Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-01

NfIiN L.. JuUSc.
CHARLES w. JONES, Clerk
FREDERICK w. PLAISTED. Sheriff.
FRED T.. BEANIE. County Attorney
FRED W. LEE, Stenographer.
Augusta, Sept. 80.
The first case to be tried in the Ken
nebec county superior court, Monday
morning. was that of State versus Lew
is Salem of Watcrville. an appealed as
sault and battery upon the person of
Mary Joseph. The parties were Syrians
and the services of interpreters were
used. John f.. Nelson of Waterville APP
peared as counsel for the respondent.
The case was heard before the second
jury.
Mary Joseph. the complainant. testi-
fled to going into the store of the re-
spondent for her boy whom she did not
want !oafing there. The respondent or
dered her out and hit her with bunch
of bananas.
On cross-examination the witness tes-
titled that she was pounding on the
door of an inner room looking for the
boy when the respondent ordered her
out. took her by the hands and led her
to the door. She had been in the store
several times before and had trouble
win the respondent.
Two other witnesses testified that
they saw the respondent have trouble
with TIL complainant. Mary Joseph.
The respondent took the stand in lis
own behalf. testifying that Mrs. Joseph
came in his store and attempted to go
into the back room. He ordered her
out AMI she refused to go and then the
respondent led her towards the door,
the woman fighting him all the time.
After a deliberatnn of 10 minutes the
jury returned a verdict of guilty and
the respondent was sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 and costs and in default of
payment to serve three months in Jail.
He paid.
At "the afternoon session of court
Meier d. Howe Of Chelsea was ar
raignel on a single sale of liquor to
NJ Lincoln. a veteran of the soldiers
home at Togus. After the evidence for
the State had been presented. on rec
ommendation of County Attorney
Beane a mol pros was entered on ac-
count of a defect in the papers from the
Gardiner municipal court. F.. w. White
house of Augusta appeared counsel
for the respondent.
The next case to be heard was that
of State versus Charles RhOades Of
Chelsea, an appealed single sale from
the decision of the Gardiner NUM-
cipal court +. w. Whitehouse of Au-
gusta appeared as counsel for the re-
spondent.
The case was heard before Il drawn
jury of which Fred Elliott of Readfield
was appointed foreman by tho court.
David T. Fuller of Hallowcll and James
w. Dana OF Augusta, juryncn. were
challenged by the defence.
The principal witness for tie state
was Michael Williams. who testified
that he purchased Il half pint Of whis-
key of the respondent, July last.
On cross-eXamination the witness tcS-
tilted that he bought the liquor from
the respondent and not from another
person.
Charles RhOadcs. the respondent
took the stand in his own behalf, tes-
tifying that he did not sell any liquor
to Williams.
Patrick Boyer. an inmate of the SOL
diers' home at Togus. testified that he
was formerly q bOarder at the home of
the respondent and he had never seen
any liquor sold there.
The case was given to the jury at 515
o'clock. A verdict Of guilty was return
Cd. The respondent was sentenced to
pay 4 fine Of $50 and costs and in de-
fault of payment to serve three months
in mil He was cOmmittptl