Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-16
GARDINER.
Justice Melted Out to Old
and New Offenders.
Fines and Jail Sentences Pass
ed Oul by Judge Atkins.
Nigh School Seniors Again Vote
! for No Graduation Program.

StlU sentences in the form OF lilies
/, coupled with terms in jail were meted
/ out TO Mrs. Nellie Boyer and Mrs,
| Martha Waterhouse Monday afternoon
when they We're arraisned in court be
fore Judge Atkins. Mrs. Boyers case
came rs the result of the search made
az her premises Sunday evening when
a pint bottle containing whiskey was
seized she pleaded not guilty to
search and seizure but Deputy Sheriff
Martin Burns testified to finding the
liquor on a shelf hid away. He also
told of finding a man drunk there. city
Marshal Wakefield testified that there
was always crowd OF idle loafers
about the places and il was seldom he
went about the place but that he found
DRINKS. Mrs. BOYER disClaimed all
knowledge Of the liquor and said that
she never sold any there. She was
found guilty and fined $500 and costs
and sentenced to 90 Gays in Jail, with
so days additional in default OF pay
ment. She was unable TO pay and
went 10 jail. She has been out of the
care Of the county TESS than two
months and will now he up there for
another term Of four months.
Martha Watcrhouse, another resident
OF Mechanic street and concerning
whom tho police bayc heard numerous
stories and for whom they have been
waitiag Il chance 10 gel in tho tolls.
was .ltraigncd, charged with two sin
gfa stles The complaint alleged Two
sales of alcohol on last saturday ait
ernonu to = man from Rowdoinham AMI
a man from t;ariiner. The men Were
arrested ia Mrs. Bayefs house Satur-
day evening ana sunday told the oiti
eers where they got their liquor. Tile
man from Bowd0inham said that he
shouldn't have '.saHealed" only for the
fact nat he believed that lac had been
A"tonchcd" for what money he had in
hiG clothes. Both men testified To tHc
drinks being bought Of Mrs Water
house. she pleaded not guilty, but was
found guilty and fined $50 and costs
and 20 days in jail on each count with
30 DAYS additional in each case in de-
fault Of payment. This means that she
win also be a hoardcr at the county
Jail far the next four months. as she
did not have tie means with which to
free herself.
a third resident of Mechanic street
nd noighbor of the other two 80
Sned. charged with search md SEX
- S9Hcer Cusick testified to finding .
far5e number OF empty whiskey and
beer bottles about her place and also
that there was a lot of noise about her
place Saturday evening AMI at OTHER
times in the past. Thesevideuce was not
sufficient. however. TO convict her on
that barge although the court stated
that She might be charged with mis-
anca she was told that if she would
go Ia I've with some of her relatives
in the country that no action wosild be
brought against her Mrs. Croker was
willing to 20 as soon as a daugnter-in-
law, who is sick at her place, was able
to leave Another daughter in-law'.
stated to The court that she woad see
that Mrs. crotlSer went to live with
her. -
Le8n6er Spencer who was found In
toxieated att Mrs. Boyer's place. vas
arraigned on the charge of intoxiea-.
ton. 1t wasspnly a few days ago that
he was besore court for the same OFF,
fence This time he was fined s. and
COSTS II total of s9.5i and he paid.
Tho man from Bowdoinham who fi2-.
ured in the s4uealer case was arraigi-
e6 for intoxication. His case was sus-
pended The other man in the case has
been before court in the past and he
did not get off so easily, a fine OF s.
and costs being imposed. He also
paid.