Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-02-10
POLICE COURT.
-Four Found Guilty Of As
sauIt and Battery.
Timothy Malone Given Jail Sen
tenCe in a Liquor Case.
Hearing This Morning on Simon
Washuk on Larceny Charge.


vaded the confines of the municipal
court room for week or two past was
broken Monday by a variety of cases
which gave Judge Lancaster one of
the busiest days that has come to him
in his capacity as presiding officer of
that court for q year, and the day
was not quite long enough for the pro-
gram which presented Itself at the OPP
ening of court.
The principal case of the day, or it
might be said the case which attracted
the greatest amount of attention and
called forth the largest crowd was
that which arose as the aftermath Of
the christening which took place Sat
urday evening at the home of Syrian
Lashko on upper State street, and in
which John Pruta, Uric Shinuvick,
Boleslaw Shustak and Harry ebay
kooski were arraigned on charge or
assault end battery upon the person
of Knastandy Nalizalko, which assault
was alleged to have been committed on
the night of the christening. All Of
the parties concerned are members OF
the Polish colonies of Augusta and
Fairfield. NJ E. Sawtelie appeared for
the respondents while the complainant
was represented by Judge Sanford l..
Fogg of Williamson, Burleigh & Nc
Lean. The hearing was conducted
through the medium of an interpreter,
Erazni 'Zoub acting in that capacity.
The four respondents were examined
separately, Pruta end Shinuyick plead
ing not guilty, while the plea entered
by Shustak and Chaykooski was that
Of guilty During the progress of the
hearing it was learned that Pruta was
the man who hit the complainant over
the head with bottle. and cut cash
in the latter's scalp. AT the conelu-
sion of the hearing. which lasted the
greater part of the forenoon, the court
found all four OF the respondents gull
ty and imposed q fine on each. Pru-
ta's fine was SO and costs, amounting
TO 1882, Shinuvick's was So and costs,
amounting to $3.50. while Shustak and
Chaykooski were ordered to pay the
costs, 1892 each. All Of the fines We're
paid.
A case of another nature was that
of Timothy Malone, at whose place
on the Gardiner road in Chelsea the
deputy sheriffs seized Sunday some
whiskey and alcohol, Malone was rep
resented bv Judge Benedict F. Maher
and entered a plea of not guilty, but
from the nature of the evidence sub
mitted the court held the respondent
guilty and imposed sentence of 500
and costs and so days in jail, and in
default of payment of fine and costs
so days additional. from which an ap-
peal was taken and bonds furnished
for appearance at the April term OF
the superior court
At the conclusion of civil case
which occupied the attention or the
court for the greater part of the art
ernoon. an action was begun Tor the
purpose of providing for the care, Gus
tody, maintenance and education or
three children of George Peters OF
China. who was committed to jail last
week on q 90-day sentence. Henry TAI
bot of China, with whom the Peters
woman lived. appeared with two OF the
children, but the third child had mys-
teriously disappeared. c. II. dussey
of waterville appeared for the Peters
woman and at his request the hearing
was continued until March 3, at Whlch
time it is expected that all of the chill
dren will be present.
A hearing in the case of simon
washuk. who was arrested Saturday
evening for the larceny last November
of n watch from Nathan Goldberg. was
to have been held at o'clock Monday
afternoon, but owing to the iateness
of the hour at the conclusion OF the
above case the Washuk case was post
poned until o'clock this morning. M
f. Sawtelle has been retained by the
respondent.