Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-14
SUPERIOR COURT.
Judge w. p. whitshouss, PRESIDING.

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y. A. shALL. Stenogrzpher.
L. T. Carleton. County Attorney.
THuksDAY. Dec l3.
E'sadsr g. and Emeriins Holmes flee
dsmarrers 70 the indictments against then
Tor being common sellers Of intoxicatin,
liquor The demurrers we're ovsrruled By
the court and exceptions taken. The excep-
tons were adjudged frivolous aud intended
for delay and forwarded 70 the iuIl court 70,
consideration.
An Indictment against EmerIine Holmes 70,
aiding and abetting her husband in keeping
liquor nuisance ~as net prosssd on sGgges
ton Of the court
Exceptions are 70 be taken ia the case
against Eyander Holmes in which there waa
verdict Of guilty Of maintaining a liquor
nuisance in Oakland.
Willie Stevens Of Belgrade was arralxned
upon an indictment for breaking and enter
ing IN the night time The store Of r. II.
stuart Of Belgrade, and larceny of goods
thsrefrom- He pleaded guilty and vas re-
'Ns~AN+ ~ 4~-+ - AZ stbifuGEs
Benjamin Riley, who was indicted under
the liquor law, and who had left the State,
returned 10 the city this morning and he ar
ING there were indictments against him came
round and surrendered himself. This after
noon he pleaded guilty to the charge of being
common seller Of liquor and was sentenced
to pay line of sl00 and be imprisoned 80
days.
In the case of Richard Dixon, convicted
Of selling liquor, his counsel today filed eI-
ceptions.
State ". James 7 Gil.on L. T. Garlic
ton for State, Jones Leigh for the re-
spondent. Indictment for an assault and
battery upon Eugene Neal with a club with
An intent To kill, AZ Gardiner on the 10th OF
September last The story Of Neal, the
complainant, is in substance that Oh II e
morning of Sept. 10 he met the respondent
and another man who engaged in wager of
a dollar each, and upon request witness con-
sented TO hold the stakes that the none y
WAS placed in his hands but that in fe "
minutes for some cause the bet was rdec lare d
OFF and he thereupon returned dollar To
each of the men that there was not wor d
of trouble, and he saw no more of the re-
spondeIt until after dinner, when he saw
him with several others on wharf and ho
went down to them that there was no trouble
there Of any kini. and he finally left and
came up on the railroad track that he
heard some one following, and turning he
saw the respondent who Immediately struck
him in the face with club which the wit
ness took to be piece of base ball bat
that he was knocked senseless and knew
nothing more until about 8 O'Clock, when
he found himself lying on the ground
on the Randolph side Of the river with hi,
left eye entirely closed, several Of his teeth
loosened and face badly swollen; that he
wounds cared for BY physician. He adj
mitted that he had taken one drink of liquor
that lay. The defendants version is that
tn, matter of the wager took place after din
ner, and that Neal returned the other man
his dollar but refused to return the respon-
d mt his that desiring no trouble with Neal,
=,
on the wharf with several others when Neal
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