Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-01
FOUND GUILTY
Of Illegal Possession Of
Intoxicating Liquor
Alfred M'Near and William NJ
Catfrey Given Jail Sentences
Each Enters Appeal TO September
Term OF Superior Court

Alfred A McNear of the National
Home, who was taken into custody by
Deputy Sheriff Charles A. Jones, Jr.,
Wednesday afternoon near the Home
reservation together with a suit case
which he had IN his possession and
which was found to contain several
bottles of whiskey and a bottle OF
wine, was arraigned before Judge Lam
caster at the Thursday morning ses-
sion of the municipal court to answer
to the charge of illegal possession of
intoxicating liquors.
McNear entered a plea of not guilty
and claimed that the liquor found in
his suit case was intended for his own
use; and he further claimed that he
never sold liquor, but from the nature
of the evidence introduced by Deputy
Sheriff Jones the court found the re-
spondent guilty and imposed SEN
tence of S100 and costs and in addition
thereto so days in Jail, and in default
of payment of fine and costs so days
additional An appeal from the sen
tence was taken and bonds furnished
in the sum of 5000 for appearance at
the September term of the superior
court.
Following the above case came an
other later in the day and along the
same lines, in which the respondent
was William NJ Mccartney of the No.
Belfast road Mccartney was arrested
at about noontime by Night officer
McCausiand on lower Water street
and by direction OF City Marshal Col
gan in response TO complaints received
by that officer which led him to believe
that the man was selling liquor.
Mccartney, who drives a fish cart,
was seen by officer McCausland to
drive up to the entrance of the Amer
lean express office and after getting
a box placed it in the box on the fish
cart AS the man drove his team
down to Water street the officer held
him up and mounting the seat drove
with him over to the side entrance of
the City building. where the box which
McCaffrey had received by express
was taken from the cart and carried
into the city marshars office, where it
was opened and found to contain 10
quart bottles of whiskey.
Mccartney was arraigned before
Judge Lancaster of the municipal
court at o'clock in the afternoon on
the charge of illegal possession of in
toxicating liquors. and through his
counsel, Walter NJ. Sanborn, waived
reading of the warrant and pleaded
not guilty. The witnesses for the
prosecution were City Marshal Col
gan, Night officer MeCausland and
Officer Dauteuil and their testimony
was brief. Marshal Colgan told OF
having received complaints that the
respondent was selling liquor. and of
having ordered his arrest, and the tes-
timony of the other officers dwelt
mainly upon incidents connected with
| the arrest.
Mccartney took the stand in his own
behalf and claimed that he had never
sold liquor and that the contents of
the bottles in the box which the police
had taken from him was intended for
bis own use. Asked in regard 10 his
business calling he said that he sold
| fish from a wagon. When asked by
Judge Lancaster regarding the liquor
transaction the respondents answers
were rather vague. He stated that he
sent check for So in payment for the
liquor and that he purchased the
check at a bank on Water street, but
could not remember which bank it
was, nor in whose favor the check was
drawn, nor where he had sent for the
liquor, except that it was Portsmouth.
| The express tag on the box bore the
mark of the Boston Office and the la
I bells on the bottles were those of a
| Boston liquor house.
AT the conclusion of the hearing
the court found the respondent guilty
and imposed a sentence of 500 and
costs and so days in Jail and in de-
fault of payment of fine and costs so
days additional, from which an appeal
was taken and bonds furnished in the
sum of 5000 for appearance at the
September term of the superior court
! Other business before the court tor
! the day was the case of Percy Mar
ston, who was found guilty of intoxi-
cation and given a sentence of $40 and
costs or 30 days in Jail, and also or
+ dered to furnish bonds in the sum of
/ $500 to keep the peace for six months.