Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-08

As the aftermath of case heard
in the Augusta municipal court be-
fore Judge Robert A. Cony shortly
before noon Tuesday, in which two
young Gardiner girls. the oldest
having only attained her sixteenth
birthday on Monday of this week,
were the principal witnesses against
two Augusta young men on aIega-
tions of statutory offenses, Chief of
Police William ]. Skehan of this city
and Deputy Sheriff Arthur G. Rob-
inson Of Gardiner, through whose
efforts the law violators were appre-
hended and brought to justice, indi-
Gated that the officers of the city and
county were prepared to wage an
active and drastic campaign against
the overnight" motor camps and
proprietors of lakeside cottages cat
ering to parties" of young people
whose credentials were uncertain.
In the case heard yesterday morn
ing q vivid retelling of an escapade
which continued through the past
week was unfolded by the two young
girls. Their stories concerned the
occupancy OF a cottage on the shore
of Weber Pond with the two young
men respondents, and the consump-
ton OF quantities of home brewed
beer, hard cider and stronger alco-
holic drink entered into the account
Of the prolonged carousaL
Delphine Silvia and Percy Cloutier,
both about rs years Of age, were
bound over to the September sitting
OF the Grand Jury for Kennebec
county, each in the sum Of $500 when
Judge Cony found them guilty OF
the serious charges preferred against
them. Silvia secured the necessary
bonds yesterday afternoon but Clou-
tier up to evening had not been able
to furnish bail and will probably be
committed to Jail to await the action
Of the upper court.
The two girls who bit by bit, re-
counted their doings of the past
week, were Inez Baker, 16, and Stel-
Ia Morang, IA, both of Gardiner.
Both girls were rather attractive in
appearance, but the faces OF both
bore. deep craven evidences Of the
dehauchery in which they had par
ticipated in the little lake shore
camp during the past six days. The
two girls after the hearing against
Silvia and Cloutier were taken to
Gardiner, where an effort was to
be made to have them committed to
the State School for Girls at Halo
we'll, as both have the reputation OF
being incorrigible.
Their story started with their
coming to Augusta q week ago Sun
day after having attended church
services together In the morning.
On Sunday night they occupied. ac-
cording to their declaration room
in a Water street rooming house.
which they said was loaned to them
by a man named Charlie" from
Bangor. On Monday night they
slept in a private garage on a resi-
dental street with young man
whom they denied having ever seen
before.
It was on Tuesday that the two
girls met Delphine Silvia. whom the
Baker girl had known for some time
and the trip to the Weber Pond cot
tage was suggested. Cloutier was
called in to keep company with the
Morang girl and the four occupied
a. hired camp from Tuesday until
Monday.
The warrants in the case were
signed by Chief of Police Skehan and
he with Deputy Sheriff Arthur G.
Robinson were responsible for the
investigation Of the Illicit cohabita-
ton and the arraignment Of the two
men concerned. 1t was the declara-
ton of these two officers that the
circumstances which this case re-
vealed were too common in the VI
cinity of Augusta. and they served
notice that stringent means would
be employed in the future to clean
up cottage parties and roadhouse ca
rousals in which young girls were
concerned.
Zebean Butterfield of Pennington
pleaded guilty to a charge of operat-
ing an automobile with improper
when arraigned before