Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-23
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Good Progress Made With
the Criminal Docket.
Joseph Gheux Gets Jail Term
For Horse Stealing.
Court Now Considering Violations
o. the Liquor Law.

criminal docket at the session of the
Kennebec superior court Tuesday, four
cases being opened to the jury, with
verdcts in three of them. When court
adjourned last evening until 9.30
o'clock this morning the evidence on
the part of the State had been pre-
scented in the case of State versus
Josephine Waller of Chelsea, an APP
pealed search and seizure case from
the Gardiner municipal court. Several
other liuuor cases are on the docket
for trial at Wednesdays session OF the
court.
At the opening of court Tuesday
morning Ole Martin Johnson of Gar
diner through his counsel, Will c. At
kins of Gardiner, withdrew his plea of
not guilty and pleaded nolo contendere
to an Indictment for maintaining IL
uuor nuisance found by the grand Jury
at this term and an appealed search
and seizure from the Gardiner NUM-
cipal court
ON the liquor nuisance indictment
johnson was sentenced to pay a me
Of $500 and costs and to serve 80 days
at hard labor in Jail and in default OF
payment to serve three months audi-
tional at hard labor in Jail and on the
appeal search and seizure the sentence
was a fine of 500 and costs and 80
days at hard labor in Jail and IN de
fault of payment three months addl-
tional at hard labor in Jail. johnson
was committed.
The first criminal case to be heard
before the jury was that of State YER
sus John Silvia, an Augusta Portuguese,
ar appealed single sale of liquor to
Olner Patnaude of Augusta. County
Attorney Beane appeared for the STATE
ana Frank g. harrington, Esq, of Au-
gusta for the respondent.
The case was heard before drawn
jury as follows
Samuel D. Soule, Gardiner, foreman).
Gideon Wells, Clinton; j. w. Whittier
liallowell; Milton c. Spear, Manches
tel; Vernon Leach, Watervi,le, Angus
tus G. Longfellow, Haltoweil; Eastman
G., Strickland, Oakland; Williatn
Moulton, Pittston; S. +. Richardson
V;,ssalboro: john H No ody, Windso:
J.. ". Ridlon, Albion; Clarence n.
Cram, Augusta.
After the opening by County Attor-
ney Beane, Omer Patnaude, an Augusta
special police officer, was called to the
stand He testified that one day lie"
months ago he bought a half pint ..
" hskey at Silvia's place at the New
Blocks and paid d boy for the liquor.
On cross examination the witness
testified that he did not pay the respon
dent for the liquor but gave the money
TO the boy The witness had never
heard that the respondent was engaged
in the liquor business. The witness
bought the liquor for another man ana
he gave it to that man.
The defence was that no liquor was
sold to .Patnaude. Adelphine Silvia,
the 1O-ycars old son of the respondent.
created some amusement i'll the cour;
room When asked by the court if he
knew the difference between telling the
truth and telling q lie, replied that the
truth goes up to heaven and the lie
goes down below
The case went to the jury at 11.SC
O'Clock.
John N:,deau Of Waterville was SEN
fenced to pay Il fine of 500 and costs
and in default of payment to serve 81
days in Jail on an appealed search and
seizure case from the Watervlle mu-
nicipal court Fred w. Clair, ESD. oi
Waterville appeared as counsel for the
respondent. ...,.
Through his counsel, John e.. Nelson
| Esq, OF Waterville, Fred Bickford OF
| Oakland withdrew his plea of not
guilty. and pleaded nplo contendere tt
| an indictment found by the grand jury
at this term for maintaining liquor
nuisance and search and seizure pro
cess. The search and seizure case was
placed on file and on the liquor nui.
| sance Indictment BiCkford was sen
fenced tn pay fine of $500 and costs
and In default Of payment to serve fom
months in jail. Bickford was commit
| ted
| After short recess the case Of State
versus John Silvia of Augusta, an ap
pea led single sale case from the Au
gusta municipal court. County Attor-