The Portland daily press., 1897-09-02
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
Some Unusually Sad Cases-The Man Who
Soaked in the Dock finds His Name
Other Cases

In the Municipal Court before Recorder
Turner Wednesday morning there was the
usual dock full of offenders.
The saddest case was that of James E.
Wade, charged with being a common
The witness against him was his aged
and infirm mother, a neatly dressed and
lady-like woman, who with evident grief
told how James had made her home
miserable for fifteen years, at times break
ing the furniture and driving from the
house his younger brother, an industrious
and sober man, the support of the family.
II have stood it for fifteen years. said
the grief stricken woman, "and l can
stand it no longer"
eve will relieve you of him for a
WHILE" said Recorder Turner grimly, as
he imposed sentence of go days in jail
the full extent of the law.
The case against Edward McVail was
another hard one. His wife was the wit
ness against him. She said he wa:
drunken and abused her, besides not pro
viding for the family. McVail received a
sentence of go days in jail.
James E. Welch, pleaded not guilty to
tFe charge ,of being common drunkard
Officer Greeley, however, gave the dates
of Welch's performances. Welch testified
that he had been in Portland, but four
days for several months. He was not
drunken when arrested. But he had been
into the court several times before and
was aware that his record was bad and
that his word would not be taken against
that Of the officer
SIS it not natural that the word of an
upright and peaceable citizen should be
taken before yours?" asked Recorder
Turner,
Welch admitted that this might be so.
He received q sentence of sixty days in
Jail.
Thomas C. McDermott, found badly in
toxicated on Centre street by Officer
Madden, was fined $5 and costs.
Coleman Donahue, found at 945 Tues.
day evening in the dock at Randall &
McAllister's, was fined S. and costs.
Coleman was the man who was so drunk
not tell his name.
William Whalen, found intoxicated on
Commercial street by Officer Sparrow
was given thirty days in Jail.
Martin j. Keefe, found drunk on Port
land Pier by Officer Greeley, was fined 81
and costs.
James J. O'Connor according to Officer
!
Greeley, got out of Jail three or four
weeks ago and has been drunk every day
since. The sentence for him was sixty
days in Jail,
Mary A. Barrett, Officer Frank said,
had been badly intoxicated lately. She is
young woman with perhaps chance tc
reform, SO was sent to the city house OF
correction for thirty days.
| James H. Mckay, is drunk most of the
time, going from the Jail to Commercial
street, frequenting saloons and refusing
to work. This is the character given him
by Officer Frank, and the court sentenced
him to ninety days in Jail.
| Thomas J.. Flaherty was arrested or
complaint of Mr.. Charles D. Cassassa,
who said that while going up Franklin
street Flaherty grossly insulted him
Flaherty was also intoxicated and ugly
when the officer arrested him. So the
aggregate of his offenses resulted in the
following sentence: $5 and costs for in
| toxication; S. and costs for obscene
language, and $50 and costs for resisting
an officer
Henry R. Wescott, intoxication, was
| fined S3 and costs.
James e. Herbert, who had been found
intoxicated said he had q job at Otis Falls
which he could have if he could be allowed
to go. He was telling how he had rarely
been drank when the court unopportune
ly referred to the fact that he was sent tc
Jail last July. A fine of So and costs was
imposed.