Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-20
PETER BEAUL|EU
FINED ON ASSAULT
AND BATTERY CHARGE
Sheriffs Find Hide and a Little
Liquor at Place of Stella Dun
das on Thomaston Roadside
Gives Bond for Appearance
This Morning Before the Mu-
nicipal Court

Peter Beaulieu was before the munic-
ipal court Monday morning to answer
to complaint sworn out against him
by Gideon Bilodeau, who alleged that
tile respondent committed assault and
battery upon the person of the COM
plainant, who also alleged that the as
sault took place Sunday noon in the
apartments of Archie Cloutier in the
basement OF Mrs Harvey's store on
upper Water street. Bilodeau claimed
that the respondent struck him several
times and also bit him on the fingers.
When asked whether or not he waa
guilty of the charge Beaulieu allowed
that he was not, and claimed that Bio
Geau struck him tirst, after INVITING
him that he was getting old and saying
that he could rot come back
The testimony tended to show lat
when Bilodeau went into Clouticrs
apartments Cloutier and Biodeau
were playing pitch and that several
other men were also in the roomi that
someone gave Bilodeau a dollar and
that he went out and got pint and
that when he came back all had
drink: that Biodeau was looking ove,
the cards which Cloutier held in his
hand and told him which card to play;
that 1t was then, according to Bilodeau II,
that the respondent grabbed him; that
he tried to push Beaulieu off but that
the latter threw him down
Bcaulieu cla timed that Bilodeau
grabbed him by the mouth and it was
then that the complainant received the
bites on his fingers. He also claimed
that Bilodeau meddled with the card
game. At the conclusion of the taking
OF testimony the court found the re-
spondent guilty and imposed sen
tence Of So and costs or 50 days in Jail,
which was paid.
Another mater before the court was
one case Of fntoxicxtion in which the
respondent was found guilty and was
given sentence Of s. and costs or so
days in Jail. This was raid. In this
case the respoi dent volunteered the in
formation the price of booze had
"riz," and that the stuff which had got
him into court cost $3.50 a quart.
Sheriff IIarwood and Deputy Sheriff
H. W. McCausland made a trip to the
Togus district Monday afternoon and
visited the place of Mrs. Stella Dundas
on the Thomaston road, which they
searched for intoxicating liquors. with
the result that they found a well con
cealed hide" and q small quantity of
liquor. The hide was located in the
stable. ard was under the stable floor,
entrance to it being had by lighting a
short plank in the floor which could
be lifted at will. and when returned to
place fitted closely. To further con-
ceal the entrance to the hide sawdust
and chips were scattered over the piece
of plank and it was also covered by a
wood pile.
In the hide the officers found half
pint of whiskey. but nearby were found
40 or so empty long neckers,, about as
many pints and also half pnts of the
same pattern Mrs, DundaS was ar
rested and brought into the city, where
she appeared before Judge Lancaster
of the municipal court and gave bonds
in the sum of 5000 for her appearance
before the court at . O'clock this morn
ing.