Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-10-25

county attorney, mol pressed as to the ALICIA
tion that the respondent was armed with q
dangerous weapon. Pleaded guilty. Sem
fenced to eight months In the county jail at
Ellsworth. and fine Of $500.
LIQUOR CASES.
Capt. John w. Kane. of Bluehill, was in
court Friday for sentence on the cases
against him for violation of the liquor
law, growing out OF the patent medicine
cases.
Judge Wiswell, in passing sentence, said
that the case differed materially from
ordinary liquor cases, and as Capt. Kane
had gone out of the business, he would
not for moment think Of imposing Jail
sentence. The great object OF the liquor
law was to prevent the sale OF liquor, and
in this case this had been accomplished.
On the indictment for maintaining
nuisance, Capt. Kane was fined 800 and
costs taxed at SIS. Two other indictments
against him were continued for sentence
with the understanding that they should
so remain as long as Capt. Kane did not
continue the violations charged.
EthiNttNtt Va puYSitidH was Altu NOuddls
stating that John c. Herlihy, OF Bar Har-
Dor, was i'll and would be confined to the
house for week. The appealed case
| against him and the two new indictments
were therefore continued.
Henry Dorgan, OF Ellsworth, was sem
fenced to fine of 500 and costs taxed at
s15 for violation of the liquor law.
1 Ia II th- at De- uar L1r
pleaded guilty to three indictments for
violation of the liquor law-for common
| nuisance, common seller and maintaining
| tippling shop. He was sentenced on one
indictment to a fine OF $500 and costs
taxed at SIS. The two other cases were
continued for sentence.
| CRIMINAL CASE TRIED.
The few civil cases remaining on the
| trial list when court convened Monday
afternoon were disposed of, and the crimi-
nal docket was taken up. Only one
| criminal case was tried, that OF James
| Davis, Of Otter Creek, charged with viola
| tion OF the game law in shooting part
ridges in close time.
| County-At Wood said his most
| important Witness a boy who it is alleged
sold the partridges for the defendant to
marketmen in Bar Harbor, could not be
| found, and he believed he had been
spirited away and kept out OF reach by
interested parties. The absence of this
witness materially weakened the States
case. Davis was defended by l.. B. Deasy
and j. T.. Bunker, jr. The case went to
the jury Tuesday forenoon, and in half an
hour verdict of not guilty was returned.
| SENTENCES IMPOSED.
| In passing sentence on Charles A.
| Weaver, for assault with attempt to kill,
/ ChiefJustiee Wiswell said he had given
the case serious consideration, and felt
that he was possessed Of the essential
facts. The offence charged, he said, is
very serious one; it must not be condoned,
and the sentence must be a substantial
one. On the other hand there were ex-
tenuating circumstances which he had
taken into consideration.
The sentence of Freeland III. Robbins on
three indictments, a total Of seven years,
will run concurrently, SO that his term of
imprisonment in the State prison, will be
three years, less allowance for good be-
bavior. Wilmot Robbins, who is only
fifteen years OF age and hardly responsible
mentally, was allowed to go home.
In imposing sentence on Leona V. Stead
man and William Wiley, the fact that
they have already spent nearly six mont his
in the county jail was taken into con-
sideration.