Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-28
Peabody and Pond Given
Given Jail Sentences
By Recorder Lancaster for L.
legal Keeping Of Liquor.
Raids Followed Investigation Of
LineoIn's Death in Chelsea.

| Gideon Pond and Fred Peabody of
Chelsea were arraigned in the munich
pal court Wednesday morning before
Recorder Lancaster on illegal keep
ing charges preferred by Deputy Sher-
| riff Frank J. Ham of this city. Raids
at the houses of these men We're made
as the result of a visit to Chelsea by
Deputy Sheriff Ham and Coroner
Henry w. Plummer to investigate the
death of Hebediah Lincoln, who was
found dead Monday forenoon at the
home of Fred Peabody under circum-
stances which seemed to warrant an
investigation by the officers. Both
Pond and Peabody were found guilty
and lined 500 and costs and GO. days
| in Jail in default of payment of fine
and costs 60 days additional in jail.
Both appealed and not being able to
| furnish bonds for appearance at the
January term of the superior court
were committed to the county Jail to
await the securing of bonds.
Pond was the first man arraigned
and he pleaded not guilty. Deputy
Sheriff Ham testified that on the day
of the raid he accompanied Coroner,
Plummer to Togus to investigate the
finding of the dead body of Hebediah
Lincoln at Fred Peabody's place.
During the examination a complaint
was received by the officers in regard
to Ponds. place. Witness accompanied
by Coroner Plummer and Chairman
Morang of the Chelsea board of select
men visited the Pond place on the
Pottsville road. An old soldier was
found lying on a bed down stairs who
seemed to have touch of the delier-
ium tremens. Three bottles of Whis-
key We're found upstairs in bed and
pint bottle partly full of liquor, be-
hind the chimney, also number of
empties.
Alden A Morang testified that he had
not received any complaints in regard
to the character of the Pond place I'M
til the day he visited it with Deputy
Sheriff Ham. Witness corrOhorated
the statements made by Deputy Sheriff
Ham in regard to the seizure. None
Of the bottles had labels on them
Gideon Pond took the stand in his
own behalf. He testified that the en-
PITY bottles found were gathered uE
by his wife to sell to junk men at half
cent apiece. The liquor found in
the house he said was bought by his
wife for an old soldier, who boarded
there.
Hedrey Pond. wife of Gideon Pond,
testified in broken English that she
was unable to get the liquor herself
and bought it of another old soldier.
She also testified to buying at other
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Chelsea liquor agencies.
"How much liquor was the most you
ever bought at one time of Mr.. Good
VIM" asked Recorder Lancaster of the
witness.
"A pint of rum. two pints of whis-
key and a pint of Wine," replied Mrs
Pond.
Deputy Sheriff Ham asked the witS
ness how often she went to the Ran
dolph agency and she replied, Three
times a week." and added the assur-
ance that the liquor which she pur-
chased was "for sickness"
Deputy Sheriff Ham then asked Mr..
Pond if he had not previously told him
that he bought the liquor which he
used Saturday nights of Orren Kicker
and the respondent replied that was
the only time he could get it.
Fred Peabody on being arraigncd
pleaded not guilty. Deputy Sheriff
Ham testified that at the autopsy upon
the dead body of Hebediah Lincoln
the fact was brought out that the man
died of alcoholism. Witness testified
that Mrs. Peabody told him that the
man came into the house with a rint
bottle of whiskey Sunday afternoon,
drank it, ate something, and went up
stairs to bed. When she called him
the next morning he did not arise and
it was found that he was dead. Mrs.
Peabody after long inquiry informed
the witness that Lincoln got his liquor
at ii house on the Windsor road. The
officers visited the place named but
could not learn that any one there
ever knew Lincoln or that he had ever
been there. The officers returned to
the Peabody place and made thor
ough search of the house for liquor
Two bottles containing liquor were
found, one in tool chest in the Shed
and the other was taken from the
clothes of Mrs. Peabody. One of the
bottles bore the label of the Randolph
agency and the other that of the Gar
diner agency.
Selectman Morang testified that the