The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-05
IN THE POLICE COURT.
The Assault in Monument square-Mr.
Devine's Encounter With Officer Lamont
The Fore Street Affair Again.


The Fore Street Affair Again.
There were only four prisoners IN the
dock in the municipal court yesterday
morning but they were all there to all
swer to serious charges. A tall, well
dressed young man, with four-ln-haho
tie tucked jaunt;Iy into bis shirt 'front.'
was the center of interest. dis dafK
complexion ard curly black hair petoh-
ened his nationality. He Is Patsy hlcn'
which is an English Hibernian rendering
of an Italian name, and be is chargea
with an assault with intent to kill one
Jimeno, little fellow, also son OF
sunny Italy, who sat on the Witness seat.
Judge Isaac L. Elder appeared as coun-
sci for Rich and waiFed examination.
The court e xed bail at $500.
Thomas A. Deyine, big young man
who sadly needed q shave, was called
upon to answer to q charge OF drunken
ness and assault on officer Charles RI.
Lamont. Devine pleaded guilty to the
drunkenness end of the complaint and
"Don't remember to the other.
Officer Lamont was called to the stand.
He said he arrested Devine on COM
plant that the man was drunk and
making a disturbance. AS the officer
was leading his prisoner along, LEVINE
kicked his captor and fina lily bit him In
the hand. Officer Lamont still wears
bandage around that hand.
Devine said in his own behalf that he
was intoxicated and did not remember
assaulting the officer. He emphasized
the fact that he had apologized for at
tempting to make meal OF MI.
Lamont's hand. Mr.. Devine's indul g-
ence in strong drink is the direct cause
of q term of 80 days which he Will spena
in the county jail and the indirect cause,
perhaps, of the sentence of four months
IN addition imposed on him for biting
Mr.. Lamont.
James ]. Lee and John j. Feeney, two
of the five men who are accused or en-
gaging in riot on Thanksgiving day,
were in court and pleaded not guilty.
The other three men had already been
held for trial. Young O'Connor, who
was assaulted by Lee in front OF his
Guarding place on Fore street, and Mr.
Miller, the keeper of the house, told the
story OF. the alleged riot, substantially
as they told it at the hearing IN the
case of the two Foleys. AS Lee and
Feeney had no counsel, they cross e1-
amtned the witnesses themselves but did
not throw much additional light on the
case thereby. Then they testified in their
own behalf. Lee lsd off and told story
which contradiots that told by the
Foleys the. other day in some important
particulars. According TO Lee, the i've
men met in bar room on Fore street,
instead of down on Commercial, and
they had a drink. The Foleys did mol
remember the drink. Lee also intro
duced the tale of his previous trouble
with O,Connor when. according to his
story. O'Connor rendered valuable assls
lance to another assailant, the result be-
Ing in Mr.. Lees graphic language thai
"dey laysd me stiff in de street with
both ms eyes BACKED. Mr.. Lee can
didly admitted that as soon as he got MI
ewes in working order again he demand
ed an explanation of Mr.. O'Connor and
the fight followed. Me an him val
at it IN the street quarter OF an hour, :
said Ice, who added that Feeney's par
ticipation was only that of peacemaker
Feeney corroporated Lees account o
the affair. He denied that he KICKED
O'Connor, and said 81 was in jail at tint
time of the Free street fight and had nj
reason to assault O'Connor. l know
have bad name for being IN assault
like this but if ever told the truth In
telling it now"
4 Judge Robinson found probable oaus
and held the respondents in $500 bail
the same as imposed in the cases OF thu
three others. Feeney 'sEcourt record wa
read. 1t showed that his chief oocupa
ton for the past two years, in the shor
intervals he has been out of Jail, has beer
getting back again.