty"
He was then taken to another seat
IN the court room in order to clear
the dock for the others who were to
make their pleas. Seated against
the wall in the chairs used by the
jury, he watched court proceedings
IN most impressive manner, moving
put seldom and changing his ex-
preston not at ALL
He was dressed In a brown suit
with black four-in- hand tie. and an
peared to be in better physical con-
dition by far than he was at the
time he was arrested in connection
with the Hayward case.
Although he consented to pose for
his picture at 3 o'clock the morning
that he was brought to this CITY. af
ter his apprehension at Newburyport
Mass, Kirby has since shown a great
deal of reluctance to have his picture
taken. He has been confronted by
press photographers on numerous
occasions and each time has hastily
thrust his cap or hand before his
race in order to foil their efforts To
take his picture.
AS he was brought from the Jail
tuesday morning, handcuffed to
Sherif Cummings. he was quick to
spot photographer waiting for him
and before he had left the shadow
or the Jail entrance he had placed
MS hand before his face. A second
attempt by the photographer re-
suited in side view.
After leaving the court room he
was stopped by Sheriff Cummings
and was urged to allow the photo
grapher to do his work. Manacled
as he was he swung around so that
ne presented his back to the camera
and when the sheriff resumed his
mareh to the Jail Kirby with his free
hand pushed his cap over his face.
declaring Il do not have to have nv
picture taken and I will not"