The Portland daily press., 1897-10-12
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
An Overlooking Dock and Several In
tereting Cases.

Monday morning was very busy IN the
Municipal Court. The dock was full and
overlooking.
Joseph II. Forrestal charged with in
to2lcation, in his own house, pleaded not
guilty. His wife, Annie l.. forresGai
took the stand and testified that Friday
evening, after an absence of three days ne
returned home Intoxicated and mace com
plant at the way she was dressed. Inc
next day he brought a man to tne HOUSE,
Both were drunk. Then they went away
and that evening her husband came pacA
fearfully drunk. He did not ABUSE her
but troubled the woman up sta'rs, anu
ragged around like one out OF MS neto''
Forrestal denied that he was drunk; puC
said he did complain at the presence Vi
woman in the house who had made lots
of trouble Forrestal was sentenced TO
80 days in jail
James Il Flynn who inter1ereo WIN
Officer Foss while the latter was arrest
ing man, got 30 days in jail.
Edward A. Harrigan, for intoxlcation
was fined S. and costs.
Dennis c. MCCARTHY, found intoxicated
by Officer Bonner on Fore street, was
fined S. and costs.
John NJ Crowley, found intoxicated by
Officer White, was fined IS and costs.
Benz F. Mclaughlin. found lntoxlcat
ed by Officer Ball on Green street, was
fined IS and costs.
John j. Mullen, Daniel ellis, Michael
Mullaney and Patrick Flaherty, found
intoxicated by Officer Riley, Sunday
morning, behind barn on the Hill,
were fined each So and one fourth costs
each.
Victor M. DeCost, found intoxicated
by Officer Bonner, was fined IS and costs.
James E. Reddy, charged with intoxi-
cation and disturbance on the street, and
found by Officer Bonner on Franklin
street Sunday forenoon, was sentenced
to 80 days in Jail and fined S. and costs.
John Coffin and Owen F. Riley, charged
with fighting in a public place, were
found on Washington street by Ofncer
Foss, and were sentenced, Coffin to S10 and
one half costs and Riley to $5.and one half
costs. y
Henry e. Rohrbaoker, John Lee, alias
Carter, Charles E. Thayer and Edw. 4.
Verrill, all pleaded not guilty to charge
of an ARRAY oil Middle street Saturday
night. Officer White testified as to the cir
cumstances of the ARRAY, In which
soldiers from Fort Preble were implicat-
ed. Thayer and Verrill, the two soldiers,
explained how they had been accosted by
the civilians. Thayer asked the judge to
be lenient as when they got back to the
fort they would get pretty stiff punish
ment. Rohrbacker. Thayer and Verrill
were fined each S. and one third costs.
Lee was discharged.
Absalom Logan, of Madison street, was
charged with intoxication. Officer Foss
says he gets drunk and then sets his
children to watch for the officers. When
they come he reviles the officers from be-
hind the bolted doors. He got 90 days in
jail.
William E. WEIGH, charged with being
q common drunkard, said he would be
thankful if the judge would send him out
to the House. He said he was useful
man out there, understandinglthe boilers
He got 60 days in Jail.
The case against Emma Pierce, charged
with sale Of liquor, was mol pressed.
James H. Burgess, formerly of Long
Island, was brought before the court on
the charge of being a vagrant. Burgess
resisted this charge and retained John B.
Kehoe, Esq, as his counsel. Officer
Phillips testified that he had seen Bur-
CESS loaf1ng about places which he sus-
pected were rum shops. Officer White
said he had seen Burgess throw TWO bot
ties of beer out of window. Mr.. Kehoe
said this testimony was not sufficient to
convict his client of being vagabond.
Then Burgess was placed on the stand.
He said he was a fisherman, but had not
been employed since May. He was board
ing in the city and his board was paid in
advance. Judge Robinson then ques-
toned him. bringing out the admissions
that he had been loafing about places on
Fore and Commercial streets. Then Bur-
CESS was sentenced to 80 days in jail. He
appealed to the Superior court.
Joseph H. Forristal, who was sentenced
to 30 days in jail, was taken before the
Superior court by his bondsmen in an
other case, and there was sentenced to 90
days in jail. This makes so days in all.