Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-16
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, Severe Liquor Sentence.
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Betoso Tho Court.
Ths third criminal jury trial for this
term, that of State versus Arthur
Cormier Of Augusta, an Indictment for
q common nuisance, was
begun Wednesday morning. County
Attorney Beane appeared for the State
and Williamson & Burleigh Of Angus
II for the respondent. ..-..
The case was heard before q drawn
jury OF which A. T. Hathaway Of Mon
mouth was appointed foreman by the
court.
Dana B. Marden Of vassalboro and
of the jury. were challenged in behalf
LOT the respondent.
The jury was composed as follows:
A. r. Hathaway (foreman). Mon
mouth; Fred F. Hall, Augusta; Ed
ward p. Libby. Winthrop; George w.
Fish. Hallowell; Edwin H. Gay, Au-
gusta: Frank NJ. Rackliffe, Gardiner;
James 8. Tenney, Chelsea; B. Q.
. Moody. Windsor; George p. AnerI
Chelsea; A. G. Wright, Readfleld; q.
&C. Rundlett, Mount Vernon; H. E.
Decker. Clinton.
After the opening by County Attor-
ney Beane, Martin Burns Of Gardiner,
"a deputy sheriff, testified that on
! March IS last, he with other officers
lraided the Rhoades place. so called.
/; in the vicinity Of the National Home
, and seized a quantity of liquor. The
respondent was at the place and there
were also several soldiers present. The
liquor was found in the barn.
Z The evidence Of Deputy Sheriff Burns
was corroborated by Deputy Sheriffs l..
Frank Moore of Augusta, James J.
Donovan Of Hallowell and Frank H.
Meady of Randolph.
The defense was that the respondent
had, nothing to do with the Rhoades
place, so called, where the seizure was
made, and Arthur Cormier. the respon-
dent, was called to the stand. He tes-
titled that he was present in the place
when the search was made by the Of
ficers but did not run it.
What was your business at the
Laurel street place in Augusta?" asked
County Attorney Beane on cross ex-
animation.
was d MASON . t6IlQeT.
o. Didn't you sell rum at the Laurel
!, street place.
Eyes, I did ..
'Now Of John Cormier, Arthur Cor
tmier, Ben Arsenault and Walter Cor
mier, which Of them didn't sell liquor
6at the Laurel street place in Augusta?
a4oa just said that Is, You u'~s sold rum
there: t'
II used to, but haven't since year
aene last September when / gave d
bond to go out of the liquor business
what did Arsenault move out te
the Rhoades place for?"
a II don't know
"Is Arsenault q barber?"
"Not to my knowledge"
''Is Arsenault a farmer?'
mot to my knowledge"
''What has been Arsenault's business
besides selling rum?"
4 HE Is O painter, think"
Archie Beti of Augusta was called
as the next witness and testified
through an interpreter, Charles F. Bill
odeau Of Augusta. He testified thai
on March Is last he went to Togus tC
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for Benoit Arsenault. He was accom-.
panied by the respondent and NJ
liquor was sold in the barn where HI
and the respondent had been working
+ On cross examination by County
Attorney Beane the witness testified
that he did not see any liquor in thu
barn and did not know that there wa:
any liquor there on the day of the rait
by the deputy sheriffs.
After the Cormier case went to thu
Jury at 2.46 O'Clock the case OF State
!. W. Almond Derouin, alias Edmund
Delaware Of Augusta, an indictment
found by the grand jury at this tern
for maintaining a common nuisance
was taken up. County Attorney
Beane appeared for the State anf
Frank L. Dutton Of Augusta for thu
respondent.
Tho case was heard before a drawn
fury OF which Dana B. Marden o.
Vassalboro was appointed foreman b,
the court.
City Marshal George E. Fletcher ant
Patrolmen Marshall Pomerleau ant
John Burke of Augusta testified te
raiding Derouin's place and Selling II.
quor on Sunday afternoon. April s.
Frank H. Nadeau Of Augusta testi
/ ned that on Sunday, April last. HI
purchased ale at the Derouin place
There were several men in the placs
but he did not remember their names
After the opening by Attorney Dut
ton three witnesses were sworn in be-
half of the defence. Charles F. Bio
deau of Augusta acted al Interpreter.
The respondent took the stand II
his own behalf and testified that n
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