Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-04
To Furnish Sufficient
Evidence Of Sale
In Several Liquor Gases in
Municipal Court Friday.
Burke and Mrs. Gagnon Only,
Found Guilty on His Testimony.

Harry Bissett. the special liquor de
tective' employed by Sheriff Getchcll,
was the principal witness for the State
in several illegal sale cases, which
were tried before Judge Maher in the
Augusta municipal court Friday. but
in only two of these cases was his
testimony dcemcdby the court of suf-
ficient weight to hold the respondents.
Two other single sale cases in which
Bissett will figure as witness will be
beard in sthe municipal court this
morning
The single sale case against Albert
Burke Of Togus was heard Friday
morning. Bissett testified that he
bought a half pint OF Whiskey of
Burke at the Copeland place in the So
called Snowplow district Oct. s. Burke
was defended by w. Fl. Fisher and
during the cross-eXamination of the
States witness it developed that Bis
sett alleged that he had made pur-
chases of liquor of other persons than
those who had already been arraigned
in the municipal court and warrants
were issued for the arrest of others
from whom Bissctt claimed to have
guilty and fined $50 and costs and 80
days in i2il. An appeal was taken
and the respondent was ordered to re-
main in the custody of the officers I'M
Ill he could furnish the required bail.
Mrs. Peter Gagnon Of Augusta was
arraigned at the afternoon session of
court upon a search and seizure war
rant and also upon q charge of a sin
| sic sale OF liquor to BiSsett. Deputy
Sheriffs George Il. Nickery Of Halo
well and \. r. Bucklin of Litchficld
| testified that earlier in the afternoon
| they had raidcd her house in Royal
Park ana found Il half pint bottle Il
third full of whiskcy. and two quarts
of wine. The respondent, who was not
represented by counsel, took the stand
| in her own behalf and testified that
the liquor found by the officers was in
| tended for her own use. She also de-
MED the sale of liquor at any time to
Bissetj The respondent was dis
charged on the search and seizure case,
| but held on the single sale charge and
| fined $50 and costs or 80 days in\ jail.
The sentence was suspended during
good behavior.
Joseph r. Young, clerk at the
pharmacy of Il. f. Getchell. was ar
raigned upon the charge Of u single
| sale of liquor to BiSSett. The latter
| testified that he bought a quart Of
whiskey of the respondent on Il certain
day in October; that he had known
him for some time, but when asked to
point him out in the courtroom ind-
Gated another man who was sitting
with him. The respondent was dis
charged. His case was conducted by
Hon. f. f. Beane of HalloWell
Two single sale cases against j. Hen
ry Gregorc, another local pharmacist
were tried. Bissett testified to single
sales of Whiskey by Gregoire to the
witness on Oct. Is and IS. a memo
randum book kept by Bissett was in
troduced by the witness but his evil
dence was not deemed by the court
! sufficient to connect the respondent
with the sales alleged by Bissett at
the times mentioned and the respond
cnt was discharged. Thomas Leigh
appeared for the respondent.
| The last case to be tried for the af-
| ternoon was the single sale case
| gainst Harry p. Folsom. clerk in the
| pharmacy of Arthur Tetreault. Bis
sets testimony in this case was to
the effect that he purchased half pint
of gin on Oct II of Folsom The wit
ness under cross examination by At
tornev Leigh, counsel for the respond
ent, became somewhat confused in his
dates a number of questions were
asked Rissett by the court in regard to
the record kept by him, in a small
memorandum book of his transac-
lions in the buying of liquor at various
places. His testimony was not of suf-
! fcient definiteness to cause the court tC
hold the respondent and he was dis
charged. "a nj