Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04
Stiff Jail Sentences for
Liquor Law vio|ators.
Pr|ng|e Case to Be Heard
During Coming Week.
Verdict Of Guilty in Nuisance
Charge Against Oakland Man.

A large number OF cases were dis
posed Of at Saturdays session OF the
superior court and the only case which
reached the hands of the jury, that of
State versus Daniel A. Knox of Oak
land, an indictment for maintaining a
common nuisance, resulted in a YER
dict of guilty. In many liquor cases
demurrers We're filed and in two or
| three instances Il straight Jail sentence
was given for first offence.
The next case after the disposition If
| the Barney illegal possession charg
which is now on trial is that of State
versus George A. Darviau. a Watervilla
| druggist an appealed illegal keeping
case from the decision of the Water
vile municipal court. The respondent
was acquitted by the jury Friday on
| the charge of maintaining a liquor
| nuisance.
1t is now thought that the case of
State versus Rev. Henry n Prinelc
| of Waterville, secretary of the Chris
tian Civic League of Maine. an indict-
ment for libel, which is the last on the
trial list, will be reached by next
| Wednesday or Thursday.
| Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock
Monday morning.
At the opening of the Kenncbnt
superior court Saturday morning
George ScOfie of Waterville filed a de-
| murer to an Indictment found by thu
grand jury at this term for the single
sale of a drink of Whskey to Frank H.
Brown of Albion, a detective. or more
commonly called a "spotter" Scofie
was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and
costs and to serve 80 days at hard labor
| in Jail and in default OF payment to
serve 80 days additional in Jail Fred
| w. Clair of Watcrville appeared Is
| counsel for the respondent
The first case to be opened to the
| jury on Saturday was that of State
versus Daniel A. Knox of Oakland. an
indictment for maintaining a common
nuisance, County Attorney Hildretn
appearing for the State and II. L. Hun
ton of Oakland for the respondent.
After the opening by County Attor-
ney Hildreth four witnesses were sum-
moned in behalf of the State.
George Rutter. called as the first
witness, testified that he was a neigh
Dor OF the respondent and there hal
house. He had seen a fight at the re-
spOndent's house.
NJ. S. Thomas of Oakland testified
that he lived seven or eight rods from
the house of the respondent and heard
disturbances at the house. On a Sat
urday night he heard loud noises
drunkenness and obscene language at
the Knox house. The only objection
that he had to the disturbances was
on account of his wife and children.
On discrimination by Attorney
Hunton, the witness testified that at
one time he was employed as a detec-
tive by Rev. Henry n. Pringle, field
secretary Of the Christian Civic
League of Maine. The witness WAS
not employed by Mr. Pringle to secure
evidence in this case
Charles Brown testified that he re-
sided four or five rods from the re-
spondents house in Oakland and had
seen men under the influence of liquor
go to the house. He called at the
house occasionally as a neighbor but
had never seen any liquor there.
Ed. Rowe of Oakland testified that
he had called at the respondents house
and saw liquor there He had seen
men intoxicated at the house since the
first of January but did not know who
furnished the liquor
on cross examination the witness
| testified that he was not intoxicated
at the Knox house but he had seen in
| tOxicated people there.
Daniel A. Knox, the respondent. took
the stand in his own behalf. He testi-
q IN
come to his house on Saturday even
| ings since the first of last January He
had drank no liquor in his house and