Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-29

Clerk OF courts C. wv. Jones testified
to docket record of conviction in
1907 against George H. Hazelbrook of
Gardner for maintaining a liquor nui-
sance. Officer Martin Burns of Gardi-
ner Was called to identity the record
with the respondent but was unable to
do 81. He had arrested the respondent
III 1897 and had not arrested any other
George Hazelbrook.
Judge Hall ruled against this por-
ton of the testimony on the ground
that the man was not sufficiently iden-
tilted.
Respondent was called again to the
witness stand and testified that he
had been convicted of liquor selling
once in the supreme court and twice in
toe Gardiner municipal court.
Attorney Bean Have you. not in
later case PAID the penalty in money
or by going TO jail?'
Respondent You are just right
have.
The case went to the jury at 1l.4o
a. NJ.
The two cases of State VS.. Savage
@as next called w. There are cases
=lnWins out of a raid in May upon
the Fay View Hotel in Waterville Of
which Fred NJ. Savage was then pro-
prietor. The officers secured SO bot
tics OF beer, three quarts OF whiskey,
sin pints OF whiskey. four half pints of
whisl>ey. and a pint OF gin. One OF
rhe eases was an illegal keeping case
appealed from the Waterville munich
pay court and the other a liquor nui-
appeared for Savage and entered a
plea of nolo contendere. Attorney
Hair asked for leniency on the ground
bat the RESPONDENT had leased his
intcl and had gone out of the liquor
t:siness and that an aged mother, 81
e arS old and a sick wife We're de-
ending uron him for support. Coun-
: Attorney Hildrath asked for a Jail
sentence.
Judge Hall in the liquor nuisance
aSe imposed a sentence of $500 and
osts and 80 days in Jail and in default
# payment of fines and costs six
1onrhS additional in Jail. The jai
.enterce was RENTED upon condition
| hat the respondent should recognize
| 4 the sum Of $500 not to sell liquor for
Wo years. The respondent on the lille
| sal keeping charge was given a SEN
ence of 500 and costs CT 60 days in jail
Ie furnished the required securities
or going out of business.
The second jury refuted at II 80 upor
he Hazelbrook case, bringing in a
| erdict OF guilty after being out q
| linutes. The court sentenced Hazel
rock to a fine of $500 and costs and
} days in Jail. and in default of pay
cent of fine and costs four months
The China hard cider case went on
rial next. There was some difficulty
4 getting a jury satisfactory t. Coun-
: Attorney Hdreth and Became &
cane, the attorneys for the resoon-
| lent. The State used it's limit for
! hallengers and one was used by the
efence. The case was that Of State
s. Haskell, liquor nuisance case by
! allotment against Herbert j. Haskeli
China, who is charged with main
.i..ing a nuisance since Jan. l. 1908 by
e State Of hard cider for tipping
urposes.
Emery Haskell of China testified
at ne purchased a pitcher of cider o
e respondent and drank it on the
l o'iltC jan 1, lJUS. lie saw
erDert Norton drink cider there.
oss examined witness testified that
could not fix any date He was a
lird cousin to the respondent Wit
IS testified that he paid % cents fol
| re pitcher of cider He also testified
| buying Il jug of cider of the re-
2Ondcnt.
Attorney F E. Beane-"Did you pay
| n tie jug of cider?"
Respondents don't know whether
did or not
Frank f.. Ward of China testified
| lat he sent to Haslielrs house for a
| allOn of eide" on one occasion. Hal
$50 been to the house for cider. He
ad seen men buying cider there by
e nitcher full at various times. Saw
70 men there at one time who were
feeling pretty we'll" Cross examina-
on failed to reveal any definite dates.
Al this point adjournment was taken
ntil ?. NJ.