The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22
Municipal Court.

Municipal Court.
William Howard of Anson was on trial
before Judge o. X Bachelor IN the
Municipal Court. Monday morning, hav
ing been arrested earlier ia the same
day by Sheriff {. II smith. William
Willet of Madison swore that be had
purchated one pint of liquor of Howard
at his hotel In Arson. The court de-
clared the defendant guilty and, in view
of the fact that 1t was a second offense,
imposed fine of $500 and costs with
ak months in jail with an additional i'm
prisoument of six months in case the
fine aud costs are not paid. The defen-
dsnt was represented by Forrest Good
win and an appeal was taken, bonds in
the sum of 5000 being furnished, Z p.
Viles and G. G. Tozier becoming sure
ties
Jos. Vigue of skowhegan was also
placed on trial. his arrest by Sheriff
Smith having come about from the sale
OF disposition of liquor to another citi-
zen of Skowhegan. 1t seems that box
arrived addressed to Vigue, with
c. o D. charge of 81 Vigue did not
have this sum by him and appealed to a
friend to furnish one half of that
amount, stating that he would pay him
in liquor, and this arrangement was
carried out. 1t was the delivery of
liquor in carrying out this contract that
caused his arrest and on these facts he
was pronounced guilty of single sale and
sentenced to pay fine of 800 with 80
days in Jail and 80 days additional if fine
is not paid. He was committed and is
now serving out this sentence
just after six o'clock, Monday even
ing, as Street Commissioner, Geo IL.
Webb. was approaching the south end
of the South Channel bridge, the team
he was driving was run into by another
team driven By a Canadian by the name
of Jacque. Nj. Webb saw the team ap.
preaching in rapid and what appeared
to him to be very careless manner
across the bridge and called out to the
driver to hold up and turn out but JAG
que came straight on and locked wheels
with him The shock broke the harness
and Mr Webb's horse cleared himself,
but was Immediately captured. The
team driven by Jacque kept on and came
near colliding with DR., II. c. Taggart at
the corner of Maine and Front streets
The Doctor and Mr.. Webb and Others
who had witnessed the affair held a
brief consultation and the opinion was
unanimous that the party guilty of such
reckless driving should be apprehended.
Sheriff q. Ii. Smith was notified aud he
and officer Frank Thompson started out
with a team to find Jacque They met
him In the vicinity of the Shoe factory
still driving at a reckless gate, and, after
pursuing him across the Island and NJ
North avenue, found that Jacque had
the best horse and they abandoned the
chase temporarily as he went out oil
sight up the Russell road.
Later in the evening they found out
that he was at Peter Turcottes's farm
two miles out on the Russell road and
they reached there to prefer their charge
against him at about ten O'clock
Jacque had sent his team off to Nor
ridgewock and denied all knowledge o.
the NATTER but the officers related suct
evidence as they had against him witt
such force that he finally acknowledged
that he was the guilty party, and made
a deposit of $50 with them as security
for his appearance at the Municipa
Court on Tuesday morning. He did no
put in an appearance at the morning
session but did not come around abou
noon and at the afternoon session of the
court, settled in full for the damage ht
had occasioned, the bill being $34 90
Very little is known about Jacque.
His conduct on Monday evening in
dictated that he was Intoxicated, and a
the Tuesday session of the court his con
dition had not greatly improved. While
Mr.. Webb may be congratulated that ht
was able, through these proceedings, Il
reimburse himself for the damage to hit
team, and everyone will approve the
fact that Jacque was obliged to pay
such expenses as were incurred in hii
apprehension, it will OCCUR to many thai
he should have been arrested and giver
a Jail sentence or fine substantial
enough to warn others that the streets
of Skowhegan cannot be used as driV
ing park by intoxicated persons to the
jeopardy of the general public.
On Tuesday morning Theodore Poulir
OF Jackman and Isaac Thibodeau o
Moose River, whose arrest was noted il
our issue of last week, appeared before
Judge Bachelor and were each finet
$50 and costs for violation of the liquor
law They were prepared to settle theil
fines and did 30 and were discharged
The case against Nelson BARLEY of Jack
man wss continued. The principal wit
ness against him on the single salt
counts could not be produced and thu
ownership of the liquor found in tht
Pooler ice house in Jackman by Sheriff
Smith, which seems to incline TOWARD
BARLEY, could not be proven at thii
time.
Thomas Vigue and Clifford Lewis
were arrested by c. Il. Smith, Tuesday
on charge of pocket peddling. Judge
Bachelor, at the hearing held before
him, yesterday, did not deem the evi
dence sufficient to hold them and they
were discharged.
Mrs. Clarence p. Weston of Boston
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