The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-09-28

State VS. Thomas Mcdonald. Single sale.
State VS. Chauncey Montgomery. Single
sale.
State VS. Jas Cunningham. Single sale.
State vs. Jack Croce, app. Search and seiz-
ure.
THE CRIMINAL CASES.
The civil docket was completed Friday fore
noon and the criminal docket was taken up at
the afternoon session. The first case was
State VS.. Ralph M. Wood, who was tried on
two counts-single sale and nuisance. County
Attorney Llttlefield appeared for the State
and H. c. Buzzell for the defence The onlv
witness for the State was George Wood, who
testified that he bought drink of the re-
spondent Defendant denied the sale The
jury returned verdict of not guilty. On the
nuisance charge Wood plead not guilty. Sher
iH jenkins and Deputies Edgecomb and Dick
ey testified to raiding Woods place and find
ing what they considered suspicious looking
arrangements of strings, bolts and facilities
for dumping liquor. The jury brought in
verdict of guilty. Sentenced, on motion of
County Attorney Littlefield, to a fine of 500
and 80 days in Jail, and in default of payment
of fine, 80 days additional H. c. Buzzell.
Woods counsel. filed motion for an arrest of
judgment, which was overruled by Justice
King. Exceptions were taken and allowed
and stay of execution of sentence pending
exceptions granted. The case will 90 to the
December law court. Wood furnished bail in
$500.
The case Of State VS. Levi P. Harvey of
Waldo, indicted for breaking, entering and
larceny of six hens, was on for the entire fore.
noon Saturday and the greater part of the af-
ternoon. Harvey was charged with stealing
six hens belonging to Albert Nickerson of
Waldo. The theft is alleged to have taken
place on May 30th, and the hens were later
found in the possession of Harvey and recog-
nized by Nickerson. Harvey introduced sew
eral witnesses to prove that he was at home
on May Both, planting beans. The evidence
was chiefly circumstantial and the jury were
unable to agree at first, but after a session of
six hours returned a verdict of not guilty at 10
p m. James Hartman and Fred w Brown
for the defendant
State VS. Russell Thomas, CHARGED with
having liquor in his possession with intent to
sell. Defendant retracted his plea of not
gully and plead guilty. His case was continued
for sentence to the January term, 1912, upon
his personal recognizance of $780, Richie.
State VS. Linneus Merchant charged with
failure to support wife and child. Defendant
plead guilty. The court ordered that the de-
fendant pay, for the support of his wife, Eliza
beth T Merchant, and minor child, So weekly
for one year. and it was further ordered that
the defendant be released from custody on
probation for one year upon recognizing in
the sum of 5000, with Mrs. Fannie M and Miss
Marian V Merchant sureties. Hartman.
State VS.. Raymond Ellis, keeper of a board
ing house, was then arraigned on a charge of
search and seizure. Deputy Sheriffs Dickey
and Edgecc NIB and Constable Staples testified
that they searched the premises and in one of
the rooms. which was occupied by a man who
to beintoxicsted they found pint of
whiskey in bureau drawer and three bottles
of lager beer on the nanteI They also found
emptles in the stable. Ti.z court ruled that
the evidence was not sufficient to warrant con-
viction and instructed the jury to return YER
dict OF not guilty.
Sumner c Maddocks and Sidney E Bennett
retracted pleas of not guilty and pleaded
guilty to liquor indictments for single sale.
Both cases were continued for sentence, bonds
of $500 being furnished in each case.
The case of Mrs Iva Hall Coonbs, charged
with assault Mrs Lillian M Clements last
summer, and who was convicted in the lower
court, at which time she appealed, was entered
as follows: Verdict of the lower court ap-
proved, fine and costs, amounting to s26.54."
Mol pressed on payment of fine.
State VS. Perley M Gray, app. Search and
seizure. Recognized in the sum of $500 with
Abner Gilmore and Thomas W Kennedy as
suretles for appearance at the January term.
State VS. Samuel Davis, charged with OBJ
structing officer who was searching the
place on Main street conducted by Ralph NJ
Wood, plead not guilty, but later retracted his
plea and plead guilty. In view of the fact
that he had already been some 70 days in the
county Jail the county attorney recommended
that the case be continued for sentence and
Mr.. Davis was allowed to go on his own recog-
nizance in the sum of $500
The indictment against the inhabitants of
Winterport for failure to maintain highway
has two allegations, the roads claimed to be
dangerous being from the residence of Albert
Conant to the Newburg town line; also the
road from the residence of Neallv to
the Monroe town line, from Whites corner to
Dixmont. The case was continued
State VS. Loris l Ramsey. Farther order
made. Recognized in the sum of 5000. with
Abbie M and Edward Ramsey, securities.
State VS. Joseph H Mulin for automobiling
on prohibited road, plead not guilty by his
attorney, John R. Dunton. Continued on his
personal recognizance of $100 to appear from
term to term. William H Young and GEORGE
Shorkley were arraigned on same offence and
the cases were continued to the last dav of
term by Justice King under Specifications on
file
The entry of mol pressed was made in the
following cases:
Arthur Ridley app. lntoxication. Hartman.
John F. Rogers, app, assault and battery
Greer.
Herbert Knight, app, intoxication.
Leroy Bucklin. app, assault and battery
Brown, Jr.
John D. Mcdonald, common seller. same
single sale flour cases); same, nuisance and