Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-02
.luE COURT RESERVES DECISION,
EBiq Crowd Throngs Court Room During
4 acknowledgements Develop Bitter
Observation-Disclosures Today.

80
IT, Fetland Ne Noy,; 1-After Z"
ibearing ,Deeupsfns she entire ses-
,qn without .srssess from 10 until !
Ioelock, tie COST sensational case of
y kind ever Heard within tn" walls Of
sgnrrepf COURT room in Maine was
icAcludedsshd Cei;.ty, Attorney Joseph
M.r connoliyFswists only the decision
pfsAksqciate Justice sewnll G Strout'
THich shall detetdnine whether on
ednesdays last hssS~as guilty of con-
%kfApt towards judge John Howard Hill
Espreseatng the J, 1lnnnicipal court Of
Pcftland, ana II 50 guilty shall pay the
benaltyssof 3 diita{sahd j'il i'nprison-
ment or shall be aeclai-cd not guilty
and q free manson whether. still furth-
Ter, at the decision Of JHsticc Strout.
he may, have Part rather. than til"
whole Of the pensiNs RENTED vt the
conclusion Of the .beytlpg the court an
nounced thot f&N ision would be
given al ii O'clock f6f6y.roa n.gfiAns.
SO far as the expSficucc of local
courts goes this cass1sesgars dc3crip-
tioi, bss cemparison From the time
that the papers on "wednesday night
. first reported the words which passed
between County Attorney Connolly and
|. Judge Hiilin the recorders room Of the
/ municipal court, public interest has
been increasing with feverish. rapiiity.
and that 1t had reached a climax MAS
shown this morning when long before
time for court to open the supreme
kscurt room was crowded to the doors
/ With an audience. Representative Of every
b &lirg and vocation In The city. hut
ksxhich largely constituted ofzSthe
ptyfessional and huSi-
Al politicians. Perhaps NO
sseh tetscsshtAt iys athering has ever
\ assemblsd ii the city at court
eseemnQ ~
The heatiD8 afas fully up to the -ex-
~ tiesf Df tiose who supposed that
wQuld BE nUtsoniy bitterly contested.
81 MI uf persenality on the part o.:
cepAlnE attorneys. On q score
NM the counsel became es-
catlsing in their remarks.
me principals and With one
M Ia and the sarcasm ana wit
interiaded the routine course Of
arguments not only Kept tho in
ala high pitch. but at times fur
asd intei,sc amusement f.r the
meet&aors.
u eSdffer"nc" both 1T delivery and
kMan4er Of argument brl wc"u i-nitci
.ae District Attorney Koh"rt Treat
sHehouS". acting IN the interests of
re I'M and .IudG" i.nach Foster.
h"'iceah'" to ! Hn9hcd degree.
f"fn'"" was smooth ana oai,ai,lo.
asaiceiE oyer rai.ir'; ILL., vnrr, above
a,coiiV"rSttI"nal tome. H.. n1.iy ncca-
"ohaiiH used personalities ar quoted
ule cvldcnc" brought nut yc.tnrd:,y
allerhoon. but devoted almost hi. on
"'t address 10 the citation Of MANY
{ ''.a Nariou; C3s"s, io -trructhon thc
y"ilfE position which H., toad. that
"" W'hic'ptl court vaa vested with
' same authority 10 puui-h con-
"HlHt as TIL" .;Ul"rj"r and yr,,rere
Nvuf'S and that thi, authority oxten,.-
w, "n' Only 70 the coult room itself
r| rl uu''ng I'll" actual progress Of the
o'u'' nu' "a Wcll tn th" ant, ,ha .,,ber
M .'i1orS aud practically #iI t,rts of
n' en'l1lna. until ILL.," presiding i,,,,re
rao ~" 'si' tn" building ami tig.1latively
'NhS. discarded HI. criuino
con 81 sHatp contrast ;u3@" Foster WIS
o un.','ualE sarcastic and ,a,do fro
r sa %a;ii"s at til" expcuae Of nj. a.
---, "hl'" IL ton" hc wax louch