Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-02
Waldo County Supreme
Court Ends Session.
Large Amount Of Business for
Term--DiyOrCes Granted.
Liquor Dealers Receive Stiff Fines.
One State Prison Sentence,

Belfast, Me, Oct. 1.-(SpeciaD. The
wheels of the law have turned fast in
the waldo county supreme judicial
court, in the past seven days, of the
term and large amount of business
has been done although there have
been comparatively few jury trials. In
several cases the evidence has been
either so weak or "A matter of law and
the cases have been withdrawn from
the juries and either decided by the
presiding justice or sent to the law
court or a verdict ordered by the court
y large number of divorces have
been decreed than has been done in
this court in years in most cases the
cause being for cruel and abusive
treatment. One couple had been mar
RED less than year when they re-
celved the decree deselving the part
nership.
NO liquor dealers were sent 10 iaiI
with the exception of Horace Rand of
beiiast, VINO took Il 30-day sentence
III default of payment of a fine of $50
and costs taxed at So
Those who were sentenced Ia nav
unes, with the option of so doing or
gong to jail were; Andy l.. Knowlton
belfast, lines amounting to 5000; HON.
er Is. Carter, Belfast, fines amounting
TO *ao' Ralph A, Snow, Belfast, fines
amounting To $50; Elias II. Rosen.
Frankfort. fines amounting to 800:
G II. Dunton, Winterport, fines
amounting to $3.50
In each of these We're costs taxed
at $40 on each count and other indict-
ments on the docket were continued
With the understanding that should
any of the parties indulge in Iiauor
traffic between now and the next term
OF court, sentence should be imposed
at that term for the cases now contin-
ued
One States prison sentence was inn
posed, that not more than years or
less than years for Bert Briggs of
Monroe for statutory offence.
Harrison stevens, a citizen of Jack
son. q man of some 20 years, who was
indicted for statutory offence in two
counts. WIS continued for sentence
and placed under $4,000 bonds. At pres
ent Mr.. Stevens is in the county iaiI
While relatives are making attempts to
secure the bail. The alleged crimes
took place in jackson. last December.
the assault being made on a 13-year-
old girl.
The ease of State vs. Edwin E. DYER.
fer statutory offence is continued to
the January term, the respondent
recognizing in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at that time
a divorce was decreed Just before
the close Of the term to Mildred C.
Merchant, from Ernest S. Merchant
TOR cruel and abusive treatment, the
libelant to have The custody of minor
child, Wesley.
The following cases were settled on
the civil docket during the last day
of the term Edwin Martin VS.. Alfred
Edgcomb app Continued and assign
ed fer the list day of January term.
Melville +. Hills VS.. Mary Hills. De-
fault without costs. Damage assessed
at 81.
G. g. Abbott VS., L. E. Dyer and
Walter l.. Dyer. Motion for dismissal
filed.
The Brooks Grain CO., VS.. Ernest
CroNford, Continued and assigned for
second day of January term.
The case of State VS.. Prince T.. Luce.
indicted for assault with dangerous
weapon, was taken from the jury, yes
ierday afternoon. and verdict of not
guilty ordered by the court, owing to
lack of evidence to convict
State VS.. Dominick Guidemore of
Prospect, single sales was heard by
jury with verdict of mot guilty" and
The second case of the same kind was
mol pressed by order of the court