Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-01

Sheriffs Ham, Bucklin and Weymouth
A l0-gallon key Of sherry 10 q
gallon key of port wine.
Jug of gin, a FIVE gallori
Mol, two bottles of "spli1 as
beer and case Of ale were 10Y
| He had seen persons about tin Ee I
spondents place under the influence 81
| liquor. .S
| On cross examination the witnen
testified that the case of ale seized
the officers was claimed at the hear
ing in the Waterville municipal courssa
by man named Brassau and was re-s
turned to him. The witness testified
that he did not examine the prescrip-
ton file in the drug store.
| Deputy Sheriff Carl A. Weymouth
| of Waterville testified to assisting in
the raid at the respondents drug store
and the seizure of liquors.
| The testimony of Deputy Sheriffs
Dawson and Weymouth was cor
roborated by Deputy Sheriff Frank ].
Ham Of Augusta.
| After the opening, by Attorney Clair
the respondent, George A. Daviau, took
the stand in his lown behalf He
| ltStlllSu lHdl the SelZeu were
used in compromising of prescriptions
and were not intended for illegal sale
He had sold no liquor nor had any of
his clerks sold any liquor to his
knowledge. The liquor was not in
| hide" and no attempt was made TO
| conceal it.
| Court at this point took recess I'M
til 2 o'clock.
| On crOSS-eXamination the respondent
| testified that he had calls for split
around court time. He could not tell
how much liquor he has used in the
compromising of prescriptions since the
first of January.
| Questioned by the court the respon-
dent stated that he did not sell liq-
uor on a physicians prescription unless
it was compounded.
| Deputy Sheriff Carl A. Weymouth
recalled, testified that the officers found
an empty live gallon kce in the store
which was marked blended whiskey'
and which smeled of whiskey.
| On cross-eXamination the witness
testified that he could not define a
| blended whiskoy.
| At this point the respondent was
I
cussion arose as to what was a blend
ed whiskey. The court remarked that
he didn't think that either County At
torney i1ildreth or Attorney Clair
could qualify as experts as regards
what was AND what was not a blended
whislley.
Charles w. Jones, clerk of courts,
| called by the state. read the criminal
record Of the respondent, showing
where he had paid fines in liquor cases
! The case went to the jury at 40
] o'clock
| The next case to be taken UP was
| that of State versus William Bolduc of
WaterNille, an indictment for maintain
ing liquor nuisance. County Attor-
ney Hildreth appeared for the State
and Fred w. Clair of Waterville for
| the respondent.
| The first witness called by the State
was John A. Lawson of Waterville,
| deputy sheriff. He testified that he
searched the h1tel run by the respon-
dent at Watervile several times. At
| the last raid the officers caught a man
| coming down stairs With several bot
| ties in his possession, one of which
| contained liquor He had seen intoxi-
Gated men coming out of the house
and haG also seen intoxicated persons
| lying down dressed on beds in rooms.
He did not know for sure in what room
| in. the house liquor was sold but he
4 hal n idea that the business was con-
dun roonEwhere there is bath
tub al |ingswater.
| On Examination the witness
| tpStifidN4 when no "a i6p6 the bouSe
Re found larger crowd than would
| SenerallyX Ne found in a hotel of this
kind.
Deputy Sheriff Carl A. Weymouth of
Waterville testified to assisting in
making search Of the respondents
place the morning of Aug. IA last but
found no liquor.
Sheriff Colby Getchell testified to
searching the Exchange hotel during
the Central Maine fair this year. He
saw stream of people going in and
out of the place between 10 and II
| O'Clock in the forenoon. He went for
a warrant and searched the place an
hour afterwards. He caught a man
named Murray with a number of bot
ties in his arms and there was liquor
in one of them.
| Frank III. Brown Of Albion testified
that ae Went into the Exchange hotel
at WNtfrvilIe run by the respondent
on Aug. 9 last in company with Dep|
uty Sheriff Charles Besse of Albion.
He bought two drinks of whiskey and
a pint in the. place from Antonio Boil
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