Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-16

FRED ". LEE, StcnoSrarhcr
Augusta, Sept. H.
The first case tc be called in the SUI
pcrior court Saturday morning was
that of state ". William H. Fcltis OF
Randolph, an appealed search ana seiz
ure from the decision Of the Gardner
municipal court County Attorney
| Eeane appeared for the State and l.,
w. Whitehousc of Augusta for the re-
| spondent
The case was heard before the first
| jury. Df whivn Fred II. Fuller of Hal
| lowell is foreman.
The first witness to be called in be-
| half Of the State was Deputy Sheriff
| Frank II. Marshall of Farmingdalc
WHO testified to @cizing Il box contain
ing bottles Of LIQUOR i'll the place run
by Feitis at Randolph. Numerous COM
plants had been made against tho
Tcltis place and FrltiS closed w his
shop for Il month. Complaints had alSp
been made Of crowds in front Of the
Fcltis establishment causing women
to go i'll the middle of the street in order
to pass the place.
Tho testimony of Deputy Sheriff
Marshall was corroborated by DEPUTY
'Niltl Ills MIL tlll ~ sAi-''
Frank Fl. Meady Of Randolph.
Seven witnesses We're sworn i'll be-
half of the defence
John Carroll of Gardiner. agent for
the UoytS Express 90. in that city,
testified that on the day that the box OF
liquor was seized ut the FUltiS pl;It"
that he delivered the box there IT til"
order of Il man who signed himself w.
O. Rogers.
William II. FeltiS, The respondent,
took the stand III his own behalf. He
testified that the establishment run by
him was Il meeting place for soldiers
He served meals and sold soft drinks,
but had never sold any intoxicating Ii
quur in the place. Did not know any
thing about the box containing bottles
of. liquor, which was seized by the
deputy shcrif1S. The box had been de-
livcrcd at the place during the absence
Of the witness. Never instructed w. O.
Rogers or any other person I" order
the liquor sent to his place and never
paid the express on it. Other liquor
seized at his place belonged to d man
named Stokes.
The cross-cxamination of the witness
NCS Ill DIO5ltSS W ltil Cult dbJpul iiIu
until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
There are four cases on the criminal
docket for trial against FeltiS three for
search and seizure and one for MAIN
tanning Il liquor nuisance. The Fcltis
cases will be followed by that of State
vs.. Clara Vaughn of Gardiner. indicted
for maintaining a liquor nuisance.
Harry r. LiShncSs of Augusta. on an
Indictment found at the January term
for maintaining Il liquor nuiSaHc",
through his counsel. Joseph NillitIn
son Of Augusta, waived the reading
of the Indictment and pleaded not
guilty. lie gave bail in the sum Of 500
for his appearance from day to day
the sureties being Henry NJ. Springer
and George A. Cloutier Of Augusta.
Edmond Cormier of Augusta was APP
pretended hy Deputy Sheriff ID. Frank
Moore ana placed in Jail. a the April
term Of court Cormicr filed dcmurrcrS
to an indictment for maintaining Ii
quor nuisance and an appealed search
and seizure from the Augusta NUM-
cipaI court His sentences We're as fol-
lows: Liquor nuisance, fine Of $500 ana
costs and in default of payment four
months in Jail; search and seizure, fine
Of 500 and costs and 60 days in Jail ana
in default Of payment 60 days addi-
tional, making total fines Of 5000 ana
costs and GO DAYS in jail ana in de-
fault of payment six months addi-
tional.
The case Of Rose Carson Howard of
Chelsea. one for search and seizure
and the other maintaining a liquor
nuisance, were called up for sentence