Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-09
Archie Dostie and Philibert Gil
bert Are Fined for Intoxica-
ton and Joseph Dostie Dis
charged-Archie Appeals the
Case
LARCENY CASE AGAINST
COME LIZOTTE FAILS
Harry Seaford of Portland Ar
raigned for Reckless Driving
of Automobile-Case Is Con-
tinued Until Next Monday

Tuesday mornings session of the
municipal court was one OF the busiest
Of the season and several matters were
brought before Judge Lancaster for
disposal, the one about which the
cluster being that Of Archie Dostie, his
brother Joseph and Philibert Gilbert;
who were arraigned on the charge of
intoXication, the arrests having been
made as the result Of a disturbance
which occurred Sunday afternoon in
the public highway known as Mt. Ver-
non avenue and which attracted to
the spot large number Of people. Ar
chic Dostie was represented by For
tunat Belleau and the plea of the three
respondents was that Of not guilty.
The claim of the defence was that
Archie Dostie was assaulted on the
afternoon Of the trouble and witnesses
were introduced to prove the fact and
also to show that Archie was not in
toxicated. One Of the witnesses testi-
fed that he was not intoxicated on the
day Of the trouble and had not been for
some time as he had promised the
court that he would not get intoxicated.
but the testimony of these witnesses
was not of material value to the re-
spondent as It impressed the court that
those who testified knew very little Of
the trouble which occurred Sunday aft
ernoOn. 1t was also brought out that
during the height of the trouble in the
road Joseph Dostie took from Arches
pocket pint bottle partly filled with
liquor and threw it away. AS an ex-
PLANTATION Of the presence Of the bot
tie in Archie's pocket it was claimed
that he had the liquor for his brother
Tom, who was here on visit.
From what was gathered from the
evidence, much of which was taken
through the medium Of an interpreter,
the court was impressed that Archie
Dostie was the chief instigator of the
trouble. He was accordingly found
guilty and given a sentence of $40 and
! costs or 80 days in Jail. and also order
ed to furnish bond in the sum of $500
to keep the peace for one year. Phil
ibert Gilbert was also found guilty and
given a sentence of SO and costs or 80
day in Jail and in addition thereto or
dered to furnish a bond in the sum of
$500 to keep the peace for six months.
He settled. Joseph Dostie was dis
charged. Archie Dostie entered an ap-
peal and furnished bonds in the sum-
of 5000 for appearance at the Septem-
Der term Of the superior court.
Another case was that Of Come Lii
zotte. who was arraigned on a charge
of larceny but which, however, fell
rather fiat. The warrant on which the
respondent was arraigned was issued
from the municipal court in 1912 on a
complaint sworn out by Nicholas
George and charging larceny, Oct 30,
1912, of several cases Of ginger ale,
also cartons Of cigarettes and a box
of cigars. The respondent absented
himself from the city at that time and
was not apprehended until Monday he
was found at Waterville and taken into
custody, and later brought to Augusta
and locked up. Lizotte was represented
by Former Judge Benedict F. Maher
and pleaded not guilty. The complain
ant. Nicholas George, was the only
witness for the prosecution and as the
evidence offered by him failed to con-
meet the respondent with the case the
latter was discharged.
TIL last case for the day was that Of
Harry Seaford Of Portland. who was
before the court to answer to the
charge Of reckless driving of an auto
mobile one day last week on Western
avenue. in Augusta. The respondent
was represented by Walter NJ. San
born, who asked for a continuance Of
the case until nexf Monday June IA
and the court granted the request.