Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-05

0LlEER G. HALh; Judge Presiding.
FRANK j. HAM. Sheriff
FRED w. LEE, Stenographer.
Augusta, Sept. 4.
The grand jury ground out a srst at
the session of Friday. which shows
that Sheriff Ham and County Attorney
Leigh. assisted by the officers. have
been hard at work for several DAYS to
round up the persons who are alleged
to have committed crimes, especially
those relating to the sale of intoXicat-
ing liquor contrary to the statutes.
During the day s. special indictments
were returned by the grand Jury. Is at
the morniG and nine at the afternoon
session. il is presumed that the great
er part of them are against violators of
the liquor laws. The total number OF
Indictments thus far returned by the
jury is 90, and it is said that there are
Il number of matters which will en-
gross the attention OF that body.
AS soon as the indictments were re-
turned capiases were Immediately
placed in the hands of the officers
Some OF the indicted persons could not
be aprrehended. Those who were cap
turcd We're at once brought before the
court and arTaigned. About noon, when
the grand jury made it's first report for
the day, returning the 76 indictments,
a number of officers were sent to all
parts of the county with the necessary
papers and in the afternoon the officers
began to bring in their prisoners. The
Yankee from Watcrville, brought a
number. They were arraigned enter
ed plea of mot guilty" and furnished
sureties for appearance from day to
day. The following did thusly:
John Daviau, Waterville, five cases,
bail $500; John Cote and Arthur
Daviau, sureties.
Vital Vique, Waterville, two cases,
bail $1,000; c. G. Rancourt ana Arthur
Daviau, sureties.
Joseph Ferland, Watervillc, two in
dictments, one each for common seller
and single sale, bail $1,000; c. G. Ran
court and Vital Nigue, sureties.
Joseph Ferland and Vital Vigue,
Waterville, two joint indictments, one
each for liquor nuisance and drinking
house and topping shop, bail $1,000; G.
G. Rancourt and Arthur Daviau, sure
ties
Phillip Mahue, Waterville, one case,
bail 500; c. G. Rancourt and Charles
Perry, sureties.
Asa Murray, Watervillc, one case,
baif $500; G. G. Rancourt and John
DaViau, Surctics.
Joseph Huard, Watcrville, three
cases, one each for liquor nuisance,
common seller and drinking house and
tipping shop, bail $500; Charles Berry
and Clara Huard, surcties.
Reney BurSOine, Waterville, three
cases, one each for liquor nuisance.
common seller and drinking house and
tipping shop, bail $500; Joseph Tardiff
and Charles Fl. Vigue sureties.
Joseph Carrivcau, Watervile, three
cases, one each for common seller,
liquor nuisance and drinking house and
tipping shop, bail $500; Charles II.
Vigue and Charles Perry, suretics.
Charles Marshall Watervllc, four
cases, bail $1,000; Joseph Z. Poulin and
Joseph Tardiff, suretics.
David Christopher, Gardiner, one
case, single sale, bail $500; A. A. Brann
and Charles H. Douglass, Sureties.
Charles ii. Douglass of Gardiner,
against whom three indictments were
returned, Thursday, one each for COM
mon seller, liquor nuisance and drink
ing house and tipping shop, was in
court Friday afternoon, to furnish
new bonds when he was arrested six
additional indictments having been re-
turned by the grand jury, Friday.
They were all for single sale, John r.
Pollard of Winslow, George Newell of
Farmingdale and Richard Lawry and