Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-17
Continue Case
Of Mrs. Jenness
In Municipal Court

Mrs. Eva Jenness Of Togus was ar
raigned Thursday afternoon before
Judge Robert A. Cony at the Augusta
Municipal court, charged with main
tanning a common liquor nuisance.
The case was continued until Mon
day, Nov. 9th to allow the defense
TO procure ether witnesses. She pied
ed not guilty and was represented by
attorney Ernest l.. Mclean and the
case of the state was handled by
county attorney Walter NJ. Sanborn.
Deputy Sheriff Marshall Pomer-
leau, the first witness for the state
testified that he had received num-
crous complaints of liquor selling on
the Jenness premises.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Ingham of
Mount Vernon told OF being near the
Jenness place last Monday night and
CT seeing three Of four soldiers under
the influence of liquor, come from
the house. He was at the place at
that time for the purpose of obscrv-
ing conditions about the National
Home.
On Tuesday he testified, he was
present when Alley Harmon bought
some liquor from Henry Stickney
who was an occupant of the Jenness
place He saw the liquor passed from
Stickney to Harmon.
Alley Harmon testified to the same
effect, that he had been approached
by Ingham, who invited him to go on
fishing trip with him, and not
knowing that he was a deputy sheriff
he had agreed to get some liquor for
the occasion. using money which was
given to him by Ingham. He said
that he had bought some of it from
Stickney who was at that time on
the Jenness place.
In defense DR.. A. III. SturteVant
said that he had been to the Jennes5
place about Is times this summer, to
treat Mrs. Jenness' son who is very
i'll, and that every thing had been all
right there to the best Of his know
ledge. DR.. M. A. Priest who had been
there nearly 20 times for the same
reason and George Ellinwood of this
city who had been there twice corrob-
Grated this evidence.
Mrs. Grace A. Clark who lives at
Howes Corner and works at the, law
offices of Mclean, Fogg and South
ard, was the next witness. She said
that she passed the Jenness house in
the morning and at evening when on
her way to and from work that she
had seen nothing wrong about the
premises.
William King, a veteran living on
the reservation, testified that he pas
ses the house twice a day, as he eats
two meals a day at neighboring
house He some times calls into the
Jenness house to inquire after the
sick boy. but has ne-er seen anything
wrong there.
The defendent was then called to
the stand. She said that to her know
ledge there had not been any liquor
sold on the place, and that she did
not think that Stickney would sell
any there as he knew what a position
that. would place her in. She said
that she is very busy, having to take
care of her son who is extremely i'll
and who has been ordered by the doc
tor to go south. She could not do
this but has already made arrange
rlents to move to Portland where
they can be sure of well heated
house for the balance Of the winter.
She said that there was road on
her premises which was much better
at certain times than the regular
road and that the soldiers had been
in the habit of using that. She had
asked them not to, with the excep-
'ticn of two old men who were par
TALLY crippled.
Here upon request Of attorney Nc
Lean the case was continued for
more evidence.