Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-22

sentences aggregated $3.50 ana costs
and four months in Jail and in default
of payment four months in Jail. A
search and seizure case against Allen
was placed on file.
Arthur F. Demmons of Portland,
through his counsel, Walter NJ. San
born of Augusta withdrew his plea of
not guilty and pleaded nolo contendere
to indictments found by the grand jury
at this term for non-support of his
wife and children. The last Legisla-
ture passed a law making this crime a
felony. On one case the respondent
was ordered to pay his wife 81 per
week, payable monthly for the support
of his wife and children. while the 9TH
er case was placed on file.
AT the afternoon session of court the
case of State vs.. Oscar L. johnson of
Augusta. an indictment for common
seller, was opened to the jury. Coun-
ty Attorney Hildreth appearing for
the State and +. w. Whitehouse of
Augusta for the respondent.
Deputy Sheriff George r. Vickery of
Hallowell was called as the first wit
ness in behalf of the State. He testi-
fed that he saw Johnson on June is
last make several sales OF liquor to
members of the National Home and
saw the money for the liquor passed
to the respondent. He started to catch
the respondent, who escaped by wad-
ing through brook. On another occa-
sion the witness and two other OIL
GERS seized several bottles of liquor
from johnson.
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Litchfield testified that he saw the
respondent sell liquor on the 18th day
of last June to old soldiers.
Reputy Sheriff Frank ]. Ham of Au-
gusta testified to seeing the respon-
dent make sales of liquor and these
sales We're not made on the government
reservation.
Deputy Sheriff Carl A. Weymouth of
Waterville testified that he also saw
| the respondent make sales of liquor
to soldiers.
The jury in the case of State VS.. Os-
car l.. Johnson, an Indictment for COM
mon seller, returned verdict of
guilty after a few minutes delibera-
ton.
Eddie Butler of Waterville filed a
nuisance. Dana p. Foster of Water
vile appeared as counsel for the re-
, spondent. on the liquor nuisance in
dictment Butler was sentenced to pay
a fine of 5000 and costs and to serve
| go days in Jail and in default of pay
ment to serve four months additional
in Jail. Exceptions were taken and the
case will go to the law court, the sure
ties being Joseph Butler and John w.
Hayhurst of Waterville. An illegal
possession case against Butler was
placed on file.
| Oscar l.. Johnson was sentenced as
follows: Common seller, fine of $500 and
costs and so days in Jail at hard la
Dor and in default of payment 80 days
additional in Jail; appealed single
sale from the decision of the Augusta
municipal court, fine of $50 and costs
and 80 days in Jail at hard labor and
in default of payment 80 days addi-
| tional at hard labor in Jail; appealed
single sale from the decision of the
Augusta municipal court, prior con-
viction alleged, fine of 5000 and costs
and six months at hard labor in jai
and in default of payment six months
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sentences aggregated fines of $3.50 and
costs and eight months at hard labor
in Jail and in default of payment tC
serve nine months additional at hard
| labor in Jail. Three appealed single
| sale cases from the decision of the Au-
gusta municipal court were placed on
file.
The next case to be opened before
the jury was that of State VS.. John
Damren of Augusta, an Indictment
for maintaining a liquor nuisance.
County Attorney Hildrcth appeared for
the State and Joseph Williamson of
Augusta for the respondent.
Deputy Sheriff George r. Vickery of
Hallowell was called as the first wit
ness. He testified that he found a
quantity of liquor in a hide in the
Riverside hotel of which the respOn-
! dent was the alleged proprietor.
| Deputy Sheriff Albert r. BucKlin of
Ltchfield testified that he saw bottles
passed through the door of the River
side hotel and money passed to some
one on the inside early on the morning
of June 6. He participated in two