Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-10-04
TILL MIDNIGHT.
Jury De|iberated 10 Hours
in the Gurney Case.
Bfavaman Found GuiIty--AoHeaT-
ing in Big Contempt Cases.
nA
Cora William Gels Six Months. State VS..
Ihos. King Tcday-.-Civil Cases.
OLIVER G. HALL, Judge.
CHARLES w. JD>. F,S. Clerk
FRANK J. HAM. Sheriff
THOMAS LEIGH. County Attorney.
FRED w. LEE, St,no5r;1Ithrr.

dll'I Il tfltl llltil occupied tne forenoon
session. The jury was out about % min
utes. The ease was one appealed from
the lower court. Whcr" Bravarman was
found guilty ana sentenced to pay Il
fine of 500 ana costs.
f.. NJ. Mower of Augusta, w. X. At
kinsun of Rea1iicld and George \.
Thomas Of Winthrop We're challenged
by the county attorney. A. c. McCalIs-
land of Farmingdale. Cyrus X. Green
of Pittston and f. NJ. Baker OF L.itch-
field We're challenged by Attorney Jo-
Seph Williamson for the defence. The
list of jurors having been exhausted.
G. II. ToWnc. G. w. Hammond and c.
III. RlaiSticll. all Of Augusta. were sum-
moned by Sheriff Ham.
4 motion for misnomer by the de-
fcn,idut's counsel was "verruled 10y the
court ana exceptions taken. on request
tn" record Of III" ease in the municipal
court was read. As this record showed
no liquors seized. Il motion to dispense
with the appeal was made. This motion
was also overruled and exceptions tax
en-.
Enforcement Deputies Pag" and
Pare were the witnesses for the state.
Deputy Page took til" stand first and
testified that they took cut Il warrant
t. search tie Sturgis place which is
situated next to the Bravarman fruit
store In th,. search they found q win
dow IN the rear of the fruit store that
oncnnd rather easily. Par, followed it
ur ana fuul.I that ii opened into a ha-
mana bin. The officers Went in and
found the door to tie bin locked. The
respondent was asked - open il ana
upon refusal. Deputy Page went for a
warrant. While he WAS gone. HraVar-
man orcned the door and allowed Far"
10 search The r,pm. He found box
containing IL pints ana half pint of
liquor.
The defence was that The liquor was
for I:r;l yarman's personal us. Thc re-
spondcnt was his only witness.
No notice of hearing has as yet
been ordered by Associate Justice Will
liam Penn Whitthou>% of tn" Surr1!n"
court on the petition of the Lockwood
co of WatcrVile and the HoilingS-
worth & Whitney 90. Of WinSioW. VINO
claim that various mill operators on
the Eopnrbec river and its tributaries
are guilty IF contempt in not nbcNing
the order If the court I" stop empty
ing refuse. material into tn" river to the
detrinl,nt of the business of the pri-
TONERS. The mills affected are those "l
knctleld. J. f. Libby ana Alden ..
Uoxie Of Fairfield. John =. Rackliff of
InGrstry f.. +. Smith and &. l.. Love
10y Of Industry. William ;. SrWAi ail'i
isaiah Wright Of Chest"rvill". Winield
of J'arlninstun. Charles y. Allen OF
Mercer William ID. bradbury ana Shel-
dor II. Bradbury Of SkoWh"gan.
The petition alleges that ION tn" sec
ond dav of August, 1902, n decree WAS
rendered by the court whereby u WIZ
ordered ana dccrecd that after fchru-
arv fret. 1903. the respondents, lh'ir
servants and agents h" and hereby are
~ mined ana restrained from casting
;rtn or .lrpnyiling in the Kennebec nv
o., 81. its tributaries or any waters trib-
utarv thereto. above the dam ana lah-
ufact tories Of the complainantS, any fti-
usa materials. edEinSS, Sh1NlhSS' w
b,is wood refuse, long s1wduSt ana
common saWdust. arising ana result
no f.nm the manufacture of lumber III
it's various forms
rho petitioners further allege that tn"
deere, of the court has not been per
,,r,n.d ~ the defendants, but mas bc"h
r.boIiy disregarded ana disobcyed by
them.
The jury that heard the case OF S'a'e
vc Thomas Gurn"y reported ~ th'
o,.ening of court that they had not h"eh
. hlo to agree. This decision was
rooch,d after the jury had dcliberat"d
frnrn 70 o'clock in the afternoon uilth
ui,iuight They cam" in once l" re-
r,.,or thc evidence of Deputy T"Wne at
] "a o'clock in the afternoon. u Is re-
,o,tnd that the panel was diNld"d seven
fnr acduittal and five for c"nNl' '''h'
-rbic makes the fourth disagreement
this term.
c,e.s 5O2 ana C3i in the list that IS as
.;gnrd for trial have been S'l'lt" anu
,n entry "ucither party mad" pS u'e
,I,rE These cases were cross ShltS ~
,,,.ann Frank Sullia Of Monmouth ana
I,,,I PoIscn of Monmouth. over an III
,,l assault by HOdscn unnn SuiIld
E,I, ! 1905. George :. McCarty 81 Lew
;.to,, was the counsel for l;"d$rn ana
,,,n,t r. L'IIcurruX of Lewiston Tor
cuIii1. Botn dIlbTlfNS ; "'~ !,
court house yesterday ana f'hr"eu
,,cir acduaiutances among the 'i"'n-
,.,. of the Kenncbec bar.
ror, r. Witham was brought lnlo
oo,,rt for trial on 4 charge - mann
,,;ninr a liquor nuisance in Il barn %"
,,,a carson place in ToSus IN me yen.
nf 1,m4. Ten members Of the Juf! TIL
,,,o, drawn and sheriff Ham W3S LOON
;r for more talcslnon when Nor '"ui'-
I-,,pane w. Whit@hOuSe, gave no
|, ,;,a mat his client wished to Wl'harI"
!, n,,a Of not guilty and plead hnl"
,f,.r remarks by the county ai"'-
onJ Attorney Whitehouse Judge
~, ;mnosed fine Of $3.50 ana c"StS
and co days at hard labor IN 'hr c"u".
~ iail and in default of payil''n': ~
| ,rths additional. Since thrr" : II
,;,,a,ihcod that the respondent can pay
| tho 500. she Will probably serve S'>
rnonths In the county Jail,
| n consideration Of th's lin
| ~, ,unty attorney was Wiling !" i''
,,ra.,s ca.s 221 on the docket aS l'r a.
| !, concerns Cora Witham.