Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-28

ness which the respondent had in
Gardiner was the keeping of a saloon.
William Houlehan acted in the capac-
ity of clerk for his brother, the re-
spondent, Witness had searched the
saloon number of times since Jan
uary 1906. Witness found two barrels
Houlehan back of the saloon on the
occasion of 4 visit to the place in
company with Deputy Sheriffs Burns,
Marshall and Meady. The case was
settled in the lower court.
Witness visited the Houlehan saloon
OF July Il, 1909 in company with Of
ficer Tozier. Billy Houlehan was in
the office. Witness found in the room
adjoining the bar two bottles contain
ing a little liquor and under the bar
a bottle without stopper, contain
ing a little LIQUOR. A barrel of bottle
warmers was also found in the room
adjoining a bar, also empty bottles
in basket.
Witness on cross-examination testi-
fed that he was elected city marshal
the second time on May II, 1909.
Attorney Heselton,-" Houlehan
was not a supporter OF yours, was hep
Marshal Andrews,-'I don't know"
How many times have you searched
the Houlehan place since you took Of
flee in May?"
Twice, 1 think
Have YOU taken out any warrants
against any other saloon or hotel in
Gardiner since the last time you Wis
lifted The Houlehan place.?
II am not sure about that The
records of Judge Larrabee will show >
Witness testified-that on the occa-
sion of his search of the Houlehan sa-
loon with officer rozier he found a
box containing dice. You can fine
those in the police station, can't you
asked Attorney Heselton. Not to my
knowlndge." was the reply of tht
Gardiner Marshal.
Constable Warren L. ToZier of Gar
DINER testified to visiting the saloor
of the respondent July II, 1909 in com
panv with City Marshal Andrews ano
identified bottles exhibited in court a.
those taken from the saloon of the re-
spondent on that date. Thought there
were one or two glasses on the bar
William J. Houlehan was in the place
in his shirt sleeves.
| lanes M. L. Bates, Maine Contra
freight agent at Gardiner testified that
/ he had received goods billed as intoX-
icating liquors and marked wv. II
Trask. Gardiner, Me-" in June anc
JULY 1909. These goods We're delivered
to S. w. Talbot local truckman
Witness on cross-eXamination testl-
fed that Mr.. Talbot paid the freight
charges on the goods marked ''Trask.'
s w. Talbot of Gardiner testified
that he was instructed by Peter A
Houlehan to deliver liquors marked
Lew. II. Trask' to the stable at the
rear Of his saloon. Houlehan palo
him for the freight and trucking
| Could not say for how many years
hack he had delivered goods so marked
TO the respondent. All the packages
heidi deliver We're delivered upof
Houlehan's stable and premises. wit
ness did not know any man in Gardi-
ner bv the name of W. II. Trask.
| Eugene Neal of Randolph testified
that he had delivered goods markeo
wv. H. Trask" to P. A. Houlehail
stable on Mechanic street, dlrectlS
hack of his saloon. The stable doo1
was always open and there was nc
one there to receive them. Wlthess
on cross examination was unapie .
state whether he had delivered gooas
prior to last year addressed to w. II
Trask.
Henry Roberts of Farmingdale,
truclman in the employ of S. W. TAI
bot testified that he had delivered
goods marked w. H. Trask to the
Houlehan stable Ion Back street
Could not. remember whether ne mao
delivered any in 1908 or not Witness
on cross-examination testified that ms
had worked but two years for MI
Talbot.
Frank w. Goodwin of Gardiner was
called at the opening of the afternoon