Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-15
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Jury c9lvicls Ed Jsn !!
Of Common Nuisance.
Receives a Sentence Of Fine
and a Term IN Jail.
pispysltiss Of Other Criminal Net.
tiers on the Docket.

tiers on the Docket.
In the kennebec superior court
Tuesday morning, William H.
Feftis Of Randolph Withdrew his
plea OF not guilty and pleaded
noto coutendere to an indictment found
by the grand jury at this term for
maintaining common nuisance and
pleaded noio -contendere. He was SEN
fenced to pay fine of $500 and costs
and.aasdefault Of payment to serve six
months in Jail. He paid. VIII c. At
ki4s of Gardiner appeared as counsel
for the respondent.
Phillip Zotos Of Winthrop, Greek.
Withdrew his plea Of not guilty and
pleaded nolo contendere to two indict-
n1ents found by the grand jury at this
term, one for maintaining common
nuisance and the other for common
seller, and an appealed search and seiz-
ure process from the Winthrop munic-
tpa1 court. The respondent. who was
represented by Melvin E. Sawtelle of
Augusta as counsel, was called to the
stand and testified through an inter-
prefer. Zotos said that he went to
Winthrop on the first day of last No
'vember and 20 days after that time
began to- sell liquor and continued in
the business until the search and seiz
ure by the officers.
On the Indictment for common seller
Zotos was sentenced to pay fine of
500 and costs and in default of pay
melt to serve 60 days in jail and on the
kappealed search and seizure the SEN
tence was a fine Of 500 and costs and
in default of payment to serve go days
in Jail. The indictment for maintain
ing common nuisance was placed on
file. He was committed. %
The first criminal jury trial, that of
State versus Ed. Jenness of Augusta,
an indictment for maintaining COM
mon nuisance which was found by the
grand jury at this term, was begun
Tuesday morning. County Attorney
Beane appeared for the State while the
respondent was represented by Joseph
. Williamson of Augusta
The case was heard before drawn
jury Of which Fred H. Ellis of Winslow
was appointed foreman by the court.
A. G.. Wright of Readfield, Edwin H.
Gay Of Augusta, George F. Morse of
Hallowell and Dana P. Marden of Vas
salboro, members of the jury, were
challenged in behalf of the respondent
while Artllar Darviau OF Waterville
was challenged by the State.
The jury was composed as follows:
Fred Fl. Ellis, (foreman). Winslow /;
Fred F., Hall. Augusta; George w.
Fish. Hallowell; B. F. Hysom, Angus
tn: G. Z. Kundlett, Mt. Vernon: George
Allan Cho1coo. al
Waterville; Melvin A. Mower, Angus
ia; H. E. Decker. Clinton; James S.
Tenney, Chelsea; Roscoe J. Bowler,
Waterville; Harry E. Tompkins, Au-
gusta.
Four veterans Of the Civil War,
members Of the National Home at To-
gus. were sworn In behalf of the State
and Herbert D. Whiting was called as
the first witness. He testified that he
became a member of the Home year
ago. having been admitted while &
resident of Boston, Mass. He knew a
house near the electric car station in
Augusta and also near the entrance to
the Soldiers home which he had been
told was the Jenness place. Since
April first last he had visited the Jen-
ness place. There was a short bar in
the place and the witness went there
to get q drink and was served by the
bartender. He also purchased a pint
bottle OF rum.
rs this the liquor?" asked County
Attorney Beare, producing a pint bot
tie with a few gills taken out.
I THAT'S the bottle" replied the wit
ness. "hut 10 not remember of taking
any drink out of It,"
The witness further testified that
there were number of old soldiers
about the place. He asked for whis-
key but was told that there was nc
whfskey in the house so he took rum
paying so cents for a pint bottle of it.
On cross examination by Attorney
Williamson the witness testified that
:. he did not notice any cigars, sardines
= Of ofadirefss In THE places. ~ 1850, 80: 4
William H. Whitmore was called as
the second witness. He testified that
he had been an inmate of the National
Home for a year and during that time
had visited the Jenness place two or
three times. He had purchased liquor
at the Jenness place but not from the
respondent. He had bought pints OF
rum at the Jenness place and they
were taken away from him by the Of
flcers Of the Home.
The cross examination of the witness
brought out nothing material.
George B.. Tilton testified that he
came to the National Home five years
axU sffuan coifcor7.s n. III. He had been
In. the Jenness place and had seen the
respondent there. He had been in
the place a great many times since
q year ago this month. He went to
the Jenness place to get something to
drink and got II. Sometimes rum and
sometimes whiskey. In the majority
ct Instances the bar tender waited on
the witness while several times the
witness was served by the respondent
On cross examination the witness tes-
titled that he had not been at the Jen-
ness place for three months.
"Why did you stop going to the Jen-
ness place?' asked Attorney William
son. did you have any trouble with
the Respondent"
.sI never had any trouble with the