Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-29
Case Of $. G . Haskell ]
Is Heard Tuesday.
The Trespass Case Dismissed
y ---BfaaiIhg Charge Heart
The Jury viii Bring In a Sealed
Verdict Til, Morning. ID !.

at any time during the term except the
opening day. ''
rhe nrst case tried was that of the
State versus Charles Seeley,' an APP
pealed single sale case, which Was
heard before a drawn jury. Both the
State and the defense exhausted their
number of peramptory challenges pc
fore the panel was completed.
William f. Mariner of Augusta was
the first witness for the prosecution.
ON July 9, 1868, at Charles Sturgis'
barn. the witness purchased two
drinks of whiskey of the respondent,
Charles Seeley-
On cross examination the witness
was asked whether on the same day
that he swore out the warrant in the
Secley case, he did not swear out two
warrants against Charles Sturgis. The
question was ruled out.
Now, Mr.. Mariner did you get
those drinks and then hustle right
over to the court and get warrant,
OF did you wait awhile?"
Il don't remember" "'
Charles Seeley, the respondent, was
placed upon the stand by the defense.
the witness had never sold any liquor
to the complainant. On one occasion
when Mariner had been loafing around
Sturgis' stable, sick and complaining.
the witness had ordered him out OF the
stable. He gave two drinks to Mar
riner, but accepted no money for the
same. The case was submitted with
out argument, and the court proceeded
to charge the jury, to whom the case
was given at 1885 A. NJ. The verdict
was mot guilty"
The case OF S. G. Haskell of Gardl-
ner was next called. This was a case
of trespass. appealed from the Gardl-
.ner municipal court. 1t was begun
before a drawn jury. County Attor-
new Fred Emery Beane Of Hallowell APP
peared for the State and Frank H.
Dutton of Augusta for the defendant.
Warren f. Tozier, the first witness
for the prosecution. took the stand.
Attorney button objected to the intro
duction of evidence concerning the
wharf of the Augusta, Bath and
Roothbay Steamboat Co., until the
rights of the company had been
proved. The case was dismissed on
the ground that it did not come under
the statute, Sec IA of Chapter i2S II. s.,
under which the complaint was
brought
The second case against S. G.
Haskell, appealed from the Gardiner
municipal court for being common
railer and brawler, was called. At
torney Dutton filed a special demurrer
that two distinct offenses were charged
in the warrant. The demurrer was
oveTruled
William b. Berry. manager and
treasurer of the Augusta, Bath and
5oOthbay Steamboat Co. testified That
Oh July H. 1908. the defendant was on
the wharf occupied by the boat COM
nany. and the witness testified as to
the use of profanity and abusive
language to him by the defendant.
The respondent followed the witness
to his home, tried to wreck the wit
ness wagon, and threatened to "hll
him full of cold lead" The witness
had heard the defendant use profane
language on other occasions.
CrosS-eXamined by Attorney Dutton.
the witness told of second meeting
between him and the defendant on the
Monday following the Friday when
the first trouble occurred, and re
iterated the testimony previously
given.
Warren L. Tozier, agent for the Au-
gusta, Bath and Boothbay Steamboat
CO., was the next witness in the
Haskell case The witness was pres
ent during the trouble between Haskell
and Berry. Haskell was frequently
profane when about the steamboat
rharf.
Henry j. King, Gardiner cab driver.
estificd that he had heard the respon-
lent on a number of occasions use pro
ane language at the steamboat wharf
md railroad station.
Wallace l.. Kmball. a Gardner
truckran, also testified that he had
heard the respondent on several occa-
,ions use profane language
Other witnesses testified that they
had heard the respondent use profane
language in several occasions.