The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
Somerset S. 7. Court.
December Term 1907.

December Term 1907,
LESLIE C. CORNISH, J., Presiding:
THos J YoUN County Attorney.
CLYDE H. SMITH, Sheriff
REuEL SMALL, Stenographer
joins f. TAYLOR, NJ sssenger
DEPUTIES: Willis Emery, N. onson: L. Per
kins M adison; George Rhoades, Harmony J. A.
Goodrich, Skowhegan; Charles J Savage, Eorrdge-
wock; E. a. Cook, athens.
The jury on the Washburn case on
trial for search and seizure were out
nearly FIVE hours. The verdict was
guilty. Thursday afternoon was
passed in waiting for that body to re-
port. There were other cases to be
tried In which Mr.. Washburn was the
respondent, but the panel had been
exhausted and 1t was necessary to
summon additional talesmen, who
we're ordered to report, Friday morn
ing.
When court came in at $50, Friday,
the following talesmen appeared and
were sworn in as extra supernumer-
aries and were instructed by Judge
Cornish to remain in court and be
ready to serve when needed Frank
Coffell of Fairfield, Eli o. Fall Of
Cornville, H. E. Hale of Norridge
wock, Ralph B. Hill of Skowhegan, j.
G. Kincaid of Athens, E. s. Richard
son of Skowhegan, w N. Sanders OF
Athens, Fred o. Savage of Fairfield,
l.. l.. Smith of Cornville and Eddie
M. Woodkirk of Starks, a total of 10,
All but Mr.. Savage were present in
court.
1t needed three more jurors to
complete the panel and this was done
by drawing Messrs. Hale, Fall and
Woodkirk.
The second trial by jury on the
criminal docket was reached, Friday
morning, it being the case of the
State against George E. Washburn OF
Madison, proprietor of the Weston
House. 1t was on a nuisance in
dictment returned by the grand jury
at the September term and continued
to the present term. The respondent
pleaded not guilty. He was repre-
sented by George w. Cover. Amos
K. Butler, special county attorney,
was tried before a drawn jury of
which A. E. Badger of st. Adams was
the foreman. The evidence was
practically the same as that put in at
the trial of the first case against Mr..
ter being out less than two hours the
jury returned verdict of guilty.
There were two other cases hang
ing over the defendant, ON which he
retracted the plea of not guilty and
pleaded guilty. Judge Cornish then
imposed the following sentences:
On the search and seizure case, on
which verdict of guilty was return
ed, Thursday, 500 and costs and go
days in jail, with go days additional
if the fine is not paid; on the nuisance
case, fine of $3.50 and costs and &c
days additional if the fine is not paid f;
on the nuisance case, a fine of $3.50
and costs and so days in Jail, with &C
days additional If the fine is not paid
On the remaining two cases, one be
ing a search and seizure and the
other a single sale, to both of which
he pleaded guilty, he was sentenced
10 pay fine of 800 or serve 80 days
in default of payment and to pay q
fine of $50 or serve 80 days in default
of payment. No appeal was taken
Mr.. Washburn furnished bonds fol
his appearance from day to day unit
be could settle up his business. He
acc pied the sentence imposed, which
aggregates q fine of $500 and costs
and four months in Jail, and entered
upon the same, Monday. There was
one other case against him, search
and seizure process. AS the princi-
pal witness for the State could not
be found to appear this was no
pressed by Mr.. Butler.
The following are the liquor indict
ments found by the grand jury at the
December term made public, Friday
for the first time
Jack Croce, Skowhegan, two nui.
sance, one common seller. Croce il
under bonds of $1,000 for his appear
ance from day to day; William How
Sard, Anson, one nuisance and one
common seller; George M. Young
Skowhegan, common seller; Henry
Barley, Somerset junction, nuisance
William Willett, Fairfield, nuisance
r. II. Berry, Hartland, single sale
common seller and nuisance; Henry
Burgess, Fairfield, nuisance. One
other nuisance Indictment is withheld
for the present, as the respondent ha,
not been appreheDded.
Court came in at $50, Saturday
morning, aud the criminal docket wa,
again taken up. 1t was expected
that Henry Burgess of Fairfield wouIt
ask for jury trial, but he retracteC
his plea Of not guilty and plead guilty
to all cases hanging over him. There
was a nuisance Indictment returned
against him by the December grant
Jury. In addition to this he had Oh
the continued criminal docket one
other nuisance and two searches anC
seizures. He was sentenced to fine
of s5UO and costs and so days in Jail
Hon. G. G.. Weeks appeared as hi
counsel and A. X, Butler appeared
for the State.
Then the case of Frank M. Cot.
ton, Fairfield druggist, wa'
called. From the september tern
I Cotton has a continued case as ;
/ common seller and he also came VI
as an appellant on a search anc
seizure, which was also continued
/ He was telephoned to in Fairfield
but the answer came back that ht
was not in town.
/ State va G. M. Hilton, Aplt., single
sale. This was continued from the
Septe mber term. 1t was mol pressed
there having been an agreement tC
this effect made at the last term by
County Attorney Young.
State vs. Louis Tague, Aplt, sale
This was mol pressed for the same
reason az above stated.
State vs. Fred Miller, Aplt., sale
! This was continued from the las
term. Miller was at the time clerl
| for G. K. Wasbburn in the Weston
House, Madison. AS the principal
Mr.. Washburn, has plead guilty Il