Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-06
MUNICIPAL cOUr-
Edwin Jenness Fined $50 e.. costs
L. D. York Gets 10 Dsys.

Judge Andrews had another fairly
BUSY session of court, yesterday morn
ing, but the time was not SO mich talk
en- up by press of business as it was
py the waits between cases. When the
court docket is confined to intoxication
cases, it does not take long to dispose
of them, as they can be railroaded
through SO eXpeditiOusly that the victim
before the bar has scarcely time to take
i'll the surroundings before he has part
ed with his 81 or s., as the case may be,
or is on his way out of the building and
on his journey up over the hill.
The first number on the list, yester-
day morning, was Il bunch of unfortu-
mates who had started in to celebrate
the ever glorious Fourth, but had run
against the demon before the sun had
reached the zenith and had fallen by
the wayside, or wherever they hap
pened to be. The list, after the bunch
had individually had a brief interview
with the judge, read something like
this: X. ID. York, 10 days in iail; VIM
Gilbert, 50; Luke Dulan, Hallowell, Sc;
Edmund Labbrea, discharged; Kingan
Knnney, New brunswick, 50; Frank
Daley, So. Sometimes it costs s. to in
terview the judge in this way, but re-
duced rates We're in order, yesterday,
because Monday was the Fourth.
The balance of the forenoon was de-
voted to cases which had been contin-
ucd from the Saturday morning session.
Two of them were on warrants which
had been taken out for the purpose of
committing Oracle Lovejoy and Annie
Belle York to the Industrial school at
Hallowcl.
When the parties interested in the
movement appeared in court, Satur-
day, they We're without counsel, but
since that time they had secured the
services of A. M. Goddard. They also
had secured additional witnesses but
, the hearings We're destined to further
continuance, for counsel. Mr.. Sheldon,
| for the respondents, gave out the infor-
nation that Annie Belle had the mea-
| slcS and was not in a fit condition to be
| in court. The LovcjOys were not in court
| and SO both cases were set ahead once
more. the Lovejoy case to Thursday,
and the York case to some future date,
when the local Board of Health should
be able to give the family a clean bill
| of health.
The session closed with the continued
case of Edwin Jenncss, who was taken,
Saturday, on Il charge of three single
sales Of Intoxicating liquor, to Hiram
Bcal of Togus. This case was contin-
ucd, SaturdSy,'.in order to secure more
! witnesses, those wanted being the Ii
quor deputies Narney and Chamber
lain of Watcrville, who We're boarding
at Jenness ut the time that the alleged
sales We're said to have been made.
Both men were put upon the stand
and IN attempt was made by them to
prove an aiibi for Jenness on June %
the date on which Beal claimed that
Narncy was going into the barn at the
time that he got the whiskey of Jenness
| in the kitchen. Mr.. Sheldon also made
vigorous plea for his client, but in
spte Of the efforts that had been put
forth, the ruling of the court was
against the respondent. and Jenness
was found guilty and fined $50 and costs
on each count. An appeal was taken
and he was bound over for appearance
at the September term Of the superior
| court.