Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-17

Ing firearms Eniawfufiy, resuunder-
pleaded nnlp cunrgncrs. Judge Beam.
Imposed sentence upon Darling of &C
Gays In jail efeCEve after the SAINT
ence IN the first case.
Stzte Va. William Mann. Arrt
The second case thai came up @or
E1al was that Of State VS.. William
Mann OF C0lehronk, n. H. an ap-
peaied case trnm the Waserville rnu-
nicipRl court IN winch on cuupiaiur
Oh City Marshal Harrington of Wa
Iervi4Ae respondent was charged with
Aiesa4 Possession Of intoxicating lir-
nors- Attorney for respondent was
Burie,gh Martin of Angusta-
The States case rested upon the
testimony Of City Marshal Charles
Il harrington Of Warsrville. WIN
teslnen that On June Is last. me
day before the General Edwards cele-
nranon. he had seen respondent err
Iylng q suit case down Pleasant
street, Watervilie. Witness had foi-
lowed Mann, who set the suitcase
down, and had asked him Il II was n;s
case Mann had denied that i, was.
City Marshal Harrington had then
"a pint bottles full OF wf1isBer. The
1oliowlng Gay Mann had acknowiedg-
&c II was his and that he had bought
II IN Boston. Mann had been asked
by the judge of the warsrville NIL
n1c1paI court ID telephone some of
Inc lea11ng citizens at Colebrouk. n.
Il, where Mann said he lived. IN
prove his story, but Mann had ra-
FUSED 10 do this Upon crnHs-exam-
1naaon by Attorney Martin. City
Marshal harrington testified that he
mas no evidence that Mann intended
ID sell the liquor.
The respondent Mr. Mann. tesri
ne0 mat ne lives IL Colebrook. N. II
lnH1 ne II 81 wears ue age. and suu-
ports his wife and two crippled sorrn.
On June L as ne was about ID Ieave
Boston fnr his home II CoIebrootx
N f., ne purchased the "a uinrs of
w1lEkey AT $2a. On the way home
he had been informed that wav
TO get there would he to ger eff the
train at WEIsrvff1e. take the eiecrrics
20 Lewiston. and then 60 ny train
10 Colehrook- n. L At warervIIie.
where he had been asked il the suit
case was his. the question had SEEM
ed SO seif-evident that he had ans
wered NO" Respondent testified
that he purchased the liquor fnr nis
own personal use and not to sail. Ee
had not talephoned TO Cuiebrook. N.
Il, because he did not want his fam
iiy To know of il.
Arguments were made by Attorney
Martin for the defendant and Conn
~ Attorney Sanhnrn for the State.
and Judge Became gave the c;larre
10 the jury.
After having the case under ccn
sideration a little over TWO hours. the
jury brought in the verdict Of mt
guilty.
Sentences in otsssr Cssus
In the CASE of State vs. Joseph Flair,
Apft-. OF Watervifle. charged with
Illegal possession, Fred ". Clair of
Warerviile appeared as counsel fnr
respondent Plea of nolo cuntendre
was entered Judge Beanie Imposed
sentence upon Blair az a dne Of zion,
costs OF $c5 and 60 days IN jall, and
respondent was put ON probation an
the payment Of fine and costs.
Attorney Clair appeared as counsel
tor Allie Priest. AMT, Of vassalburn.
charged with Illegal keeping. Plea of
nnio cuntEndre was entered Sent
ence was imposed of a fne Of s1fe.
costs OF SIS and one year IN jail, and
respondent was placed On probation.
On the payment Of costs.
In second case against Priest.
charged with Illegal keeping, judge
meut was for the State and the
liquors were forfeited.
The next case taken up was that
Of State VS.. Jerry DUDE. Aprt.. of
Oakland, charged with single sale
Clair appeared for DUDE