Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-15
Occupy Attention Of ST.
pe1ior Court Wednesday.
Court Orders Sealed Verdict
In VIM. Quinn Case.
Albert Carter Sentenced To Serve
Year at Thomaston..

The greater. part of the time of the
superior court Wednesday was taken
up with the trial of two liquor nui-
sance cases, one against William r.
Quinn of Hallowell, and the other
against John Copeland of Augusta, the
owner of a building, both cases being
on Indictment by the grand jury In
the Quinn case the jury had not reach
ed an agreement when court adjourn
ed Tor the day. and in the Copeland
case the court considered the evidence
such as to warrant his instructing the
jury to render a verdict of not guilty
Judge Hall gave his first State prison
sentence for the present term in the
case Of Albert Carter of Halloweu
who was sent to Thomaston for one
year on a larceny charge.
1t is probable that the case of State
VS.. Rev. Henry n. Pringle of Water
VILE, indicted by the grand jury for Ii
bel. which is the last case on the GRIM
inal docket, will not be reached until
Tuesday of next week.
When the superior court convened
Wednesday morning, County Attorney
liquor nuisance case against Arand
Hasselbrook of Gardiner, owner of a
building, on the, ground that this case
depended upon the disposal of the
liquor nuisance case against Ida
Goodine of Gardiner, the occupant of
the building. in which the jury Tues
day, brought in a verdict of not
guilty. Mrs. Goodine was discharged
from custody Wednesday morning
Albert Carter of Hallowell came up
for sentence upon the charge of larceny
of $50 from Chase & Weeden of Ran
dolph, Nov. 10, 1908. Carter, who is a
young man 19 years of age, took the
stand and asked for leniency. He
said that the amount of money actual
ly taken by him was $32 and that. he
was urged to commit the offence. by
a companion. He also stated that he
had just completed a four months
Jail sentence at Skowhegan for the
taking of a pair of horses and top
buggy when he had been drinking.
He testified that the money was taken
from drawer in the desk in the
house of Robert H. Weeden at Ran
dolph.
Fred Emery Beane of Hallowell, as a
friend of the family Of the boy, asked
that the court give him as light 4
sentence as was consistent with the
safety of society.
William p. Chase and Robert Fl
Weeden testified in regard to circum-
stances of the taking of the money
They stated that the boy was paid $22
a month and his board while working
for them and that he was paid in full
before leaving. Mr.. Weeden said that
while he had never seen Carter under
the influence of liquor he was a wild
boy" and out nights
Judge Hall imposed a sentence upon
Carter of one year in the State prison
at ThomaSton.
before the jury was that of State vs.
William p Quinn Of HalloWell. an
indictment by the grand jury for
liuuor nuisance. The case went On
trial before the second jury: when the
name of Ezekiel Sawyer of Gardiner
was reached on the panel it was
objected to by County Attorney Hill
dreth and Harry l.. Weston OF Mt
Vernon was substituted for the chal-
lenged juryman. Fred Emery Beane
of Hallowel appeared far Quinn.
Deputy Sheriff A. r. Bucklin OF Lltch-
field testified to a seizure of quart
bottle partly full of liquor at the Quinn
place in Hallowell April 3 He took
the bottle from a man whose name ne
afterwards learned was Coleman Nc
Gowan and who was standing behind
the bar in the rear of the shop at the
time. In a tank where water was run
ming he also found the bottoms of two
broken half pint bottles and a broken
glass.
On cross examination Attorney
Beanc inquired of Deputy Sheriff