Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-16
MRS, GARRANT HELD
FOR THE GRAND JURY

Mrs. Grace Garrant. proprletress -
the Bav View" Hotel. was before lh'
court Wednesday forenoon on
charge Of maintaining common
nuisance at the above place. IN
charge was preferred by two young
girls. Miss Frances Murphy of Am
herst. y. S. and Miss Mary McArd'e
of Calais, who had worked at t"s
i,hotei for a few weeks as chamoef-
maids. Frank Plumstead was coun-
sci for the prosecution while Fred W.
Clair represented the defendant.
Judge Matthieu held her in $500 tor
appearance at the September term of
court.
Miss Murphy testified that she had
known Of men and women, who were
not man and wife, having occupied
the same rooms at various times
that when she had cleaned up the
rooms she had found many boftl-'
which had contained something
which she pronounced 10 be whi5
key. according to her best judgment.
She named Al the request Of her
counsel a girl whom she had seen
there number of times with a .aDn
who was not her husband. Miss Muir
ply admitted on c. discrimination
that il was matter Of wages that
caused her to bring the action into
court In answer to a question tN
Judge Matthieu she said that she had
been approached on certain date by
Frank I3elliNeau. q clerk al the no
tel. in regard 10 making a date with
q man at the hotel and told thai il
would be worth her while
Miss McArdle gave substantially
the same testimony and her cross ex-
animation brought out no new facts.
Mrs Grace NJ Garrant. the defend
ant was the first witness called. She
said that she had never given orders
to rent rooms in the hotel for immor
al purposes, but that she has driven
girls ont Of the hotel; that they had
revfer sold liquor there or permit
ted it 10 he used and if patrons tf
tie house had used liquor. they ha L
either brought it in in n grip or iii
their pockets. The defense sought 10
show that Belhveau was out of town
on the night that Miss Murphy and
Miss McArdle had said that he lp-
preached them in regard to keeping
a date with a man and Mrs Garraut
said taht they were in Skowhegan.
She admitted that she is under pro-
baton, which expires in September.
AXel NJ. Smedbcrg, the next wit
ness. is night clerk at the Bay View.
His testimony was chiefly IN regard
to Belliveaus whereabouts on the
night in question. He also said that
he had orders not to leI rooms for
improper purposes and If rooms ha !
! been 50 used il WAS without knoWl-
edge or consent Of Mrs. Garrant. lie
testified on cross examination thai
there were few women guests at The
! house and that girls reputed To he
street walkers came in and out of
the hotel but never stopped.
: Frank Belliveau. the day clerk, gave
testimony chiefly in regard to the fixing
! of the date in question. when he declar-
ed that he was out Of town. He denied
the statement of the young women that
( he had approached them in regard to
making date with a man. He stated
I that very few of the patrons Of the
/ house were women He said that the
work Of the girls as chambermaids was
not satisfactory.
! Mrs. Stella Woodbury.. late Of Rock
wood. who has been at the Bay View
waiting for her furniture to come TO
this city. said she had been sewing and
doing chamber work there for about
4 TWO weeks while waiting for her goods.
/ She also said that Belliveau was away
on the day mentioned. Questioned by
Judge Matthew, she said that she asked
. 4 hackman to take her 20 good pla &c
and he had taken her 70 the Bay View
and she discovered that she knew Mrs.
Garrant some year ago. She admitted
that she had been divorced from her
husband. he getting the divorce, but she
did not know for what cause.
! William Cameron was the last witness.
/ He was asked regarding the date in
question but was rather uncertain in
his testimony.
/ Counsel for the defense waived are,l-
ment and Judge Matthew announced
that the court found probable cause and
held the respondent in tho sum Of 500
o. her appearance at the September
term of court.
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