Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-03

! against them by Mr. Emery was that
| they had sold a half pint of intoXi-
/ eating liquor by an agent TO George
! Kelley Mr.. Dubard also defended
/ these respondents and pleaded not
| guilty Mr.. Kelley stated under oath
! that he had purchased a half pint of
! spit alcohol from a person whom he
! assumed had charge Of the pool room
and that he had paid S1.5O for the
/ same. The prisoners claimed that
| they had never sold any liquor and
! that none had ever been sold in their
| building to their knowledge. Their
| attorney introduced several of Wa
! tciville'S leading men as character
! witnesses. They were found guilty,
| however. and fined 5000 and costs
! and two months in the county Jail
! with six months additional in default
| Of payment of fine. They appealed
! and bail amounting to $500 each was
| furnished.
| Charles Fitzhush. a colorcd boy,
| and who is known to the local fight
! fans as the Tar Baby. was the next
victim to DO brought before the court.
! SIX warrants on single sale being
| brought against him. Fitzhugh
PHI AIDED not guilty and saying when
asked If he wanted an attorney NO"
| Il only want to tell the truth" The
! States witnesses testified that they
! had on various dates alleged in the
; warrants, bought quantities of liquor
! from him, and introduced as evidence
| two partly filed bottles. After the
! state had concluded its prosecution.
| the colorcd boy took the stand and
! told the following story: He said
| that he shovclcd snow. cooked,
/ Shincd shoes, and helped train box
! CrS. for 4 living hut could not re-
, member who he had shovclcd snow
! for Practically the only bit of COM
, .cdy in the numerous cases came from
! F'itzhuch who answered when asked
! by County Attorney Sanborn. what
/ he was doing in the month of No
vcmbcr he replied. Il was doing
f! thirty days for getting drunk" Fitz-
/ hugh was found guilty on all charges
I and was sentenced to two months
| in Jail and 800 and costs on each
offcnsc with two months additional
! in default of payment of fine on the
/ first case. He did not appeal and
was locked up.
Joseph t,zlrayer. proprietor of the
ROYAL Pool Room. was charged with
allowing gambling in his premises
f, 1t was found that crap shooting had
| been carried on to some extent
. there and he was found guilty At
! torney James l.. Boyle acted for
him. He was given a straight Jail
! sentence of four months. He ap-
! realcd and furnished bail fixed at
$500.
Edward NJ. Jones ;as tried on
three cases of running gambling
! house. Attorney Boyle pleaded not
| guilty for him. The evidence in
| troduced showed that large games
of stud poker and craps were PLAYED
: in the above establishment at diff
! ferent dates. No defense was en-
tered and he was found guilty. In
| the first case he was given straight
! sentence of four months in Jail and
! in the other two 500 and costs or
! two months in Jail in default of pay
ment. Bail was fixed at $500 on the
! first charge and $500 each on the
| other two.
Thomas Eddington. alias Spike
Eddington, was tried on two war;
ants. one alleging an >agent in a
! gambling house and the other single
sale. He was found guilty on both
charges. In tho first case he was
| given two months in Jail and on
| the latter $500 and six months in
Jail. He appealed and the total bail
was fixed at 500.
| During the procedure 1t was found
that the two spoilers had been in
the gambling houses doing more or