The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-12

The U. S. District Court, before Judge
Webb. began it's session Tuesday forenoon
bv the selection of the following trial jury:
-.Ioseph D. Cakes, of Brewer, foreman,
Fred Puffer. of Brewer; franklin Pray and
Charles Flanders, of Fairfield, Henry G.
Prentiss. of Foxcroft: Joseph f. Hall and
Hiram H Hall, of No Berwick; William W.
Plummer and Charles W. Warren, of Mon
mouth: Benaiah M. Fratt and Jacob S.
Martin. of Oxford; James W. Davis and
william r. Bowker. of Phippsburg; Will
liam Allen, Jr., of Portland: Norman Fl.
Green and James G. Miller, of Wilton; and
Freeman J. Aubens. Jr., of HarpswelI.
The Jury were then excused until after
noon. and the arrangements began
Josiah Allen, of Augusta, for carrying on
unlawfully the trade of liquor dealer, was
arraigned and pleaded nolo contendere
He was fined twenty five dollars.
Joseph Jackyl, of Augusta, for feloniously
taking letter from United States mail
bog, was arraigned. He pleaded that he did
not understand English, and John Powers
was sworn in and acted as an interpreter.
Jackyl then wished to wait for his attorney.
Mr.. Whitehouse of Augusta.
Atkinson Gregg. of Waterville. for unlaw-
fully carrying on the business of retail
dealer, and pleaded nolo oontendere. He
was fined twenty-five dollars.
Mr.. Cecil J. Burrill OF SkowhegaI, III
dicted for sending lottery ticket through
the mails pleaded nolo contendeIe. His
counsel, Judge Warren Philbr ook of Wat
eryille. said that his client did not feel that
he was in any way guilty of the offense
charged. He was a man of accommodating,
genial disposition, dealer in real estate
in Skowhegan. There was also in Skowhe-
gan man of limited education, named
Rich who was SO far.sIaralyzed that he could
hardly write letter If he were otherwise
competent to do SO. Mr.. Rich has been
selling a few lottery tickets. and in one lot
which he he had. the name of New York
bank was printed as guaranteeing the pay
ment of the tickets. In passing Mr.. Bur-
rilI,s. Mr.. Rich stepped in and asked him
TO do him the favor of writing to the bank
ahout the guarantee. Mr.. Burrill did SO,
s1ening his own name to the letter. 1t is
also claimed that he posted it. Mr.. Phil
brook went on to say that Mr.. Burrill had
lately returned from hospital. and waN in
the position where he had an uphill fight
to make at DeSL. - uOof cCdbOhSO - OAi4 "AAS
court would be very bad for him, and Mr..
Philbrook hoped the court would impose a
light sentence. and then suspend that.
Judge Webb, after looking at the letter
which Mr.. Burrin wrote, said that the evil
of lotteries had crept far and wide into the
community so that both the State and
United States governments have en-
deavored to suppress it. Perhaps Mr.. Bur-
rill has already learn ed lesson sufficient
for himself; but the law also contemplates
the public example for the benefit of others.
Judge Webb said that ne must impose a
punishment sufficient for public example.
He therefore fined Burrill twenty-five dol
lars. This he paid and was discharged.
Nathan Blanca, Carlo Galazi and Wis
CONT, three Italianss of Hallowell, indicted
for illegally carrying on the business of a
dealer in malt liquors, pleaded guilty. They
were fined twenty-five dollars each ard
paid the fines. The case sof .Geralmo Ar
baetta was mol pressed, Fred Emery Bean,
ESQ. appeared for all of them.
The case against Eugene Sullivan, was
mol pressed.
:. In the afternoon Judge Webb fined the
schooner William Z. Huntley ten dollars and
no costs, for neglecting to have proper
bill of health before sailing from Nova
Scotia.
Joseph Laundry of Wateryille, was fined
S25 for selling liquor Illegally. John P.
Pooler of Waterville, also paid the same.
George Lashus of Waterville, got into
more serious trouble on account of his
liquor dealings. being fined 500 and getting
a sentence of thirty days in Jail at Augusta.
John Bulieu of Biddetord. paid $25 fine
for illegal liquor business.
william c. Switzerland. who was indicted
last June for smuggling the drug rhenace-
tine. and for whom Ira Warren of Bangor,
went surety for $500, has failed to appear
and scire facias has been sued out against
Mr.. Warren to cause him to pay the bond.
Switzerland is some where in Canada.
In the afternoon Jackyl decided that he
would stand trial. and he will be tried this
afternoon.
Mr.. Simmons of North Arson, counsel for
the Andover post office robbers, has arrived
and they will be arraigned this morning.