Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-04
WEDNESDAYS POLICE couRr
Three Cases Up for Tria! Before judsc A e
Andrews.

Three cases c:me up for trial IN Tho
municipal court. yesterday morn,,,r
Fred Britt and James Wilson ya,."
charged with intoxication ana po,.a..
Ferrend with lettering on the stree,
1t has become q great nuisance to
the officers ana passers-by to have so
many people lettering on the corners.
The police have warned and thrcat-
cned without much avail and. Tuesdav
when Robert Ferrcnd was found ,o,tar'
ing on the corner of Water and Win
thrCp streets, near the store of y w
Soule, he was arrested and nred e. 4,
court. yesterday morning. II is bo,od
that this will be warning to thosp
who have persisted in STANDING On tho
corners and getting in the wav of
these passing along.
James Wilson was charged with in
toxication and fined s. and in dcf,u,+
of payment he Yves taken to iail for 20
days. Fred Britt was also arrested
for the same Offense. He was rcIoo.o1
frcm jail only Tuesday morning and
out of tie past 10 months he has .;noot
l.; as the guest of Sheriff McFadlien
He was given 30 days in the county
who sold him the liquor he was allowed
to so with the understanding that if
he was again found intoxicated he
should be taken to the Jail without
t,ial on the old T:ttimus. He then
said that he bought the liquor at the
place owned by Charles Sturgis. and
an officer was sent 10 summon SturGis
to appear in court.
When SturSis and Gustave Schucpe.
who works for him. appeared there
was IN interesting scene in the court
room. Britt insisted vigorously that he
bought the liquor at SturciS' place
while. Stlrcis IS vehcmcntly insisted
that he did not. Finally the men We're
ordered to tell their stories without in
tc:ruption. Britt claimed that he was
released from Jail about 6 o'clock
Tuesday morning. and that before
seven he was in Sturgis' place, there
he found Kit Dreamer who was trying
TO get liquor. but could not. He did
not ask for liquor at that time. but
went out with Dreamer and after they
were outside he agreed to go and get
half pint of whiskey. which he says
he bought of SChoepe. He said that
he was in there and bought four or five
drinks besides TIE half pint during The
day. Sturgis testified that he was in
the shop when Britt came the first
tirle and that he refused to sell him
any liquor and told Schoepe not to do
so. He did not see Britt again until
evening when he threw him half way
across the street. when he came in and
called for liquor. Schoepe testified
that he was in the shop when Britt
came the first time. a9d that Sturgis
told him not to sell him any liquor
and that he sold him no liquor at all
Will Springer testified that he was in
Sturgis' place about 9 \. Nj. when
Britt came in and asked for liquor
and was refused by Schoepe. Sturgis
then hunted up Kit Dreamer who said
that he was refused liquor in Sturgis'
place as stated and then told how
Britt had bought a half pint after
that but claimed that he did not know
where he had obtained the liquor nor
did Britt tell him. Both Britt and
Sturcis We're given sharp warning
against the use of profanity. and then
allowed to go while the judge gave the
matter further consideration before
deciding what to do.