Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-13
i. PENALTIES.
Sentences Pronounced In
The Superior Court.
Chester Burr Gets Three Years
In State Prison.
The Criminal Docket Cleared and
Civil Cases Begin Today.

FRED +. BEANIE. County Attorney
FRED w. LEE. Stenographer.
Friday, April y. 1901
The case Of Dennis 4. Clarity Of
IIalIowell MAS the only one to come to
trial Friday morning and that was
brought to Il close without the intro
auction of any defence. The re-
spondent plead nolo contendcre on the
nuisance Indictment. the single sale
Indictment was mol pressed and the
sentence of the lower court of 800 and
costs on Il charge Of search and
seizure was affirmed. Clarity paid the
fine and gave bonds of $500 not to break
any Of the provisions Of the liquor law
for two years. The defence was repre-
serted by Joseph Williamson of Au-
guSta.
During n recess Judge Hall heard the
evidence in the divorce case of Daniel
T. Perkins vs.. Della NJ. Perkins, both
of Oakland. The divorce was granted
on the ground of adultery. II. l..
Hunton of Oakland appeared for the
libellant.
The respondents who have been con-
victcd or have plead nolo contendere
to indictments at the present term of
court were then brought in and sem
tenC ed.
Charles Grier. charged with larceny
from the person. was sentenced to pay
Il fine of $50 or serve three months in
jail. In n statement to the court he
declared that he was innocent. but
plead nolo cOntendere on the advice of
l.ir counsel.
Albert Burke was sentenced to pay a
fine of $500 and costs or serve four
months in Jail for maintaining
liquor nuisance aud was allowed to
give $500 bonds not to break any of the
PROV sions Of the liquor law for two
years. An Indictment as common
seller and an appealed search and
seizure case were placed on file.
james Granger and Jacob Granger
were sentenced to serve nine months in
jail for larceny and Jacob Granger was
sentenced to pay a fine of 5000 and
costs or serve four months in Jail for
maintaining a liquor nuisance.
Chester Burr. charged with breaking
ana entering in the night time. made Il
statement to the court in which he said
that he was drunk or he would not
have committed the deed. County At
torncy Bcane called the attention Of
the court to two previous occasions
when he had served time in the Jail at
Bangor for larceny. Judge Hall pro-
noInced " sentence Of three Years in
the state prison at Thomaston.
Sidney Jones Of WatervilIe charged
with breaking and entering a Maine
Central freight car at that place was
allowed to go on his own recogniZancc.
inasmuch as he had been in jail since
March Is. Jones claimed that he was
asleep when found and that he did not
steal anything. 1t was shown that he
had served four years in the State
school for Roys at South Portland and
had been released on account Of good
behavior.
Ira w. Smith was sentenced to pay a
fine of $2J and costs or serve 60 days in
jail. for assault on his wife. He made
q short statement to the court in which
he claimed that the provocation was
great.
Frank Cardinal was sentenced to pay
L fine of 5000 and costs or serve four
months in Jail for maintaining a liquor
nuisance. The other cases against
him were placed on file.
At the opening of the afternoon SEES
sion of court the divorce libel of
RoSia r. HinCkley vs.. Frank l.. Hinck-
ley Of Gardiner was given hearing
separation is asked for on the
ground of cruel and abusive treatment.
gross and confirmed habits of intoxi-
cation and non-support Decision was
reserved. w. G. Atkins Of Gardiner
appeared for the libcllant
Joseph Heutz of Lewiston was then
Al. i,,ta 1.
men. Hcutz was arrested by the en-
fOrcemcnt commissioners last Scptein-
bcr at the Watcrville fair grounds and
arraignpd in the Watervllc municipal
court on charges of single sale and
search and seizure. He was fined 500
and costs in each and appealed, giving
bonds to appear at the January term
ana prosecute that appeal. The bail
was dcfauIted and scirc facias issued.
Heutz. through his attorney, +. w.
Clair. asked that the court be as
lcnicnt as possible. Tho court fixed
bail at $500 for his appearance at the
September term for sentence. The re-
spondent was remahded TO Jail, pend
ing the arrival of proper bail.
The next ease was that Of William
Stinchfield of Gardiner. against whom
two appealed charges of search and
seizure were pending. He withdrew
his plea of not guilty in each case and
entered a plea of nolo contcnderc. The
sentence in one case was continued
until September and the prisoner al
lowed to go on his own recognizance.
In the other the sentence of 500 and
costs was affirmed. and Stinchfield
paid.
In making the sentence on the two
cases. Judge Hall remarked that the
sentences pronounced in the lower
court were illegal in that they fined
Stinchfield $500 and costs and stand
committed until the same is paid.
This he declared to be contrary to the
statute which provides that 1t shall be
a fine or a term in Jail.