The Portland daily press., 1898-06-01
AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.
A Number of Complaints Before Judge
Robinson.

eored man, charged with assault and bat
terry on his wife, Keith pleaded not gull
ty. and his wife was sworn to tell all that
she knew regarding his actions. Monday
afternoon she said her husband was
d. unk in the house, and when she tried
to reason with him, he rushed at her,
chasing her down stairs and out into the
street and grabbing her, nearly ohoked
her to death. 81 don't want to live with
any such man." said she.
Baggage Master Lane Of the Portland
& Rochester railroad stations testified
that Mrs. Keith ran directly to him and
that the husband had hold of his wife's
neck. The woman was greatly frightened
and the husband SO much excited that he
couldn't explain anything about the
trouble.
Officers Pillsbury and Quinn also testi-
fed to having been witnesses dur ing
part of the fracas The former remarked
that this was not the first time that the
couple had been engaged in similar
difficulties. Once before, so Officer Pills
bury said, the husband had drawn a re-
volyer on his wife. @p2
Keith told disconnected story and be-
came mixed in his statement when sub
jected to the rigid cress-examination of
Judge Robinson. He said THAT he had
nothing to say before sentence. Then
the court imposed sentence OF go days
in Jail and fine of $40 and costs.
A trio OF. brothers named Hopkins were
up for intoxicaton. They were Iemothy,
James and Andrew and all pleaded not
guilty and retained James A. Comedian
as counsel These are the men that
created the mob at Grand Trunk Mon.
day. A charge of ARRAY also hung over
over James and Andrew. They were
adjudged guilty, each were fined S. and
one-third costs and also sentenced to 80
days in jail. Tim was in addition
charged with having resisted Officer
Frank. The latter testified that Tim
had resisted as strongly as any men
that he had ever encountered. Tim was
sentenced So and one-third costs for he
intoxication charge and ordered to pay
$50 and costs, as penalty for his inter
pealed and furnished bonds in the sum of
500 for appearance in the higher court b
George Morgan presented a written &C.
acknowledgement of satisfaction in the case
of John T. Foristal, who was arrested
at the instigation Of heiformer, last Sat-
urday, for assault. Accordingly Foristal
was discharged. 90e
Conductor Eugene lowell one of the
Congress street cars, told how he had
tried to collect fare Monday afternoon
from Luther S. Manuel and Manuel al
lowed that he would pay when he got
good and ready. Manuel said he was not
intoxicated at the time, but Deputy
Sterling said he was drunk, all right.
Manuel was given month in jail.
These other cases were decided:
| Harold G. Barbour. intoxication, 30
days in Jail; suspended during good be-
havior.
Courtney varney, intoxioation; fined
| IS and costs.
James J. Grace, intoxication; 80 days
in Jail.
James Harrington, intoxication; fined
| So and costs.
James P. Borgan, intoxlcatlon; 30
days in Jail.
Patrick E. Conley, intoxication; fined
s3and costs. John P. Foley, intoxica-
| tion; fined So and costs; suspended dur
| ing good behavior.
Patrick Kelleyy intoxication fined So
and costs suspended.
James McGinnis and Isaac Davis, in
| toxication each fined SIS and one-third
COSTS a.