Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-18
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
susnEY FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted CT Obstructing An Officer. .Bickiord
Given Six Months in Jail.

In the kennebec superior court.
Wednesday. Fred y. Bushey of Water
VILE. was convicted of obstructing an
officer. after an hours deliberation by
the jury Bushey's counsel :. :.
Hrown Of Watcrville, filed exceptions
and the case will so to the law court.
Bushcy furnishing suretics for appear
ance from day to day
AT the opening of court. Counsel
Brown for the defence moved that the
indictment be .Quashed on the ground
that il was defective but the argument
of Nj. Brown was unavailing as the
court refused to accept the motion.
The case of the government was very
brief only three, witnesses being sworn.
The first witness was Judge Frank
X. Shaw of the Watervlle municipal
court. He testified to the making of
the warrant to search the premises of
Bushey on the sixth day of March. 1901.
Rev. WILDER f. Berry, secretary OF
the Maine Christian Civil League. testi-
fed that at the suggestion of the wit
ness Hodges went to Bushey's place.
Saw Hodges enter the establishment of
Bushey. After Hodges left. had Il talk
With Bushey in which he said that he
didn't know that Hodges was an Of
ficer of the law. Bushey told witness
that Hodges used him (Bushe) very
roughly. The Bushey place is situated
among dwelling houses on Ticonic
street in the city of Waterville.
on cross examination, witness testi-
fed that Hodges took hold of Bushey
and attempted to stop him from leav-
ing the building.
Henry A. Hodges testified that he
qualified as constable at North Vas
salboro and furnished a bond OF $500.
Met Mr. Berry ON the sixth day of last
March by appointment at the Maine
Central station at Waterville. Mr..
Berry gave witness the warrant and
went to the place Of Bushey where APP
pearances indicated that good bust
ness WAS going on. Went in front shop
and announced that he was con-
stable. Saw a hustlng i'll the bar room
and saw a man leaving with what is
generally termed long -neckers" in his
possession. There We're also some ale
and beer bottles in the collection. Wit
ness told Bushcy that he was an Of
ficcr. The goods We're removed ana the
business of the witness consumed less
time than II takes TO tell about it.
On cross examination, witness testi-
fled that he was not a resident of>Wa-
terville and was not generally known in
that city as an officer. Went into
Bushey's place between the hours of
and o'clock one afternoon. Didn't
find any liquor.
Fred \. Rushey, the respondent and
his father. William a. Bushcy testi-
fled that Hodges came to the establish
ment of Fred a. Bushey but did not
state that he was an officer at first.
When Hodges finally told what he was
no Interference was made with him.
Tho jury found Bushey guilty.
James Bacon of Sidney. was allowed
to go on probation on an appeal case
from the Augusta municipal court. In
the lower court Bacon was convicted of
drunkenness ana from the fact that
he was not a persistent violatog Of tn
law against drunkenness Attorney y
Sheldon plead for leniency. Martin L.
Reynolds of Sidney, testified that Ba-
con had abstained from strong drink
for some time.
Herman l.. Bickford Of Oakland. was
sentenced to six months in Jail on the
conviction of assault and battery with
dangerous weapon on the person of
George II. Cochrane at Oakland, last
Christmas day.