Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-02
Matrvey Jawniuk Fined for Al
lowing Lottery in His House,
and John Lomoniski for Con-
Quoting the Same
BOTH MEN ADMIT GUILT
AND SETTLE WITH COURT
Harry Morse of Chelsea Dis
charged in Search and Seiz-
ure Case-Two Cases of In
toxication Disposed of

With a total of five cases for the
| day business at the municipal court
/ opened up fairly well Monday. al
though the receipts for the county
| from that source could not be said to
| have been very heavy.
Probably the most interesting cases
Of the day were those of Matrvey
Jawniuk and John Lomoniski, and
while there was in reality two cases
heard they Were so closely allied that
they might have been considered a
single case. The trouble all grew out
Of the rattle of a watch. Lomoniski
who is about Is years of age and
something Of q Napoleon Of finance
conceived the idea Of disposing Of his
watch and chain by rafting them off,
and to that end sold tickets to the
number of 100, from which he real
lied the sum of $3.50. 1t was further
demonstrated that in ORDER to console
those who did not win the watch and
chain, he purchased two gallons Of
alcoholic stimulant for their use.
When arTaigned before the court Lo-
mCnisil admitted the truth Of the
charge against him and willingly paid
the costs Of court which was assessed
against him.
Jawniuk came into the case because
of the fact that the lottery was con-
Quoted III his rooms at % State street.
This resulted in q warrant being sworn
out against him for allowing the pro-
ceedings TO be carried out in his
house. H had nothing 10 say in the
way Of denial and was consequently
u tn sr.s$ tod
with 8 sentence Of SO and costs or so
days in Jail, and after demurring for
some hours came across with the
SIEGE. Much Of the proceedings in the
two cases wee conducted through the
medium of an interpreter, L. Zoub
acting in that capacity.
AS the result of q visit SUNDAY
forenoon by Deputy Sheriffs Bullock
Of Windsor and Rice of Augusta 10
the place Of Harry Morse in Chelsea,
near the National Home reservation,
in search Of intoxicating liquors
Morse was before the municipal court
Monday morning to answer to 4
charge Of search and seizure. He was
no: represented by counsel and en-
tered q plea OF not guilty
The evidence introduced by the
prosecution tended to show that the
deputies visited the Morse place al
about II o'clock Sunday forenoon anu
thoroughly searched the buildings
and premises without finding any
thing if a contraban nature, but ON
following some tracks from the house
out to & fence which separates the
Morse property from the reservation
and crawling through the fence they
found at about SO feet from the fence
a hide" and in il two pint bottles
and half pint bottle of liquor sup
posed 10 be whiskcy.
Morse claimed to know nothing
about the liquor and as the warrant
was issued for a search in Chelsea
and on The premises of the respon-
oent and not on the National Home
reservation where the liquor was
found the court found the respondent
not guilty and ordered his discharg1.
In addition TO the above two cases
were heard in which the charge IVES
IntoEication, in one Of which the re-
spondent was allowed to 60 upon paw
ing the costs of court and the other
was given 80 days in Jail. but sentence
was suspended.