Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-20


additional in Jail. The jury brought IN
:, ..ay,iict Of guilty ia the common sell
=. case against William Shaw of Au-
rn.ta while q verdict of not guilty was
r.1,3rrcd in the common seller case
| AGAINST HOY -. Norris of winthrop.
| John Copeland of Augusta. VINO was
found guilty by the jury Tuesday o.
maintaining d liquor nuisance III the
SNOW Flow district was brought in Tor
sentence ut the opening Of court wed
nt:Gav morning He was given q
sentence Of $500 and costs and 80 days
| in jail and in default of payment OF
fine and costs four months addltonal
in Jail.
The cross examination by the county
attorney q William Shaw of Augusta
who was being tried on a common
seller Indictment. was taken up I'M
mediatelT after the sentencing OF
Copeland Witness denied passing a
pint OF liquor over to anyone in the
presence of Revenue officer Turner at
the Windsor Fair grounds on Sept. 80.
He sold some watches on that day and
received $3.50 for one.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph o. Blanchette
testified that when he arrested Shaw
he found no evidences that the man
had been drinking. NO watches were
found upon him.
Clerk of Courts c. w Jones was
called and read from the criminal
docket of the Superior court for 1909
records. Of two cases where William
Shaw was found guilty and sentenced
for infractions of the prohibtory law,
one case being liquor nusanse in
dictment and the other an appealed
search and seizure case. Judge Hall
in his charge to the Jury alluded to
the fact that the respondent had been
tried and convicted for another offense
on substantially the same evidence
and by way of explanation illustrated
how upon practically the same evil
dence a man might be convicted for
five different infractiOns of the pro-
hibitory law. single sale. tipping shop,
common seller liquor nuisance and il
legal keeping. The case was given to
the jury at HIPS.
mol pros was entered at the re-
quest of County Attorney Hildreth in
the case of Willie Moore Of Vienna
who was indicted by the grand jury
upon the charge of stealing a lamb
and the respondent was discharged
E. w. Whitehouse appeared for the
respondent.
The jury in the common seller case
against Willan1Shaw came in at 1880
reporting a verdict of guilty.
The case of State VS.. Hoy d. Morris
of winthrop went on trial at the open
ing OF the afternoon session of court
| This is an Indictment for common SELL
er resulting from raid upon a camp
| on the Wayne road occupied by the
respondent. Thomas Leigh Of Augusta
appeared for Morris.
The first witness called was Deputy
| Sheriff John A. Foster of Winthrop
who testified to searching the camp
| occupied by Morris on the road leading
| to wayne on Monday, Jan. and find
ing there quantity Of whskey, alco-
MOI and split, also drinking glasses. He
| mad previously heard complaints of
| disturbances at the camp Witness
mad known respondent for a number
of years and had never known him to
| have any steady employment. Witness
| on crosS-cXamination stated that the
liquor seized was voluntarily shown
| him by Morris.
| George w. Kahrel testified that in
| company with his father he visited the
Morris camp on the evening of Jan. .,
There was considerable drinking going
on and witness bought whiskey and
alcohol OF Morris. Morris became in
toXicated and drew a revolver upon