The Portland daily press., 1896-08-04


Drunk at 16-Tonny Sears Knows His
Age.
The following is the official programme
at the Municipal court Theatre yester-
day:
THE MORNING AFTER.
LOCAL DRAMA.
Place, Portland. Tims, the Present.
DRAMATIS PERSONAL AND SYN.
OPSIS:
Martin J. Flaherty and John J. GUM
cannon. Intoxication; fine five dollars
and one-half costs each.
Patrick ]. Malta. Intoxication; fined
S. and costs.
Albert Purrin. Intoxication; fined So
a1d costs.
William H. Smith. Intoxication; fined
S. and costs.
James A. Balentine and Frederick B.
Stsarns. Intoxication; fined So and one
half costs each.
Andrew Kelly. Intoxication; fined So
James B. Mark. Intoxication; fined So
and c0stE.
. George Hodge. Intoxication; fined So
and costs.
Thomas R. Curran. Common drunk;
thirty days In the county jail
John J. Mears. Assault; nned % ana
costs. a..
James A. Wallace. Assault; fined So
Thomas A. Sears and Maurice L. Sears:
throwing stones in the street; Thomas
find 50 and one-half costs; Maurice dis
charged.
Ellen Russell Assault; suspended
during good behavior.
Andrew g. Arey. Search and seizure;
fined 500 and costs. Appealed.
An act from the drama Of criminal life
which Is in continuous performance at
the Municipal court to good business,
five days week the year round, was per-
formed this morning.
1t was the second act-tbe morning
after, the exciting first acts having been
enacted the morning and nights before.
In the absence of Judge Robinson, Re-
corder Turner acted as programme
director and was assisted in setting the
stage for the clear presentation of all
phases of the plot By Marshal Tricky
and deputy Sterling.
With two OF three exceptions the actors
were well up in their parts and needed
little coaching. There was remarkable
unanimity of opinion among the MEN,
hers of the court that they had done as
the printed programme stated and took
their cue promptly and plead guilty.
There were several notable exceptions,
however where the actors seemed very
much at variance with regard to what
part they had played in the first act.
Ma rtin j. Flaherty and John J. Quin-
cannon were jointly charged with drunk
enT and disturbanc Flaherty
answered guilty and had nothing to say.
Quincannon had. He has only one leg and
he said he was after an artificial one
when he succumbed to drink. He begged
to be allowed to go and he would get his
leg and depart with it to distant shores.
do you think you will stop drinking
when you get your new legP' asks the
court.
Yes, sir.''
''I'm afraid you'll drink all the MORE"
observed the Recorder. who evidently
must have thought that Flaherty had
evil designs of using that leg as place
to secrets more of the ardent.
"How old are you Flaherty?"
Sixteen. your honor"
'How long have you been out of jail2''
"a few days"
The Recorder turned over a few pages
of.the record and shook his head as he
remarked:
"You were serving forty days for
common drunkard and you are only IL
years old; I'm sorry, sit down.
Here's a chance for some practical re-
former. A lad but l6 years old with only
one leg and serving time as q common
drunkard. Think of It'll
VIM. q. Smith was drunk Sunday.
He said guilty and took his medicine
James a. balentine and Frederick B.
Stearns left the attractive shades of fair
Bridgton, and came to Portland Satur-
day for good time. They had it and
must pay So and costs for their fun.
JdH1cc "a Aoiiy HILLS lrom Newcastle
and was in the same fix.
Thomas r. Curran did not desire to
contradict the statement that he was a
common drunkard, an got thirty days.
9 Martin MoDonough'~ epigramatio reply
to the Indictment charging him with in
toxication was guilty but sorry" and
he evidently meant 1t. He is hard
working man but got a little over the
bay. His fine was paid and he took the
pledge and will probably keep it.
Daniel Brundage was convicted of in.
toxication. Then John H. Mears was
charged with assaulting Brundage and
knocking him down. Officer Bonner
testified that he saw Moars knock the
man down. Mears made an eloquent
appeal to the court for olemency his voice
trembling with emotion. Mears claimed
Brundage was insulting the girl and be
saw him put his hand in his pistol pocket
and the girl screamed "don't." Then he
knocked him down and Officer Bonner