Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-09
COMPL AINANT FURNISHES BAIL
FOR BARRINGER bound over
ON CHARGE LARCENY AUTOMOBILE

car borrowed from Jack Banks Of
Manchester, had trouble in securing
bonds in the sum of $500 for his APP
pearance at the September term of
the Kennebec county Superior court
to answer to a charge of larceny OF
the automobile by conversion, Banks,
the complainant in the case furnish
ed the necessary bail and Barringer
is now at liberty. Probable cause
was found in the preliminary hear
ing which was held Saturday after
noon before Recorder Arthur Tift1n
Of the Augusta Municipal court.
Banks signed the warrant the mid
die Of last week and since the re-
covery of his car. he apparently does
not feel like pressing the case. 1t
was pointed out to him that having
signed the warrant and the man hav-
ing been apprehended it would be
necessary to carry the case through
the municipal court, and that after
that because Of the nature OF the case
and the apparent misunderstanding
which lead to the taking Of the car,
arrangements could probably be
made which would be satisfactory to
both men.
Banks, testifying at the hearing
that on the previous Saturday nlght
stated that he had loaned a Stude-
baker Six sedan to Barringer who
was with a party, in order that they
might go to Gardiner, their car hav-
ing broken down. He had expected
the car back that night but it did
not come and Sunday morning ne
had received a telephone call, when
because Of poor connection ne hao
difficulty in understanding. he
thought that Barringer SAID that ne
was in Tacoma and that he was nav
ing a little trouble with the car. oue
would return as soon as 1t was nXeo.
When they later failed to return ne
became worried and finding the next
day they were in New YORK ne tooA
steps to recover the machine.
Inspector Joseph Young OF the
State Highway Police Department
told of the work which MS depart
ment had done after the warrant was
signed by Banks.
stated that he had borrowed the car
~ 90 to a dance and then to Gardl-
new to take Miss McGinnis nome.
Later he had thought that that was
. GOOD time to go to New York TO
GET married and they, accompanied
bv Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Grey. who mad
been with them that evening, started
for that state. At Portland between
six and seven Sunday morning they
had stopped at Union station ana
had called Mr.. Banks on the teie-
nhone. He had told Banks that ne
was having a little trouble with the
car which was true, and thaI nc
would return Wednesday or Ihurs-
dav Then he said that he might
hit New York" and had UNDERSTOOD
Banks to say that it was all rlgnt.
While in New York he SAID that
Mr.. Kearns, a summer VISITOR at
lake Cobbossee and his employer hau
Rent in touch with him through Mr;
Kearn's New York Office and he hao
kent in communication with the OF
fce himself. The battery in the car
nod gone dead which had deiayeu
+hero for, As hours while it was belng
charged and when they started OUT
to return the lights went bad ana
they were forced to stop beslde lne
road one night, starting the car III
the morning by pushing 1t. Az Saco'
late Friday night, they had peen
nicked up by the State highway
PoIicen7an and brought to Augusta.
MIR. Gray who was in the parry
stated that he had been outside the
telephone booth at Portland ana i.ao
hoard but one side of the CONVERSE
tion but he had understood from 1haC
that Mr.. Banks had given MIN per