Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-13
Given Sentence
In Assault Case

Ille frSt case tried on the GRIM
lnal docket was State vs.. John Mus
kanvitch. charged with assault with
intent TO kill upon Sharles A. Lam
der of Madison on April l, 1925. The
State was represented by County
Attorney Harold L. Weeks and the
interest Of the respondent, who WAS
without counsel were looked out for
by Judge Charles L. Barnes. The
case was heard before a drawn jury
made up of Vest Holt, Canaan; +. A.
Dinsfore, Madison; William T.. Spot
ford, Skowhesan; Milton Gleason,
Canaan; Carroll H. Beale, Skowhe-
gan; Howard NJ. Flood, Fairfield:
James NJ. Spence, Madison; Hazen
Taylor. Arson; Lafayette S. Bray,
Fairfield; Robert Burns. Moscow;
Leon Getchell, Embden; Charles a.
Foss. Bingham; S. Russakoff. Show
hogan acted as interpreter for the
Charles A. Lander. The jury, after
being out an hour, brought in a YER
dict of assault. He was sentenced
to 80 days in the county Jail and
was committed.
The following respondents who
lad been arraigned and plead rot
guilty to the charges against them,
on Saturday morning retracted their
pleas and plead guilty: Roland NJ
jackson, aged 26 years, charged
with breaking, entering and larceny
of goods valued at S25 at the cot
tage of DR.. z. Earl Richardson at
Sibley pond; Archie Lemieux of
Skowhegan who was charged with
obstructing deputy sheriff Elton
Markham of Skowhegan in the pur-
suances of his duties as an officer,
really did not retraCt the plea made
Friday, insisting that he was guilty
and was also not guilty. From the
hearing in the lower court it ap-
peared that Lemieux was intoxi-
Gated when the act charged in the
indictment was committed.
Saturday the list of new entries
marked for trial was called by the
Clerk of Courts, William r. Seekins,
and the following were marked de-
faulted: Harry j.. Bradbury George
Chapman) VS.. Willard X. Atwood;
Alton Gerald CButler & Butler) VS..
Charles A. Brooks and James II.
Thorne (Thorne) VS.. Harry Hago-
plan &C. o. SmalD.
The case of Lauville Written
(Gower & Shumway) VS.. Maine Con-
tainer Co, Harold z. Weeks) on
Mondays list will be for trial. 1t is
likely that the trial of the criminal
cases which was started Saturday
morning will be resumed Wednesday
morning and that Monday with the
resuming of court after the arrival of
the 11:10 train for the remainder of
the day and Tuesday will be taken
up with civil cases.
Several hours Saturday were TAX
en- up by the court in considering
the cases of State VS.. the following
seven boys from Madison ranging in
age from 10 to 10 years. who were
indicted for breaking, entering and
larceny at Madison: Arthur Tilley,
Reginald Douglas. Maurice Rich
ards, Richard White, Joe White,
Earl Payne and Walter Turner.
Late in the afternoon the lads we're
formally arraigned and at the sugges-
ton of the court the clerk, William T.
Seekins, took great pains in reading
the Indictment, that insofar as posi-
BILE considering their tender years. the
might realize the nature
and magnitude of the charges against
them by the State. Each lad pleaded
guilty. Reginald Douglas. aged IS.
who was on probation from a decision
by Trial Justice J. Frank Withee Of
Madison for similar charge. will be
sent to the State School for Boys at
South Portland
= In the case of Earl Payne, who came