Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-25

Spondent sold liquor to no one while he
was in the home. He did not speak
with Bissitt. Josephine Hopper. who
occupied the Copeland place, was in
the house while Rissitt was there. She
was not Intoxicated at the time. Re-
spondeilt had been found guilty twice
of li1ucr selling, once in the Augusta
municipal court and once in the
superior court.
Mrs. Josephine Hopper testified that
She lived in John Copeland's house at
Tosue ana had lived there for over q
year Mis-. Hopper testified that in
September 1909 Bissitt visited her
house and offered to engage IN pocket
pedGlns for her for his board and room
and half what he made. Witness told
him that she did not care to enter into
such all agreement. Bissitt was also
in her house Oh the same day on which
AL Burke was there Walter LeCiair
one OF her Eoarders was also in the
house Witness was making pies when
Bissirt came. An old soldier who saw
ed wood for her was drinking Nhay-
seed" beer in the summer ell Bissitt
offered to get pint of whskey for
the Old nan who was saving the wood
took 50 from him and never came hack
With the money Witness mover knew
that Al Burke was q pocket peddler.
Witness had never been convicted of
liQror selling or any other crime.
Clerk nf courts, c. w. Jones read
from the criminal docket OF 1907 show
ING that that Tie respondent had reen
convicted on q liquor nuisance charge.
Hearing was held upon the divorce
libel of tIcrtelt S Dur2nd of Albion.
lbellant. vs.. aura Durand of Haver-
hill. Mass Hon George +. Hughes of
Bath appeared for the libellant. The
cause alleged vas utter desertion. The
without cause in 1904 and had since
been living with man named Jack
son.
The arguments in the Burke case
were presented at the opening of the
afternoon session and the case went
to the jury at $50 P. NJ. Hon. O. B.
Clason OF Gardiner, attorney for
Gideon Pond of Chelsea. when his
client came up for sentence for illegal
keeping asked for lenency on the
ground that the respondent was a hard
working man and this was the first
time he had been convicted for liquor
selling. County Attorney Hildreth
asked for the affirmation of the SEN
tence of the court below. which pro-
vided for both fine and Jail sentence.
Judge Hall sentenced the RESPONDENT
TO fine of 500 and costs and in de-
fault of payment Of fine and costs 30
days in Jail.
The appealed search and seizure
case against Hoy D. Morris of Win
thr0p was mol pressed by the county
attorney on the ground of insuf1icency
of evidence. Thomas Leigh of Angus
ia appeared for the respondent The
case against Peter Shodly of Augusta.
alias Peter Shorty, alleging the lar.
ceny OF two skunks from trap was
mol pressed by the county attorney up-
on the advice of the court that the
prosecution could not be maintained.
W. II. Fisher Of Augusta. who appear
ed as counsel for Shoddy when the
case was argued in the Augusta NUM-
cipal court contended that the taking
OF animals not intended for food from
Il trap could not be held as larceny.
The single sale case against William
Shaw of Augusta to parties unknown
was continued at the request OF his
attorney, Fred Emery Became of Hal
lowell
The several cases against Charles
f.. Sturgis of Augusta, for alleged vio-
lations of the prohibitorv law were by |
agreement of counsel continued until |
Wednesday. Fred Emery Became of |
Halloween appeared for the respondent |
The jury in the Burke case had not |
reached an agreement at O'Clock |
when the court adjourned until $50 |
this forenoon and a sealed verdict was
ordered to be brought in at the open- |
ing of court this morning. Defaults |
have been entered On the criminal |
docket in the illegal keeping cases |
against John A. Hyland and Philome |
Maheu o. Watervlle. Fred w. Clair |
Of Waterville appeared for the re- |
spCndents. |