Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-06-08
TRIO OF CASES
FROM Vienna AT
MUNICIPAL court

mUNIUIrAL GUUkI
Three cases involving inhabitants
of the town of Vienna were heard
Wednesday before Judge Cony at the
municipal court In the first that
against Clarence Shibles who was
charged with assault and battery
upon Norman Webber of the same
town. the defendant pleaded not
guilty, but ' 1und guilty and was
ordered to the costs of court
! amounting 0. The next case
was one cha ing Roscoe Moore of
that town with maintaining a liquor
nuisance. He pleaded not guilty.
but probable cause was found and he
was bound over to the September
term of the superior court in the
sum of $500. which he advanced. In
the last case, Henry Moore of Vienna
| was charged with having carnal
knowledge of female child under
| the age Of IL. Probable cause was
found in this case and the respond
ent was held for the September term
of the superior court in the sum of
81 900, which was furnished.
In the assault case. the testimony
| Of Webber was to the effect that he
had been at the store at Vienna on
June 9TH and that while there a dog
belonging to Shibles had been fight
ing with a little puppy. He had
thrown small stick at the dog to
stop the fight and Shibles had ac-
cused him of stoning the dog, Shib-
les had further said that if he threw
stones at the dog again he would hit
Webber. Mr. Webber testified that
he had said that If Shibles hit him
he would make him regret 1t, and
then Shibles had hit him near the
ear. Webber had not hit him back.
Webber admitted, upon cross exami-
nation, that he had been convicted Of
stealing when he was about 20 years
old
Constable Oakes E. Trask Of Wen
ma told of conversation he had had
with Shibles in which the latter had
told him that if he was wanted for
hitting Webber he would be found at
his farm.
Clyde Ladd of Vienna gave testi-
lnony similar to that of Webber's.
He had been standing in the store
door at the time of the trouble.
| Clarence A. Shibles then took the
stand in his own defense. He SAID
that he had heard his dog barking
outside of the store and that he had
called to him. When about hal way,
Wcbher threw a rock at the dog ana
hit it so that the dog cried out. ltc
| had saen another rock bouncing
along the ground as he came out OF
the door. He then told Wcbber TO
stop throwing stones at his dog, ana
Webber who had a soda bottle III ms
hand at the time, made motloh
which he thought to be threatening.
SO he hit Webber to protect himself.
Henry Morse of the same town los
tiCcd that he saw the trouble and that
he thought that Webber was going to
hit Shibles with the bottle.
Mr.. Shibles was found guilty and
was ordered to pay costs of $40.
Mr.. Shibles was represented by At
torncys Emery O. Bcane of Augusta
! And l.. It. Carleton of Winthrop.
! Liouor Case Against Roscoe Moore
In the afternoon the case of Roscoe
/ Moore of Vienna, charged with main
tanning a liquor nuisance, was heard.
! Probable cause was found in this case
and Moore was bound over to the Sep
tcmbcr term Of the superior court in
the sum of $500. Moore pleaded not
guilty and was represented by the
Attorneys Bcane and Carleton. County
Attorney Walter NJ. Sanborn appeared
for the state.
Deputy Sheriff Francis Harwood s
| the first witness for the State. lie
testified that he had accompanied
searching party to the home of Mr..
Moore and that from what he had
seen there he had signed the warrant.
He had also heard complaints about
the conditions at the house.
Sheriff Edward Harwood then tcs-
tilted that he had gone to the Moore
house in company with Deputies
Francis Harwood. Arthur Robinson