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contendere on all the charges, and mace
| brief pleas in bis behalf, setting forl h the
fsct that he was a soldier aud had ren.
| dered valuable service to his country also
I hat he was i'll, and had for same time
been patient in the Bar Hsrb Dor hospital
The court imposed a sentence of Sky
| days for search and seizure, aud thirty
| days at the expiration OF that term on one
| count for single sale.
Tue judgment of the lower court was
sustained in each case, and the other cases
were continued SO long as the respondent
| does not again violate the liquor law. IL
tie should, however, mittimus may issue
during vacation at the motion OF the
county attorney, and be may be com
United again at once. W. r Pattaneai
| and E. n. Benson, counsel for respon-
dsut.
THE FAMOUS Foss CASE.
Walter II. Foss was srrsigned Tuesday
afternoon. Through his counsel, e. N.
Benson, be pleaded nolo contendere to
six charges against him, three for scare
aud seizure, one for keeping a common
nuisance, one for common seller, and one
for tipping shop.
Mr.. Benson made a short plea in his be-
half, contending that be was a business
man and had, shortly before the sheriff.
order to close, bought the place In Bar
Hsrbor, and had tried to get his money
back as any man would wish to do; he
had continued for time to do business,
well knowing what the consequences
might be, but had not teen doing BUSH
ness since sometime in February.
He had BEEN recently beyond the juris-
diction of the court, and had been urged
to stay away, but as he had told his coun
sci, "they couldn't build a board fence
high enough to keep me away from the
court and its decision" and he had come
back to suffer the penalty which the court
should impose, which the speaker urged
might be as light as possible.
E. s. Clark also made short plea In the
defendants behalf, and asked that the
sentence might be light.
County-Attorney Tracy said for the
State, that Foss had been fully warned
hat the officers were determined to en-.
force the liquor law to the letter on and
afler December 5, 1902; that in spite OF
this he had persistentiy kept up the sale
OF liquor, and had put the county to large
expense.
He thought that the county should. in
measure, be REIN bursed, anc that Foss
should be punished to such a degree that
he would not again violate the law. He
moved for heavy fine and jail sentence.
the court imposed a fine of 800 and
costs of SIS each on each OF the three
search and seizure cases, In default OF
which, a term of sixty days in jail to be
imposed on each, and each to begin at the
expiration OF the former sentence.
Oh the charge of common nuisance he
was sentenced to serve sixty days in the
county jail.
The cases for common seller and tip
pling shop were continued SO long as
respondent does not again violate the
liquor law, mittimns to issue in vacation
at the motion OF the county attorney.
Ennis Wright, against whom one in
dictment was found for violation of the
law relating to protection OF girls under
sixteen years Of age, pleaded noio conten
IN Jail. This was an appealed case from
the Bar Hsrbo municipal court.
The case of Dennis McMsnus, who was
heid under a search and seizure process,
was mol pressed owing TO insufficient evil
dence.
The case OF State VS.. Stafford was the
last to be given trial and the jurors were
finally excused Tuesday afternoon. Court
adjourned sine die at II O'Clock to-day.
ASSIGNED LIST.
Up to last Wednesd aV the entire as
signed list had been disposed of except
the cases of Tinker VS.. Moore, and Bur-
rul VS.. Holmes. A report of the former
may be found elsewhere in this issue; he
latter was settled out OF court, and en-
tered judgment for plaintiff for $40, less
the amount of tax claimed in the writ
SO 20.
DIVORCES GRANTED. 81
The following divorces were decreed by
the court since last Wednesday:
Susan A. Meader VS.. Aurelian Meader;
utter desertion. G. B. Stuart for libelsnt
Agnes NJ. Mayo VS.. Fred l.. Mayo; cruel
aud abusive treatment. L. B. Deasy for
libelIaDt.
Adelbert B. Gross VS.. Josie NJ. Gross;
utter desertion. o. f. Fellows for libel
liant.
Lucy S. Linnehan VS.. Frank Linnehan;
cruel and abusive trestm ent. l.. F. Giles
for libellsnt.
Alice l.. Lunt vs. Edwin l.. Lunt; cruel
and abusive treatment. L. F. Giles for
iibellant.
Hattie J. Saunders vs.. George Saunders;
gross and confirmed habits OF intoxics-
ton. o. F. Fellows for iibellsnt.
Horace r. Pettengill VS.. Eva b. Petten-
gill; cruel and abusive treatment. K. NJ.