Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-06

IodiiSoi' vi JUN Dbl lHe United
States district court here, this after
| noon, Joseph Henry. a colored ailor,
| noon, Joseph Henry, a colored sailor.
| ley of the schooner Loring C. Ballard
on the high seas. and sentenced to one
year and one day in the federal prison
in Atlanta.
Bangor, Me-. June 5.-Joseph Henry.
| a colored seaman ON the schooner Lor-
| ing C. Ballard. was placed on trial.
this morning. before the United States
district court under an indictment
charging him with assault with intent
with a dangerous weapon upon How
ard KELLEY, the master of the vessel
He pleaded not guilty
The grand jury reported 90 fndiets
rnents against .persDnsi mathis distnint
|, for, violating the, federal. lans1 OF tl,is
I,punber, onei sevenIwarer made tpub,
| lic, The, remainder ARE against pfrsi2ns
WHO have not yet bssen aappnehendsd by
| the lofficers.l ai LIS 4}ifreif,- ~ -
The following, are theoindRtments
reported together withfthe pleas; ..,.5,
Joseph Cyn5 Fort Fairfield, SNUG
Cling. on May %. 1913. is quarts OF
| whiskey and Is quarts of gin. plea al
guilty.
Joseph Cyr, Fort Fairfield. violation
| of See. 5446 and 5447, Revised Statutes
of the United States, for unlawfully re-
sisting, opposing, preventing and in
terfering with a certain officer of tile
customs. Frank w. Burns, in the exc
cution of his duty. Plea of guilty.
Joseph Henry tcolored) late Of Port
land. violation of See. 276, Penal Code
on May q, 1918, on the high seas, up.
on one Howard Kelley, assault Will
intent to kill and murder and assault
with a dangerous eapon-knife. Plea
of not guilty.
Joseph McSheffrey of Houlton. VIC.
latfon Of Sec. 544f. Revised Statutes oi
the United States. resisting. opposing
preventing and opposing an officer oil
the customs, John ?. Dudley. on May
g. 1919. Plea guilty.
William Kinney of Westfeld, SNUG
I.gling on MAY 20. 1919. five quarts and
"A pint of whiskey at Fort Fairfield
Plea, guilty.
William Golden, alias George w Col
den Of Heglton. violation of the law IN
relation To the retail liquor dealers Ii
cense, Plea guilty.
Harold f.. Lawrence of Fairfield FOL
| violation of Section 225 of the Pena
Code. Enlightenment of $6l1. Pies
teniity. = stss5
William Golden. young Houitof
man, who pleaded guilty to violating
the law in relation to selling intoXI-
eating LIQUORS without the L. l.. ID
Stamp was sentenced to serve on;
year and one day in the United States
penitentiary at Atlanta. James A
Cahners, Esq, of Bangor appeared fol
the respondent.
I'm the case of William Kinney al
Westiield charged with smuggling, the
court showed leniency. 1t developed
that Kinney, who is 20 years old
brought in the whiskey for use at a
wedding and as there was no previous
record against him he was allowed tN
go on his personal recognizance. The
indictment was filed.
Joseph, McSheffrey of Houlton,
lvoung man charged with resisting an
officer. was also the subject of lenI-
ency and allowed to go on his persona
lrecognizance, the Indictment being
| filed. This action was taken on the
Recommendation of the officer whom
McSheffrey resisted and the district
lattorney.
Joseph Cyr of Fort Fairfield was
sentenced to two months in the Ban
gor Jail on the smuggling charge and
two months on the charge of resist
ling an officer, making four months in
Iall TX - =
Harold n. Lawrence, the young man
who embezkled s6l7 of thf funds ~ =tlse
Fairfield postoffice when he. was as
sistant postmaster there. WAS allowed
Ito go free on,this personal refogniz+
ance. moro - ~ . 4nUi .sHl
!. Counsel for the. respondent. informed
Pine court that complete restitution sof
the money has been made. The re-
spondent is permanently dismissed
| from employment by the government.
1t is expected that the June term of
| the district court will adjourn finally,
Friday noon. There is a condemnation
/ hearing TO come before the jury, Fri
day morning, but as the matter has
been virtually agreed upon between
parties that will not take a great deal
Of time.