Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26
SUPERIOR court
Verdicts of Guilty Returned in
Two Cases, State VS.. Pauline
Manuel and State VS.. Ed
Jenness-Sentences Civ
en- in Many Cases

Sentences were given by Judge
Beane in number of cases at Thurs
days session of the superior court but
the only case up for trial was that of
State VS.. ]. Edward Jenness of Angus
ia, charged with liquor nuisance. The
jury in the case of State VS.. Paullne
Manuel of Waterville, the evidence IN
which had been heard Wednesday, TOOK
the case under consideration at $40
Thursday morning, returning at l0.5o
with the verdict, guilty. In the case OIL
State VS. Pauline Manuel, Aplt.. the
respondent through her attorney. f. w.
Clair Of Waterville, entered the plea OF
nolo contendere.
Mrs. Manuel was given sentence
in case No. so, in which she had been
found guilty of keeping a common
nuisance, of 5000 and costs of $25 ana
three months in Jail and if not pald
four months additional in Jail and the
respondent was put on probation. Inc
sentence in the appealed case. on
charge of illegal keeping, was a f1ne o.
500 and costs or SO days i'll jail.
State VS.. William Howard
Attorney Clair for the respondent in
the case of State VS.. William Howard,
charged with common nuisance, with
drew the plea of not guilty and entered
the plea of nolo coutendere. The re-
spondent was given I sentence of
fine of 1925 and costs of s25 and three
months in Jail and if not paid nine
months additional in Jail.
State VS.. Arthur Butler
In the case of state VS.. Arthur But
ler charged with common nuisance
Attorney Clair filed demurrer. Inc
respondent was sentenced to pay u hne
of 5000 and costs of s25 or serve six
months in Jail. He furnished bail in the
sum of $1,000.
State VS.. Piper ct Ais
Attorney Clair filed a demurrer IN
the case of State VS.. Fred Piper T.. r.
Binette and A. w. Wing, charged with
common nuisance, and stated II was
the case against the Beaver Clup Oh
Watervile. Piper was sentenced 10 pay
a fine of 5000 and if not paid to serve
six months in Jail. Binette's sentence
was a fine of $500 and costs OF SD or
six months in Jail. Wing was given a
sentence of a fine of $500 and costs or
six months in jail
State VS.. John E. Shields, Aplt.
Attorney 3. +. Maher appeared for
the RESPONDENT in the case OF state VS..
John f. Shields, Aplt. Shields stated
he was a Spanish War veteran. A SEN
tence was imposed of fine of 500 and
costs and 60 days in Jail and the re-
Spondent was put on probalon on the
payment of costs of SIS.
State VS.. William Boduc
In the case of State VS.. William
Bolduc of Waterville. indicted for com
mon nuisance. Attorney Clair appeared
and filed a demurrer. The respondent
was given q sentence of fine OF $40
and costs of s25 and three months in
Jail and if not paid nine months addl-
tional in Jail He furnished bail in the
sum OF $4,000
Case Mol Pressed
The case of state VS.. Charles G. An
derson, Aplt, was mol pressed. Andcr-
son was charged with selling cider.
State VS.. J. Edward Jenness
The case of State VS.. j. Edward Jcn-
ness of Augusta. inflicted in September.
1916, with liquor nuisance. was tried
before a drawn jury made up of the
following: c. Frank Crosby, Benton;
James McQuillan. Winslow; H. D. Is.
Aver Vassalboro; John j. Lintern,
Waterville; A. Willis Cunningham. Gar
diner; Fred Q. Williams. Winthrop;
George H. Eames, Winslow; l.. G.
Bachelor, West Gardiner; Nathan
Grover. Augusta; Frank Weeks. Ran
dolph; Linwood Eastman, Clinton; Hi
ram Ray. Waterville. Mr.. Aver was ap-
pointed foreman by the judge.
Attorney NJ. L. Sawtelle of Augusta
was counsel for the respondent.
Deputy Sheriff Edwin Bullock of
Windsor testified that at the Septcm-
Der term Of the superior court in 1915
he had made inquiries for Jenness and
learned that he had been away two or
three days and had not come back
John Sauchereau, special police Of
ficer in the vicinity of Togus, testified
that in the fall of 1915 he had pur-
chased a pint of whiskey at the Jen-
ness place from man named Louis.
and he said a soldier had purchased a