Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-14

o be drunk.
Deputy Sheriff Fred f. Potter Of Gar
liner testified to visiting the Goodine
house in company with City Marshal
QUITS and Night Officer Wakefield
he saw Mrs. Goodine and three men
here. Mrs. Goodine had been drinking
anu one oil the men who was on the
BED was drunk
Night officer Walter X. Wakefield of
Gardiner corroborated the two previous
Witnesses in regard to the condition of
he occupants of the house at the time it
vas visited by the officers and the seiz-
ire of the liquor from the two men.
Who We're arrested He saw several
bottles standing by the sink in the
kitchen. which appeared to have con-
aimed liquor.
Fred Emery Beane of Hallowell an
)eared for Mrs. Goodine. The first
witness for tine defense was Frank
Douglass Of Lisbon Falls. He testified
o being arrested for intoxicatlon in
he Goodine house on the 18th day of
dacch. He had been at the house
ince the previous Thursday night.
Tie liquor found upon him was for his
,wn use and he had never bought any
liquor of Mrs. GOOdine
Cross examined by the County At
orney Douglass stated that he bought
he liquor which was found upon him
If a pocket peddler.
Charles Hayes of st. John, New
Brunswick testified that he was en-
olOyed on the ice at Shutdown ana
went to Mrs. Goodness to look for a
friend he supposed was staying there
He had pint Of whiskey on his per-
son when he was arrested by the
marshal at the Goodine house Mrs.
GoOdine never sold him any liquor.
He had been at the house twice and
saw no disturbance or men drinking
there. He bought the liquor of a
pocket peddler on Summer street. On
cross examination Hayes stated that
he was arrested for frequenting
house of i'll fame.
Mrs. Goodine took the stand in her
)wn behalf. She, testified that she
vas at the house on Summer street in
he capacity of housekeeper for Mr.
HaZlebrook. During the two years
she had been at the house she had
never sold liquor to any one or been
nut on the street to obtain liquor for
my one. There was no disturbance
1t the house when Douglass and Hayes
were arrested. To her knowledge
neither Hayes or Douglass drank any
liquor while they were at the house
On cross examination she testified
hat the bottles standing by the sink
lad been brought to her by Hayes and
Douglass and that she had afterwards
insed them out.
The closing arguments in the Goodine
case took up the opening hour of the
afternoon session of the superior court
and the case went to the jury shortly
,fter s o'clock. After being out an hour
and 20 minutes the jury returned
verdict Of not guilty
A mol pros was entered in the case of
State VS.. Lester Hodgdon of Clinton.
vino was tried at the January term of
he superior court and the jury diSa-
freed. Thomas Leigh Of Augusta APP
)eared as counsel for the respondent.
The appealed search and seizure
case from the Augusta municipal court
against William Shaw of Augusta,
growing out of seizure of liquor from a
Decent driver held by the lower court
o belong to Shaw, was mol pressed.
Oemurrers were filed in another APP
Dealed search and seizure case against
Shaw and in the drinking house and
ippling shop and nuisance cases
against him in which indictments were
'ound by the grand jury. NJ. f. Saw
ellie of Augusta appeared for Shaw.
Fred l.. Hopkins of Augusta was Civ
III sentence of $500 and costs and 60
x,E,D
IF fine ard costs six months in Jail ad-
litional upon liquor nuisance indict-
nent. The same respondent upon a
appealed case, from the Augusta NUM-
'ipal court of illegal keeping was Civ
IN a fine of s10G and costs and in de-
fault of payment of fine and costs go
lays in Jail. w. H. Fisher of Augusta
appeared for Hopkins.
The case of State VS.. Ernest Mari of
Chelsea, an indictment for liquor nui-
'ance found by the grand jury. was the
next matter to be considered on the
locket of the county attorney and went
On trial before the first jury. w. Fl.
Fisher appeared for Mari
Deputy Sheriff George R. Vickery of
Halo~elI was the first witness to be
'allel by the State. He testified that
he had searched Mars place in Chel-
,ea three times since the first of Jar
lary. On one occasion he found liquor
the yard Saw several men come
nut of the house pretty drunk. Ernest
Belts was standing in the door with
bottle of liquor and when Belts saw
lim he dropped the bottle in the snow.
Mari was not about the place at the
time
Deputy Sheriff A. r. Bucklin of
Litchfield testified to visiting the Mari
house in Chelsea in company with
Deputy Sheriff Vickery and other off
cers on the 22d of March. He did not
see Mari there Discovered a hole in
tie floor that led to an open place un-
Ter the floor Saw no liquor except the
bottle which Belts dropped in the
snow.
Former City Marshal George f.
Fletcher Of Augusta testified that on
the occasion of the visit to the Mari
house he saw two soldiers drunk in the
house and one soldier very drunk in
the road He stated that the bottle of
liquor found by Deputy Sheriff Wick