Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-28


session of the Kennebec superior court
and each case the respondent was
Charles E. Sturgis of Augusta. The
jury had the liquor nuisance indict-
ment under consideration for three
hours, while the verdict in single
sale case, in which the respondent was
charged with selling a half pint of
whiskey to William H. Dreamer, was
rendered in 20 minutes.
The case of State VS.. Charles E..
Sturgis of Augusta, an indictment for
Maintaining liquor nuisance, was re-
sumed at the opening of the superior
court Monday morning County Attor-
ney Hildreth appearing for the State
and Fred Emery Beane of Hallowell
for tine respondent.
Mrs Melina H. Twombley of Win
throp was called as the first witness
for the State. She testified that Will
liam Fl. Dreamer and Michael FitZger-
aid were present at her boarding house
at Winthrop
On cross-eXamination the witness
testified that the respondent had never
been at her house and she had never
seen him before.
9Th jury after delberation of three
hours returned verdict of not guilty.
AT the afternoon session of court the
case OF State VS.. Charles E. Sturgis of
Augusta. an appealed single sale case
from the decision of the Augusta mu-
nicipal court, was opened to the jury,
County Attorney Hildroth appearing
o ID &c
Haliowell for the respondent.
William Fl. Dreamer testified that on
August Is last he purchased a half
pint of whiskey from the respondent
in his stable on Willow street in Au-
gusta. He paid IS cents for the whis-
key.
On cross-examination by Attorney
Beane the witness testified that he did
not remember at what time in the day
he purchased the whiskey of the re-
spondent.
The defence was a general denial
and the respondent, Charles E. Stur-
gis, took the stand in his own behalf.
He testified that he was a farmer and
livery stable keeper He denied that
he has sold any liquor since he was re-
leased from Jail last May and he has
sold no liquor to Dreamer within that
period. One day Dreamer was in the re-
spondent's stable and said he was go
ing to mix UP some Jamaica ginger
and water. The respondent told him to
get out and Dreamer threw bottle at
the respondent. Dreamer said to the
respondent: you haven't sold me any
liquor but I am going to 'squeal on
you just the same" The respondent
has not sold any liquor to Dreamer for
over two years.
On cross-eXamination the witness
testified that Dreamer was intoxicated
on the morning that. he threatened to
"squeaT' on the respondent. He had
trouble with Dreamer four or five years
ago and Dreamer formerly worked for
the respondent
County attorney-"Did you give
Creamer s100 to get out of the State?"
Respondent-"No, sir, l did not.
Dreamer tried to blackmail me and 1
told him that hadn't sold him any
liquor and that if was going to pay
out any money l would pay it to the
county of kcnnebec."
Did you buy suit of clothes for
VI II. Dreamer.
mo. sir, l did not" ..-. -,~ .,
Robert A. Packard testified that he
was present in the respondents stable
one morning when Creamer said he
was going to mix up some Jamaica
ginger and water. SturSis objected,
Saying that he wasn't going to allow
anyone to make nuisance of his sta
| BILE. 49,
| The case was given to the jury at
40 O'Clock and after a deliberation of
| 20Aminutes verdict of not guilty and
| the respondent was discharged.
Che next case on the trial list is that
of State VS.. Fred M Savage of Water
vile, an Indictment for maintaining
4 liquor nuisance. This will be follow
cd by the trial of liquor nuisance in
dictments against George H. Hazel
brook of Gardiner, Charles Marshall
of Waterville and Ida Goodine of Gar
diner.
! Court viii convene at $40 O'Clock
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