Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-17
SUPERIOR couzr.


@. T. SrgvEss, Sheriff
| W. ~ CHoArx. Clerk
| !. 7. CAsIEros, County Attorney.
| y. A. SnAII, Sisnographer.
MoaBar. SEPT. l..
State ". Nathaniel Moore. This cas-
vas concluded At II o'clock. sita ssrisci
of guilty.
State ". Isaac Chase. l.. +. ca,iztou
for STATE; Y. w. wiitsacase for defend
ant. fedicsmspf fos an asssuit and battery
on Vim. Fl. Williams IN this CRY on the ssil
Of JaIy last. The testimony ca the pars Of
the government tended 10 sli5u that the re
spoadent was being arrested By 0fiess
Bruce for breach Of the peace. an3 tina;
be vas resisting; that Williams went to the
assistance Of the eaaesr. BY request Of
| Bruce, ami wxs kicked in the face and had
his aose broken BY the respondent. The
| Defendant denies tia. he kicked WiIl.ms,
aud claims that the injury wss inEic,si oy
a fall He also claims thas he was jast Hei
IN all he did. On tbs zrouni tia. when ar
rested he vas committing no breach Of the
! peace, and Bruce hAsiaz no warrant for his
ares. lad no righs 10 take him into cas,o-
dy. The government claims that the or
Ger had information that the respondent
bad eonmitsi an ssssHlt and battery on
ems Lee. and therefore wss within the
scope Of bis authority IN making the arrest
! Verdict, guilty.
| State vs.. same. Same counsel az ia Pfc
yisas case. Indictment fox an assaali sGd
battery on one II. II. Lee in Augusta 90
the 4th Of July last. The government tes-
| slmony tends 10 show that Lee was in charge
OF the Augusta Lumber Company's yard q.
| Waterman, and ordered come boys of the
premises, aad assisted one Of them by TAX
log hold Of his ,honlisr; tina, the defent-
| aat came out of house and threw the ,om-
pla;nsnt dosn AID kicked him in the head
three OF four tines, lnhlciiHg severe bruises
snd cuts. The testimony on the part OF the
government was nearly clofed at tho TING
| Of adjournment.
Der. BlaEebard of sidney was brought
in a. cspias and fined $40 and costs fo-
failure TO appear efore the grand jury AMI
give testimony 90 regular summons By
the State. Melvin Detano Of WaterviIle
was ased so and e1sts for similar
offence
state Va. Chase. The testimony in thls
ease was finished little past ten. The
defendant clalm ms that he lLtsrfcred to pre-.
rent Lee from sb1sing boy when Lee
tlTei upon BIN .aad what he did was simp Y
81 protect himself. lie denies tina. he.
k,esed Lse in the head and claims that he
OILY threw him down and stru K bin tw:se
with bis is and kicked him once on the
shoulder Verdict, guilty. lie was sen
need for the assault on Lee 10 a fire of
so and costs and in default 3 month, in
she jail. and for the assault on Williams.
slGg aud in defsnit 6 months in jail.
Charles II. J5hgso1 lsajci who c,utendre
to an indictment fo- ass4uls ard battery On
hii wife. The judge after bearing tes'i
mony Of satioa3 witnesses bearing upon
the assault, was sddr4 ssed briefly by +. W
Whitehouse, counsel fer the respondent
in behalf of the Aecrsed, an1 by County
Attorney Carleton who urged that the
crime Of vile beating deserve the seYerest
penalty of the law. The prisoper WAS re-
na1dc,I for sentence. His wife at this
term has been granted divorce for cruelty
and abusive treatment.
Henry o. ia kman % vienna was ar
rlgned upon an Indictment for breaking
I'D entering a sap house and stealing
s1erefrom forty gallons of cider. Re-
m,ndcl 10 Jail for trial at later period in
the term.
VIM. stinchi(lI. on FIVE appealed lgnor
c4ses. VA, sentenced on each 10 five of $50
and costs and 20 days in jail, and in default
of payment 20 days additional inprison-
ment on each.
This concluded the criminal docket go
far as respondents have been sppreheded
and the civil docket sill bs taken up to-
motrow.