Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-16
BELFAST.

Tuesday was a busy day in the SUI
preme judicial court Several impor-
tant criminal cases were tried and
Verdicts rendered.
Frank Meservcy. larceny, found
guilty and sentenced to Is months at
! hard labor, in the State prison at
Thomaston.
James L. Cunningham, larceny
! found guilty and sentenced to four
! months in the county jail.
Harry w. Baker on appealed search
and seizure case, given q sentence of
Sl00 fine and 60 days in Jail.
/ Carlos Guido. on old indictments. was
given sentence of 5000 fine and 80
| DAYS in Jail
Court reached final adjournment
| w eunesday afternoon
In the case of State VS.. James Z.
Cunningham. charged with the lar
ceny of pig belonging to f. q.
Holmes of SwanVille the respondent
was represented by James H. Harri-
| man, who admitted that his client had
committed troVer in converting the
pig of another to his own use for a
brlef time, but that the respondent
was intoxicated at the time and did
not willfully steal the pig. The jury
rendered a verdict of guilty.
Nh Cunningham was tried in the
afternoon on the charge of larceny of
Il tool chest containing tools TO the
! value of 800 or more, the property of
| w. S. Curtis When placed on the
| witness stand, the respondent denied
| ever making the talk he is alleged 10
have made denied taking the tool
/ ~
| The jury was cut about an hour and
! rendered a verdict of NOT guilty. He
| was remanded To jail 10 await sen
! fence in the first case.
| Before the jury had rendered the
verdict in the Cunningham case. the
case of State VS.. Perley f. Gordon
indicted for receiving stolen goods.
was brought up. but on advice of the
| court it was postponed until the YER
| dict in In" foregoing case was rem
| dered. At that time another case
| was in progress and the Gordon case
| will be heard later.
The case of state VS. Thomas Mat
| thews of Waterville was heard. III. G.
| Buzzell appearing for the respondent.
| The case was an appealed one. The
| charge was having liquor in posses
sion for illegal sale. For lack of evil
dence the respondent was acquitted.
| Matthews was arrested al Unity fair.
| last fall, and tried in the municipal
i court.
Case of State VS.. Willis J. Knowlton.
| charged with perjury. was continued.
/ An indictment against Carlos Guido.
| for search and seizure. was quashed
| on a teehnicality, the warrant being
| found to be defective. Carleton Doak
| appeared for Guido.
| The case of State VS.. Henry Cum
! ningham. indicted for larceny, was
mol pressed for want of evidence. Ar
| thur Richie appeared for the re-
| spondent, asking for mol pros.
| County Attorney Littlefield agreed and
the judge allowed the mol pross on the
grounds offered.
The case Of State VS.. Frank Me-
servy, indicted for larceny, was OPP
| ened. at r. NJ. Tuesday, by conn-
ty Attorney Littlefeid. 1t was learn
ed that Mescryy. who is hardly
more than boy, was without council
or funds with which to engage one,
and Justice King asked Carleton Doak
TO take the case. A few minutes was
given the young attorney to consult
his client and he made an able de-
Tense. 1t is alleged that the COM
plainant Emery O. Hussey. came to
Belfast from Waldo Station on Nov
12, 1912, having in his possession
check for $500 This he cashed, and
after paying out some SIS he met the
respondent. They drank together
several times, and at 3 A. NJ. next
day, Hussey was found on lumber
pile in the lower part of the city in
l 10 frait Cd from
to that time he' had no recollection or
what happened to him. Meservey, as
being the last person alleged to have
been seen with him. was arrested.
next day, and was seen to throw "
roll of money to the floor when taken
into custody. The ,oll contained some
$40 or more. This he claimed had
been sent him by his mother. On
cross examination Hussey admitted
| taking several drinks before meeting
Meservey, who was a stranger TO MN.
He asked the respondent TO have
drink and later gave him 81 to get
more liquor When court adjourned,
Tuesday night, the States evidence
was about all in. When arraisned,
Meservey plead not guilty TO the
charge.
Civil Docket.
II. L., Treworthy VS.. Wilmot Ward.
Default off.
Jessie l.. Matthews, libt., VS.. George
A. Matthews and Waldo Trust Co,
Tr Misentry.
George w West VS.. r. A. Peavey
| et al. Demurrer filed.
Read Garage & Machine co. VS..
Pendleton Bros. Motion for order %
service filed.
Arthur Richie vs.. Hiram Hnstus.
Misentry.
Albert S. Holmes vs. Geo. O. Holmes
and John II. Dunton Tr. Trustees
Dis. filed.
Mary A. Crosby Libt. VS.. A. i. eros
by. Dismissed without prejudice.
NJ. r. Knowlton VS.. American Ex-
press Co. open to jury and WIN
drawn. Continued To second DAY Oh
April, 1913 term.
w. S. Poland VS.. l.. +. Nash anu
Thos. A. Higgins, trustee Trled by
jury with verdict for defendant. Ifus-
tee discharged with costs.
Orrin B.. Woodbury. VS.. EDWIN Jeh