Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-02

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charge these men for Whiskeyo"
Witness-"I don't sell wihiskev."
At the afternoon session of the court
joseph Butler Of Watervillc filed de-
nurrers on an indictment for main
tanning a liquor nuisance and an ap-
pe;ticd Illegal keeping case from the
decision of the Waterviue municipal
CtGrt on the nuisance indictment
Butler was sentenced to nay a fine of
SO and costs and to serve 40 Iavs at
hard labor in Jail and in default OF
payment to serve four months addi-
tional at hard labor in Jail and on the
illegal keeping case the sentence was
Il fine of 500 and costs and in default
of payment to serve 60 days at hard
labor in Jail. The Jail part of the SEN
tcncc was suspended on Butler giving
a nond OF 5000 to keep out Of the LIQUOR
business in this county for a term of
Nv" years. the Suretics being George
y. Harriau and Eddie Butler of Wa
t@rVillc.
Willie j. PoOlCr of Watcryillc filed
demurrerS to an Indictment for main
tanning q liquor nuisance as a clerk.
two indictments for single sale and an
appealed illegal keeping case from the
decision Of the Waterville municipal
court. On the liquor nuisance indict-
ment Pooler was sentenced to nav a
fine Of $500 and costs and in default of
payment to serve four months at hard
laDor in jail and in each of the two sin
gle sale cases the sentence was a fine
Of $50 and costs and in default Of pay
mont to serve 60 days at hard labor in
jail. The illegal keeping case was
placed on file. Exceptions were taken
and the cases will go to the law court,
the Sureties being John Tardff and
John p. Pcolcr of Waterville.
On motion CT County Attorney Hill
drcth mol pros was entered in the
case of State VS.. Henry p Bissett, an
appealed search and seiZurt cases from
the Augusta municipal court and the
respondent was discharged. Fred EN-
cry Beane of Halfowen appeared as
counsel for the respondent
The next case to. be opened to the
jury was that of State VS.. Antonio
Ealduc Of Waterville, an appealed sin
gle sale case from the decision of the
Waterville municipal court.
Frank P. Collins of Gardiner c. w
CroWell of Vassalboro and George NJ
Dinsmore of Hallowell, members of the
'jury, were challenged by the State and
Fred Hallon and Charles Warren, both
OF Waterville, by the defence
Fred w. Clair of Waterville appear
cd for the respondent
Frank II. Brown of Albion, called by
the State testified that he purchased
half pint of whiskey of the respon-
dent on August last in the Exchange
hotel at Waterville The respondent
was IN the hallway on the ground floor
When the sale was made, paying So
cents for it.
On cross-eXamination the witness
testified that he was employed by Dep
uty Sheriff Charles Bessey, Jr The
respondent was the only one he saw in
the hotel when the purchase was made
Several witnesses testified for the
defence that the respondent was at the
boom house at Winslow on the day
that Brown alleged that he bought
Whiskey of him from early in the
morning until late in the afternoon
The jury in the case of State VS..
William Rolduc, proprietor of the Elk
change hotel at Waterville an indict-
ment for maintaining a liquor nuis-
ance, returned a verdict of guilty af-
ter ter a deliDeration of, an hour and a
John p. POOler of Waterville filed
demurrcrs to two indictments, one for
maintaining a liquor nuisance and the
other for single sale. On the nuisance
Indictment Pooler was sentenced to
pay fine of $500 and costs and to
serve 80 days at hard. labor in jail and
in default of payment to serve four
months additional at hard labor in
Jail, while the sentence in the single
sale case was q fine of $50 and costs
and in default of payment to serve 60
days at hard labor in Jail. Exceptions
were taken and the cases will 60 to the
law court. Fred w. Clair of Waterville
as counsel for the respon-
cent. :.
County Attorney Hildreth asked for
a heavy fine and a Jail sentence in the
case of state VS. William Bolduc, who
was convicted of maintaining a liquor
nuisance.
"The people of Naterville are inter
estcd in this case" said County Attor-
ncy Hildrcth, land | trust that some
thing will be done to make it unprofit-
able to sell liquor at the Exchange
hotel.
Rolduc was sentenced to pay q fine
of $500 and costs and to serve so days
at hard labor in Jail and in default of
payment to serve six months addition
al in Jail.
Exceptions were taken and the case
will go to the law court. the sureties
being Maxine Turnelle and John Cote
of Waterville.
The jury in the case Of State VS.. An
tonic Balduc of Watervile, an appeal
ed single sale case, returned a verdict
of guilty after a elaboration of five
Liquor cases against James d. Lacey
of Randolph We're continued until the
January term of court on account of
the absence of witnesses for the State.
Antonio Balduc filed demurrers to
indictments for maintaining liquor
and a single sale.
Judge Hall stated that as it was the
respondents first offence he would not
give him a iail sentence hut gave him