Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-16
THREE GO TO JAIL.
Liquor Sellers Receive Penalty
With No Alternative.
They Are Douglass, Gardiner, Daviau
and Marshall, WaterviI|e.
Gases Against carriveau, waterviIle,
Will be Tried This Forenoon.

| OLIVER G HALL, Justice Presiding.
| THOMAS i1Ei6H, County Attorney.
| CHARLES ". JONES, clerk of Courts
| FRANK j. HAM Sheriff
| FRED W. LEE, Stenogranher
Augusta, Sept. -.
The jail sentences which were prom
ised, last January, to persistent vio-
| lators Of the prohibitory liquor laws
were imposed by Judge Hall i'll the
superior court, Tuesday. Three.
! Charles II. Douglass of Gardiner, ana
| John DaViau and Charles Marshall of
| WaterNille, We're given a straight Jail
| sentence without any alternative and
| We're committed on old demurred cases.
| The first case to be considered was
| that of Charles II. Douglass of Gardi-
| nor, and he was represented by VIII G..
| Atkins Esq. of Gardiner, as attorney.
! Attorney Atkins said that he did not
| believe that Douglass should receive
sentence at this time as there are con-
| victions in three cases on indictments
returned by the grand jury at this term
of court in which exceptions have been
taken, and the cases will go to the law
court.
| County Attorney Leigh stated that,
| last September, the cases We're placed
on file until complaints had been re-
ceved about the Douglass hotel.
! Judge Hall stated that in his opinion.
| the respondent has been selling liquor
! since the first of the year.
| Attorney Atkins stated that Douglass
| was out of TN" liquor business for good
| ana suggested that he give a bond TO
keep out Of the business for a term of
years.
County Attorney Leigh: "The pur-
pose Of Il Jail sentence is not only 10
punish Douglass, but to let others who
might engage in the business in this
county know that they cannot escape
punishment by giving q bond not to
engage in the liquor traffic. All alleged
liquor dealers were warned in January.
what the outcome would be if they
persisted in selling and | therefore
move for sentence"
Judge Hall said: 'IlIcgal sellers of
Intoxicating liquor were warned. last
January. that in cases Of persistent
violation that they would in the future
receive Il sentence in jail. | am salts
fled that The party at The bar has been
selling liquor since the first OF last
January.
Clerk Jones then read Douglass SEN
tcnces: Drinkin" house and tipping
shop. $40 and costs ana in default or
payment GO days in jail; drinking housa
and tipirling shop. 500 and costs and
60 lays in Jail and in default Of pay
mcnt 60 days additional.
Attorney Atkins made 4 motion that
the jail sentence be suspended, which
motion was strcnuously objected TO ny
County Attorney Leigh ana which was
ovvriqlled by the court Douglass was
then committed to jail.
John liAViau Of WaterVllle filed DC
mUTr"rS on 1--WE. liquor eases found at
this term, one each for common seller,
dflhhlh% mouse ana tlppilnG shop. Il
quor nuisance and, two single sales,
IN" sureties being John SET" ana JoS-
rrh Iardlif- The BAN was placed at
S2'oo' 500 on ea"h case.
baNIAu was N IN" iof sentence on
TWO oli drihufF"d cases. us attorney
Fred W. 'lair, iiSq., asked that DaNlaU
D" p"rhilted to GlNe 7 pond 70 Keep
out OF the liquor business Tor 4 term OF
years
County Attorney Leigh said: pa
NlAu has been one OF the most persist
cnt Nlo'at"rs OF tn" nrohibtory law
since ! nave been county attorney. iie
was notified by Deputy Sheriff Getchell
III" first Of the year TO set out Of bus
mess or suffer the consequences. Early
in tho year n search ana seizure was
mad" at haviau'a place, and last April
be was indicted for maintaining z
Liquor nuisance to which Indictment ne
filed demurrer. AT this term DavtlH
was indicted in five counts and he q
few moments ago filed dcmurcrs in
each Of thcm.'
TIE sentences as imposed by the
court were as follows. Liquor nuisance,
$2ao ana costs, and in default of pay
mcnt six months in jill; search and
seizure. $l0o ana costs and 60 days in
jail. and in default Of payment G0'dayS
additional. DaVlau was committed TO
jail.
Charles Marshall Of WaterNille. filed
demuFrcrs in five cases. one each for
nuisance. common seller and drinking
house and tipplinG shop. The surcties
being Joseph Tardim ana John cote of
Wat"rNiile. ON an old demurred case
Marshall was sentenced to pay fine
of $3.50 ana costs and so days in jail.
nd in Gpf1nlt of Nmpnt 60 DAVIS nd