Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-19

'as stiff sentence as possible" Attor-
ney Fred w. Clair, appearing for the re-
spondent, stated that the place had gone
out of business and that his client would
be willing to go under bonds to stop the
sale of liquor at the place
Judge Hall imposed fine of 5000 and
costs and 60 days in jail, and in default
of payment of fine and costs 60 days adj
ditional in jail. Simpson appealed and
furnished the necessary sureties.
Ernest L. Mclean, who was appointed
by the court to defend Coleman Mellow
an, alias kid Shea,'' on liquor nuisance
charge as clerk, announced that his client
withdrew his former plea of guilty and
pleaded nolo He asked that the case be
placed on file as this was the young
mans first offence and there We're many
eXtenuatng circumstances. He also read
a letter from Rev. FIR. Michigan of Halo
well asking the court for clemency in
the case. The court ordered the case
placed on file upon payment of costs.
The libel case against Rev. Fl. n. Prin-
gle, field secretary of the Christian Civic
League and editor of the Christian Civic
League Record, was continued until the
September term of court at the request
OF the respondent, whose witnesses We're
not all obtainable at this term of court
Mr.. Pringle and his counsel, NJ. S Hol
way of Augusta, came into court at the
morning session and furnished bail in the
sum of 500 for his appearance at the
September term of the superior court.
His sureties were Charles A. Millken
and John H. Cogan of Augusta.
Frank Forth of Winslow was given a
fine of $500 and costs, and in default of
payment of fine and costs six months in
ioil. On single sale case he was fined
$50 and costs, and in default of payment
of fine and costs 60 days in Jail. The
drinking house and tipping shop case
against him was placed on file. Fred W.
Clair of Waterville appeared as counsel
for Fortin
The last jury trial for the term was an
appealed search and seizure case from
the Augusta municipal court against Ar
thur @. Hamilton of Gardiner After the
panel was made up, which was composed
of the second jury with the exception of
one member. who was challenged by
County Attorney Hildreth, the balance of
the jurors We're excused from further at
tendance at the present term of court
George w. Heselton of Gardiner appeared
as counsel for the respondent.
City Marshal Samuel w. Cults of Gar
diner testified to visiting the Hamilton
place in company with officer Tozier and
two other men. Witness saw bottle on
the bar partly full of gin, which he said
he afterwards handed to lone of the
spotters.''
Judge Hall inquired what is a spot
ter?" and the Gardiner city marshal re-
piled:
zone of those Pringle spoilers. 1 can't
think of their Names
Witness testified that he saw Hamilton
standing behind the bar
Police Officer Warren Tozier of Gardi-
ner testified to visiting the Hamilton
place in Gardiner in company with City
Marshal Cults and two men named Thorn
and Crossett. He corroborated the
testimony of City Marshal Cults as to
the seizure of the bottle by the city mar
shall and other circumstances connected
with the raid. On cross-examination wit
ness testified that he assumed that the
liquor in the bottle and glass seized was
gin because the label on the bottle was
a gin label. He had not seen the bottle
and glass since the hearing at the Au-
gusta municipal court.
AT the opening of the afternoon session
of court Hamilton, through his counsel,
withdrew his plea of not guilty and filed
demurrer. The case was then with
drawn from the jury and the jury excus-
ed. The respondent furnished bonds in
the sum of 5000 not to engage in the IL
quor business for two years and the court
then imposed sentence of 500 and costs,
and in default of payment of fine and
costs GO days in jail.