Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-13
SUPERIOR COURT.
Desire Norm Not GUILTY
OF Single Sale,
But Is Held Oh Charge Of
Liquor Nuisance.
Frank Wolman Fsssd Guilty on .
Single Sale Charge.

| The Wednesday session of the S1I-
peri6r court was a very busy one, the
s8-ealled "priHgle eases being tried.
| TGe first case OF Desire Norm on the
| charge Of illegal possession was Civ
en- To the jury at 1890 and 10 minutes
later they returned verdict OF not
guilty"
| rhe first Witness in this case was
| Rev. Henry NJ. Pringle OF Waterville,
| who testified that Dee. 81 he. with
| Deputy Sheriffs Davidson and East
| man. went to tho building in which
| Norm occupied a tenement and the
| deputies vent in the front door while
| he went around the back way in order
eo intercept anyon who might attempt
to escape With any liquor. \ man
| came down tie stairway but he had no
| liquor and soon woman began throw
| ing bottles from the window, Soon the
deputies gained admittance to a room
! which witness also went into and re-
| fc-rcd IL II as a "barroom, and there
found Mir. NORM and three other mon.
| He also found in the sink bottle
| which was one-third full Of whskeN.
| The .n"n We're not drunk.
| Deplty Sheriff John A. Davidson al
| WatnrVille told the same story as had
| Mr.. rringlo relative To the going tn the
| building and finding the men and the
| LIQUOR. Witness said that he arrested
| Morin. Deputy Sheriff John NJ. East
J man OF Renton testified to the same
| thing, and state that the place was for
| merls called the Exchange Hotel
| At this poiht Attorney +. w. clair
| of Wat,rVillc @hD appeared for NORM.
| motioncd that tho verdict be return
| ed for the defendant ON the grounds
| that there was Il variance between the
| proof and the allegations. Judge Han
| overrulch the motion and as neither
| Attorney Clair nor the county attof-
| neV argued the case. Il went to the
| jury at oncr. and they returned the
| above verdict
| The second ease was an appealed
| case of liquor nuisance against Norm
| and nr. Pringle was the complainant.
| The - eidcncc fer the state was ptacu-
| cIIiy tho Same as in the first case with
| the same witnesses. who testified as 10
| gong 10 the building which WAS for
morly the Exchange Hotel and of see
ing \ woman throwing bottles OF Whs-
key out of the window, and of going To
tho harn and finding excelsior ana
boxes in which liquor might have been
packed They said they saw M0rin and
| three other men in the room "hicn
thcv entered but none of them We're
| dunk.
Robert Langley of Waterville vas
cp1lee and testified that he had ronmed
AT what was formerly the Exchange
| Hotel for four years, that every night
| tae door Was locked at 10 o'clock anu
that no had night key. Witness stat
ed that he had seen Morin around
! there bat did not know what his bus
mess was.
David Panlcr of Watersille. also q
| roompr at this house for two years,
| stated that the doors were locked at ~
| O'Clock and that no meals were served
| there. Thought that NORM did the Jon
hing around the building. Tho cas-"
went to the jury 1T l2.lo AMI at
| o'clock they ffturned 81 verdict oi
guilty" The court imposed srntene"
| OF ssob and costs and in default of pay
ment. six months at hard labor in jail
| Executions were filed.
The ease to follow was that Of Frank
iWolnap Of WaterYille, charged with
Isingle sale, Of selling to Alfred T.. Free
Imam one quart Of whiskey. Rev Henry
lM. i'ringIe was the complainant In this
case. The first witness to take tht
Istand was Alfred r.. Freeman VINO stat
ed that he was "a private inqulrins
lagent" of Boston, or in other words a
detective. or spotter Witness tesn-
lied that on Monday. Jan. 2. he with
tFrederick Wcyand went TO the shop OF
Frank Wolman where he purchased a
tcigar. then asked for "A drink Of whis-
Ikcy which was given him while Wey-
land took Alewanter. Witness then
asked for a quart, which was sent for
/ and when the messenger returned hf
, brought back two pints which the WIT
ness paid $t.50 for.
Witness asked the respondent why
he didn't get the quart ana ne sale
that his wholesaler had been raided
short time before and didn't have mucn
Witness stated that he was native Z"
London. England, bat that he mad Nv
4 ed in Boston for FIVE years.
i on crosp- examination he was asked
4, DO YOU know o Mr. Davies of Eos
tom" yes
Did you ever name price t" hiH
tn keep away from this court? No
n Didn't you state to Mr. Davies tina
3, you would go to London - Yes. 4
, the coronation" r.
: Were you sober when you went in
to WDnan's place? Yes, II va
early in the morning"
Frederick Weysnd Of Boston tssti