Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18

Sheriff l.oc..,soG thought the same
Later Mrs. Bird seid. That is my
gin. I got 1t for my own personal
use"
The testimony of Deputy Sheriff A.
O. Robinson of Gardner. who made
the search with McCausland, corrobor-
ated that given BY Mr.. McCausland
And he said that after the search
he had seen a number of men around
the place.
Sheriff E. d. HARDWOOD testified that
on the night of the search and seiz-
ure he saw three DRINKS come from
the front door He knew of the place
where Mrs. Bird lived IN Hallowell.
The defense in the case admitted
that the gin was there but denied that
the quart was intended for sale.
Charles A. Darlington testified that
he boarded ana had rooms at Mrs,
Birds house in Hallowell. He said
on the day the officers searched there
two men had purchased light liquors
from him but neither was intoxicated
He said that as he was not feeling
we'll he had taken a drink of gin
which had come from Mrs. Birds
room. He had left the bottle in the
kitchen. Witness testified that Mrs.
Bird is not engaged in selling any
liquor.
The defendant. Grace Bird. testified
that she leases the building at No. IS
Water street, Hallowell. She said that
when the officers got the bottle she
did not know whether or not 1t was
her gin. She had asked Darlington
and he had said it was. and then she
had told the officers that it was her
gin. She testified that she bought the
liquor in Massachusetts at the price
of 81 per quart and she procured four
quarts. and she said she had never
sold any liquor at that place.
Joseph Hughes of Hallowell testified
that he roomed at Mrs. Birds house
and had seen no signs of sale there.
George Densmore. chief of the Hal
lowell Fire Dept, testified that upon
his inspections of the house he had
seen no signs Of sale of liquor there
The agreed testimony of City Mar
shall Arson Bacon Of Hallowell was
to the effect that he had seen no evil
dence of intoxication about the house,
and from Post Office square and from
his ONCE in the city building he could
plainly see the house
In rebuttal Deputy Sheriffs McCaus-
land and Robinson and Clerk OF
Courts Jones gave testimony.
The iury's deliberate lasted over
an hour.
State vs.. Henry Cote, Apit.
Attorney B. F. Maner entered the
plea of nolo contendere in the case OF
State VS.. Henry Cote, ApIt.. Of Au-
gusta. single sale Sentence was i'm
posed Of a fine of $50 and costs Of $40
and 80 days in jail. and defendant was
put on probation on payment Of costs
In the cases of State VS.. Matilda
Dutil, Aplt., and Mary Ann Lapointe
Aplt.. formerly OF Augusta, charged
with wanton behavior Attorney Maher
entered the plea Of nolo contendere
Each respondent was sentenced to
serve one year at the Woman's Re
formatory at skowhegan and was nut
on probation.
Cases for Today
The following criminal cases are in
order for trial today: State VS.. .Jo-
seph Ferland. Apt.. of Waterville. IL
legal possession; State vs.. Joseph Fer
land, liquor nuisance; State vs.. AIDE
lard Auhe, Aplt, OF Augusta, illegal
possession: State VS.. Harry Mitchell
Aplt, Of Waterville. Illegal possession:
State vs.. George F. Ponlin Of Water
Vile, common nuisance: State vs.. Jo-
seph Rolduc. Aplt.. Of Augusta OBJ
structing an officer: State vs.. Harry
Stickney, Aplt.. Of Togus, single sale:
State VS.. Harry Stickney. common
seller