Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-04
Busy Session, Saturday
Morning.
Just Variety Enough to Make il
Interesting.
Officers Have Lively Chase After Ed
win Jenness, Near Togus, but Finally
Land Him-Two Cases Continued
Until Tuesday Morning.

-''"i"''S was busy day at the
municipal court. with business enough
to consume the entire forenoon. There
were three cases on the docket but 50
much time was consumed in getting
through with the details that but one
WAS concluded. the others being con-
tinued until Tuesday
The first case was that of ARENAS
Sharp. who claimed TO belong i'm Shaw
mut.and who was arrested by DEPUTY
Marshal Hanks. Friday evening. for
drunkenness. Sharp admitted to the
court that he was drunk. and also
stated that he got his liquor of a man
named Parquette. Accordingly. the
latter vas summoned before the court
and upon being identified by Sharp.
Mo claimed that Parquette was the
man or whom he obtained the liquor.
the latter was held on a charge of
single sale. and subjected to a fine of
$50 and costs. from which he appealed
and furnished bonds in the sum of 5000
for appearance mt the September term
of the superior court. Sharp was dis
charged. and told to get out of town
with all the speed that he was able
to muster.
The second case was also Of the ma
ture of single sale. Police Sergeant
Henry McDaVitt of the National Home
Mt To%us. sWore out warrants against
Edwin Jenncss for three single sales
OF liquor, to Hiram Real. an inmate of
the Home. the dates of the sales beina
June %. % and 80. Deputy Marshal
Hanks and Officer Fletcher went out to
Iosus to serve the warrants. and
brought Mr.. Jenness in. after a lively
chase. They found their man at home.
and had got him into the buggy for the
trip into the city. when he made a
leap. and got clear. leaving however, a
portion of his shirt in Officer Flctchers
hands. The officer started after him.
but .IenneSs was fleet of foot and made
for patch of woods. and the officer.
seeing that he was losing ground. went
back. and continued the chase with the
team. The man was kept in sight, and
after going some distance Officer
Fletcher got after him again, and ran
him down. When brought before the
court. Jenness retained Geo. G.. Shell
don for counsel. Mr.. Beal testified to
buying the liquor of Jenness on the
dates above mentioned and also said
that one of the liquor deputies. whom
he afterwards learned was Fred Var
ney, was in Jenness' yard on one occa-
sion when he purchased the, liquor
Some testimony was heard, and then
at !. the request of the counsel for the
respondent. BE hearing was continued
until Tuesday morning. at . o'clock in
order that hrther evidence might be
secured. Je1(1ess was ordered to recog-
nZe in the }ilm of 5000. which he did
Following Ethe above case was one
where warrknts had been sworn out
against chnlren of Mr.. and Mrs
Francis Loyeioy and Mr. and Mrs
Ruel ID. York, all of whom live in the
northern section OF the city, in the To-
cality known as the "moose yard"
with Il view of committing them to tho
Industrial SCHOOL at HallOwell. The
warrants We're sworn out by Mrs. Per-
sis Martin. bne of the trustees of the
school. Mrs. Olive A. HOlway and p.
B. Wentworth, on the ground that the
children. Lhlian and Grace Lovejoy,
and Annie Relle York, We're found I'M
der circumstances Of manifest danger
Of falling into habits Of vice and i'm
morality. The respondents were repre-
scented by Geo. G. Sheldon. The case
of Lillian LoveiOy was first taken up.
and was promptly discharged. as Lii
liam proved to be baby girl, six
months old. and the evidence dis
closed the fact that neither Of the
compliments knew the child, and had
| never seen it. the evidence being based
entirely on horesay, and when the
counsel for the respondents requested
that the case be discharged, the
request was granted. The other
| cases. against Grace Lovejoy and An
ME Belle York were. at the request of
| the compliments continued until
Tuesday morning, at o'clock.