Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-11
Docket Called, Friday With
Pleas Entered-No Session
of Court On Monday, Elec-
ton Day, Or Wednesday,
Small Number Civil Cases To
Be Heard


That the criminal docket of the
kennebec county superior court.
called Friday afternoon at the court
house. would not be reached until
about Friday of next week seemed
probable yesterday. after an inquiry
as to the amount of civil business to
be heard. Although there are but
two or three civil cases to be heard
court will be delayed by election day
on Monday and by the bar outing on
Wednesday. so that these cases will
not be completed until the last of the
week. The jury. Friday morning,
was excused until Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock as the business for both
Friday and today was settled without
recourse to jury trial, and court
will not be held on election day.
At 2 o'clock Friday afternoon the
criminal docket was called and
pleas were entered. The pleas in
the indictments by the grand jury
We're as follows:
Edward Merrill of Augusta, lar
ceny, pleaded not guilty.
0. Is. LaFlamme of Waterville,
larceny, pleaded not guilty and was
released on bonds in the sum of
$500 to await trial.
Chester Stackhouse. Of Chelsea,
larceny, pleaded not guilty.
Donald Pooler of Waterville plead
ed nolo contendre to a charge of as
sault and battery Case continued
to the January term and he was re-
leased in $1,000 BAIL
Cleon Smith of Augusta. assault
and battery, pleaded guilty and was
ren1anded to await sentence.
Frank Andrews of Belgrade. as
sault and battery, pleaded not guilty.
w. II. Pye of Augusta, forgery.
Did not appear and bail was ordered
forfeited.
Harold NJ. Adams Of Madison, ut
tering worthless check, pleaded not
guilty.
William Grant of Oakland. selling
mortgaged property, pleaded guilty
and was remanded to await SEN
tence.
Della Washau Of Waterville, COM
mon nuisance, pleaded not guilty
and was released on personal recog-
nizance TO await trial.
Joseph Bourgoin Of Waterville,
single sale. pleaded not guilty.
Marjorique MERCER. drunken
driving, pleaded not guilty and was
released on bail in the sum of $4,000
to await trial.
There are in addition to these
cases about 45 appealed cases to be
disposed of at this term of court
The pleas in these cases were as fol-
lows:
John Cote held on a charge of H.
legal possession had already served
five months in Jail and the case was
accordingly dismissed.
Bail was ordered defaulted in the
following five appealed cases in
pear at the calling of the docket:
Joseph NORM, charged with cruelty
to animals: Jacob Rogers, Jr.,
charged with wanton behavior;
Maude Belle Isle, search and seiz-
ure; Adam Pisoula. assault and bat
terry; William Dennis. illegal posses
sion.
Pleas of not guilty were entered in
the following cases: Joseph Drouin
search and seizure; Rocco Russo, IL
legal possession: Maurice Damren,
illegal possession; John 3. Roy, il
legal possession: Wilfred Cormier.
Illegal possession; John Murphy,
single sale; Fred Williams, single
sale; Lawrence lott, drunken driv-
ing: Carroll Tracy, drunken driving;
Mary Carey. single sale; AlberteBar-
ney. illegal keeping; Louis Dennis
Illegal keeping; Joseph Bourgoin, IL
legal keeping; o. B. LaFlamme, IL
legal keeping; Omer G. Darvieu. il
legal keeping; Paul White illegal
keeping; Della Washau, illegal
keeping; Louis Dennis, illegal trans
portation; John Berube, illegal
transportation; Fremont Clukey.
drunken driving; Stanley Washau.
neglect of children; Arthur II.
Brown, assault and battery; Albert
Girard. illegal possession; John A
Gilmore, illegal transportation; Cal
eb Burbank. illegal transportation:
William j. Pelletier, illegal trans
portation; Lee Huff. illegal trans
portation: Artell Cookson. illegal
transportation; John E. Mitchell
libel of liquor; Louis Blouin. drunk
en- driver: William Lishness, three
cases of illegal possession and two
of illegal transportation.