Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-11
POLICE COURT.
Several DRINKS Before Recorder God
dard and Other Victims.

There was bit of an innovation at
the Tuesday session of the municipal
court, inasmuch as among the bunch of
victims who assembled in the court
room to make an Involuntary contri-
button of cash to the county treasury,
there was one of the gentler sex, or
what used to be termed so in the old
days, before the advent of those goth
century creations, the new woman, and
strenuous life. But things are differ
ent. now, and it cannot be really and
truthfully said, today. that woman is
the weaker vessel. for she courses along
neck and neck with man in the race of
lie, and oftentimes leads him from the
first quarter.
But we dlgress, for this is not Gu
loSy on Women-only a record of the
dolnSs IN the Augusta police court.
Neither is there even the faintest sug-
Sestion of romance about the case. It
IS simply the story of where a young
ana fallen misguided woman had
stumbled and fallen over one of the
obstacles which are often found along
the path that has been so long trodden
by the feet of the hayward
The young Woman'S name was Sarah
Bushy, and the story as brought out in
court and supplemented with what she
told the officers, runs something in this
wise.
Monday afternoon, Sarah went to
HalloWell, where she met Il girl friend
from Randolph, and the two, no doubt
impressed by the beauty Of their sur
roundings, not to mention the invigo-
rating influence of the beautiful June
weather, started in to have Il good time
Accordingly, they got some gin, ana
also a couple of young men TO help
them enjoy the beverage. 1t is well
known that TO some, gin has the taste
Of the pine slivers of our youth, ana it
is but charitable to believe that the
party in question did not intend to get
drunk, but that they 50 enjoyed the
trCMatic flavor of the Juniper, that
they thought not of the bulk which
hey We're absorbing until too late, and
the unmistakablc symptoms of an aS-
graYated drunk affected them all.
It was in this condition that Sarah
arrived home on one Of the late after
noon trains. She was very much di-
.apidated, ana more seasick than she
possibly would have been, had she
made q months cruise down around
Cape Hattcras in the Della Collins, ana
she went over the river with the officer
to remain until She should feel more
like herself.
1t did not take long for Recorder God
dard to dispose Of Sarah's case, for af-
ter giving the girl some good advice
which would BE- Of much benefit to her,
should she decide to follow il, he i'm
poscd upon her a fine Of So, and turned
TO the next case.
The matter of the fracaS which oC
CURED on Bond street Monday evening.
was taken IN. and owing to difficulty i'll
getting all the participants into court
at once. the case was not closed until
afternoon. After getting into the true
mWardncss of the affair, the court de-
cidcd that Louis BilOdcau was the only
star of the first magnitude i'll the con-
stellation. and fined him so. Napoleon
Provost was next in line with a fine Of
s., and last and least of the fines was
IS. which was contributed by Peter
Stone.
Tuesday morning II search and
="izfIfo WIS; made at the saloon Of John
Cormicr, and in the afternoon MIR. Cor
micr was in court to adjust the matter
He was fined 800 ANA costs ana appeal
cd the case, furnishing bonds for APP
pearancc at the September tcrm.