The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-01-21
77gfuE JlDlCIAL COURT,

-eera. societies. snip News =.
ILL.,. torn Married Died.
g7gfNE JUDICIAL COURT
o lr Eins of Ellsworth, Pre-
siding.
@aaa. vent to press last week
j Martin, Esq, of Bangor,
r.. 3rs rutreIotte, was addressing
Il Ill., made try strong plea for his
.sr-ar hour and half, Attorney
r.,.ra.e Yea summed up for the
L u.s5j-.. 2. ng about an hour. The
-, -,,l =. o1pek, after very impair
\ ,,.l uage After celebrating 81
@..r-. rsrsruoa a verdict of not guilty
a.. r.,-4.o.te was discharged. Many
,Yss.si a-agrsement.
r.s re Benson, indicted for as
u+, ,r,-o. Kill Stella S. Moore, both
.,bs ag.a=a thursday morning. Both
I'd. ..r7 ,r the stand. Much of their
,no- a4. ordeting as to the circum-
..-- Id. .Fuoting Benson admitted
|, IA. ,H.= a Mss Moore, but claimed
/, 20. ,- sell Defence as he said she fired
/, d, --z .,r7e time Miss Moore denied
90 ger. The testimony of other wit
,..u. a. ard,cting The alleged crime
.,ssaa Hss Maores apartments over
.r Man -toar Belfast, on December 7,
Mss %o5re received a wound in the
,r-, ac8 Ju0e, vent through her back,
Inv r. 90. muscles Of the chest. 1t has
.s5 extra I'd. but she appears to have
..,a,5--1 fcou the effects. The jurors
.ar oat.e Owns and a number were
Tgg- str se panel was completed.
rg l--,--- nc Buzzell opened for the
/ ,- rts If Belfast was counsel
M Many witnesses testified
der .1. -ations between the two.
Ivas sj tha, hey had overheard
sGa-s ru Benson. Medical testi-
/ as r.- effect that Miss Moore was
sdy .-lr- when she received the second
~ .sl.re rested al o'clock, with a
7y.. .te4li and court adjourned
ksa. rHE
isi-r..r a-a .ae rontinued Friday morn
ra ,- W witnesses were called,
'iea.- PIE IL. l-.a.s made by Miss Moore
at ta-a,-a and those of Benson.
|T III .s s .,ered for the defence,
b. --sa- s..ra-nents made by Miss
b b. =40 ..rl were. two defences
a. insanity and the other
iia'. ra-c it was simply self
e- ~ ke for about an hour,
Hi rested at 11.2O, when
'-e I'D. rasn In summing up for
W. 'T-rl H.4zell ridiculed the en-
l .".e. {. poke about an hour.
+ 81 H--" .' .- until , p. m., when
ANY 1-e..' '.- .rsrge to the jury. He
+.i"1 foo '0. Claims made by both
-' a'1i- -rute and admonished
ny 1s .0-. .ist he convinced by the
" e.n Ire tand beyond reason
A2" .a' .oe pordent was guilty or
EA1 lheu. retircd at 3 D. M, and at
-- '-'a-ra 'sr'jct of guilty of as
W" tF. o t1. Saturday afternoon
-ea.e...a lo seven years in the
FF". 8a asen to Thomaston Mon
'is otr"=- George W. F'risbee.
.1f . 'ateVs Charles E. Monaghan,
'- l.r ub, Belfast, charged
la' a. fuisanee, was on trial Sat
| -" '- 5'=U'i Garleton and severa,
'''ss Kelley a member of the club.
'7ed f.f the State. No testi-
'A' '-f ia iefence, but Arthur
''. he Iefence, argued that it
't-'l-a'pn and that the defend
\. s '-''aa. and not the proprietor of
'l''.' 3iiorney Buzzell called the
"a ''' .1ry to the testimony of
''F mode Of entrance to the
/ @'' 0a's side of the building and not
'E7' DIS 3 would be if legitimate
.as carried on; to the fact that
+' Members there were only Is or 20
S, ''''l0o had been spent for LIQUOR
5, ''7 L. To december 81, according
Ind w mere, g7erel In testimony, with one
qae qle "lY 'her tirm; to the number of
Er5o,t., ID, more bottles, found on the
e~i. -i.'''' that liquor had been drank m nn
s.e vi. IL read The statute and left
o, Cr,,' 's'2' Justice King in his charge
/ Va, H.. ,Vlfee Vifee questions to consider:
Te,a 'ff Club a place of resort?
bee iIsD.r.. .o.H,.easIlng liquors kept there.
bot p."g,5'' .,,3'5' mere, given away there, in
isggda-,. '0ei Tor by law? Third. Was
fSg II El''y Of keeping and main
a.ugei went out at 1920, and
Ens g,.. .l''a' Of guilty as indicted.
EGal Nlnmum sentence of 60
.,i.1 y. .o5 5gmer Carter, indicted as a
krc,,5. 'l Nh tWO single sales and of
! laNg iaf, 9ilgle sale were not tried.
55gr,.t, l'' parts unknown,
eases were disnosad of.
defsgI,esS5' nbelant, versus George G.
q appeal Jl'SSe' IKE petitioner, for leave to
s.'-e ysrsI, ''n, me decree of the Judge
Y smeg5 ~ estate estate of Henry S. Park.
9'eptops Il gfte{ltion filed. Motion allow
~ LEW ,e,,i l'ed and allowed.
sontiuued f fersus Ida M. Emerson; de-
y Stevens ior VI Judgment.
,Aei for WI, aan versus Wilbert A. Stevens;
i,o.los1ag 5iyorrlssll DIV trial.
) those rl,orces ro, were granted in ad-
Bennett ported last week:
sld eonfrre,s eLsus Edward E. Bennett.
II Abelan, ,Ieu ot habits of intoxication.
ssi'e On fle e'nanged to Kate P. Batson, as
Sssnty-iye ,JI Jon versus Ethel M. Patter-
we to 5aGalars Gollars ordered paid to en-
"q sbusiyeae Divorce granted for
gsare and treatment and extreme
aibelee 1 custody of minor child
H. abusive e trassu versus Mary E. Davis.