Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-02
SUPERIOR Court
Waterville Couple Found Gull
ty of Maintaining a Nuisance
in a Boarding House in that
City-Second Hooper Case to
Be Tried Today

The jury took only about Ave
minutes in the Kennebec superior
court Saturday afternoon to convict
Walter Swencitzky and Mrs Mildred
Rainey Of Watervil:e Of the charge
Of maintaining a nuisance in a board
ing house at Waterville
SwencitZky was sentenced to pay
fine Of 5000 and costs taxed at $50
and to serve six months in Jail and
in default Of payment to serve eight
months additional in Jail. Mrs.
Rainey was also sentenced to pay 4
fine Of 5000 and costs and to serve six
months in Jail and in default Of pay
ment to serve eight months addition
al in Jail, but she IVES placed on pro-
costs. An appeal was entered in the
case of Swencitzky by Fred w. Clair
Of Waterville, his ..ttorney. and the
case will go to the law court on ex-
ceptions. Mrs. Rainey paid her fina.
County Attorney Walter NJ. San
born stated last night that an indict-
ment charging DR.. Edward c. Hoop
er Of Winslow with abortion will oe
tried. beginning at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Five indictments, in all.
two for abortion, one for attempted
abortion, one for abortion and at
tempted abortion and one for man
slaughter in causing the death If
Bernice Roundy Of Clinton by means
, Of an illegal operation were returned
against DR.. Hooper by the grand
jury at this term. A verdict of not
guilty was returned by the jury Fri
day on the indictment for abortion
and attempted abortion.
County Attorney Sanborn will ap-
pear for the State while DR.. Hooper
will be represented by ex-Attorney
William r Pattangall Of this city
and Mark ]. Bartlett and Charles W.
Atchley Of Waterville.
The jury drawn for the case against
Swencitzky and Mrs. Rainey was
composed as follows: E. H. Penni-
man (foreman), Winthrop; Edwin r.
Dill, Gardiner: H. ~. Norton, Win
slow; Fred ]. Brann, Farmingdal q;
Fred Neal, Hallowell; Edward G.
Jones. Gardiner: Chares e. Fletcher.
AukuSL2, f1Itii NClShClis w ASio" '
George L. Mckinney. Gardiner: :.
Frank Holt, Gardiner; G. II. Cald-
well, Chelsea; Chester Turner, Halo
well.
The first witness called in behalf
Of the State was Charles II. Earring
ton. city marshal Of Waterville. He
testified that he was acquainted vita
the respondents who formerly con-
Quoted a BOARDING house at 9 Water
street in Waterviile. The witne IS
searched the boarding house because
he had seen intoxicated men and
women going in and coming out. A
woman was found in the house suf-
fering from the delirium tremens an I
brought to the police station before
the raid was made. At the raid the
witness found Is men, mostly Poland
ers. and two women. The men had
been drinking but were not intoxicated
enough to be arrested. The women
had also been drinking and they
were held as witnesses.
On cross-examination the witness
testified that the women were not in
mates of the house. The witness
thought that the liquor sold in the
house was near" beer.
Wallace Frederick. a Waterville po-
liceman. testified that he had often
seen men and women coming out Of
the boarding house in question in an
intoxicated condition. The witness
accompanied City Marshal Earring
ton on the occasion of the raid on
Sept. 30 last. Come Of the occupants
Of the house were feeling pretty
good" but had not been drinking
enough to warrant arrests.
On cross-examiEat:on, the witness
testified that nothing but near beer