The Somerset reporter., 1909-02-11
Municipal Court.

warren DurRln OF WoSb rOfks was
on trial in the Skowhegan Municipal
Court on Saturday of last week on
charge of violation of the prohibitory
law. His arrest came about as the
result of a search made on his
premises in the early morning hours
of the preceding day, by Deputy
Sheriffs Perley Q. Foss of Bingham
and John l.. Foss of Scion, who were
acting under the direction of Sheriff
John A. Mooers. The respondent
plead not guilty and was defended by
Edwin N. Merrill, Esq. He was, bow
ever, sentenced to serve so days in
Jail and to pay fine of 500 and
costs, and to serve go days additional
in default Of payment. l.. R. Folsom,
Esq, of Norridgewock, county at
torney, conducted the case for the
state. The respondent appealed and
gave bonds for his appearance at the
March term of the Supreme Judicial
Court.
AS further result of Sheriff
Mooers' activity, Delile, a Madison
man and an old offender was COM
mitted to Somerset Jail for go days
on Saturday evening, and at the
expiration Of that period will serve
so days additional unless he sooner
pays fine of $100 which is a part Of
the sentence. Delile was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Rufus II. Nc
Kenney of Madison and his trial was
before Trial Justice J. Frank Withee
OF that place.
Pierre Herbert, arrested about 10
days since, by Deputy Sheriff, Angus
tus Gilblair, for assault and battery
upon his mother, the father, Francois
Herbert, being complainantAwas dis
charged yesterday, Judge Lawrence
not deeming the evidence OF a char
acter to warrant any other course.
The family concerned came here
from Canada about two weeks since.
The two continued cases against
George II. Markham, a search and
seizure process and nuisance charge,
were disposed OF yesterday morning.
The respondent was held in the sum
Of $500 on the nuisance charge, for
trial at the March term and gave the
bonds required. The analysis of the
beer, which was the principal evidence
in the search and seizure charge, had
shown SO little II any margin above
the allowable alcoholic strength OF
three per cent that this charge was
dismissed.
Two residents of the town OF
Canaan, Fred Hodgkins and Mrs.
Sadie Brown, were brought here and
lodged in Somerset Jail, last Saturday
night. The Canaan town authorities
caused their arrest on a serious charge,
placing the papers in the hands Of
Deputy Sheriff R. H. Harris, and Trial
Justice Orrin A. Priest went over from
here to preside at the hearing. Mrs.
Brown was formerly the wife OF Rufus
Brown, who is serving twenty years
sentence in states prison for the kill
ing of Knights at "Sleepy Hollow, in
Athens, some years since.
Still another addition to the In
mates of Somerset Jail comes from
Madison on sentence from j Frank
Withee, Trial Justice, Of that place.
His name is William WEIGH and he is
confined through inability to pay a
fine OF 800 and costs imposed for VIC
lation of the liquor law. 1t seems that
when Deputy r. H. McKenny was
returning from here after coming to
commit Delile, as above reported, he
saw ON the Car of the Somerset Tract
tion Co., in which he took passage, a
box which he took to contain liquors.
He kept his eye on the. package and
when It was received and taken away
by WEIGH he became convinced that
his suspiscions were correct. He pro-
cured a warrant as quickly as possible
and arrested WEIGH, after following
him into the country nearly to Nor
ridgewock. At the time of the ar
rest ~ pints of wKiskey remained un-
disposed Of and this with the attend
ant circumstances lead Justice Wishee
to impose the sentence above refer
red to.