Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-14

THOMAS LEIGH ConntT Attorney.
tltAlsl .tS' " Jones, Clerk Of Courts.
FRANK j. HAM sheriff
FRED w. LEE Stenoprnnbor
Augusta, Septic.
The jury IN the case of Charles H..
Douglass, at Gardiner. indicted at this
term for being Il Common seller of in
toEicating liquor, returned verdict Of
guilty, late Saturday afternoon, after
Il deliheratlon of one-half hour. Coun-
sci for the respondent filed exceptions,
ANA announced that he would carry the
case to the law court on the ground
thac the verdict was contrary to the
law and the evidence.
The cN idrnCe for the government was
the same in the common seller case as
in the nuisance Indictment. in which
the jury returned a verdict Of guilty
ut the session of Friday. Andrew
Lawre and Richard White Of Boston,
detectives, employed by the MaSsa-
chusettS secret service bureau and
more commonly called "spotters,' and
GEORGE +. Newell Of Farmingdale. tcs-
tilted that they purchased liquor of the
respondent on different occasions.
The defense was Il general denial
The respondent, Douglass, and his
clerk, David Christopher, testified that
no liquor was ever sold to either one Of
the government witnesses, With the eX
ception of "Uno" beer Frank Dia-
mond, VINO WAS at the time alleged in
the Indictment, the porter ut Hotel
Douglass, testified that ut the request
OF the respondent, he went to the liquor
AGENCY ut Gardiner and purchased 4
quart Of Whiskey, one of the spotters."
White. giving him 4 tWo-dolar bill,
and he returning the change, Is cents.
The liquor was procured at the agency
under the name of A. G. Morrill,.
\. *. JeWctt, acting liquor agent for
the city Of Gardiner, was called by the
defenrr and offered the books of the
agency. showing an entry on July 80,
the drtc alleged in the indictment, Of
whiskcy, sold for $1.25, sold to A. G..
Morrill,.
Able closing arguments were made by
Fred Emery Ecane. ESQ. Of II"lloWcll
in behalf Of the respondent. and County
Attorney Leigh for the State.
ne case Nas tried before 2 drawn
jury of which Noah q. Sanborn of
Vienna, was foreman.
Seven other indictments, one for
drinking house ana tippling shop and
six single sales, were rendered against
Douglass ut this term and his counsel
says that all will DC tried. beginning
1T 10 O'Clock, Monday morning. the
drinking house and tipping house
charge will be heard bcfqorc y jury
GustaNus Schocppe, under Indictment
for maintaining a liquor nuisance, was
aIprchended, Saturday. and furnished
bail for his appearance from day to
day, the surctjes beng Charles A.
Thomas and Melvin Young. Schocpre
WAS rcpl, ;anted by Sheldon &, SaWtclle.
Bondsmcn Of William Henry of
Whit field. surrendered him, Saturday,
and he was rcmHndcd)to Jail. Henry
was indicted at this term for assault
with intent 10 kill and slay with a
knife. William G.. Casey at Chelsea,
July 10.
Charles LAWN, who resides at the
UalloWclI quarry, was sentenced +"
three months in Jail and to pay the
costs. amounting to $1S.64 on four
liquor indictments. one each Off ullS-
ance. common seller. drinking house
and tipping shop ana j single sale 70
Thomas Burns of IIalloWclI. The Jail
sentence was suspended but will be
come operative if LAWN again resumes
the business of selling liquor. Tn"
reason that LAWN was let off so easily
was that he had never before bcrn in
dictcd. had been in this country but
five months and there We're other extern
mating circumstances. LAWN, who is a
Spaniard, could not talk i word Of
English. and for the first time in the
history of the court an interpreter in
the Spanish language was employed,
Mrs Mary Fernandez acting in this
case.
Fred i5uker Of South China, gave bail
| for his appearance from day to day on
an indictment for beating n horse. the
eurctics being William y. Routh and
| Nathaniel NJ. Bnkcr.
| Court adjourned until 10 o'clock, Mon
| day morning.