Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-16
kElNIBtC SUPERIOR COURT.


run a little shop where no eeld caxned
Foods and cigars. He hired q man 70
mn the place while he worked over at
the pulp mill. Frank Nadean was at
his place on the Sunday that the raid
was made but he did not sell Nadean
any ale nor did he see his clerk,
Brooks, sell any liquors to Nadeau or
any one else. Never heard that Brooks
had been selling liquor until he was
arrested and then the respondent dis
charged him. He did not know that
any drunken men came out of his
place on the Saturday night before the
raid.
Edward Bolduc and Agnes Bolduc,
husband and wife, testified that the ale
seized by the officers belonged to them
and not to the respondent and that the
liquor was not intended for Illegal sale.
The evidence on both sides had been
adduced when court adjourned
Wednesday evening until $50 o'clock
Thursday morning
In the common nuisance Indictment
against Arthur Cormier of Augusta the
Jury. after deliberation Of q little
over an hour, returned a verdict OF not
guilty and was discharged.
The heaviest sentence ever imposed
in a liquor case in Kennebec county
was melted out Wednesday afternoon
by Judge Hall to Benoit Arsenault of
Augusta, who was indicted by the
grand Jury at this term for maintain
ing a common nuisance near the Ma
tional Home reservation at Togus. Ar
senault filed a demurrer and the SEN
tence was a fine of $3.50 and costs and
in default of payment to serve one year
in Jail. Counsel for Arsenault filed ex-
ccptions and the case will 60 to the
law court, the suretfes being Peter
Lambert and Paul Dutil Of Augusta.
The maximum amount Of the fine,
according to the statutes, in null
sance indictment is $1,000, and the late
Judge Percival Bonney of the superior
| court for Cumberland county imposed
this fine on James ]. Walsh, a Portland
liquor dealer during the administration
Of Rev. Samuel F. Pearson as sheriff
of Cumberland county.
| The case Of State VS.. Walter Cormier
of Augusta, an indictment found by
the grand jury at this term, for main
tanning a common nuisance. will be
tried Thursday morning. Joseph Will
hanson of Augusta will appear as
counsel for the respondent.
The following are some of the new
civil entries on the docket:
Arthur NJ. Alexander, versus Wal
ter Gleason, both of Belgrade, an
action, with the ad damnum placed at
500. to recover payment on a promis-
sorry note. John E. Nelson of Wat
erville for the plaintiff and Charles F.
Johnson of Waterville for the defen.
dant.
The George H. Morrill, Co. Of
Boston versus the Central Maine Pub.
fishing Co. of Waterville, ar
action, with the ad damnum placed al
800, to recover on account annexed
Harvey D. Eaton Of Waterville for the
plaintiff and Arson M. Goddard of Au
gusta for the defendant.
E. S. Dunn of Waterville versus A
P. Wyman of Belgrade, an action. witt
the ad damnum placed at $50. to re.
cover on account annexed. John r
Nelson of Waterville for the plaintiff
= H. William Habich and Edward
Ruhl of Boston, Mass, versus George
E. Laundry of Waterville and thu
city of Waterville trustee, an actor
with the ad damnum placed at 5000, tt
recover on account annexed. Cook
Small of Waterville for the plaintiff.
Peter B. Herbst versus Edwin Muir
ply. both of Waterville, an action
with the ad damnum placed at $50, t,
recover on account annexed. John q
/ 80 I'm no MI IN
William H. Ring versus Sam Mai
man, both Of Gardiner, an action, will
l the ad damnum placed at 5000, to re
: cover on account annexed. Will C
Atkins of Gardiner for the plaintiff.
, Nellie Merrill of Waterville versus
Charles Seavey Of Benton, an actor
in trover, with the ad damnum place.
} at $50, to recover a set of furs. join
E. Nelson of Waterviile for the plain
. tiff and Brown and Brown Of Water
vile for the defendant.
Robert Berry of Gardiner versu
2 Charles n Wheeler of Hartlapd, Al
action, with the ad damnum place.
l at $50, to recoved on account annexed
Will Z. Atkins of Gardiner for tn
3 plaintiff and William B. Brown o
: Hartland for the defendant.
/ A. l.. & e F. Goss Company o
t Lewiston versus c. M. Woods Of Alb
, bolt and John H. Gibson of Clinton
+. an action, with the ad damnum PLACED
, at $50, to recover on account annexed
! John E. Nelson of Waterville for tn
3 plaintiff and Brown &. Brown of Wat
erville for the defendant.
George w. Robinson Of Gardiner yer
sus E. X. McIntire of Lewiston. al
action. with the ad damnum placed a
s25. to recover on account annexed
i, VIII c. Atkins Of Gardiner for tn
, !, plaintiff and H. r. Holmes of Lewis
: ton, for the defendant.
George H. Gates of Vassalboro yer
sus the F. s. & A. D. Corporation O
Boston, Mass, an action, with the a,
: damnum placed at 500. to recover Oh
account annexed. John E. Nelson o
waterville for the plaintiff and VIII