Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-18

| "A VerQlCC OF guilty Oh an assault ana
| battery was returned at Fridays session
of the superior court in the case of the
| State VS.. Tony Wrubell of Augusta. who
was charged with an assault with dan
| gerous weapon July Is upon Valenty Ma
zurek of Augusta with intent to kill, and
! Wrubell was sentenced to serve so days
| in jail. At the afternoon session Al
| nhonse Poulin of Augusta was found
guilty in search and seizure case. A
number of other cases were also brought
before the court during the days session
but they held the attention of the court
but snort time as compared with the
case of the State VS.. Poulin.
| At the opening Of court in the morning
Judge Beane delivered the charge to the
jury in the case of the State VS.. Wrubell.
which was tried at Thursdays session CT
court. The jury retired at 1918 o'clock
to decide upon the case. returning at
lilo with the verdict.
State vs.. AIphonse Poulin
The other jury then took its place for
the trial of the case of the State VS..
Alphonse Poulin. a case appealed from
the municipal court. Martin L. Fox of
Augusta was excused from the jury and
his place was filled by A. A. Morany
of Chelsea: Peter Marshall of Waterville
was challenged and his place was taken
by Augustus NJ. Sawtelle of Augusta.
Attorneys B. F. Maher and James s.
Boyle of Augusta were for the respon
dent
| County Attorney w. H. Fisher stated in
opening the case that the State expected
to prove that on June % Poulin hau
liquors deposited on his place intended
for illegal sale, and the evidence was to
consist of testimony of the deputy sher-
ifs who made a seizure on the place and
testimony as to the character of the PEG.
pie who live there
Deputy Sheriffs Testify
Deputy Sheriff Marshall Pomerleau
of Augusta testified that on Sunday.
the day before the search and sci
zure was made, he met a group of five
or six fellows, who had been drinking.
walking in the direction Of Royal park.
lie followed them for distance and
saw them go into Poulin's house in
Royal park. The fellows were Ameri-
cans. He watched the house for about
five minutes and the next day in COM
pany with Deputies Edward F. Rice
and Weston Lewis of Augusta he went
to the Poulin place with a warrant
for search. They found nothing in
the house but on following a path
back of the house. Deputy Rice came
upon the liquors, ~ quarts of whiSkcy
in four or five packages in a winter
hide. Poulin was soon arrested Upon
cross examination by attorney Maher
the witness stated that the path was
in vacant lot and that there were
no buildings between the houses of
Alphonse Poulin and Wallace Comeau
Deputy SheriffS Edward +. Rice and
, Weston Lewis testified that they had
accompanied Deputy Sheriff Pomer-
leau to the Pouim place when the
search and seizure was made. Deputy
Rice stated that he saw a portion of
a growth of corn beaten down and
near there was a piece of ground that
hadn't been planted. The dirt there
had been disturbed and he dug out the
10 bottles Of whislley.
City Engineer No-oross
City Engineer Archie g. Norcross of
Augusta explained the map which he
had made Of a portion of Royal park.
The bottles o: Whiskey We're carried
ID the jury ID. inspection.
In he absence OF the jury Attorney
Mahe' moved for verdict in favor Of
the RESPONDENT FOR rs he claimed. the
matter had not been brought within
the warrant. Attorney Maher stated
THAI the land, where the liquors had
been found, was not appurtenant to
the house, as ii had been phrased