Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-27
bondsmen being w. P. Perry and
w. Merrill of Augusta.
State VS.. George A. Cloutier

w. Merrill of Augusta.
State VS.. George A. cloutier
In the case of State VS.. George A.
Cloutier of Augusta Attorney b. +.
Maher appeared and filed demurrer.
The respondent, who was indicted 1or
common nuisance, was sentenced to
nav a fine of 5000 and costs of $2o. He
furnished BAH in the sum of $500, MS
bondsmenf being A. S. Cyr and Peter
Savoie of Augusta.
State VS.. Charles and Eliza 3. Ward
The case of State VS.. Charles and
Eliza b. Ward of Gardiner was heard
before a drawn jury although the case
did not reach the jurors for their de-
cision. Upon this jury were the follow
ing: Fred \. Haynes, Wayne; FRED ~.
Williams, Winthrop; Henry D. B..
Aver. Vassalboro Frank H. Taylor,
Winthrop; George II. Harvey, Angus
ia: Frank Weeks, Randolph; John j.
Lintern, Watorville; James McQuillan.
Winslow: George H. Eames, Winslow;
Hiram Ray. Waterville; Linwood
Eastman. Clinton; Nathan Grover, Au-
susta. Mr.. Aver was appointed the
foreman.
The first witness was Deputy Sher-
if Edwin Bullock of Windsor, who
testified that he had gone TO the office
of the internal revenue collector and
had copied the record relative to Frank
T.. Lemar of Gardiner.
Frank e. Lemar of Gardiner testified
that he was clerk at Ward s drug store
| at 312 Water street, Gardiner, from May
/. 10, to about the middle of October
and he testified concerning Mr.. Ward
| being away. at Old orchard and at the
/, jail at Augusta. He said Mrs. Ward
came down and told him things to do
| when Mr. Ward was away. Witness
testified that liquor was SOLD at tne
drug store and that Mrs. Ward had
come down from the jail, where she
had visited her husband and had told
them to stop selling. ana ne testified
that Mrs. Ward had been IN the store
when liquor was sold. Upon cross-ex-
animation he admitted that upon one
occasion on a Sunday, Mr.. Ward had
come into the store Unexpectedly, com
ing from Old Orchard and had found
him and some other fellows playing
poker and Lcmar stated that he had hid
the kcg of beer as soon as nc could. Lee
mar said he did not remember ever 60
ing to a man and asking him to use
his influence with Mr.. Ward to let him
Lcmar) sell liquor at the store.
The next witnesses were George Le-
mar and Marcus Kenney, both of Gardi-
ncr lcmar testified of having pur-
chased whiskey of Fred King at the
store on the Sunday before Christmas
and Kcnncy said he had purchased al
cohoI of Mr.. Ward and of Mr.. King.
upon two occasions on January 6 at the
store.
Clerk of Courts Charles w. Jones tcs-
tilted regarding statements Mrs. Ward
had made about the ownership of the
place when she had given bail for Mr..
| Ward.
Defense
The defense in the case as stated by
Attorney Halliday was briefly that Mr..
| Ward had gone to Lcmar and had told
! him he was done selling liquor. that
he was out of tho business and was not
! going to take any more chances. Ward
then went to Old orchard, leaving Lc-
mar in charge Of the store and the cash
re gistcr. Mr. and Mrs Ward returned
and then Mr.. Ward commenced serving
his sentence is Jail Mrs Ward had
found very little. money and about $500
worth of unpaid bills. And the defense
claimed that Lomar gave money to King
to keep his mouth closed about the sell
ing of liquor at the store.
Mr.. Ward testified that prior to April.
{1,o
indictment was found he had stopped
selling and had not sold any from May
! | to the present time. He testified about
going 10 Old Orchard for his health and
| finding out in October that there was
about $500 in unpaid bills at the store,
I-pon crosse Examination Mr.. Ward
stated that I.emar had sold liquor
when he first worked there and had
continued to sell it up to last April
and he testified that he had turned the
stock and fixtures of the store over TO
Mrs. Ward without her knowledge,
iconvcyjnc it TO his wife through Le-
mar.
Fred King Of Gardner testified that
| he is employed as clerk at Ward
drug store and had been there since
I L.,
there he knew of no liquor being soid.
Mr.. Ward had gone to Old Orchard
IN lime % and the latter part of May
the witness first suspected that Lemar
was selling liquor. witness 'eS'iiieu
that he had never SOLD any hquor a.
tho store. -,
Warren T.. Tozier. city marshal OF
Gardiner. testified that the drug stores
/ osr
were supposed to close at IL o ciooh
on Sundays. ..sa
r e. johnson Of Gardiner testified
mat he put up the prescriptions at
wards drug store and that the pre-
scription business was rather hight. he
had not seen any liquor IN the store
since May /.
Mrs Eliza e. Ward of Gardiner tes-
tined that she never had anything TO
do with the management of the store
and that she knew nothing ol we
transfer of the stock and fixtures OF
~ store 70 her She testified about
going away with Mr.. Ward, returning