Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-24
Case Mol Pressed

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The case of State VS.. Jesse =. Dun
ham, Aplt.. of Gardiner, charged with
cheating. was mol pressed. Il. L. Good
speed of Gardiner was counsel for
Durham.
State VS.. Edward Jenness
The next criminal case before the
court was that of State VS.. Edward
jenneSs of Augusta. who was charged
by indictment of having in his posses
sion quantity of liquors intended for
sale i'll the State by himself or by
someone. Burleigh Martin appeared as
attorney for the respondent. The case
was tried before a drawn jury made
! lp of the following: Frank Weeks,
Randolph; c. Fred Crosby, Benton:
Frank H. Taylor, Winthrop; A. Willis
Cunningham, Gardiner: George a.
Cole, Hallowell; Henry d. Il. Aver
Vassalboro; Henry w. Butler, Water
! vile: Linwood Eastman. Clinton; John
J. Linton, Waterville; Howard Bruce
Augusta: Fred NJ. Haynes. Wayne;
Hiram Ray, Watervillc. Mr.. Aver was
appointed by the court foreman of the
jury.
| Attorney Martin moved that the jury
view the vicinity but the motion was
denied by the court.
Deputy Sheriff William " Nash of
\aSSalboro testified that on January i
| last he in company with other deputy
| sheriffs had searched the house of Ed
| ward JenneSS in the vicinity of TuguS
| JenneSs was away but 4 young fellow
| was there The deputy SheriffS had
| found no liquor there Witness said
| that while they were there the telc-
| phone rang and he talked with Mr. Jen-
J messy who said, You won't find my
| liquor for l haven't any around there;
what little I have for my own use |
have hid in the snow" Nash had re-
piled, perhaps VIC may find it," Wit
| ness testified that Deputy Sheriff Nc
Causland later found bag containing
| liquors in the snow. few feet from
the road but within the limits of The
| highway. Upon croSS-eXamination by
Attorney Martin witness testified that
| he did not know how many parties
were on the telephone line and lie said
| the respondent had said over the line,
This is Jenness." Witness had recos-
nized JennesS' voice and lie was SUI
prised that Jenness had told about hay
| IbS liluoT Hiu III Tue SHOW. w ltneSS
| said the conversation over the phone
! regarding a baked bean supper was
| rather unusual And he testified to the
| finding of the liquor in the snow. The
| liquor had been found about 50 feet
from the green shanty, where men had
| been indicted for selling liquor. and a
quarter mile from the Jenness place.
Deputy Sheriff Henry II. McCausland
of Readfield testified that young lady
at the Jenness place had called Mr..
Nash to the phone, saying that Jen-
ness wanted TO talk with a deputy
sheriff And he testified that he found
the liquor in the snow beside the road.
The bag contained 20 pints. Witness
testified as to what Mr.. Nash had said
Jenness told him over the telephone.
| Deputy Sheriff l.. T. Dutton of Au-
gusta testified regarding the search of
the house and regarding the telephone
conversation Of Mr.. Nash. And he
spoke of the finding OF tho liquor in
the snow by Deputy Sheriff McCaus-
land.
| Henry r. Emery of Manchester, a
| former deputy sheriff. testified that he
| had searched the Jenness place. He had
always understood Jenness owned the
| green SHanty. witness ndd seen IN the
Jenness barn empty bottles. which Jen-
ness had said he picked up as junk.
| Within the past two three years
Jenness had told him that he was not
selling liquor and was not going TO
| while Colby Getchell was sheriff.
| Deputy Sheriff Edwin Bullock OF
Windsor testified that he thought the
Jenness place was between an eighth
TO a quarter mile from the green shan
ty and he thought the green shanty
was on Jenness' land. Witness said it
was more customary for deputies to
find LIQUOR in the woods and in the
reservation than in house
| Defense
The defense was that the green
sbantv was nearly opposite where the
1io,,o,. was found, that the liquor was
found on government property, that
Mr. Jenness is a prosperous farmer
and had not been hangins around the
-, shanty near where the liquor
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