Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-26
SUPERIOR COURT.
John Pi|otte Guilty Of
Search and Seizure.
Advantage Being Taken Of the
Courts CIemency.
New Proprietors Of Old Places
Constantly Appear.

each OF four cases against Charles e.
| Sturgis for search and seizure and the
required bail was furnished by Nil
liam A. Ward and Harry r. Lishn"ss.
| A. NJ. Goddard. counsel for Stursis
asked that the judgment of the Angus
ia municipal court in the single sale
cases be not affirmed. the claim being
made that the fines imposed in the two
cases We're excessive for first ottenSe.
the two complaints being dated the
same day for OffCnSc committed the
same day. In consideration of this; the
court reduced the amount of fine in the
two single sale cases. the sentences. aG-
gresating $500 and costs. six months in
Jail and in default six months addition
al. being as follows: No. 1893, single sale,
$50 and costs and 80 days in Jail. and in
default Of payment, of fine and costs,
so days in Jail additional; No. 1870, sin
gle sale, $50 ami costs and 80 days in
Jail and il, default Of payment of tine
and costs SO days adlitional; No. 1871,
search and seizure 500 and costs and
o0 days in Jail, and in default of pay
Eent of fine and costs SO days addition
al in jail; No 2o9. search and seizure.
sentenced to pay fine of 800 and costs
I and to serve 60 days in Jail. and in de
fault of payment Of tine costs, to serve
80 days additional in Jail
Michael Mccoy was brought into
court and sentenced to pay fine of
$500 ana costs for liquor nuisance. and
in default Of payment of fine and costs
to serve four months in Jail. and for
search and seizure. Mccoy was SEN
fenced to pay Il fine of 800 and costs.
aud in default of payment of fine and
costs to serve 60 days in Jail. ENcep-
tons We're taken and Charles Sylvester
and Harry X. Hopkins appeared as sd
reties in the amount of $500 in each
case.
The court. in pronouncng sentence in
the above cases, remarked that 1t had
become evident that advantage was
being taken of the courts ruling not to
give Jail sentences in cases of first Of
Tense, new respondents appearing as
proprietors of OLD places. from term to
term of the court. The court announced
that no change would be made in the
rule during the present term, bat could
not say what would be the rule of the
court in the future.
The Pilot case, the trial of which
was begun Thursday, was resumed at
this point. County Attorney Beane APP
pearing for the State, and Fred w.
Clair of Waterville for the defendant.
The defense introduced several wit
nesses to disprove that the liquor was
intentionally spilled. as alleged by the
witnesses for the State.
The attorneys made their arguments
and court was adjourned to p. NJ.
Judge Hall delivered his charge when
the session recCnvened at +. M the
case going to the jury at 2.15 p. NJ. At
305 they returned a verdict of guilty
The search and seizure case against
Thomas Huard was continued and he
recognized in $500 for his appearance
at the January term.
In the search and seizure cases. Nos
ga. 1874 and 155. against .Adonio
Betucco Of Hallowell. the plea of mot
guilty" was withdrawn and plea OF
'noIo contendere" entered. The cases
were continued. In the liquor nuisance
case. a fine of 5000 and costs was i'm
posed and in default of payment four
1ncnthS in Jail. BetuCco was ordered to
furnish bonds in the sum of $500 to re
ma IN out OF the liquor BUSINESS lot Two
years.
Wilfrid Langlois was fined 5000 and
costs and sentenced to serve 60 days
in Jail, and in default of payment of
fine and costs 60 days additional i'll
Jail He furnished bonds in the sum of
$500. the case going to the law court on
exceptions.
The single sale liquor ease of May
hew HaSsam was next heard. Ha"sam
having pre- viously pleaded mot guilty"
James +. Moore was the first witness
for the state. He testified that HaSsam
had sold him four drinks while the
witness and the respondent were on the
Thomaston road. June "a. 1908
Joseph Williamson of Augusta, Coun-
| sci for Hassam, raised the pOint that
| the alleged sale of liquor took ;'acc on
| the government reservation and tina,
| the Stat" had no jurisdiction In ;he
| premises so the complaint was dis
| missed
| John Pilot on chnrgc of Illegal kct p
| ing of liquor was sentenced to pay a
| fine of $50 and costs and in default OF
payment to serve go days in Jail! He
| filed exceptions and the case will go to
| the law court.
The next case on the docket is that
| of State VS.. Madison Haymcr Of Chel-
| sea, an appealed search and seizure
| case from the decision of the Augusta
| municipal court.