Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10
Sentences Given
Sk0Whegan Court

State Prison sentences were pro-
nounced in the following cases Mon
day afternoon in Somerset County
supreme court by Judge Warren c.
Philbrook.
Stephen Henry Hoppe, aged q. of
Boston, married and one child, pre-
I vious convictions. and Clifford Stew
ence Of Gouldsboro, no other court
i record. aged "a unmarried, breaking,
entering and larceny at the post
office in North Arson last Septem-
Der. not less than four nor more
than eight years at hard labor. Sec
ond charge of breaking. entering and
larceny at North Arson, not less
than three nor more than six years
at hard labor.
George w. Washburn Of Canaan,
rape. found guilty by trial. not less
than ten nor more than twenty years
Of hard labor.
Jesse Ray Oby of Fairfield, 20
years, breaking entering and larceny
in Fairfield, had served at State re-
formatory for men, not less than two
years nor more than 4 years. Oby
toll the court that he was Ill with
tuberculosis.
Frank f. Elderkin of st. Adams,
charged with common thief, having
been twice before convicted, not less
than four nor more than six years.
The following Jail sentences were
pronounced: Olin S. Dudley, assault
upon his wife, 6 months.
Roy Jones of Skowhegan, harbor-
ing Viola Howard and Alma Paradis.
from the State Reformatory, 8
months in the county Jail.
Arthur Morancy of Jackman, who
~ r,tt1 10 tot 11f
was given 10 months.
The following disposition was
made of cases on the criminal dock
ct, all of which were cases of the
administration of John A. Mooers
and corps of deputies and formerly
County Attorney James II. Thorne
of Madison. Arthur Nashon OF Show
hogan, charged with sale. filed.
Arthur Vashon. charged with sale
and being a common seller, for SEN
tence, one for illegal transportation
was mol pressed.
Henry Cookon, charged with lar
ceny, one case Of last term and an
appeal case, were both mol pressed.
Philoman Bureau, of Wlnslow,
charged with illegal deposit. and IL
legal possession of still, continued.
Albert j. Libby, cases, for sale.
were continued.
Earle Tantish, charge fornicatlon,
continued.
tempted rape, continued.
Respondents in the following cases
were arraigned:
Arthur Nashon. charged with sale,
retrac ted plea of not guilty and
plead guilty: Eddie Richards OF
Skowhegan, charged with single sale,
plead not guilty, retracted plea and
plead nolo.
Jane Trial. Arson, charged with
sale, retracted plea of not guilty ana
plead nolo. Bail was discontinued
in the case of State VS.. Glen f. Dud->
ley OF Skowhegan charged with as
sault upon his wife. Dudley later
came into court and default was
stricken off. When arraigned plead
not guilty. changed plea to nolo.
Ernest Matthew of SkoWhegan, as
sault and battery, retracted plea OF
not guilty and plead nolo.
One case received jury trial
Monday afternoon, that of State vs..
Joseph Vachon of Skowhegan.
charged with sale before drawn
jury of which six We're challenged
before the panel of II was complet-
ed. George M. Nash of Skowhegan
acted as foreman. The State was
represented by county attorney Har-
old f. Weeks and the respondent by
attorneys +. Murray of Bangor and
Judge II. II. Brazzell OF Fairfield. The
State charges that Vachon sold to
Albert j. Libby of Skowhegan one
half pint of alcohol on Feb. 2. 1923.
The witnesses We're Mr.. Libby, Judge
Merrill. who brought in the court
records showing that the respondent
had been before the municipal court
twice on the same charge to which
he had both times plead guilty. En-
sheriff John A. Mooers was called to
identify the respondent as being the