The Portland daily press., 1897-08-05
IN THE POLICE COURT.
The Troublous Side Of Life Re
viewed.

ty-Some Summer Visitors Who Ha d
Too Good Times.
Wednesday was very busy day with
Recorder Turner and the Municipal
court. All the forenoon was required to
do justice to all.
Algernon S. Atwood, well dressed,
good looking young shipping clerk of
Boston, who is here on vacation, was
arraigned with William Harrison, a
sailor, charged with standing together
in a group so as to obstruct' the street.
Atwood and Harrison denied that they
were guilty, Atwood saying that he was
not arrested at all but came along with
Harrison when he was arrested. Recorder
Turner asked Atwood how long he had
known Harrison, He said they met the
first time that evening.
Officer Madden testified that they were
obstructing the street, and the court. took
the view that each man should pay q
fine of five dollars and one half costs.
Joseph B. Leavitt was charged with
having been intoxicated and quarrelsome
in his own house, having drawn a revolt
yer and threatened to shoot his wife. His
son had called the police. Leavitt had
nothing to say before sentence, and got
thirty days in Jail.
Warren H. Bailey was well dressed
young man who came to Peaks Island for
a vacation. He says he met some old
school mates and unquestionably did get
a little merry. He said that in this con-
dition he made the acquaintance of a
policeman, who treated him very politely
but brought him to the city station house
where he had nothing to eat from Tues.
day afternoon to Wednesday morning.
eff you had drank less and eaten more
you would have enjoyed your vacation
better, wouldn't your" asked Recorder
Turner.
II think I should" replied Bailey.
eThree dollars and costs, was the
Recorders verdict.
Charles H. Choate pleaded guilty to the
charge of being common drunkard.
But he pleaded in justification that the
drink habit was disease, SO decided by
eminent physicians in Europe. The re.
s3ondent said he had been afflicted with
The disease since May, having for long
time before that not taken any intoxi-
cants. Deputy Marshall Hartnett testi-
fed that the respondent was never bois.
ferrous or troublesome. The court made
the sentence thirty days in the house of
correction.
James HI. Stewart, young man from
abroad, who got into a merry state
wherein he mistook the Portland Tavern
for his own hotel, was arraigncd on
charges of intoxication and using improp-
er language to Mr.. Webb, proprietor of
the Tavern. The punishment was three
dollars for the intoxication and five dol :
lars and costs for the improper language.
The case which occupied for the longest
time the attention OF the court concerned
the unhappy relations of William A.
Knight with his wife Mabel F. Knight.
They have been married about eight
years, Mrs. Knight having left the New
Gloucester Shakers to marry Knight
when she was very young, she says four
ten years and he says eighteen. He de.
MES that he abducted her at the time oil
marriage.
They have three children, the youngest
baby and the two older engaging little
people neatly dressed, who were in couri
and divided their childish attention be-
tween father and mother unmindful Of
the sad family division.
The older child, boy of four or five
years, was put onto the stand as wit
ness against his father, and Recorder
Turner asked him for his childish version
of the difficulties.
Mr. Knights aunt, Mrs. Thurlow, was
present as partisan of the wife, an6
made very dramatic and positive wit
moss. The testimony was of the usual
unpleasant order in such cases, Knight
being accused of beating his wife with a
yard stick, throwing water on her, pull
ing the funnel out of the stove to smoke
her out because she didn't get breakfast,
etc.
Knight denied most of these charges
although he admitted that he did pull
the funnel down. Knight is carpenter
getting Sl3. so week, and is sober and
Industrious.
An attempt was made to show that
Knight had been convicted of beating his
wife in court at st. Johnsbury, VT, but
this inquiry was excluded. Knight
claimed thaG outside parties, evidently
meaning his aunt, had created the
trouble. VIM. III. Looney appeared for
the State and W. G. Chapman for the de-
PENDANT. Recorder Turner found Knight
guilty and ordered him to pay fine of
ten dollars and costs. The fine was paid.
George Ash, charged with assault on
Michael ]. Neales, was represented by
Alderman Kehoe, who had the hearing de-
ferred until August 9th.
The case of Ora G.. Mcclellan was
brought up and resulted in the discharge
of Madame Mcclellan Madame Mcclellan
was alleged to have residence on Middle
street, which was visited one recent
evening by Deputy Hartnett. He found
beer in the kitchen and party of young
women md tn 10 DOC