Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
No Bill Found Against Davis,
Spear Or Sabens.
Spotter Testimony Did Not Mater.
alize In Liquor Cases.

When the Kennebec county grand
jury rose Saturday noon it reported AZ
indictments, 20 of which We're for liquor
cases and 90 miscellaneous. Only a
small number of these indictments:
We're made public Saturday. The grand
jury Was in session 10 days and evil
dence was heard in large number of
cases in which no bills We're found
No Indictment was found againS.
Fred Davis Of Whitefeld, who was
held to the grand jury without BAH up
on the charge of the murder of George
Durham, TOguS veteran, who was
found dead in the house occupied ny
him on 'HGysced avenue" at the rear
Of the National Home reservation, Oct
u Saturday afternoon the court dis
charged Davis, and the two witnesses,
who We're held in the case, William
Henry and Lillian Chamberlain Of
White1ield. Both witnesses will re-
| ceive $50 per day, during the time of
their stay in Jail
No Indictment was found against
Herbert S. Spear who was held by the
Winthrop municipal court upon the
charge of manslaughter, Spear being
the driver Of the car, which ran over
team containing two people and
killed Harold Z. Martin of Winthrop
at Dudley's crossing in Winthrop, Oct.
IL, 1908. The grand jury returned no
bill against William Sabens of Gardiner
who was held for manslaughter In con-
nectiOn with the death Of James Routii
If HalloWeil, who died from injuries
received during a quarrel between the
| two men in the hold of a coal vessel
| a HallOwelI
1t is understood that the spoilers
| employed by the Christian Civic League
of Maine, who We're to testify In several
| Gardiner and Hallowell liquor cases did
not appear before the grand jury to
| give their evidence and that the Of
| ficers We're unable to locate them No
bill was found in any of the Gardiner
and Hallowell liquor cases Instituted
| by the Civic League representatives.
| The following indictments were made
| public:
| Charles Browning, Augusta. burglary.
! William McNally, alias Will McNally
| of Clinton. rape, committed upon An
| ME y. Hodgdon of Clinton, Sept /, 1906,
| Il years of age.
Frederic S. Smith and Pearl Smith
| of Pittston as principals, and Harry r
| McMaSter of Gardiner as accessory
| breaking and entering and larceny
! from the store of the Gray-Hildreth Co
at Randolph, Nov 2S, 1908.
Frederic S Smith and Pearl Smitl,
of Pittston, breaking and entering and
larceny from the house of William f
Cay Gardiner. Nov. II, 1905
Frederic S. Smith and Pearl Smith
| ,,f ,cf. LII Il
larceny frcr1 the store of Decker 4
| Day Hardware & Coal Co, Gardiner
Nov. % 1905
Frederic S. Smith and Pearl Smith
Of Pttsto1. larceny of wagon from Ell
win Howe of Randolph.
| Richard D. Griffin. alias F.; L. Griffin
attempt to break and enter the J. w
Bradbury house, Nov. Is, 1908.
| Abbie F. Lawrence, Augusta. liquor
| nuisance.
| Several special indictments were also
| found against owners OF buildings
where liquor was found. The only one
OF the special indictments made public
was that against John Cormer of All
grsta. charging liquor nuisance.
| The criminal docket will be called
this morning and most of the indict
ments not given out Saturday will
probably be made public at that time.
| Attorney Williamson who defended
Davis and Sabens in the lower court
| and would have done the same had the
! case gone to the higher court says he
would have been much surprised if an
| Indictment had been found. Attorney
Heselton said the same regarding the
case of Spear. whose counsel he was.