Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-09

f1tfD w. LEE, StenoTraDhOr.
Monday. April s.
Inc traverse jury reported for duty
curing the April term of the sunerio,.
court Monday morning and one case
came 10 trial. The first jury consists Of
Clarence +. Abbott Of China. foreman.
r. W. Baker Of Augusta, Marcellus
cain of Clinton, George H. Caldwell of
Chelsea, A. H. Church of Augusta
Thomas S. Colby of Litchfeld. c. II.
Dill. Jr., Of Augusta, F. II. Cunning Of
Randolph. John NJ. Eastman Of Benton.
Eugene Fossett of Pittston. A. z. Whi,e
OF Wayne and Charles Gardner Of Vas
salbnro.
The second jury consists Of F. F.
Graves of Waterville, foreman; John $.
Gleason Of Oakland. NJ. r. Hewitt of
winthrop. William McClintock of
Winslow. J. F. Moody of Monmouth,
Alden a. Morang of Chelsea. c. &. Nor
riil Of I;eadlicld. Joseph +. Nichols of
Augusta. Charles O. Page Of Belgrade
Roy G. Pearce Of Hallowell. Fred w.
Snow of Manchester and Merton A.
Thompson of Waterville. Andrew d.
Lyons Of Waterville did not respond
when his name was called and by order
OF the court an officer was sent to bring
him in. William II. Mayo of Water
vlllc did not respond to his name, but
friend stated to the court that Mr.
Mayo was quite i'll at his home and he
was therefore excused. Henry A. Wood
Of Gardiner was put on the supernu-
merary list
William ". Bartlett of Gardiner, c.
T.. Davies of Sidney, l.. l.. Deliver of
Augusta. Ralph n. Partridge of Water
Vile and Walter D. Spaulding of Hal
lowell We're excused.
Fred James of HallOwell was ar
raigned on two indictments, one of
search and seizure and another Of nui-
sance. He was acquitted on the first
charge, after 4 trial occupying the
greater part of the day and the court
allowed him to go on his own reco3-
nizance in the second case. The jury
was out about so minutes
The indictments against James were
based upon a raid on his premises on
Water street in Hallowell Jan. %. made
by Z. NJ. Henderson, then acting as
city marshal, J. F. Varney and J. j.
Donovan. A bottle containing one and
one-half pints Of port wine was found
on the pantry smell anu lNO tluett - anu
a pint OF whislley We're found in q
satchel in another place. Mr.. James
did not attempt to conceal the liquors.
but showed the officers where thcy
could be found.
The State claimed that the liquors
were intended Tor illegal sale and IN
troduccd as evidence to support the pO-
sition testimony that men had been
seen going frequently to and from the
place and that another lot of liquor
came to the same place but rev
DAYS before. The three officers were the
only witnesses for the State
The defence, which was conducted by
w. II. Fisher of Augusta, maintained
that the liquors were ordered by Mrs.
James for medicinal purposes, the wine
being for the child and the whiskcy for
Mrs. James. 1t developed that the en-
trance to the James home was used IN
common with the other two tenants OF
the block ard that the officers could not
be sure as to where the men went alter
thew entered the building. Mr.. James on
the stand testified that he could not read
or write. that his wife ordered the liIuo"
and that he paid for it He stated thlt
hG did not use liquor and that he gust
tasted the wine because he was particu-
lar what he gave the child, Which was
sic5Iv. He also stated that on the Sun
men were entering his place to buy liquor