Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-02
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Fines aggregating s1534 were collected
in liquor cases in the municipal court at
Portland, in October.
The lower branch of the Baltimore
councils has passed an ordinance appro-
priating $4,000 for an determination of
mosuitoes.
Ernest Dyer of South Portland, Is years
of age, shot Il deer. Saturday. in High
land avenue, one of the residential streets
of the city.
All but six of the % towns in Cumber-
land county have paid their county taxes
Neither of the three cities in the county
has yet settled with the county treas
urer.
Mrs. Harry P. Garland of Saco, who
was thrown from her husbands auto
mobile. Friday. is in a critical condition.
Her skull was fractured at the base of
the brain.
Chief Justice Wiswell has adjourned
the term of supreme court in Cumberland
county. The jury in the superior court
will report for duty in the November civil
term. Tuesday.
Patrolman Michael Madden of Portland,
against whom charge of being intoXi-
Gated on duty was preferred. sent his res
ignation to Marshal Sylvester Saturday,
and it is now in the mayors hands.
Richard l.. Ford, who was arrested at
Frockton, Thursday afternoon. and taken
to Lewiston, was arraigned, Saturday, ii.
the municipal court for the larceny of a
team belonging to pr. j. II. Goddard. The
court found probable cause and held Ford
under 500 bonds for the grand jury.
George Foster and Merle Perkins, West
Poland, were before Trial Justice Delano,
Friday, at Oxford. charged with spearing
fish. The total fines and costs i'm both
cases amounted to $500 They paid The
men were arrested by Warden Stanley of
Standish. This was Perkins first Of
fence.
The steamship Devonian sailed, Satur-
day, with the largest cargo ever taken
from Portland. valued at over $1,000
The cargo included 1900 barrels of APP
pies the largest number ever taken from
Portland by single steamship; zoo tons
of fresh meats, 10000 bushels of grain
and 79S cattle.
The following discharges from bank
ruptcy have been allowed: Andrew II.
Campbell. Brunswick; William A.
Hhoades. Augusta; Charles w. Davis.
Lewiston; VIM F. Howard, South Port
land; Louis Lemchen Biddeford; Edward
II. Wentworth. Rumford; Silan Perkins,
Morrill, Plantation; Martin Leontine, Oak
Wing, Augusta. The following petitions
in bankruptcy have been filed: William
Il. Magill, Van Buren,, liabilities S4i37.47,
no assets; George r. Burke, Portland, La
bilities $154O.75, no assets
George White of Amesbury, Mass, %
years old, was arraigned in the Auburn
criminal court, Friday afternoon, on
four different complaints of breaking,
entering and larceny in the night time.
Through his attorney II. p. Carver. he
waived the readings and hearing,
pleaded not guilty and was bound over
to the supreme court under $4,000 bonds.
Not being able to get sureties he was
committed to Jail. White was arrested
by Detective Fred l.. Odlin of Lewis
ton, for burglary at Turner. He con-
fessed the crime to Deputy Marshal Ly-
ford of the Auburn police department,
and the goods have been recovered.
His confession implicated a Turner
youth. Detective Odlin is inclined to
believe, after further looking into the
case, that the Turner young man is in
nocent. No other arrests have been
made.
Chief Justice Wiswell Of the Maine
supreme court, to whom have been re-
ferred the suits of former City Marshal
Daniel Cote of Biddeford, for salary
aud fees covering a long period after
his election by the police commission
ers, gave a hearing on the matter in the
city council rooms at Biddeford, Satur-
day. The new evidence submitted was
the testimony Of Lawyer B. F. Hamil-
ton that he negotiated for Mr.. Cote and
presented to Mayor Hamilton the claim
for salary. The mayor at that time
acknowledged the justice of the claim.
but advised that the matter be allowed
to go over to the next munlclpai ad-
ministration. A deposition from M. l..
Lizotte of Lewiston, stated that when
he was city solicitor of Biddeford. Mr..
Cote pressed his claim. This evidence
was introduced to contest the citys
claim that Mr.. Cote did not protest
against his dismissal by the commits
sioners. Written arguments VIII De
submitted and Judge Wiswell Will rem
der q decision in January.