Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-29
Superior Court Will Prob
ably Adjourn Today.
Jurors Held 10 Await Settle.
ment Of Deferred Gases.
FarmingdaIe Man Given s450 Fine
And Two Months in Jail.

amountng III thu aggregate TO $3.50 and
two months in Jail upon Peter A.
Eoui4huI u !'arlninf,dale, Vic after
guilt =. ,Wu 'iGtl"r nuisance cases ;,,.;
one SINCE sal t;l$c. The cases; .,ccu-
pied three days in trial and wore
amon., The must stubbornly contested
in the history If Itenne be-, county Ii
quor cases. Hon. George W. Heselton
of Gardiner, former State senator and
an eX-county attorney appeared Tor
the RESPONDENT and County ATTORNEY
Guy \. Hidreth Of Gardiner for the
State.
Cases in which sentence has been
deferred will come up for final dis
position Saturday morning and it is
expected that 2oart will finally adjourn
for the term during the day Saturday.
ME Jurors have not been excused vet,
however, and are held until after the
final dispositi Il of the remaining ca
ses on the docket Saturday on account
of the possibility of jury trial in
some of these cases.
Judge Hall charged the jury in the
single sale case against Peter A.,
Houlehan of Farmingdale at the cpen-
ing Of court Friday morning. The
court instructed the jury that the vital
part of the indictment was the sale
and not the date and that if there was
Il sale on or about the 18th of May,
1909 a verdict should be given for the
State. The case was given to the Jury
al $40.
The case of the State VS.. Julian Kit
tredge of Augusta, indicted for as
sault with intent to kill, was called
next. E. w. Whitehouse was appoint
ed by the court to appear for the re-
spondent. A plea of not guilty by rea-
son OF insanity was filed and the re-
spondent was ordered committed to
the Maine Insan" hospital for observa-
ton as to his sanity.
A plea of molo was entered in the
case of State VS.. Ned Perry of Wafer
vile, indicted for .lefac!ns gravestones
in cemetery az Warnrvillr. w. ii.
Fisher appeared for the rcSpunde MT
County Attorney Hildreth described to
tie court the damage done in the way
of splitting, tearing UP and demolish
was "a wicked act Of vandalism" At
torne% Fisher stated that the respOn-
dent was intoxicated when he COM
mitted the acts and asked that the
case be disposed of by the respondent
repairing the damage as q companion
who Was arrested with him had done.
The court ordered, the respondent TO
repair the damage done and ,ne case
was continued for sentence. Bail Was
ordered in the sum OF 5000 and the re-
SpOndent was committed until he could
furnish the required bail.
The case against Herbert Yeaton of
Augusta. illegal sale. was called and
plea OF nolo entered by the respond
ent's attorney, f. w. Whitehouse.
the case was continued until the
April term at the request of the Coun-
ty Attorney on account of the alb
sence of witnesses.
A hearing was held in the uncon-
tested divorce case of PAMELA Huard
of Augusta, libel, VS.. Frederick Huard
of parts unknown. f. w. Whitehouse
appeared for the libellant and the
cause alleged was non support and
cruel and abusive treatment. The Ii
bellant testified that her husband re-
fused to contribute to her support and
at one time when angry with her
struck her in the face.
The divorce libel of Florence L. Jew
EFT vs.. Harry E. Jewett, parties of
Hallowell, alleging non support was
next heard with Emery o. Beane of
Hallowell appearing for the respond
ent. The cause alleged was non sup
port. Testimony was offered by the
libellant and her parents to the effect
that the libellee had contributed but
very little to his wife's support at
anv time since their marriage, had
bought her no clothes except pair
of boots and sweater and had refused
to provide Il nurse during her illness.
The Jury in the Houlehan single
sale case after being out two hours
and Il minutes at 1855 brought in a
verdict of guilty. Exceptions We're
filed by Attorney Heselton and al
lowed in the two liquor nuisance cases
and the single sale case against Peter
A, Houlehan of Farmingdale. County
Attorney Hildreth moved for sentence
and asked for fine and Jail sentence
in all three cases. Ire county AT
torney stated that there was no agree
ment with the County Attorney or
sheriff in regard TO the settlement or
cases against the respondent in the
Gardiner municipal court.
Sentences we're pronounced as fol-
lows:
I.iouor nuisance, 800 and costs and
20 DAYS in iail and in default of pay
ment of fine and costs 30 days addi-
tional.
Liquor nuisance. 5000 and costs and
30 DAYS in Jail and in default of pay
nent of fine and costs 80 days addi-
-ional
Single sale, $50 and costs or 80 days
N Jail.
Judge Hall in giving sentence
declared that it had been shown that
The respondent was keeping one of tie
worst liquor places Imaginable. Bonds
we're furnished by the respondent in
With tho prosecution of
mis- exceptions in cacn of the three
cases
The divorce lilel of Susan Hutchins
VS.. Joseph w. Hutchins. parties of
West Gardiner was heard at the open
ing of the superior court Friday after
noon The cause alleged was cruel