Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-21
SUPERIOR COURT.
Joseph Dyer Found Guilty
On Two Counts,
Illegal Possession OF IntOxi-
canls and Cruelty TO Animals.
Augusta Election Case Taken Up
thursday Afternoon.

Al the opening Of court rhurst:y
morning thc adjourned cas-, al Joseph
Dyer. charged with tn, llrg0l posses
sion of intoxicating liquor. Was called
aud County Attorney Williamson call
d Mrs. Nellie Fogg. the daughter OF
he respondent IL tn, stand. She tcs-
tilted that he told thu officers to ar
est her Father and t3ailey, and to
arch her team. Sh" said that they
'ere on their way IL Topsham and
nat they ".re going t. the Topsham
air later. Attorney fitcomb asked
lrs. Fogg il she dranh ana size an
Wered one" in awhile Were YOU
Yer arrested for drHnko auc&s?' Yes,
nee. When the officers searched for
he liquor, was it in Your team?"
Yes. Did you own lie team AZ Il
wned the horse. but nobody owned the
wagon, because it wasn't worth own
ng."
Walter X. Wakefield. city marshal of
Gardiner, identified the liquor, saying.
hat there was 81 pints there but two
II three ol them had been broken.
Martin Burns. Il deputy sheriff and
livery man Of Gardiner. stated that his
attention was called to the team By
seeing a little boy leaning over on Mrs
Fogg apparently very sick. for he was
rying and seemed sick Witness said
Mrs. Fogg seemed to be all right"
Charles W. Blaisdell. humane officer,
estitied that he received information
concerning the old horse from Mrs.
FosS and stated that Dyer was about
mile out on the Windsor road when
lie caught UP with him.
Joseph y. Dyer, the respondent, an
lged man, stated that his home was in
augusta an Bennett street He said
hat ne worked on the cut at Rines
nil. and worked on Mr.. Bailey's farm
de said. The liquor belonged to
Bailey and it came in his name, but
night have signed il for him" Wit
less stated that h. was going to .Jo-
ieph RoAts house. and said that he
lad never beer convicted of ILLEGAL
ale, but that he Ser%cd time in State
prison Tor stealing a horse. Dyer
stated that the relations between him
ma his daughter were not good be-
'auac he tined t. Keep her away from
he company she WIS keeping and she
iidn't liI;c it,"
Thi: concluded the testimony and at
le.50 the ease went to the jury, which
after d"!!b&satins 10y ike minutes. re-
turncd I verdict OF guilty.
DYER Was thea arraigned on tn,
chars" Of eruelr to dumb animals.
and pleaded not tuilty. and the court
arralsned :. l.. Titcoinb to defend
him. His daushta. vas alsc the prin-
cipai witness in this case, and she
told Of different occasions when thu
animal owned by Bailey was beaten
by he. father and Bailey. ShH said
Papa hit that horse once and almos,
knocked an ear right off" She stated
thar BAILEY got the horse from FL
bridge Mcdonald. and he sWapped an
other enc for him, and got IS 10 boot
She said: The day we was going to
Windsor fair they had driven that
horsc about l3 miles and he was hard
~ able To move" She was asked
How fast coulG the horse you were
going driving GO She answered
Wei. don't know as he ever had
any record"
Charles W. Blaisdell. humane Off
Ger, Walter *. Wakefield. the city
marshal and Deputy Sheriff Martha
Burns. all Of Gardiner, testified that
tn" animal was all broken down. had
hve cuts on one leg. and was bleed
| ing from the nose.
Joseph y. Dyer. the respondent, stat
| cd that the hors" belonged to Bailey,
| out that h" never beat the horse
! Tie said: # always feed my horse
| good and take good care of him.
| The case won't Ia the jury at 1elc
ard at l2.l5 they returned a verdict
leof guilty
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