The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-07
SUPERIOR Court.

MAY CIVIL TERM, 1s77-sYMoNDs, j., PREsID-
ING.
SATURDAY-Cornelius E. Driscol VS.. Michael Lee,
Dennis Donovan, Martin Kavanaugh, James Kay-
anaugh, John Sullivan. Jr., end VIM II. Tanner.
Trespass for personal assault the night of December
&c. 1876.
The account of the afflir as given by plaintiff and
his witnesses is substantially as follows: On the
evening of December 18th, because of some unpleas-
antness in Swasey's billiard room, defendant, Su-
van, who was there with the other Defendants said
to Driscoll, 81 will fix you before month is over
your head" Two evenings afterwards while Dris-
coll, with others, was playing pool, defendant Dono-
van, comes in, looks at Drisco and leaves the sa-
loon. Soon after that Donovan and the other de-
PENDANTS entered the saloon, but didn't speak to
Driscoll. Sullivan and Lee passed out ahead of
Driscoll. Driscoll left the saloon and had gone a
few steps above the stairs leading up State street
from the foot OF Commercial street, and there stood
Sullivan and Lee on the foot-bridge. Sullivan struck
Drscoll over the eye with something harder than
fist. Lee then struck Drisco on the lip and forced
tooth through the lip and bit Driscoll's hand. Sui
Ivan got hold of Driscolps coat and tore it. The
three went over the steps together and they were
so doing, Martin Kavanaugh pushed Driscoll and
sang out give it to the bastard Jack, give to the
son of b-h.' donovan and James Kavanaugh
ultu 10 luC DTlScOl DuJ tuG DlOWS NGI6 Oll
Tanner was with the other defendants. Driscoll
freed himself and for policeman Sullivan fol-
lowing him some distance. Policeman Harmon was
found, but he advised Driscoll to delay making the
arrest till Monday, when he could procure warrants
The defense is that Martin Kavanaugh, Donovan,
james Kavanaugh and Tanner took no part in the
fight: that the fight was between Sullivan and Dris-
COLL a mutual coming together, each striking at the
same time that Lee attempted to separate the two,
and got blow from Drscoll and gave Driscol one
in return.
Verdict for plaintiff against all the defendants ez-
cepting Tanner-$50O
Holmes. Charles E. Clifford.
Jonathan Ingalls, vs. Inhabitants of Otisfeld. Ac-
tion the case, to recover damages for injuries to
plaintiff and his horse from defect in highway Oct
%, 1876. On trial.
Motley g. Sylvester. Strout g. Holmes.
The grand jury reported the following indictments
Saturday night it being their final report:
Frederic Turner alias Fred Turner. Larceny and
common thief
William Smith alias E. Rice. False pretences.
John Pike. Receiving stolen goods
Charles H. Pike. Compound larceny.
Martin Curran. Assault and battery.
james Watson. Larceny.
Annie Mason. Malicious mischief.
Edward L. Kimball. Gambling house.
James M. Cobb and Eugene Angel. Gambling
house.
John Leatherboro alias John Attleboro alias John
Grifiths. Malicious mischief
s. Dana Roberts alias Dana Roberts alias Dana l..
Roberts alias George Smith. Forgery.
Kate Quillan. False pretences.
James E. Buckley alias James Howard and Ber-
tina A. +. Howaltz. Adultery.
Simeon X. Yeaton. Common innholder and vic
tualer without a license.
John L. Barker. Same.
Patrick III. Kerrighan. mpound larceny.
John SWEET. Illegal transportation of intoXfcat-
ing liquors.
The following are the liquor indictments:
Felix O'Rourke. Nuisance.
George Love and johanna Love, Disorderly house
and tippling shop.
John Dooley and Catherine Dooley. Common SELL
Patrick Sullivan. Nuisance, common seller. Sec
ond offence.
Patrick Sullivan and Mary Sullivan. Common
Sellers
Ann Flaherty. Nuisance.
Margaret Flaherty. Nuisance
Roger Donahue. Nuisance.
Twigg. Dsorderly house and tipping shop.
Andrew Lang. Nuisance.
Daniel Hayes. Nuisance.
Mary Ann Hayes. Nuisance.
Mary Ann Hayes. Common seller.
David Linnehan and Ellen Linnehan. MUS ance.
Darby Cady. Disorderly house and tipping shop.
Richard A. MARBLE and Sarah A. MARBLE. Com
mon sellers.
John I. Barker. Nuisance.
John Foley. Nuisance.
Peter Foley. Common seller.
Mark Burke. Nuisance.
John X. knight and John Harkins. Common
seller.
Mary Sullivan. Common seller.
John Foley. Common seller. Second offence.