Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-04-17

were disposed of Tuesday at the Su
perior court and the jury was dis
charged from further duty. Judge
Fred Emery Beane announced just
before the close Of court that he
would hear divorce cases today and
Friday, and that there will be nc
session Of court on Saturday because
of Patriots Day.
The following cases were disposed
of at the Tuesday session of court:
Irving FOgg of Gardiner charged
with single sale, pleaded nolo con-
tendre. He was sentenced to pay a
fine of. $1O0 and costs of $50 and to
serve three months in Jail with three
months in addition If he failed to
pay, and was placed upon probation
upon payment of both fine and costs.
Joseph Belanger of Waterville
charged with Illegal possession of in
toxicating liquors pleaded nolo con-
tendre as he did to a charge OF lie
gal possession Of a still. The first
case was placed upon file upon pay
ment of fine and costs and the SEN
tence in the other case was fine OF
$500 and costs of $50 and six months
in Jail with six months in addition
uUOII . " pay LlO wac pAASN0
upon probation upon payment OF fine
and costs.
Nelson Thibodeau of Waterville
pleaded nolo contendre to a charge Of
intoxication and was sentenced to
pay a fine of $40 and costs of S2o and
to serve three months in jail With
thre months in addition if he fails 70
pay. He was placed upon probation
upon payment of both fine and costs.
The case of Desire Dellaire of Wat
erville charged with illegal possession
of intoxicating liquors was placed
upon file at the request of the county
attorney and upon condition that
Dellaire pay the costs of court.
Arthur Trudell of Waterville char
ged with illegal possession OF liquor
pleaded nolo. 1t developed that Tru-
dell had appeared at the last April
term of court upon q similar charge
and that he had been placed upon
probation at the time as he is az
flicted with locomotor ataXia. Judge
Beane stated that some method OF
stopping the sale of rum must be
found and that the respondent should
not rely upon some illness to keep
him out of Jail, but that at the same
time he did not feel that he should
send the man to jail If confinement
would actually work further injury
upon his health. He sent for County
Physician DIR. Dyer, who after an ex-
animation declared that confinement
for a short term would not 1nJure
the respondent, but that he could not
stand a long term. He was then
sentenced to pay a fine of $500 ana
costs Of $50 and to serve three
months in Jail with three months IN
addition If he fails to pay both fine
and costs. Judge Beane informed
him as sentence was passed that II
it were not for his illness he would
have to serve the six months which
he was given in the other case ana
an additional six months in this one.
Alphonse LaPierre Of Waterville
pleaded nolo to q charge Of Illegal
possession Of liquor and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of $500 and costs
of $50 and to serve six months in
iail with six months more if he fails
to pay, He was placed upon proba-
tion upon payment of both flne ana
costs.
The case Of Clarence Severance of
Wateryille charged with uttering
worthless check was placed upon file
at the request Of the county attor-
ney.
Perley r. harrington or FaSette
pleaded nolo contendre to a charge
of indecent conduct and was sent
enced TO serve five years at the state
Rcformatory for Men at South
Windham, as he had requested that
he might go there rather than to
Thomaston.
James C. Scott Of Augusta pleaded
nolo contendre to charge of ilie-
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and was sentenced to pay a fine OF
$500 and costs of $500 and to serve
three months in Jail with three
months more IL he fails to pay.
Druet c. Dulac of Waterville ap-
peared in answer to a charge Of IL
legal possession and the case was
mol pressed.
Charles F. Nelson Of Augusta,
charged with desertion, was sent
enced to pay his wife $S a week.
Fred J. Bolduc of Waterville. who
was on probation upon a charge OF
illegal possession, appeared at the
request Of the probation officer. 1t
developed that he was then under
bonds for q case of single sale which
was to be tried at the United States
court and in answer to q question
by. Judge Beane he admitted that
he had engaged in the liquor busi-.
ness since he was sentenced in this
court. He was accordingly sent to
jail to serve the sentence upon
which he had been placed on pro-
baton.
Ernest Burgess Of Oakland who
appeared at a previous term of
court to answer to q charge of wan
ton and lascivious behavior and
who had filed a demurrer and car
ried the case to the law court to
determine if the form OF the fndict-