Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-14
Nine Secret Indictments Be-
come Public-Jury Returns
Verdict For North Vassal-
bOrO Man, Defendant In
Suit Resulting From Auto
mobile Accident In This City
Last November

Nine secret indictments became
public with the calling of the GRIM
inal docket Monday afternoon at
the April term of the Kennebec
county superior court and two others
remained secret. -Four were made
secret at the rising of the grand jury
on Wednesday last.
The list of grand jury indictments
is as follows: Edmond Terrio of
Rowland, breaking and entry, plead
low, assault and robbery. pleaded
not guilty: John Valancourt of Cold
Stream, assault and robbery, plead
ed not guilty: Clifford Coro of Wa
terville. forgery, pleaded not guilty;
William Nigue of Waterville, as
sault and battery, pleaded not guilty:
Paul Thibodeau of Augusta. assault
on an officer and driving an auto
while under the influence of intoXi-
eating liquor. not apprehended: Per-
ley Butler of Waterville, assault and
battery, two indictments, pleaded not
guilty: Eddie Thibodeau of Augusta,
assault on an officer, pleaded not
guilty; William Bolduc of Water
vile, eight counts of single sale on
one Indictment, pleaded not guilty;
David Joseph of Waterville. illegal
possession of still, pleaded not
guilty; Albert Zero of Waterville, il
legal possession of still, pleaded
not guilty: John B. Mckinnon of
Gardiner. driving under the influence
of intoxicating liquors, not appre-
hended.
There are about d cases on the
criminal trial list and the exact date
that they will be reached Is in doubt
as there are still a number of cases
on the civil trial list which are mark
ed for trial.
Verdict for Defendant In Auto Case
A verdict for the defense was re-
turned late Monday afternoon by the
Jury in the civil case of Dewar VS.
Simpson, which was an action to re-
cover for damages to an automobile
as result OF an accident in which a
Paige brougham owned by ID. p.
Dewar of this city. and Ford tour
ing car owned by Harry +. Simpson
of North Vassalboro, figured on
November 2, last.
Donald Dewar, the son Of the
plaintiff. who was driving the car
at the time OF the accident, teSti-
fled that he was driving up Winthrop
street at a speed of about 10 miles
an hour. At the intersection of Win
throp street with South and North
Chestnut streets, the auto owned by
Mr.. Simpson came out of South
Chestnut street and apparently start
ed to turn down Winthrop street
then changed it's course and con-
tinued across Winthrop street to-
ward North Chestnut street. When
young Dewar saw the car start to
go onto North Chestnut street he
realized that they would collide and
applied his brakes. Before the mo-
ment of impact he had turned onto
North Chestnut street and let off the
brakes in an effort to get away from
the other car. This he was unable
to do and the Ford hit the left front
mudguard of the Paige and bent it
as we'll as breaking the bumper. The
Ford brought up against an electric
light pole and smashed it near the
| top SO that the light fell down.
Forrest Tyson, Jr., who was with
| Dewar testified substantially the
same. Horton Flynt, who was driv.
ing an automobile Just ahead Of tho
Dewar car and who had turned onto
South Chestnut street, had met the
ora SLltCL anu II " ds
travelling at a considerable rate OF
speed. He declared that he thought
it must be going 80 miles an hour
He had gone back to the scene OF
the accident and described the po-
sition of the two cars. Frank Howe
and Charles Thorne corroborated the
statements Of young Flynt.
The plaintiff testified as to the
damage to his automobile and stated
that the repair bill had been between
$50 and $50
Harry E. Simpson, the defendant
in the action. stated that he is a
millwright. He with his wife and
two boys were visiting with relatives
on South Chestnut street on the
day of the accident. Their car had
not been used for several hours and
the engine was cold. When they
drove away from the house with
their son Arthur Simpson driving,
he had kept the car in low gear for
q considerable distance in order to
warm up the engine. The Flynt car
had gone by them as they were 60
ing into high gear and could not
have been moving over seven or
eight miles an hour.
AS they arrived at the sidewalk
on the south side Of Winthrop street
he had seen the Dewar machine COM
ing UP Winthrop street aboat 16o or