Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-16

Fred Double.
81. State VS.. w. G. Thomas Of Au-
gusta, common nuisance. Attorney r.
\. Button appeared and entered the
plea of not guilty. Bail in the sum OF
$1,000 was furnished by w. +. Ferry
and George w. Merrill.
$50 State VS.. Henry Davis. Mol
pressed.
So. State VS.. John LaFlamme. At
torney Maher appeared and entered the
plea of not guilty. Bail in the sum OF
$1,000 was furnished BY Leon B. Carey
and p. Q. Charpentier.
70. State VS.. Simon Merrill, common
nuisance. Attorney Clair appeared ana
entered the plea of not guilty. Bail was
furnished by Harry Mitchell Of Water
vile and W. G. Coury of Portland.
Il. State VS.. David Joseph, common
nuisance Attorney Clair entered the
plea of not guilty and bail in the sum or
$500 was furnished by Nicholas John
and W. G. Coury.
Y. State VS.. William c. Anger. Attor-
ney Clair appeared and entered the plea
of not guilty.
73. State VS.. Edward A. Jones, Aplt.
Attorney Locke appeared.
"A. State VS.. Harry Flint. Apt. At
torney Maher appeared.
IS. State VS.. Arthur Cormier, Apft.
Principal and sureties defaulted.
rs. State VS.. John Shields. Apt At
torney Maher appeared
II. State VS.. Roy CreSan, Apt At
torney Maher appeared.
rs. State vs. Frank Vachon, Apft. At
torney Clair appeared.
70. State VS.. William c. Anger. ApFt.
Attorney Clair appeared.
80. State VS.. Pauline Mannell, Apit.
Attorney Smith appeared.
81. State VS.. Charles G. Anderson,
ApIt.
IN the case Of State VS.. Frank e. Le-
mar of Gardiner. who was indicted joint
ly with Charles Ward and Eliza Is.
Ward, Attorney Heselton asked that Le-
mar be put on probation. Lemar stated
to the court that he came to Gardner
from Charlestown, Mass, and went to
work as clerk at Wards drug store In
Gardiner. He said that sometime last
summer he had been asked to take over
the personal property in the store but
he said that on the same day the Dill OF
sale Of the store was made to him from
Mr. Ward a bill of sale was MADE from
him Gemar) to Mrs. Ward. He admitted
that he had sold liquors at the store and
he said that he had sold liquor for three
days after Mr.. Ward was In Jail, until
he had received word from Ward not to
sell. Lemar was ordered to furnish
bonds for his appearance, which he did.
Farnharn vs.. Mitchell
| The only civil case taken up at the
days session was that of Horace G.
Farnham of Sidney vs.. William Nit
cheIl Of Sidney, an action on a note.
Burleigh Martin of Augusta appeared
as counsel for the plaintiff and M. r.
Sawtelle of Augusta for the defend
ant. All the evidence IN the case was
put in and the case was argued by
| both attorneys before the close of the
session. Judge Beane will give the
charge to the jury this morning.
| The plaintiff, Mr.. Farnham. testi-
fed that he had endorsed a note for
5000 for the defendant and that as an
endorser of the note he had paid to
Mr.. bowman, VINO nelo lne hote' tne
sum of 5000. The plaintiff testified that
he had asked Mitchell to pay him back
the money he had paid out and that
Mitchell had never denied he owed the
money but had never paid Farnham.
Upon cross examination the plaintiff
admitted that Mitchell had at one time
paid him $1S7.80 but he testified that
that payment was on a fertilizer bill.
! Mr.. Mitchell, the defendant, said that
he had borrowed the money from Mr..
Bowman at the request and suggestion
of Mr.. Farnham, and he testified that
he had given the money over to the
plaintitf-not in payment for fertilizer
as the plaintiff had testified. Defendant
said that the fertilizer bill was paid i,
subsequently.