Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-30
SAGADAH0C COURT.
Suit Against Owners Of Buildings
Has Begun.
Judue Powers Makes New fuiing in
Liquor Cases.

path. Me-. Dec. 29.-(SpeciaD.-T
priucipal business, today, at the Saga
aahoc court was the opening of the
case of Can't Jas. F. Wright and 10
others. VS.. VIM. ]. and Charlotte +.
oBrien. propretors of the Columbia
hotel for alleged violation of the liquor
law.
The plaintiffs are Capt. ]. F. Wright,
Frederick j. Hinckley, Samuel II.
Rogers. Archie Thayer, Melville 0.
Wright. Lot l.. Harmon, Albert w.
Lee, NJ. X Murray, d. Il. Holt. o. ;.
French. BENZ. c. Calderwood, Chas. Z.
Snow. S. b. Lord. o. w. Folsom. q. y.
I spinney, joseph Sprague, Jas. r. Pur-
ington, John l.. Purington, Benz. N.
Briggs. and Frank ii. Taylor. The
plaintiffs are represented by Frank r.
Southland: the defendants by Herbert
NJ Heath of Augusta, and Frank l..
Staples of Bath.
At the opening of the case demurrer
was filed by Mr.. Heath stating that
the bill was faulty because it did not
show that the defendants intended &c
still proceed in the liquor business IN
the future.
This exception was overruled. Mr.
Heath made second demurrer because
the plaintiffs did not allege that Mrs
O'Brien. the owner of the building,
was concerned in the nuisance although
she had knowledge of it.
This exception was allowed, but Mr.
Southland made an amendment to the
bill and then the exception was over
ruled.
City Clerk Longley of the board OF
registration testified that all these par
ties were voters in Bath at the time
they signed this bill. Then Judge Fogf
was called to testify in the case.
wherein VIM. ]. O'Brien had been de-
PENDANT on search and seizure charges
Arthur Peter Gaudreau and city Mar
shall Reynolds testified in regard to {
search and seizure warrant delivered
to them to be served, last spring.
The list of indictments reported by
the grand jury has been made public
The following have been indicted for {
liquor nuisance: Lewis Il. SWEET
Frank Dunton. Edmund r. Crockett
Dandy II. Warner. Frank Dunton, JohI
ID. Footer. Lewis Il. SWEET. Michael
McCormieg, John Fl. Currier, Johr
Cannon. James II. Devine, Fred J
Matthews. Henry II. Hartleb, Henr!
II. Hartleb (second case mol prossed)
Samuel Anderson. Zebulon u. Aud 9TH,
case against Aud being put over un
til next term on a demurrer): Timoth,
McAuliffe. Jr., Fred f. Pond, Frank c
l.t n
mont. Herbert l.. Morrill, and Thoma.
+. Moore of Georgetown.
The other indictments are as follows
Joseph II. Totman of Georgetown, for az
sault with intent TO rape. Found guilt,
and sentenced to four years in State
prison.
Frank G. Whitehouse OF Topsham, VS.
Walter c. Watts and Mary +. White
house adultery.
Mary Z. Belcher, Matte Mcfnnis an,
Mary Cody. for maintaining a house o
ill-fame
The following have paid a fine of 81
and costs in liquor case nuisance cases
Mason NJ. Lemont. Frank c. Butter
John II. Currier, Herbert l.. Morrill, an,
Timothy McAuliffe. Jr.
Henry Hartleb has been flied $500. Dan
lei II. Narncy has been fined 500.
Judge Powers announces that all liquo
sellers who appear at this term
brought into court again will get Il ili
sentence. This ruling caused sensation
in the court room
The Whitehouse-W Watts case was give
private hearing before Judge Power
In his room at the court house. today.
Thomas F. Moore of Georgetown, wa
found guilty of maintaining liquor nui
sance and was given so days in jail. Thi
afternoon. Weston Hilton OF Wiscasset
appeared before Judge Powers and asle'
To have two prisoners transferred from
thes Wiscasset to the Portland Jail. TIL
reqacs. was granted. The prisoners al
Johh Munroe and Jas. Freeman. charge
with breaking and entering. The cas-
wile come up at the April term Of tn
linfoln supreme judicial court.