Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-17
JAIL SENTENCES
Will Be Gwen to Prohibitory
Law Vio|ators.
So Stated Judge Hall at Fridays
Session Of Court.
Many Dealers Promise to Keep Out
Of the Liquor Business.
- OLIVER G, HALL, judge
& EHF&HK ]. HAM. Sheriff.
&S&TfH,M AS LEIGH. County Attorney.
Z 8rRf.D N. Lee Stenographer.

AERED ~. Lee s'se - y = -.
IL 80 s'sS Friday Jan. 49,
Judge Hall in the Kennebec counts
superior court, Friday, stated that IT
the, future that persistent violators OF
thee prohibitory law would receive the
iaii se1tence. The liquor dealers were
arraigned at Fridays session and the
greater part of them promised to get
out Of the business and keep out IN
good faith.
Charles T.. Sturgis of Augusta, and
Peter A. Houlehan of Gardner We're
fined $500 and costs on nuisance m
dictment found at the September term
and two other cases against them were
placed on file. Each furnished a bond
In the sum of $500 to keep out OF the
business for two years. Dennis a.
Clarity of Hallowell, was sentenced TO
raw fine of $500 and costs or nve
months in Jail on a liquor nuisance
Failing to raise the necessary col
lateral, Clarity was committed.
\ Arthur Penetier of Waterville, in
dic.ed at this term for breaking and
entering the photograph gallery OF }.
T.. Neal at Waterville, in the night
tire. with intent to steal, paid the costs
!. Of court and was discharged.
H. l.. McKeeman of Gardiner, was
sentenced to pay the costs on six cases,
amounting to $50 He was committed.
George A. Bryant of Augusta, paid
the costs on q nuisance case, he stat
ing that he had sold no liquor since last
September and promising TO keep out
Of the business.
Three Indictments against Ernest j.
Keller of Gardiner, for common seller,
nuisance and drinking house and tip
ping shop were placed on file on pay
ment of the costs, he promising to keep
out of the business and to leave the
State.
George T. Haley and Charles Russell
of Gardiner. paid a fine of $25 and one
half costs on a nuisance Indictment for
gambling.
Joseph Carriveau of Waterville, paid
n fine of $50 and costs on a liquor null
sance, he agreeing to keep out OF the
business.
George C. Sheldon, Esq, Of Augusta,
appeared for John Patterson of Will
mington, Del, who was indicted for
breaking, entering and the larceny OF
jewelry valued at s1100 from City hall
in Augusta, on the closing night OF a
Food Fair in November. From the
fact that the goods We're all recovered
and Patterson had been in Jail since
the affair the case was placed on Tile
Patterson was liberated.
Court will convene at 10 o'clock this
morning.
The first jury trial of a criminal ma
ture will begin at 10 o'clock, Monday
morning. 1t is the case Of Forest G.
THOMPSON and Fred G. Hall of Water
VILE and George Crosby OF Fairfield,
indicted for breaking and entering a
railroad car and the larceny at Water
vile, Sept 20, of two bushels of po-
tatoes valued at 81, then in possession
of the Maine Central Railroad Co.
The jury in the civil case of Henry A
Priest VS.. M. A. Seaney, both of Vas
salboro. to recover the sum OF $40 for
money loaned the defendant by the
plaintiff returned a verdict for the
plaintiff for S21.3o. The defendant adj
mitted that he received the loan ana
$50 of the same remained unpaid, but
claims that he deposited $40 to the
credit on the part of the loan. Sheldon
& Sawtele of Augusta, appeared for
the plaintiff and Arson NJ. Goddard,
ESQ, of Augusta, for the defendant.