Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-04
SUPERIOR COURT.
Heavy Liquor Fines Dealt
Out by the Court.
Most Of Day Occupied by
the lishness Trial.
went TO Jury al $40 P. NJ. and a
Sealed Verdict Ordered.

ol-lN FIX q. HALL, Judge
FRANK J. HAM. Sheriff.
CHARLES w. JONES, Clerk.
THOMAS LEIGH County Attorney.
FRED ". LEE. Stcnogriph,r.
Thursday, May 3, 1906.
The Superior Court for Kennebec
county convened at go o'clock
Thursday morning. Dwight l.. Tasker
was arraigned To answer to five imdict-
lnentS, not all Of recent date. and the
complaint was pressed on one alleging
liquor nuisance To which the res
pendent had previously filed de-
Williamson K Burleigh. 1t was
brought out that Tasker was under
bonds from The September, 1903, term
of the superior court and that he
jumped bail. About two months ago
he was unprecedented by deputy
sheriff in Providence. K. |. and Drought
back IL this city. He has since been
confined III Jail awaiting trial. 70 the
indictment he pleaded nolo conttnd"rt
ana the county attorney moved for
sentence. Counsel for the respondent
suggested that his client be dealt with
lcnentlS as he has a wife AMI tive
children. who are. now said to be in
Providence in comparative destitute
circumstances. dependent upon him FOR
support Judge Hall imposed q sen
tenc" of $500 fine and costs. and in de
fault four months in Jail TIL" costs
We're 10 include scre faciaS fees tn the
total sum Of $500. The fine WAS paid.
ON the four remaining indictments, the
county attorney suggested that they b.
placed on file, and the court required
TaSkel Ia furnish $3.50 bonds to keep
out of the liquor business for Il period
of two years. Frank q. Harrington Of
this .ity appeared on behalf of Tasker's.
sureties who went to considerable" "X-
State to answer II the charges against
him. Upon being released Taskpr
promised to leave the state.
Henry Barney of WaterVillc WAS
brought into court to answer to two
charges. one an Indictment for main
tanning It liquor nuisance, and the other
an appealed search and srZ'ir" brought
up from the lower court. Barney was
represented by Fred w. Clair of
Wat~ryilIp To both charges the
RESPONDENT entered q plea of uolo con-
rend"re On the indictment. Judge
Hall imposed "A sentence of fine Of
$500. and cost and 30 days in Jail. with
four months in Jail additional for non
paymcnt Of fine. unless the respondent
furnished bonds in the sum of $500, not
| To- violate The prohibitory law for Il
period of two years. Barney furnished
| the bond.
It was stated in court that the charge
against Orrin a. Grant Of Hall"Wcll
| for adultery was moi pressed.
County Attorney Leigh consumed q
considerable portion of the forenoon
| session in cleaning up the old cases
| which have been on the docket 70"
| several years. ana i'll this manner.
quite q large number of cases We're
satisfactorily disposed Of.
| John Cormier of Augusta was
| brought into court to answer To two old
| indict mentS. Both We're liquor cases of
| long standing and the respondent
| pleaded nolO contcndere to both. In the
| first Indictment the sentence was the
same rs that imposed in the Barney
| case. and the second was placed on file
The respondent was represented by
| Benedict +. Maher of Augusta.