The Republican journal., 1917-01-11
The Supreme Judicial Court,
Judge Warren c. Philbrook, Presiding


State VS. Russell Thomas for trespass.
State VS. Alton Thomas for trespass.
State VS. Charles McAuliffe, common seller.
State VS. d II Carter, common nuisance.
State VS. Perley M Gray, common seller.
State VS. Leslie Grindle. common seller.
The Criminal Docket.
Leslie GrinoIe of Belfast was arraigned
Thursday and plead guilty to an Indictment as
common seller Friday morning he was sem
fenced to 60 days in jail.
The case of Perley NJ Gray, indicted as
common seller was heard thursday. He was
defended by Arthur L. Sleeper. The verdict
was guilty and Friday morning he was SEN
fenced to 60 days in Jail. Exceptions were
filed and motion for new trial was granted.
Exceptions withdrawn and he was committed.
George E. Benson plead not guilty to an in
olctment as common nuisance found against
MIN at the September term and to seven appeal
ed cases on the docket; but by advice of his
counsel, Arthur Ritchie retracted his plea and
plead guilty to all. Friday morning he was
sentenced to serve four months in jail, to begin
at the expiration of the six months sentence
he is now serving. Counsel for the defence
SAID that his client only In the business
"hlie ne was paying large rent, and until his
lease to the Commerce. House should expire;
that he was drinking man and had these liq-
uors fer his own use. The County Attorney
said that from his point of view Benson was
trying to make what he could while he had the
house and wanted to tire out the Sheriff.
Charles McAulitfe, indicted for common sell
ler, was tried Thursday with James 5. Harri-
man for defence. j. H. Canning and Joseph
Robinson testified to buying Jamaica ginger CT
hlm for drinking purposes. The verdict
guilty. Friday morning he was sentenced to
pay fine of 500 and costs or in default to
serve 80 days in Jail. He paid the fine.
Prescott D. H. Carter. indicted for common
nuisance, tried Thursday afternoon with
| the same witnesses as in the McAulitfee case,
and City Marshal Geo. W. Frisbee. The YER
dict was guilty, and Friday Carter was SEN
fenced to pay fine of 5000 and costs or in de-
fault to serve go days in the county Jail.
Counsel for defence asked for 'leniency in
both cases, saying that it was the first time
the accused had been before the COURTS that
| they were good moral men and that both were
in i'll health. The County Attorney said that
| their offence was to his mind worse than deal
ing in straight liquor and harder to contend
with. Judge Philbrook agreed with the County
Attorney in regard to the sale of Jamaica gin,
ger and also referred to the gambling with
dice for cigars, carried on in this store Sun
days. He congratulated the juries on stand
ing up like men and bringing in the verdicts
they did and suggested that all should remem-
ber that the sale of Jamaica ginger will be
stopped under the law. He advised Carter to
dump what ginger he had in the dock.
| Frank L. Ba1tlett. held in Jail for illegal
transportation of liquor, allowed to go Oh
his own recognisauce of $500.
Russell Thomas, who had beer in Jail for
two monrhs and was indicted for trespass and
damage to the amount of $500 to Northport
property of Mrs. c. Vey Holman. was allowed
to go on his uwn recognizance and the case
was continued TO the April term, owing to
prominent witnesses for the State being abb
sent.
The of Perley Dickey, held for larceny
iO-h S>~eASN Ava Y~S'oos
Estranged Couple Recpnciled.
The divorce case of Angie M. Gerry of Troy
VS. belmont C. Gerry Of Benton was opened
before Judge Phibrook Friday morning with
Robert Dunton for iibeliant and George M
Chapman of Fairfield for libelle. The couple
had been children together. They were mar
ried in 1908 and went to South Dakota where
they prospered. Returning to Maine they
bought farm in Troy, but were not able to
make it pay and Mr.. Gerry went to Benton to
work Mrs. Gerry could not live on the farm
alone and with their little daughter Lila went
to live with her father in Troy. " Mhile there
their daughter Ruth was born. There was nc
apparent i'll will on either side and Mrs Gerry
repeatedly said she would live with her hus-
band if ne would provide suitable home for
her. This he agreed to do and Judge Phil
brook instructed him that it must be at some
other place than at her fathers and that the
libel would be suspended until the April term
to give the husband an opportunity to make
good his promises. They left the court room
together with their little ive-year- -old daugh.
ter Lila who accompanied her mother to Bel
fast.
Civil Docket
The case of Walter and Altana Dutch
vs. Isaac E Staples was opened to the jury FRI
day and withdrawn and default entered by
agreement of the attorneys, Ralph Morse OF
Dunton Morse for plaintiffs and Fred '. aldo
Brown for defendant. The evidence intro.
duced showed that Mr. Staples gave Dutch
Bros his note for $3.50 March 8. 1911. Mr.
Morse claimed that Staples had paid his clients
only $50, and Mr. Brown that he had paid then
$39. 90 and had also given them bill Of sale
on horse, a moving machine and hay ted.
der The horse died and he claimed the plain.
tiffs foreclosed on the machinery. Mr. Morse
denied the foreclosure and Judge Philbrook
reminded Mr. Brown that Mr. Morse had made
that statement in his presence before the case
was called for trial, but allowed Mr. Brown Il
minutes in which to ascertain if the foreclos
ure was on record. Upon his return default
was entered by agreement of the counsel ano
the'case was withdrawn from the jury.
The second case to reach a verdict was
tried Friday afternoon, when Arthur Ritchie
brought suit against Mrs Kate Lane OF
Brooks to recover a bill of SIP for legal ser.
vices in settling the estate of her late hus-
hopd Cbo, ,IooE l.