Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-15
CARL WESTMAN GETS
JAIL SENTENCES on
Three RUM CASES
Appeals and Gives $500
Bail for September
Term of Court-Ed-
win E. Smith Fined
$50 and Costs for Re-
moving Fish Screen,
Appeals

The Tuesday morning session OF the
municipal court was devoted to the
disposal of three liquor cases, the re-
spondent in all Of which was one Carl
Westman Of Augusta and the COM
plainant Deputy Sheriff l.. T. Dutton.
In two of the cases the charge was il
legal possession Of intoxicating liquors,
and in the third it was the single
sale Of intoxicating liquors. In the IL
legal possession ca ses the complain
ant alleged that Westpan had liquor
in his possession on two different oc-
casiors. the first lot being six quarts
Of whiskcy on June IS, and the second
lot being a like amount of the Same
kind of liquor on June 49, The second
warrant alleged the single sale by
Westman on June IA. to one Allen B.
Rackliff of two quarts of whskey.
Westman was represented by Samuel
Titcomb and by advice of his attor-
ney waived examination and pleaded
not guilty. Upon the evidence of the
prosecution the court found the re-
spondent guilty and imposed the US
Ual sentence in each case. In the two
cases of Illegal possession Westman
was given in each case a sentence Of
800 and costs and 60 days in Jail, and
in default of payment of fine and costs
60 days additional. and in the single
sale case Re was given a sentence Of
500 and costs and 80 days in Jail, and
in default of payment of fine and costs
30 days additional. An appeal was
taken in each case and a bond fur
-srf, t. o11 80 fNp
appearance at the September term Of
the superior court.
Tuesday afternoon one Edwin E.
Smith was before the court to answer
to a warrant sworn out against him
by Chief Game Warden Bertrand
Smith and charging him with the vio-
lation Of Section Of the Fish and
Game Laws Of 1918 by removing
screen which had been placed at an
outlet Of Echo lake or Crotched pond
at the dam of the North Wayne Tool
Co. to keep the fish with which the
pond has been stocked from making
their way to other waters. The. re-
spondent was represented by John H.
Maxwell of Livermore Falls and en-
tered a plea of not guilty. The State
! was represented by Melville f. Saw
telle of Augusta.
Warden Smith was the principal
witness for the state and told Of Wis
itng Echo lake last week and of see
ing the screen lying in the water
where it had apparently been left af-
ter having been removed from its
proper position. and he also told of
conversation which had taken place
between himself and the respondent
relative tc the removal of the screen.
The testimony introduced by the de-
Tense tended to show that the screen
had heen removed from its proper
place at the dam because it was i'm
possible to place the f1ashhoards on the
cam under such conditions. It also
came ont that the removal was made
without notification to the Commission
Of Inland Fisheries and Game, by the
authority Of which commission screens
are placed at the outlets Of ponds and
lakes. At the conclusion Of the testi-
mony and the arguments the court
found the respondent guilty and i'm
posed the fine prescribed by the fish
and game laws for tho violation of the
section in question. $50 and costs. Ar
appeal was taken and bonds furnished
in the sum Of 5000 for his arpeara nee
at the Superintendent Of court