Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-20
SUPERIOR COURT.
Verdict Of Guilty In Me-
Laugh|in Liquor Case.
william F. Quinn Pleads NoIo
to -Four Charges.
Adarno Bertueci Discharged
Some OF Civil Entries.
OLIVER G.. HALL. Judge.

FREDERICK w: PL.AISTED, Sheriff.
| FRED T.. BEANIE, County Attorney.
FRED ". LEE. Stenographer
Augusta, Sept. 10.
The case Of State versus Thomas
| Mclaughlin Of Hallowcll an indict-
| ment for maintaining liquor nui-
| sancc. was resumed at the opening of
| court. Thursday morning.
George f. Hermann. who testified at
Wc1nt sday's session that he pur-
chased half pint Of whiskey from the
responden Mt on Sept. 6 last, was called
| to the stand. He testified that he
was n member Of the Civil League and
expected that the league would pay
| his expenses in his work in securing
| evidence against violatOrs Of the law.
During the trial of the case Rev.
Henry n Pringlc of Waterville, sec
| rotary Of the Christian Civic League
of Maine, was an interested spectator.
occupying Il seat in the rear of the
court room.
| The case was given to the jury at
ll.90 o'clock and the trial Of William
T. Quinn Of Hallowell. an appealed
search and seizure. was begun before
Il drawn jury az follows: David F.
Fuller, Hallowell Goremam; Mark
Holt. Clinton; George l.. Weeks. Au-
gusta; Sumner Packard Winthrop:
Alfred H. Mooers. Gardiner; Fred J.
| Robbins. China: William ]. Hewctt.
Winthrop; Fred Elliott. Readfield; Fred
T. Bradstreet. Gardiner: l.. ID. Tucker,
| Wayne; w. X. Thompson, Chelsea;
f II. Newell. Watcrville.
| The States case consisted of the
evidence Of City Marshal James J,
| Donovan ami officers George r. Kill
| gore and Robert W. Hunter, who
| testified to Selling q quantity of hcer
at the respondents saloon. the old
| Burns place. June ) last.
| At 1890 o'clock. after a deliheraton
Of ono hour and 10 minutes. returned a
verdict of guilty in the liquor nuisance
Indictment against Thomas Nc
| I.aughlin.
Mclaughlin was sentenced to pay a
fine of 500 ard costs and in default of
payment to serve six months in jail.
| ATTORNEY Atkins filed exceptions and
| the case will go to the law court
| At the afternoon session of court
| William T. Quinn of HallOw"ll with
| drew his plea Of not guilty on the ap-
poalch search and seizure case which
| was on trial ana an Indictment fol
| maintaining a liquor nuisance AND
| pleaded nolo cOntcndere. On another
search and seizure and liquor nuisance
| indictment Quinn Withdrew his de-
murrcr and pleaded nolo contendcrc
ON one nuisance indictment Quinn was
| sentenced to pay a fine Of $500 and
| costs and in default Of payment t.
serve four months in Jail. The three
other cases against Quinn were placed
on file providing Their" are no more
complaints against him. The res
| pendent assured the court that he was
| done with the liquor business.
The next case to be called was that
Of State versus Ad"rno Bertucci OF
| Hallowell. an appealed search and
seizure from the decision Of the Hal
| lowell municipal court Antonio Con
| nclla of Augusta acted as Interpreter
Will G. Atkins. ESQ. Of Gardiner an
| pcarcd as counsel for the respondent
| City Marshal Donovan of HalloW"l
testified to searching BrrtucciS plac,
on the afternoon of August . last anC
| seized 60 bottles of beer, finding it il
| the cellar lie also seized bottle 81
beer which a man in the house was
drinking. Some Of tho beer was sem
to Prof. Franklin &. Robinson u
| Brunswick. State assaycr. and tn,
| analysis showed that it contained fiv,
and "n"-half per cent. Of alcohol an(
| was regular straight lager beer.
City Marshal Donovan's testimony
| was Corroboratcd by Robert Barr q
| special policeman.
\ recess was taken by the court ir
| ordc: to allow Interpreter Gonnclla t.
| explain the testimony to the rcSppn-
dent.
The defence was that the liquor wa:
for private purposes only and that {
son Of Bcrtucci owned the beer ant
paid rent on the premises.
Adorno Bcrtucci. the respondent
took the stand in his own behalf. I'll,
testified that he resided in his sons
house at IIallowcl. At the time of tn,
seizure he was at table with his wifi,
and William r. Quinn. one Of I'll,
sons sent for the beer and paid fol-
it and it belonged to the entire famil,
and members Of the family treat theiI
friends when they call.
| On REORGANIZATION the Witnes!
testified that he came to this country
one year ago in June and has beel
supported by his three sons ever since
He did not remember whether or no
he or his sons testified in the Hall),
well municipal court that his son!
boarded with him.
| Joseph Bertucci testified that he wa
a son Of the respondent and rented
the house where the family lived.
Other members of the family testi
fled that the beer was for private con
| sumption and that the responder
never sold any beer.
After the evidence had been adduc
ed on motion of Attorney Atkins. tn
! court directed the jury to return
verdict OF not guilty. which vas done
, and Bertucci was released
The case scheduled for trial Frida.
morning is that OF State versus job