Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-26

testified that entrance to the stable
was effected by forcing aside door on
Mechanic street. Witness didn't know
how the box cover which was
pulled through the wall by "Cappy"
Averill came upon the wood pile in
the Houlehan stable basement, where
it was found.
Adjournment was taken at 1906 in
order that the jury might go to
Gardiner and view the premises in
volved. This inspection of the
premises was asked for by the county
attorney Judge Hall cautioned the
jury in view of the fact that the case
now 50 strcnuously contested against
allowing any discussion of the case in
their presence while out of the court
room.
The hearing in the liquor nuisance
case of state VS. Peter A. HOulehan
was resumed at $40 2. NJ. officer
Walter *. Wakefield of the Gardiner
police force testified that in the evening
Of Aug. "A last he visited the Thornc
stable in company with City Marshal
Andrews, Officer Cusick, Special Off
Ger Locke and Janitor Avcril, also on
Aug. -. Saw an electric light wire
with bulb attached in the smaller
room in the cellar on the occasion of
his second visit. Witness on cross-eN-
animation testified that the barrels he
saw on the occasion Of his first visit
were scattered over the basement floor.
No LIQUOR that was taken the first
night was taken from the hide.
cnerial Ottioar Frank F. coke of
Cardincr testified to visiting the Thornc
stable on Aug. "a in company with
Marshal Andrews ana other officers.
Witness stated that entrance to the
stable was effected by prying two Stats
off from a window and raising the win
dow. The officers looked for q scuttie
but were unable to find any. Entrances
to the basement was finally secured BY
prying out two planks and putting q
ladder down. Fred AVerill, the janitor
of the City building, being the smallest
in the party. was sent down the hole
and came back reporting that he
found q barrel which smelled of Whis-
kew He drew up a dipper full Of Id
nor from the barrel, which the officers
whiskey. Another plank
was pulled out and the rest of the Of
ficars went down into the basement. a
beam was cut in order to get the bar
rel IN from the stable cellar. Witness
testified that he also visited the stable
the next night and entered a hide in
the basement by breaking open the
door with a jimmy. He testified to find
ing q barrel of liquor there, also bot
tIes of whiskey in bucket, cork stop
pers and measures, in the hide. The
door was barricaded from the inside
and there was burlap over the top Of
tho door. Witness testified to finding an
electric light wire in the hide, which
went through a crack in the wall llito
the Houlehan premises on the other
side. Witness pulled on the wire. put
was unable to dislodge it. Later witness
went into the hide and found the cleo
trio light wire gone.
Witness on cross examination stat
cd that the tags marked wv. II. Trash
were produced at the hearing in the
lower court. but the boxes were not
presented. Witness did not think that
he was asked in the lower court II
there were any other tags or boxes
with the name, ii'i9h' A'o'N'
ness was asked by Attorney Heseitoli
If he had not visited saloons in Gardl-
Nor during the past six months anu
hann reprilnanded for it by the mar
shall, He replied that he had not WIZ
moss stated that the electric wires III
tho uoIlehan store We're yellow, "iiiie
those in the basement of the 1hofhe
s+ohIa wore reddish.
James NJ. l.. Bates, Maine Cent, d,
freioht agent at Gardiner testiiieo
that during June and July 1919 .iieie
nod heon. about 20 shipments OF liquor
in barraIs and boxes to w. II. Trash.
The greater part of the shipments wele
billed as liquor. The goods were oeii'
cred tn s. w. Talbot, trucKiiah' VI
men in his employ. ,s
8 w. Talbot testified that ne pau
the freight bills on the LIQUOR. heLe
did Won deliver these goods? asked the
oo,,ntx, attorney. Il delivered THESE
Gods where I was told to on Mechanic
street" was the reply
County attorney-"D1d refer A. f'ou-
lehan tell you to do this?
Wituess--.Yes.
Attorney HeseIton-"Did Peter a. OF
william ]. Houlehan pay you Tor TINS
work.
witness--"Peter A. Houlehan paid
me-