The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-01-22
Supreme Judicial Court.


JUDGE DANFoRIl PRESIDING
State Joseph Crtigin, commorant, indicted
for breaking and entering the house of Ese A
Bowen, Belfast, on December Sd. The deft. plead
ed not guilty. but when the state rested its case
Craigin retracted his former plea and pleaded
guilty. He entered the house of Mr.. Bowen and
stole a suit of clothes. The Judge sentenced him
to three years in the state prison Rogers for state
Hartman for deft.
State Andrew LIE Forrest, indicted as d tramp
lie Forrest hailed from Fall River Mass, and WAS
put in jail in Belfast Nov. p by the city marshal t.
whom lie Forrest applied for lodging. 1t wa.
proved that the deft on the 26th arrested al
Augusta for begging and was discharged on his
promise to leave the state. The defence was that
lie Forrest was not tramp, that he had no money
and was obliged to ask assistance. That the of
fence committed in kennebec county would moi
| count against him for committing same offence in
waldo county, that he did not go about from town
TO town begging. The county attorney said sin
gle act OF Vagrancy in nonresident sufficient
to make him tramp within the meaning of the
statute. Acquitted. Rogers for state, Dunton for
delft.
State VS.. Charles l.. keene, of Searsmont indict
| ed for breaking and entering the shop OF VIM. l.
Lail, at Searsmont, on Dec. 18th. Ii was alleged
that deft. entered the compliments shop on the
morning of Dec. 18th, being Sunday and Stole two
grave marks. The defence was that the defts
father, now dead, owned IA granite shop, which he
sold to VIM. l.. Ladd. After the decease of keenc
his relatives took property that belonged to
him and carried them to a cooper Shop close bv
On the morning in question keene, the deft. did
haul away from the cooper shop grave mark and
base, the property Of his father, and carried them
to his grandfathcr's that he did not steal the two
grave marks in question. The grave marks were
subsequently found in barrel near the granite
she'd. keene acquitted. Rogers for state
Thompson for deft.
HE following referee cases were reported
n. S. Piper, Belfast, VS.. VIM. F. Black, Sears.
port Case of damages for breach of contract
Referred to George t. Johnson and before report
ed. Referee decided for PIN. and damages award.
ed $4S76
Matthias Cullnan vs.. Poor Il WEIGH, Belfast. For
alleged services. Referred to James 5. Hartman
who decided for defts.
Howard IL. Homer Franklin vs. Thomas Moody.
For alleged services. Referred to James : HIarri-
man. who decided for delft
The following divorces were decreed-
John S. Gilmore from Olive A. Gilmore, waldo.
Ad'lie f. Conway, Belfast from Charles Z. Con
way, of New Hampshire
Mary E. Clark, of Troy, from Ephraim H. Clark.
of Burnham.
Abner H. Richards from Abigail f. Richards,
Searsmont.
Benz. A. Post from Fannie j. Post, Knox
Mary +. Shaw, of Belfast, from Hollis NJ Shaw,
of Deer Isle.
In the liquor cases all pleaded guilty and they
were disposed of as follows
State vs. Frank Nash, indicted for IA single sale
of liquor. Case continued.
State VS.. John c. Robbins, common seller of
liquors. paid fine of sloO and costs, amounting to
SlO5sl; for single sale, fine and costs amounting
1851 for nuisance 5000.
State vs.. Abner q. Gilmore. Single sale of
liquor continued; for common seller he paid a fine
and costs amounting to $lO5.Sl; for keeping a
drinking house and tipping shop continued on
payment of costs $57l.
State VS.. Charles Crosby. Single SALE paid fine
and costs amounting to $35.7l.
State vs. Henry Staples, for single sale paid costs
amounting to $5.7l for common seller continued
on payment of costs $5.7l for keeping drinking
mouse continued on payment of costs s57l; for
nuisance, continued on payment of costs $5.Sl.
State VS.. Frank Wellman Single sale, paid
costs and fine $35 96.
State vs. Charles OConnell. Single sale con-
tinued on payment of costs $5.7l common seller,
paid fine and costs $l05.7l for keeping a drinking
house paid costs 1891.
State vs.. Daniel OConnell. Keeping a drinking
house paid costs 1851; for single sale, paid fine
and costs SOIL.
State VS.. David p. Gilmore. Single sale paid fine
and costs, 1896; keeping drinking house, paid
costs, $57l.
State VS.. Orman A. Hopkins Single sale, paid
fine and costs, $35.7l common seller paid line and
costs, $l05.s keeping drinking house, paid COSTS
$5.sl; nuisance, costs paid $5.1l.
Liquor fines to the amount of 5000 were con-
tinued to the next term when they will be paid.
The court adjourned on Friday after a session
of only ten days. There were but few trials, but
much business disposed Of. The liquor fines
amounted to s7O717, which nearly paid the running
expenses of the court.