Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

on the single sale case Tire fessen-
dent was sentenced to payT az tine of
$50 and costs and in default of pay
ment to serve go days at hard labor in
Jail. The liquor nuisance indictment
against Groves was placed on file.
The case of State VS.. David Knox OF
Oakland, an Indictment for the single
sale of a quart of whiskey to - Ed
Rowe August last. County Attorney
Hildreth appearing for the State and
Fl. L. Hunton of Oakland for the re-
spondent.
Ed Rowe of Oakland, testifying for
the State, said that he bought a quart
of whiskey from the respondent in a
stable, paying $3.50 for the liquor.
On cross-examination by Attorney
Hunton the witness testified that he
bought the liquor in the afternoon but
he did not remember the day of the
week. No one was present but the wit
ness and the respondent when he pur-
chased the quart Of whiskey
David Knox, the respondent, took the
stand in his own behalf. He testified
that on Saturday afternoon Ed Rowe
came to the house of the witness and
asked the witness If he had anything
to take and the witness replied that
he had no liquor to sell. He had never
sold any liquor to Ed Rowe or anyone
else.
On cross examination the witness
testified that he had liquor in his house
for his own consumption and often
drank quart of whiskey day. Rowe
was the only man who had asked him
for liquor and he had not given liquor
to anyone.
On redirect examination the respon-
dent testified that he had never been
arrested for drunkenness and had new.
er lost a days work through intoxica.
ton.
Fred 3. Bickford of Oakland testi.
fled that he was employed at the re-
snondent's house on one occasion last
August when Ed Rowe came to the
house. Rowe asked the respondent for
liquor and the respondeptsrepliedt that
he had some liquor fol 6is own, use
but not for sale. 80
Mrs. Knox, the wife df&he respon-
dent, testified that Rowe dkme Is the
house and asked for liquor Her hus-
band told him that he had some liouor
for his own consumption but none 70.
sale. sp.
On cross-examination the witness
testified that her husband never sold
any liquor but had liquor in the
house for his own use. She had never
seen her husband in an intoxicated
condition.
The jury after a elaboration of 10
minutes, returned verdict of guilty.
Sanfnnan
in the term.
Ida Goodne of Chelsea Withdrew her
plea of not guilty and pleaded nolo
contendere to an indictment for main
tanning liquor nuisance and the case
was placed on file.
Court adjourned until $50 O'Clock
Thursday morning.
A bill in equity has been filed in the
supreme judicial court by Addison
Thompson of Beaver Penn, against
the Rochester Tumbler Works, q cor
poration organized under the general
corporation laws of Maine.
The plaintiff is the president of the
company of which receivers have been
appointed. The plaintiff prays that
the defendant corporation may be dis
solved and terminated. that trustees
may be appointed to collect and take
possession of the assets of said COR
poration, to convert the same into
money by sale and apply the proceeds
to the debts of the corporation and
the final settlement of all it's affairs
and that the plaintiff may have such
other and further relief as the nature
of the case may require.