Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
Monday One Of the Busiest
Days Of Season.
Oscar Johnson Gets Jail Sen
tence in Liquor Case.
John Mallory Guilty Of Breaking
Glass in Railroad Station. :,

Monday, at the municipal court, was
one Of the busiest for some time, and
Judge Lancasters attention was TAX
on up by cases, criminal and other
wise, for the greater portion of the
day. AS is always the case when there
Is anything doing at this court, there
was a good attendance, both morning
and afternoon.
The introductory overture, at 8
o clock in the morning, included five
eases Tor intoxication, all of which
We're summarilY disposed Of John Will
liams OF Winthrop, who SO reduced his
ritiment, Saturday night, that he APP
peared on some eff the city streets in
the small hours of Sunday morning.
so thlnly clad that he was within one
degree of the altogether" was allowed
a. 20 upon the payment of costs of
court, which amounted 10 1852 Bert
Yeaton was visited with a fire of SO
and costs, and Fred Wentworth of
Sidney with a fine of 81 and costs
Louis Rourgette WAS fined 81 and costs.
and was also required to furnish a
bona for $500 to keep the peace for six
months. Alexander Gagnon was let off
upon the payment of fine of 81 and
costs.
one Of the principal cases Of the day
was ttat Of oscar Johnson of Toeus,
who was captured, early Sunday
morning. by Deputy Sheriffs Bullock
and Lewis. in the wilas about the
'Snowrlow" section. johnson was arr
laiSned on a warrant charging him
with Illegal possession of intoxieat-
ing liquor, and had as counsel Il. F.
Maher, while County Attorney w. II.
tister appeared for the State. The plea
entered was that of not guilty, but
from the nature of the evidence sui
mitted the court felt constrained to
hold the respondent, and imposed Il
sentence of 500 and costs and Go days
il. jail, and in default of payment Of
fine and costs. 90 days additional An
appeal was taken and johnson was
ordered To furnish bonds in the sum
Of 5000, for appearance at the Septem-
Der term of the superior court. and
also a bond in the sum of $500 to keep
the peace fer six months, but as the
latter sureties were not forthcoming he
WAS committed to jail.
The last ease of the day was heard
at ; O'Clock in the afternoon. and was
the means of solving the mystery OF
the breaking, last Friday night, of the
plate glass in one entrances of the new
Maine Central passenger station. The
police had been quietly working on the
case since the morning after the glass
was broken, with the result that Mon
day, one John Ma1loy a shoemaker.
who came 10 Augusta about six months
ago from Massachusetts. MAS arrested
on a warrant sworn ont by Harry A.
Russell of Portland. a detective in the
employ OF the Maine Central Railroad,
and charging him with malicious mis-
chief.
When first taken into custody Malloy
denied to city Marshal Colgan throw
ing The stone that broke the glass, or
being present at the time that the glass
was broken, but when brought into
court he admitted that he was the
guilty party. He claimed, however,
that ne did not intend to break the
glass when he threw the stone, nor
did he intend to hit anything. His adj
mission practically ended the hearing,
as the Maine Central representatives
did not care To carry the ease any fur
ther if the young man would pay for
the glass and the costs of court. and
the case was, by the court. continued
ter ID daSs.