Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-10
SUPERIOR COURT.
December Term. Hon. o. q. Hall Pre-
siding.

W. 3. CHOATE, CLERK.
l.. 7. CARLETos, County Attorney.
G. +. STEVENS. Sheriff.
F. A. SMALL, Stenographer.
MoNDAY. Dec. s.
Carter vs. City of Augusta. In this case
the jury rendered verdict for the plaintiff
for $l7552.
The criminal docket was taken up this
forenoon and demurrers were fled in
the liquor cases against the follow
ing parties Frank Peterson and John
McCarty. Gardiner, Charles Cabana,
Watervlle. Thomas O'Brien, Augusta,
Charles Ward and Geo. A. McNamara,
Gardiner.
George Emery. Hallowell, pleaded nolo
contendre to an indictment Of keeping =
liquor nuisance, and paid = fne and costs
amounting to sl07.75,
Jirard Crummett Gardiner pleaded guilty
to similar offence and paid fine and costs
amounting to Sl0S 4G.
G II. Danforth and C. Ii. Guppy each
pleaded nolo consendre to two liquor in
dictments and each paid 5000 and costs.
The following parties were arraigned
and pleaded not guilty: G. II. johnson,
Augusta, assault and battery on Betsey
York; W. o. Estes. Clinton, embezzle-
ment; VIM. B. Meader. Vienna, common
seller: John Hanley, Gardiner, larceny Of
a watch; John White, alias Woodbury.
Day, Augusta, assault with q knife upon
VIM. W. Shaw, With intent to kill Michael
Msboney, Waterville, liquor nuisance
John Dumphy snd r j. Kenniston. Gards
ner, violation of the liquor law; John Lib
by, Waterville and Joseph Jones, Chelsea,
violation of liquor law; Hannah l.. Aid
rich, Chelsea, liquor nuisance and common
seller.
State VS.. II. J. KennistoD. L. T. Carle-
ton for State, A. NJ. Goddard for defs.
This 10 q complaint and search and seizure
of Intoxicating liquors at the drug store Of
the respondent in Gardiner, and comes by
appeal from the municipal court Of that
city. The testimony on the part of the
government tended to chow that there ~
seized by the officers at the respondents
drug store one Jug containing two gallons
of rum, one jug containing one gallon of
rum, four bottles each containing two
quarts of whiskey, thirteen bottles each
containing one quart Of rum. fifteen bottles
each containing one quart Of whiskey, and
twenty-eisht bottles each containing sbou,
one quart of alcohol; also that the liquors
were found concealed in n shed in the rear
of the store. The government also intro
dueed evidence to show respondent had
paid the special government tax as a retail
liquor dealer for the present year. The
respondent introduced no testimony. The
arguments were closed at time Of adjourn.
ment.
TUESDAY. Dec. 0.
State VS.. Remission. Verdict guilty.
State W. C. II. johnson. L. r. Carle
ton for State; +. W. Whitehouse and C.
L. Tanner for respondent. Indictment fol
assault and battery upon one Beisey Yorl
in Augusta on the 18Th of October last
| The testimony on the part Of the govern
ment tends TO show that the York vomsn
| in company with one Frank York and hi,
wife, had been stopping at the house Of the
respondent for few days, and on the re-
| turn of the three to the house on the even
ing in question, after short absence, tn.
respondent inquired of Bstsey York where
she had been, and che replied 'dowr
street," that thereupon he struck her sev.
ersl time., knocking her down, drove hei
upstairs, seized her by the hair Of the head
threw her on bed and choked her Tbt
respondent denies that he either touched o.
had any trouble with the woman, but claim,
that his difficulty wns with the man York
who made the complaint to the police ans
who with his wife testify in this case. The
woman upon whom the assault il allegeC
to have been made was not . witness, tn,
government being unable to find her. Yer
dict, not guilty.
Caleb Track Of Oakland. was arranged
and plead guilty to being common sells
Of Intoxicating liquor. Sentenced TO a fios
of 500 and cost. and to be committed unit
paid. Tberespondent was committed.
Cbas. Brown vas arranged upon =, in
dictmens found At the September term
charging him with the forgery Of IN ordsi
70 obtain certain clothing and pleaded no
guilty.
Philena Alexander wss arranged anc
pleaded not guilty to being com mon ellie
Of Intoxicating liquors in Vienna
John Dunphy withdrew his ples Of nc
guilty to indictmen's for violation of th.
liquor Law and filed demurrefs.
| A mol pros vas entered in the case o
Rainey Cabsns for . feloneous assault
| upon the payment Of costs.
DemuYrers was fled in the liquor case
agair st Thomas McLsuehlin Of Gardiner.