The Portland daily press., 1875-01-21
Aunerior COurt.

JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM, 1875, sYMoNDs, j.
PRESIDING.
wEpNEspAY.-In the case of State VS.. Louis Des-
ormer indicted at this term for the abuse of fe-
male child under the age of ten years, the jury re-
turned verdict of guilty of an assault.
Libby, County Attorney. ..
Frank for defendant.
State VS.. Mary Jane Stafford. Indicted at this
term for keeping house of il-fame. The lndlct-
ment contains nine counts under what is called the
nuisance act, for allowing tenements in Stafords
block to be kept by different persons, at different
times for the illegal selling of intoxicating liquors;
and in of the counts it is also alleged that parts
Of the building were let to be used as houses of Ill
fame resorted to for prostitution and lewdness. In
the last count but one of the indictment the respond
emit is charged with keeping herself house of ILL
fame, resorted for prostitution and lewdness. In
the last count she is indicted for keeping disordery
house.
The government claims that each of these counts
sets out distinct offence, and these offences, if
the respondent is found guilty, would subject her to
punishment the same as if she had been separately
indicted for each offence.
Previous to the empannelment OF the jury Mr..
Mattocks offered the following
STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, IS AT Court OF County Sommls,
sioners begun and held at Portland, within and
for the County of Cumberland, on the first Tuesday
Of January. being the third day OF said month";
r,rasnnt Snward NJ Baker. William B. Skillel.
PORTLAND, March Z, 1871.
rhoro to;no No member of the Board of County
Commissioners present at the time fixed for the meet
ing according to the last adjournment, the court wa
adjourned to meet at the County Commissioners OF
fee i'm Portland on Wednesday, March 8tb, 1871 az
10 O'Clock by the oral proclamation OF tDe
and by his posting written notice OF SAID TACT upon
Attest; D. w. FEssENDEN, Clerk.
PORTLAND, March 8. 1871.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-S. NJ Baker, w. b. Skil'en, u. Z. Chad-
Al this meeting ferryman was appointed between
Portland and Cape Elizabeth.
The Board then adjourned to the 4th day OF April
The following was then introduced by the County
0H''''' STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, IS AT Court of County Commits
sioners begun and held at Portland within and for
the County Of Cumberland, on the first Tuesday
Of January, A. d. 1871, AMI by adjournment on
the first Tuesday of March, A. ID. 1871:
It is ordered, That the county be divided for the
drawing of jurors, into fye districts, num n
designated pursuant to R. S, of 1871, chap 1906 SECS
Then follows the names of the districts, towns,
Recorded by D., FEssENDEN, Clerk,
Attest: D. W. FEssENpEN, Clerk.
On objection made by counsel for respondent, the
COPY of record offered by the County Attorney was
withdrawn, and the County Attorney asked leave OF
Court for brief delay as no notice OF this matter
had been given to him to prepare himself for hear
ing and to have copies OF the necessary papers
made. After short delay the County Attorney
offered to the Court copy of the record certified by
the Clerk under seal OF the County Commissioners.
Mr. Mattocks thereupon requested delay until he
could offer certificate upon the paper he had already
introduced similar in form to the certcate upon the
copy Of the record just introduced by the County
Attorney.
Court adjourned untilhalf-past nine O'Clock Thurs
day morning.