Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-11


and 500 and costs and 60 days in Jail
On search ana seizure Indictment.
The case Will go to the law court.
When John T.. Hopkins case was
called. Attorney Button stated to the
court that the respondent wished to|
Withdraw his pleas of not guilty on the
assault and battery, common seller ana
nuisance indictments and filed demur-
| rc1S The Indictment for common SELL
Ct against Fred l.. Hopkins was SINH
larly disposed Of. County Attorney
Became Immediately moved for sem
tcncc
Judge Hall stated that the respon-
dents would be sentenced on all the
cases at the same time John w.
| REYNOLDS Of Sidney was called to the
stand To tel Of the assault to deter
mine the sentence. Reynolds said
that he went into the Hopkins place on
the morning Of March IS, and that John
offered to shake for the drinks. They
shook ana Reynolds won. y second
| throw Of the dice resulted the same
way. 4 third time they shook, this
time for the cigars. Reynolds did not
ing which Reynolds was hit over the
head with a club. He went to Judge
Andrews and made complaint.
Fred Hopkins then wanted to fix the
matter up. There was an agreement
that Reynolds should receive SO at the
corner of Bridge and Water streets the
next morning. They did not meet
there but did meet at BENEFITS and
| n n hotel there
took a drink.
An agreement was then reached
hereby Reynolds was to go out of
town until after the hearing in the
municipal court, since it had been
found that it was too late to fix the
matter up. Reynolds went to Gardi-
ncr thence to Riverside, but later came
back and appeared in court.
After Hopkins had been before
the grand jury, FREQ again interviewed
REYNOLDS. this time at Sidney, and {
4 deal was made whereby he was to g
to Boston ana stay until the matter
4 had been settled. Reynolds took th'
I train from Watcrvillc ana was joinet
1 1T Augusta by Fred Hopkins. It was
4 arranged on the train that Reynolds
; should 20 to a certain place in Rostoi
. and receive his mail. Hopkins rur-
1 chased through tickets at Gardiner.
1 Reynolds thought he wasn't doing
/ INT right. ~ he returned from Boston
/ the first mart of the present week ant
| rcnortcd 10 the county officers.
County Attorney Beane was much
q | exercised over the occurrence and
I asked that the men be properly
furnished John Hopkins, for the three
al, g
him ana Fred Hopkins for the iudict-
l mcnts now pending and for contempt
i Ii the course Of his remarks he said;
II want to say now: Just as long a.
| am prosecuting officer of this county
] just 50 long as men in the rum bust
: ness. or committing other crimina
| offences in this Couuty-just so Ions
us they show any degree of manhood
dn not try to gct away from th'
jurisdiction of the court: and do no
try 10 run witnesses out of the juris
diction Of the court, if there are an!
ravors that can be granted propcrl!
| from my office. they Will be granted
il mon undertake to G. away from tn
| Jurisdiction of this court. and out Q
| the jurisdiction of the proper officer
III this court. that | shall do everything
can do properly to see that they ar
punished sufficiently. If there are an.
foyors TO be granted they Will b
granted to men who have som
dccencv about them: if there is n
= decrncy about them, tnen there can
no favors." In closing County Attorne
+, ane stated that anothed seizure ma
IS been made at the Hopkins place WIN
ing two hours.
John r. Hopkins was sentenced I
nay \ fine Of $50 and costs or serve
o DAVIS in Jail. on the assault indictment
- s40O and costs or foTf months IN ia
IN the nuisance indictment, and $lo
4 and costs or so days in jail on IN
common seller indictment.
Frederick L. Hopkins was sentence
u NV fine Of 500 and costs and
&c serva 80 days in Jail end in default
'e navment to serve so Gays addltlona
~, the indictment for common selle
q Tbo Court stated that the matter
contempt of court would be attende
- to later.
= Al the opening of the afternoon s
a;,,, Edmund Cormier came into cou
and filed demurrers in nuisance a.
search and seizure case he WI
sentenced to pay fine at $500 and. COS
or serve four months in jail on 4
nuisance charge and on the searcn d.
seizure was sentenced to pay me
anl ~ servo 60 DAYS