The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-02
FOR BREAKING AND ENTERING.
Proceedings in the Municipal Court Yes
terday.

John A. McGovern and Peter j. Curran
were arraigned in the municipal court
yesterday morning on the charge of hav-
ing on Saturday night broken into the
bottling establishment of ingalls, Bros.
on Plum street. Both of the respondents
pleaded not guilty. Charges of intoxi-
cation were also preferred against the
two men and In this case they also
pleaded not guilty. County Attorney
Libby appeared for the state Mr.. Robert
ingalls, testified that he left his establish
ment at about 715 O'Clock Saturday
night. The doors and windows were
locked and everything was all right.
The break was made In the rear and the
glass in the windows was smashed. Mr..
ingalls, added that he had seen Curran
hanging about tie place few days ago.
Officer Stewart stated that at about
q 80 o'clock Sunday morning, while pass
ing along Plum street, the night watch
man at the electric light company
works, said he believed break had been
made in the Ingalls, place, and upon ex-
animation this was found to be the case.
In few minutes, Hugh McDonough
the night Waterman at the Cumberland
bank, met witness and told him that he
had seen two fellows going up the street
with bottles in their pockets. Witness
then ran across the two men who ha
bottles on which were labels that CORE
sronded with those ON the bottles in the
Ingalls, establishment. Both of the men
were Intoxicated, McGovern being badly
40.
Officer Madden testified to seeing Nc
Govern and Curran on Temple street at
few minutes after o'clock Sunday
| morning.
At this point five bottles were brought
| into the court room by Deputy Marshal
| Sterling and identified by Mr.. ingalls,.
These bottles are valued at cents apiece
McGovern then took the stand. He
said that he was out late Saturday night
and had met Curran on Plum street.
oss-examined, McGovern replied that
all of the week he had been working at
| Fort Preble. Early Saturday night he
entered rum shop at the West END and
from then to the time of arrest he know
| but little of what transpired, as he
had also called at four or five other
| shops.
Curran stated that Saturday night he
went out because he could not sleep at
home. He finally landed against police
man after finding case of beer in
yard on Plum street. There he had
| pocketed some of the bottles and intend
| ed to start for horne.
County Attorney Libby here asked If
the night watchman on the Electric
Light company, who had notified the off,
Ger of the break was in attendance. No
response was MAIDS and then a contin-
uation was asked for Wednesday morn
ing. The request was complied with and
the court fixed sureties in the sum of
$500 for the appearance of each respon.
dent.
| On the charges Of intoxication Nc.
Govern was sentenced to 30 days in Jail,
and suspended sentence OF 30 days in
Jail, under date of June IA. was also
brought forward. Curran was also
sentenced to 60 days in Jail for the in
toxicatioa offense.
| These other cases were decided:
James E. Cragin and John G. Alexan-
der, intoxication, fined So and one half
| costs.
George Il. Condor, intoxication. fined
81 and costs.
Dennis M. Kearnes, intoxication, fined
| $5 and costs.
Charles Stafford, :. intoxication, 30 days
in county Jail.
Timothy J. Carroll, inro1ication, 30
| days in county Jail, suspended during
good behavior. pledge one year.
Charles Robinson. common drunkard,
| 80 days in county Jail.