Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-21
Rapidly Disposed of in
The Superior Court,
Court Passes 0uI Fines in
Most OF the Cases.
kiosa and Croieau Decide to Have
Jury Trials.

A large number u liquor cases were
heard in the superior court Wednes-
day before Judge Beane. In fact. the
cases We're disposed Of so quickly
Wednesday morning that the court ran
out of business before II O'Clock. and
a recess was called until p NJ. Cases
were disposed of as follows:
Ernest r. Thurber. Waterville COM
mon nuisance, 5000 and $25 costs. or
four months at labor in Jail; for il
legal keeping of liquor, 800 and $2j
costs. or so days in jail. The last case
had been appealed from the WaterVille
municipal court.
James Cote, Watcrville. common
nuisance, 5000 and $25 costs, or four
months in Jail; for illegal keeping of
liquors, 500 and SIS costs. or two
months in Jail The last ease had been
appealed from the Watervile- NUM-
cipal court. Another case, common
nuisance, was filed.
Samuel Davis, WaterYille common
nuisance 5000 and SIS costs, or four
months in JAIL Illegal keeping Of
| liquors, 500 and SIS costs. on two
months in jail, an appealed case.
N9iItiI les L. ibIoiiti tciitiipl
nuisance, $500 and $25 costs, or 10
months in Jail; search and seizure,
| 500 and 225 costs. or 60 days in jail.
An appealed case.
Moses Rudman, Watcville, common
nuisance. 500 and $25 costs. or four
months in Jail.
stephen X. Hoyt, appealed case on
charge Of intoxication, placed on file
on payment of costs,
r. F. Harmon, Gardiner, common
nuisance fined 5000 and SIS costs, or
four months in Jail. He paid
James D. Lacey. Randolph, common
nuisance. $500 and SIS costs. He paid.
Frank e Best, Augusta, common
nuisance, 500 and $25 costs, or four
months in Jail.
Michael Mcdonald Gardiner. COM
mon nuisance, $500 and SIS costs or
four months in jail.
William j. Houlehan, Gardiner, COM
mon nuisance. $500 and s25 costs, OF 10
months in jail.
Pleas OF not guilty in all of the above
cases had been withdrawn and Ge-
murrcrs filed.
The first case to be tried before the
jury Wednesday was the case of State
vs.. Kiosa, charged with keeping
common nuisance at Sc Northern ave
nue.. Augusta.
The first witness for the State said
tnat he formerly lived in the tenement
upstairs over kiosas store. He also
testified that while living in that
house he was forced many times to
complain To kiosa of the noise which
was made in his part of the house. He
SAID that ne had seen men who acted
as if they were under the influence OF
liquor. come in and go out of kiosa' 5
part of the house.
Denuty Maj shall Perham testified
that . complaint of gambling at
Kiosa'e place had been made to him
on the night of April ?. and that ne,
accompanied by Two other officers,
went to Northern avenue and search
ed the place. He testified further that
he did not find any Intoxicating liquors
in the place but he did find card Ia
hles in the inner room of the house.
Michael John, the first witness for
the defence, testified that he had
boarded at Kiosa's house for several
months. but had not seen kiosa sell
any Intoxicating liquors ut any time.
James Totus and Edward Tetu con-
firmed the testimony of John as to
the nature of the business that kiosa
carried on and said that they had seen
him sell nothing but soft beers and |
sofa.
The Jury was given the case and aft |
e. being out Of the court room a short |
tine returned verdict Of guilty. The |
1,e Nfalt
NJ. Sanborn.
The second case before the jury |
"Wednesday was State VS.. George |
Croteau, who was charged with main
tanning a common nuisance at ms |
home in Chelsea. The case was not
started until about 6 p. NJ. and was
therefore continued until $50 A. NJ. |
Thursday.