Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-03

FRED ". LEE, Stcnosrapicr
Tuesday. oct. ..
George l.. Quincy or Thomas Quincy
of Wat"rNille was on trial at tie Supc-
rlor court yesterday on Il charge OF be-
ing a common seller of Intoxicating IL
quorH. The enforcement deputies made
the seizure May -, in the skating rink
at Central Maine park in Watervlllc,
taking tine liquor from the floor, whcr"
ii had been dropped or thrown by Cur
nrE.
Tile jury was given the case At 80
o'clock and will bring in . scaled YER
dict this forenoon. The jury came into
court ut SO o'clock ana requested that
the testimony of Deputy Townn pc rcaI
to them.
The counsel for the defence claimed
n missioner ir tn" writ. which charged
Thomas Quincy with being Il common
seller. As against Genrscr J.. Quincy.
he pleaded moi guilty. The evidence rs
to whether hc was known us Thomas
Quincy was presented b,fure the jury
III connection with tn" other evidence.
Deputy ToWnc was the fist witness
for the state. He testified to Watching
Guriry at .he rink April ~ ANA :a'cin1
him make tour sales Of liquor ut that
time. or May 10. when the seizure waS
mad" he clainel that H., saw Quincy
sell twice. when the officers made their
search he threw the bottle on the floor.
breaking the bottle and splitting Il por-
ton of the contents. Deputy Pare
picked III, the bottle ana poured the re-
maindtr Of the liquor into another bot
tie. He heard the other boys call Cur
ncy "rommy.' The witness was sub
jccted to Il most rigorous croSs-eXa min
alton hy Attorney Whitrhnuse Of the
defence. Upon his evidence depended
the ease # the state.
Deputy Stdclpole testified that lie
WAS not in a position to see any sales,
had there been any, but he did hear
Quincy called Tommy" and "Thom-
as" The witness made the arrest.
Deputy Pares testimony was very
similar 10 that of Mr.. Stackpole. ex-
c"pt that Pare picked up the bottle as
quickly as possible after it fell AMI
thereby saved part of the liquor to be
used as evidence.
Dana l.. Foster. recorder Of the mu-
niripdl court at Watervlle, was called
and read the records of that court. in
which it WAS set forth that Gurnry
pleaded not guilty to the chlrSe in that
court, under the name of Thomas Cur
nry.
The first witness for the defence was
the respondent. He answered to the
name Of George l.. Quincy. is p years
Of age ana works in cotton mills. ii"
claimed that h" was not at the skating
rink on the evening Of April 2S. but was
at his homo. som" three miles from
there on the night that he was arrest
ca IL started for the rink with 4 friend.
Ed burgess. and bought q pint of IL
ounr on the way The two boys drank
once or twice from the bottle before
they entered the rink and went into the
closet to take another drink, VIXEN the
officers took Quincy. The witness was
very positive that his name was George
l., Quincy ana that he had never been
known hy the name Of Thomas. He had
been called by his chums by the name
Of "'Tada." He offered as evidence Of
his real name. his honorable discharge
from the United States army. in which
his name appeared az George l.. Cur
ncy.
County Attorney Leigh asked the
witness where he had been while the
officers Wer bunting for him. He an
sucrcd that he had gone To Wmsl"W
ana kept under cover on the advice Of
his counsel
Attorney Charles w. IfuSscy Of Wat
orviilc Was called and testified to nav
ing put Gurlcy through bankruptcy
proceedings recently under the name OF
George l.. Gmncy ana that he had
never known him by any other name.
Ed burgess. a friend Of Gurn VS. tes-