Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-25
SUPERIOR COURT
A Number of Criminal Cases
Are Disposed of-Case of the
State VS.. Pauline Manuel Is
Tried - Divorce Docket
This Morning

A hearing was held before Judge
Became at the opening of Wednesday $
session of the superior court on lhe
matter of sentencing David Joseph OF
\yaterville. charged with common
nuisance. Attorney +. w. Clair of Wat
ar1-iIIe anpeared as counsel for Joseph
and withdrew the plea of not guilty
and entered a plea of nolo contcnoere.
county Attorney w. RI. Fisher said
in opening the hearing that the state
expected to prove that Il man haii'eu
Libby of Waterviilc had been IN inc
habit of buying liquor OF Joseph anu
upon Oct last had purchased q nan :
mint. putting down so cents, ana "heIl
.Ioscph went to get the liquor lile
money disappeared; Joseph then TOOK
hack the liquor and Libby started LOT
Tho CITY marshaTS Office, saying tha'
he should have his liquor, and Joseph
and others followed him to the Guy
morshars office, where Joseph stated
that the liquor had not been PAD lot.
+ D. Robinson. city mar5hal Oh
waterville. and Joe Libby OF Water
Vile were witnesses for the state ana
thoir testimony corroborated the above
claims.
The witnesses for the respondent
were William Elias, John Joseph ana
Jimmie Joseph. all SYrians OF Wafer
,-;,lo who testified they had not seen
any liouor passed upon Oct. l 1T Jo-
combs store and that they had not seen
Joseph selling liquor. And the re-
,nondent testified he had sold no M
,or since the September term OF inc
court. ~
rho contentious Of the state and OF
the respondent were then pf"S'h'e" w
tbe court by County Attorney flShef
and Attorney Clalr. Jus, 49,:
stated that there was no dour' ~ 10
mind that the respondent had co'i'i
ned the illegal sale Of liquors SINCE we
sontcmber term of tho court Wheh '''t
RESPONDENT was put on propatloh' anu
that the respondent had MOI KEPT "i'
promise to the court.
IN case No. II for common nuisance
Iocenh was sentenced to pay me OIL
e5oo and costs of SO and SIX moh'ils
~ ;,il and if not paid six months ad-
aitio,al in iail, on probation. ana III
c..o No. Al in which the respondent
was on probation. he was senlenceo ~
NV a fine of 500 and serve 90 DAYS III
iaiI and if not paid go days additional
in Jail. - ,.,
In two cases of state vs.. Hoills LAD
nv of Albion, indicted for larceny ~
I. o,nov clair for the respondent Will
!, dre,y the plea of not guilty and enter
cd :. Mica OF noIo contenderc. In case
No. AZ Judge Became imposed sen
fence of a year in Jail, on pronalloh,
and in case No. AZ a fine OF so ana
costs of $25 and if not paid six months
in Jail.
State VS.. Pauline Manuel
The only case up for trial was thal
of State vs.. Pauline Manuel OF Wat
cryile, indicted for common nuisance
The case was tried before Il drawn
jury composed of the following: Henry
d. b. Aver Nassalboro; James Nc
OuiIIan. Winslow: Howard Bruce, Au
gusta; Nathan Grover Augusta; Per-
cy w. Reed. Windsor: Fred q. Will
lams. Winthrop: Frank H. TAYLOR,
Winthrop: A. Willis Cunningham,
Gardiner: George II. Harvey, Augusta;
Henry w. Butler, Wateryillc. William
+. Blanchard. Haliowell; L. G.. BaChel
der. West Gardiner.
city Marshal Robinson of Waterville
testified that Mrs Manuels rooms were