Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-25

80 out Of that place in an intoxicated
.ona;tion Witness could not remember
% he had seen women going IN 'heio'
r,,on ono occasion when he had sedrch-
"a the house he found some bottles Oh
min. and a bottle of brandy. the vine
III hsen nrocured for the jewish mol
iaa,s and a deputy sheriff had oeen
seen about that matter. me WILKES
went to the place to search Mi''
mel was very excited but her nusoonu
said. go ahead and search. "l'noss
had followed a girl upstairs anu hoN
taken from her bottle, Whlch she "''.
irving to hide. The girl "oulu ~.
tell him where she got the pottie -
intoxicating LIQUOR but had salo 'hat
she did not drink it, she nad saiu N'e
,,aruel gave her the bottle to take up
-.air I-non cross-examination he SAID
mat the bottle was the only liquor he
found there intended for safe.
Miss Ethel Spicer Of Waterviile tes-
tilted that she had been employed tnree
weeks at Manuels, having leit there
November ., the day the oihcers maue
~ search. Witness said Mrs manners
tusinoss was selling Uno beer ana rent
~ rooms and she said Mrs. Mahuei
Ia cold TO girls and fellows. ana on
sunday TOO. She testified that the time
I'll aeicers searched there Mrs. Manuel
had piven her a bottle. telling her to
take II upstairs, and she had taken II
upstairs and was in the act oi Pu'''hs
il under the bed clothes when Hne "os
caught. Witness said MIS-. Mahuei
rented rooms and that peoplc uaeu :"
Get drunk and fight at the pidce' y" ~
ncss had told Mrs Manuel thdi women
there ought to be ashamed OF 'neh-
eelyrs and witness teStihed thd' MIS-.
Manuel had made suggestions to her
as how to earn more moheE' pm
cross-eXamination she testihcu 'iht sue
had not drank liquor on the hleh' pc
fore the search and she dld hot nave
II in the bureau drawer. she iad not
told Mrs Manuel she had been drink
ing whiskey. And she testiheo MIS-.
Manuel had told her she must pc good
rirI if She STAYED there and MIS-. Man
nc, did not like to have intoxicated
people there.
Attorney Smith moved that verdict
he directed for the defendant on the
grounds that the evidence had been in
Sufflclelll u sustain li'' di'' 49, ~'-
motion was denied by the court
Defense
The defense in the case was tllat
there was no lewdness at the Manuel
place, that the respondent did not al
low men to bring liquors there, that
SHE did not sell luor, that the rooms
we're let to people they knew, mostly
men, aud that it was not true Mrs. Man
uel had turned over any Intoxicating
liquor 10 Miss Spicer.
Mrs. Manuel the respondent, testified
that she sells Uno beer and that the OIL
GERS had found nothing at her place ex-
cept the bottle which was found in the
possession of Miss Spcer, and witness
said she had never that before. She
testified that Mr., Manuel owned the
house She had never sold liquor there
nor had bad women frequented the place.
She testified that the girl had promised
to he A good girl, but had told the wit
ness she drank the whiskey the night be-
fore tie officers searched the place.
Israel Manuel, husband of the respon-
dent. testified that only Uno beer was
sold at the place. that there were no
quarrcls at the place. and that the girl
had been drinking.
Mrs Lucy Fitzpatrick Of Waterville
testified that she had worked at the
place and that i'll the first days in July
last she had seen no liquor sold there.
II. l.. Gilman of Winsow testified that
he had bought Cno beer at Manuel's
place and had heard people ask for
something stronger but nothing like THAI
had been served to them.
The case was argued and Just previous
to the close of the session Judge Beane
charged the jury The case will be sub
mitted to the jury this morning
State vs.. Wallace Cormier
In the case Of State vs.. Wallace Cor
mer Of Augusta charged with common
nuisance, Attorney B. +. Maher for the
respondent withdrew the plea of not gull
ty and filed a demurrer. The respondent
was sentenced TO pay fine of $500 and
costs of SIS or serve six months in Jail
He furnished bail in the sum of $1,000.
Other Cases
The case of State vs. Jacob Baron Of
w dtcTNlIe was HOl pfOaSeu pctduSe tlle
tax he held was malt liquor tax for the
sale of Uno beer instead of retail liquor
dealers tax, the mistake having been
made III copying from the records.
The case of State vs.. Mary A. Forth of
Waterville, charged with common nuis-
ance, was quashed because of msnomer.
The case of State VS. Elbridgc A. Jones.
Aprt., and the case of state vs.. Harry
Flint, Aplt., were continued.
Divorce Docket
The divorce docket Will be called at the
opening of court this morning and all
lawyers having cases to be heard this
term must be present to have them as
signed.
The first criminal case to come before
the court this morning will be state vs.
Ed Jenness, charged with common NUS
ance Other cases to come up are: State
VS.. William Bolduc. State vs.. William
Howard, State VS.. Andrew and James
Cote State VS.. Arthur Butler, State vs.
PaIpb Marchetti