Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14
DENIED LICENSE TO OPERATE
AUTOMOBILE, AUGUSTA TAILOR
TAKES CASE TO SUPERIOR COURT

not guilty and that he would not
plead guilty.
He said that he had been warned
once by City Marshal w. J. Skehan
for parking in safety zone, but that
at no other time had he received any
warning from the city police.
Deputy Sheriff Henry o. Parmen-
ter testified that he Is on Water
street in this city much of the time
and that he has observed Foster
driving about the city. He would
call him a good average driver.
The evidence for the secretary Of
State was then offered. Judge Ed
gar c. Smith took the stand and told
Of the incident of passing the car.
He said that he was between the
door of the Blaine Mansion and the
corner of Capitol and State streets
at the time and saw Foster. who was
going about Is miles an hour, drive
| right through the crowd without
/ slowing down. A lady who reached
the curb near him was out of breath
and indignant at the manner in which
| the car had gone by. He had taken
the number and had him summonsed
! before he had known who it was.
! Later he had talked with Foster and
| was satisfied that he was not fit to
drive a car. and so his name had
| been put on the BLACK list" of the
registration department.
| On cross examination he was asked
| by Attorney Tiffin if that list also
| bore the names of men who had
served sentences for driving under
, the influence of liquor and upon re-
ceiving an affirmative answer was
asked why it was that two Of those
men had this year received licenses.
He also asked how one man who was
sentenced at the September term of
court and had served four months in
! Jail received a license within week
| Of the time he got out of jail, and
Judge Smith was at loss to explain
| this.
Judge Smith explained that they
add such names to this list as are re-
ported to them by the State High
| way department and in addition may
themselves place thereon such names
as they think unqualified to handle
| motor cars. No provision is made by
| law for hearing before the secre-
! tary.
He also explained that after looking
up the record of the petitioner he had
| decided to drop the municipal court
case which had been mol prosed, and
3.
| but that as it was so near the end of
. the year he felt that the case could
best be handled in this manner.
! City Marshal w. J. Skehan of Au-
gusta, the other witness for the sec
J rotary of State, declared that he had
warned Foster on two occasions, once
! for speeding at the foot of Cony Hill
and one for parking in a safety zone.
From his observation Of the mans
| driving he believed that he Is a care
. less driver.
! Decision in this case was reserved
by Justice Fisher.
| The term Of court opened Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock with prayer by
Rev. Ralph +. Lowe of the Green
Street Methodist church. The call
ing Of the civil docket took place i'm
} Immediately following and the civil
cases were assigned for trial. The
! trial list will be found at the end OF
| this story.
| County Attorney Frank E. South
ard was busy the entire day present.
ing his evidence on different cases
before the grand jury. They had not
! finished at the close of court last
evening and it is probable that the
! jury will not rise until sometime
| Thursday.
Civil Trial List
! THURSDAY. JANUARY 18th
23o-Whitney VS.. Davis q; TT. Garlic
ton: Southland
| 23G-Hood Co vs.. Bates Foster:
Carleton.
237-Hood 60. VS.. Bates. Foster;
Carleton.
23S-Campbell VS.. Cover Foster:
John Il. Slattery, Lewiston.
239-Scott VS.. Meserve & IT. Foster;
Getchell & Lancaster
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th
le3-Guaraptee Food Co. VS.. Pomer-
leau. Peacock; Fattangall, l.. &
T.. Gallert.
e5O-carter, Exr'x vs.. smalley. Far
ris; Blackington.
254-Hutchins VS.. Barnes. Mclean,
Fogg & Southland; c. NJ. Z. Lar
rabee, Wiscasset.
256-Colby VS.. Hilbert. Sanborn;
! Little
264-Adams Go. VS.. CshlI sawtelle;
Pattangai. l.. &, r.. specially.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 18th
206-Gove. Compl't VS.. Haskell Beane
& Beane: Leigh.
139-Holbrook VS.. Workman ct al.
F'arris; Mclean. f. & s.
204-Umberhind VS.. Hall. Mclean. F.
265-Tihin. Rec'r VS.. Ireland. Tfln;