The Republican journal., 1881-01-27
NUMBER 4.
Name Matters.


| 1ttloluey -ueueldl aeUTf d OledVeS. mas submit
| ted his annual report of the business of the De
| partment OF Justice, and we herewith present to
| our readers brief abstract OF its more important
| features.
There have been seven life sentences imposed
| during the past year, as follows: At the March
| term, A. d., 1880, of the s. j. Court in the County
| OF Knox, Hannah Thorndke was sentenced to the
| State Prison for life, for the murder of Honora
| Sullivan. The crime was committed on the second
| day of October A. D. 1873.
At the February term. A. d. 1880 Of the S J
| Court i'll the County Of Penohscot. Joseph Bolduc
was sentenced to the Stale prison for life, for the
murder of James j. Norris The crime was com
mitted on the seventh day OF November, A. D 1879
AT the January term, A. ID 1880, of the 5 j.
| Court in the County of kelnebec Jason Scribner
was sentenced to the State Prison for life for the
| murder OF hls child. The crime was committed
| in October, A. d. 1879
| At the September term. A. d . 1880 Of the SD
| perlor Court in the County Of Cumberland James
| Nj. Lowe was sentenced to tie State Prison for
| llte for the murder of his brother Joseph A Lowe
The crime was committed September 26, 1879
| Jennie Fraser, indicted al the January term. A.
| d., 1880, of the Superior Court for Cumberland
county, for the crime of arson, was sentenced at
| the September term following to ipiprisonment
| for life
In the case of Patrick Hurley, charged with
similar offence, the exceptions filed by the counsel
| for respondent, We're overruled by the full Court
| III July last, and life sentence imposed at
the September term, A. D 1880 of the Superior
| Court in Cumberland county.
Sarah Morrlssy was sentenced, at the same term,
| TO Imprisonment for life for the murder of her in
| tant child
The whole number of prosecutions during The
year was 1903, CT which Cumberland county fur
nishes 300, Androscoggin 10, kennebec l9l and
Penobscot loh The largest number in any one Of
the other counties 66 III York. and the smallest
! II III Lincoln and Franklin Cumberland, Knox
| Penobscot and Somerset furnishes one homicide
each There was one arson prosecution III Aroos
took, in Cumber and, in Knox, in PenobScot
and in Somerset. There was one rape case in
! Cumberland and one in Kennebec There were
52 prosecutions for violation OF the liquor law of
which Cumberland furnishes lS2. kennebec ll9
| Androscoggln %, ArOostook u, Franklin |. Han
cock ~, Knox %. Lincoln , Oxford g. Pen0bscot
| -, Plscataquis 8 Sagadahoc II, Somerset l3.
| Waldo t. Washington |, and y ork 20
Of the 1863 prosecutions for the year ending
| November l. 1880 81 are on account Of violation
of the hquor law, ia assault and battery and 1
nuisances, making grand total of seven hundred
and nine prosecutions directly and indirectly,
chargeabe to rum.
During the year 43i prisoners were convicted
and sentenced: 32 were acquitted; 1863 continued
for sentence; 10 marked low, $50 mol pressed or
| dismissed :; lnJ mol pressed payment Of costs :
quasheu; 81 prisoners were sent to State prison
i} to jail or houses of correction to the reform
school; 273 fined
The costs allowed by the court were $50, l20 9S;
| by county commissioners 50 1.l5 ~: amount Of
fines and costs imposed was g!3 .0l0 80 fines and
costs collected S2O,SI5l6 la Cumberland the
amount OF fines and costs imposed was 81 .6l00S,
and the amount collected Sl0,30S.26.
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Iayins of Seauin or the sabbath day if anDparpd
that the faet to the yind,yard was raisincr mack
erel The CAPTAIN then threw bait tnr thp pnrDosp
of raising a School" He Had not thrown much
bait before he discovered a shark abont fen rods
| distant COMING directly for the schooner Rc
means of ga0' the ca1tajn soon landed him ON
deck lle Weighed ,h6ut ninety nonn1s and as
ths kind of tis6 is of No yaIno th4cnrtain concind
ed to take ont his 6yer and throv lin overheard
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and at6onoh the liver o4this one was in a hnrlnt
ON deck when thrown over the raI h,. Syroro M.
As if nothinlr had hannened nj now comes tha
most interesting part Of tbo narratire After we
worked tn thn windward some tvo ,nlIas ard
whiia All hands were. I tle rail 1thar xharl was
sean .nnnin,r towards MS The caI,tain sailad the
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uTe of landing MIN on deck when what was Our