Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-08

The criminal docket for the Aplil
term of the Superior court for Kenne-
bee county was called at $50 O'Clock.
Monday morning. The day was main
ly devoted to the disposition of cases
against alleged violators of the pro-
hbitory law.
| The majority of the dealers on in
dictments found at this term filed de-
| murrers and furnished bail for appear-
ance at the next term in September
AS a rule the proprictors of drug stores
| and places where only malt liquors are
| sol were fined $3.50 and costs while
owners of common bar-rooms and sec
on l-class hotels sO-called, We're as
Se:%icd 5000 and costs on indictments
for maintaining Il liquor nuisance
] VIII re there had been previous conyic-
| tiOGs.
| ! fter Fred A. Malaney of Randolph.
| hal furnished sureties on three indict-
| ln"..'.; for nuisance, common seller and
drink I'M; house and tipping shop found
at this term, County Attorney Leigh
moved for sentence on a nuisance case
| turned by the grand Jury at the Ian
| uai y term.
| .lr. l. j. / said: Since | was elected
county attorney, there has been four
sessions Of the grand jury and never
| has there been so many COMPLAINTS
| against any other dealer in the county
as against Malaney. Two weeks ago
| Sunday, this man in the town of RAN
dolph openly and flagrantly violated
the provisions of the prohibitOry law
on the Sabbath day. The testimony
before the grand jury was No l and
a man against his will and very much
| to his discontinue testified that he saw
| WhSkey, wine and beer dispensed on
| that day. About 9 o'clock in the morn
ing train from Togus arrived, bearing
a load of soldiers. They went to the
| Railroad house, where liquor was
| drunk on the premises and carried
| away in bottles. A woman testified
| before the grand jury that she saw
| LID !or dispensed at that place on the
! day in question. l won't be satisfied
wi h a fine not only to punish Malaney,
| but to teach others that the sale of
| rum on the Sabbath day must cease.
AS far as | am concerned l am willing
to leave the case to the discretion of
the court. If the counsel for the re-
| Spondent wants to know anything
about the testimony l will give the
name of a man who don't drink who
will testify to the doings at the Ma
laney resort.
| Il have been informed, although there
| was no evidence before the grand jury,
that this place is a gambling den and
that a man lost SIS there. There is a
| Jail and if the man does not receive a
Jail sentence l think that he should be
fined $500 in open court to teach others
a lesson. AS punishment and a prece-
dent to be established in this county.
say that the selling of rum six days in
a week is bad enough
| Malaney was sentenced to five
months in the county Jail with no al
tentative and he was committed.
A demurrer was filed. bonds furnish
ed and the case carried to the law
court on the Indictment of Haines d.
Wells, Gardiner ex-alderman, for as
| Sault and battery on the person of eX-
| Street Commissioner Albert f. Clary
| of Gardiner, at that city, Feb. 10, 1902.
| The sureties We're George Gray and
Fred Il. Bradstreet both of Gardiner.
Hon. Fl. NJ. Heath of Augusta, and
Hon. O. B. ClasOn of Gardiner, act as
counsel for Wells. The bond was
| placed at $500.
A. r. Smith of Waterville, paid n fine
of $50 and costs. County Attorney
Leigh stated that this was the Barry
drug store and that the indictment was
based on the government tax, although
he did the best he could to get some
| evidence against the place but didn't
| succeed.
Four indictments Were returned
against Josie, alias Josephine, alias
| Alice Huntington of Gardiner, for
maintaining n common nuisance. liquor
nuisance, common seller, and drinking
house and tipping shop at so Mechanic
street in the city of Gardiner.
| The indictment for common nuisance
alleges that ION the first day of Feb
ruary and on divers other days and
times between the first day of Febru-
AIRY aforesaid, and the day of finding
| of this indictment, at Gardiner, in said
county Of kennebec. did knowingly and
wilfully keep and maintain a certain
common, noisy, ill-governed and dis
orderly tenement, situated on the west
erly side Of Mechanic street. being an
upstairs tenement. said tenement be-
ing numbered so Mechanic street then
and on said other days and times, re-
sorted to for the purpose of drinking
intoxicating liquor, tipping. fighting.
| QuarrellES, HldkiilS SItdt HolStS anu
breaking and disturbing the peace of
said State. then and on other days and
times. there unlawfully and wifully did
cause and procure certain persons,
| whose names to said jurors are I'M
| known. of evil name and fame, and
dishonest conversation, to frequent
and come together. and then and on
said other days and times there I'M
lawfully and wilfully did permit the
said persons in the said tenement to
be and remain drinking intoxicating
liquor. tipping. fighting. quarreling.
making great noises and breaking and
disturbing the peace of said State and
otherwise misbehaving themselves ito
the common nuisance of all good citi-
Zens of the State.
An Indictment WAS found against
| Abbie f. Allen of Gardiner, for MAIN
tanning common nuisance house
of ill-faTe.
| An Indictment was also returned
against MIS-. Samuel Vigue for MAIN
tanning common nuisance on Hill
side avenue at Waterville. On her
promise to pay the costs of court. taxed
ot $40 and leave the county, the case