Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-23
SUPERIOR COURT,
Harry Hopkins, Augusta,
Found Guilty.
Assignment Of Civil Gases
Tuesday Morning.
Forgery Case Of F. |. Hodgdon Continued.
-Four Cases Mol Pressed.

OIlN FIR q. HALL. Judge.
FRANK j. HAM, Sheriff
CHARLES w. JONES, Clerk.
THOMAS LEIGH. County Attorney.
FRED W. LEE, Stenographcr.
Augusta, Jan. %.
The first case to be tried at the Mon
day session of the superior court was
that of State VS.. Harry Hopkins of Au-
gusta, on a liquor nuisance Indictment
returned at the September. 1905. session
of the grand jury. The respondent was
represented by Benedict +. Mahcr.
The testimony for the State was fur
nishcd by Enforcement Deputies Teb-
belts, Pare and Ferdinand +. Stevens,
the latter being stationed in AndroS
cogSin county. It was testified that OH
the evening of Sept. 2 last. the three
deputies entered the place of business
on Water street. Augusta. known as
the Fred Hopkins place" and seized d
fullsiZcd kcg. said to contain ale. Har-
ry Hopkins was arrested as being the
person in charge of the place. The re-
Spon1cnt was the only witness for the
defence. counsel attempting to show
tnat the identification of the seized ale
as an intOXicant WAS not accomplished
by the State. The hearing of the teSti-
nony and cOunSels' arguments Occu-
pied the entire forenoon session. At the
opening of the afternoon session the
jury returned Il verdict of guilty. Hop
kins gave bail on notification to prose-
cute exceptions.
The two cases against Harry Il.
LshnesS of Augusta were mol pressed
by the county attorney, as was the
case Of state VS.. Charles II. Douglass
of Gardiner, who was tried at the
September term, when the jury disa-
greed. On motion of the county attOr-
ney the case against Alton r. Joy of
Portland who was tried at the Septem-
Der term on the charge of perjury in
connection with bastardy proceedings,
was also mol pressed. The principal and
surcties of John Cormier and of Arthur
Corrnier were ordered defaulted. The
Cormiers gave bail at this term for
their appearance from day to day and
this was defaulted.
At the afternoon session of the court,
the case of state vs. Frank l.. HOdg-
dOn. indicted at the September, 1905,
term of the grand jury for forgery,
came up for trial. George w. Heselton
of Gardiner was appointed by the
court to act as counsel for the defence.
On account of his unfamiliarity with
the points Of the case, Mr.. HeseltOn
asked for further continuance and
the court ordered that continuance
until next Monday at 10 o'clock be al
lowed. Hodgdon since last September.
has been confined in the State Insane
hospital under observation. as it ap-
PEARS that there has been some ques-
tion as to his sanity. In court Monday
afternoon a furry of excitement was
occasioned when it was discovered that
the alleged forged deed. upon which the
State depends largely for its evidence
in the prosecution, was missing.
An extended search in the court room
failed to disclose the whereabouts OF
the valuable document and the search
for it was continued. the seriousness Of
its loss suggesting itself to all inter-
ested. Finally Sheriff Ham vouchsafed
the information that Hodgdon. who
was sitting in the chair reserved for
defendants during trial. had taken 1t
from the counsefs table and had
s,jpped It into, a travelling. bag lying at
hje feet. HndgdoR was ordered to pro-
ducs tI,e document and as ne did so.
saving: "It's my own personal property