Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-24
BUSY DAY IN MUNICIPAL court
WITH GREG0|RE, and THE R0DER|CK.
and D0ST|E CASES on MONDAY

Monday was one of the busiest days
in the history Of the municipal court
and the cases tried were of SO much To-
cal interest that the court room was
crowded again and again. During the
Gregoire case and the Roderick and
Dostie cases, the room was crowded
from the rear to the bar.
Gresoire Found Guilty and Appealed
The gretest interest was shown in
the trial Of J. Henry Gregoire, charged
with illegal possession" Of intoxicat-
ing liquors. County Attorney w. H.
Fisher appeared for the county and
Benjamin F. Maher represented the re-
spondent. The witnesses for the county
were Sheriff Getchell and Deputies
Emery. Nash, Pomerleau and Rice;
Mr.. Gregoire testified in his own de-
Tense. Deputy Emery was the chief
witness for the county.
The crucial points of the testimony
OF Deputy Emery had to do with the
manner Of his search and reasons
therefor. He testified that Friday aft
ernoon he overheard three men talking
on Water street and that two gave mon
ey to the third to purchase tive pints".
He Swallowed the buyer and saw him
go into the Bowditch 6 Webste" d1 ue
store of which Mr.. Gregoire Is the pro-
prietor. He watched him as he stood
waiting for clerk II wait upon him
and then followed him back to his
companions. He noted that ne had sue
ceeded in making some sort cf u pur-
chase and believed that 't@o pints'
| meant two pints Of wniskey.
| Following up his suspicion he pro-
cured a warrant and Saturday after.
noon seized four quarts OF whfskey ir
one large bottle found unler sink il
the Bowditch & Webster store and two
quarts Of whiskey found in :. bottle Or
a shelf. He also found several small
empties which he believed hac contain
ed intoxicating liquors.
Attorney aMaher for the defense pu
forth the assertion that the liquors
were held for medical purposes. MIR
Gregoire was asked to produce pre-
scription orders showing calls for tn
whiskey. The case was suspended Will
the prescription orders We're brough
from the store. They covered the spac
| of time from June 10 10 Il dat, near t!o
present but he was unable to show an,
prescription that called for the liquors
Deputy Emery testified that when tn
| liquors We're about to he taken fron
the store he asked a clerk If he woult
have use for some alcohol which wa
found and the clerk said thar ne would
! He left the alcohol for the use of ~:
store He then asked tn. CLERK if h
would have use for the whiskey an
was told that he would not.
Recorder Madore sentenced the re
/ Sponoent to pay fine of $100 and cost
and to serve 80 days in Jail and a fur
| Their 60 days in case the fine was no
I paid. The case was then appealed L
/ the superior court.
The Dostie Party
| There were nine cases before the
j as the affair was called in court
held at the home of Joseph Dostie ou
on Cony street Sunday afternoon. Il
developed from the evidence that {
party of men "chipped inn and pur
chased barrel of beer and Sunday
afternoon congregated at the home O
Dostie to make use of it in the usua
way. Things grew lively at Dostie'.
place and neighbors sent in call fol
| the police to look into the Party
Marshal HARDWOOD and Officer Whit
ten sped there by automobile ant
found a free for all" fight in prog
.ress, in which they at once joined il
the name of the law. The result o.
it all was that an automobile load
of the guests of the Party" were
brought back to city hall and another
load was brought into the city by
pressing into service a Dostie rig.
Seven members of the party were
fined 81 with costs at $262 AR.
chiles Dostie who had been before the
court previously was given a sentence
of 80 days in Jail and Joseph Dostie
was fined S. and costs at $3.50. AL
the sentences were for drunkenness
Testimony was given on further
charge against Joseph Dostie-"Rail.
err and Brawler." On this charge hi
was found guilty and sentence sus
pended.
Roderick Held for Assault
Two young men, by name. William
Roderick and John Quirion, were be
fore the court to answer to charges
growing out Of an assault upon Spe
cial officer Arthur Roy Sunday night
Testimony brought out the aory thai
Officer Roy dressed in plain clothe.
commanded these two men to move
along when he found them on a bacl
street Sunday night intoxicated. The!
questioned his authority but started
away. After going a few steps the,
came back and Roderick, husky fel