Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-12
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Heard Monday at
Municipal Court

and a2ult were the cfxrwee in
rhu. oasss winch hnad the arrenrun
az - Municipaa cunxf n III Mun-
Day sassann- Judge Robert A Cuny
Presiding. II WAS busy session and
the court room was well dlled with
spectators
La the hrsf czse. Allzrd Aupe of
An8unfz was srasgned an the
cnAz0e m rha unlGMfu manufacture
81 aHfUxic1ftng uqunr Auhe is now
serving santnnce in the county mil
for cummnn nmsanre, Judge Became
hzT1nE n1utGnnad him II rhe septem-
aer TENN II the superior COURT 10
r1y . Tina of S19D and cuzfs of $50
and 10 SERVE TWO mnnfns N. jsll. and
IN default Of payment, SIX months
additional IN 5aai. To tina charge
brought yesterday Auhe pleaded nut
guilty At the cnncsunnn of the
evlnenre--IndEe Cony found prob
znis cAzR. and respondent il To ap-
pezr AT the january term Of the
kennebec county superior cuurr-
County Attorney Walter M SHnbur-n
appeared for tim State.
The principal wztnesses for the
STATE were Carleton Brown and his
brother Harold Brown Of Manctes-
ter who testified that On Sept IA last
they had seen Aube ana another
swamp On the Sanford piacs Al
Manchester where Sheriff HARDWOOD
and his deputies recHnrfv made q
sefxure If an elaborate srlu with all
the HxinSz.
Carleton Brown teErlAed that he
lives On his fathers place. near the
Sanford farm. and ON the abos5e GATE
ne and his brother had gone To get
a COW N the pasture In the swamp
On rhe Sanford place. where the
stove Is located. they sew Aube ana
aaked him II he had seen the COW.
Aube had replied that he had not
and had saau that ne was CAMPING
there while hunting for rabbits and
parC1dEes- WITH Aune there was
another man and they were work
ing by the stove One of the men
contaIner On the Stove and poured IL
out ON the ground Witness tesri-
he'd that II was ON Fred DAYS land.
rnxr there was no camp there. but
IN the trees an umbrella had been
suspended To keep or the rain. His
, testimony vas cor-nhora1ed by that
Of his brother. Harold Brown.
Deputy Sheriff L T Dur-un Of An
.ustA. testified that acting upon
complaints ne had gone 70 the land
OF Fred Day about four miles out of
Augusta and the still together with
barrels filed with liquid and also
! sunns grain had nsen seixed and tax
i q 10 the county Jail. The place is
I about four miles OUT of Augusta.
! Autnnohiie Accident Aired
/ Testimony regarding the accident
winch occurred Sunday evening ON
( Stone street N TINS CITY when an
au1um nbile cnIlided with a motor
cycle was grven N the next case IN
which Fred Gardner uf Augusta was
a-aagned On the charge of driving
an automobile while under the in
finance Of liquor. Respondent mead
ed not guilty and was represented by
Attorney E. r Maner of Auruzra.
the DEFENSE offered no testimony
At the cnnc,uEpn Of the hearing,
Judge Cnny found Gardner guilty.
Imposed upon him fne Of 500 ana
took away his drivers license From
this sentence respondent took an ap-
peal and furnished bonds N the sum
OF $50 for his appearances AZ the
January term of the Kennebec cuun-
y superior court
Police omcHr Frank EaIpen resri-
ned that Sunday evening ne had
been notified that there Was trouble
up ON Stone street. ne had gone I'D
tnere. and had found MIR. Gardner
IN his CIR trying ID back II on the
niirnRd track onto Middle street. Re
had arrested Gardner lie testified
that Gardner WAS intoxicated. he
could soc II from his unsteady walk
ing and the manner IN winch ne
drove the automobile drwn Stone
street when they were going TO the
police station. The cniIisiun On Stone
street had occurred before he ar
motorcycle which had one Of It's
wheels bent over Cross-examinesi.
he said II was herwean and 10 ?.
NJ He said he smeIled liquor ON
Gardner
Next witness for the State was
john Aguer of Augusta who testi-
ned that at about sos Sunday eve
ming he was On hisa motorcycles on
Stone street. near Middle street ana
IN the siiecar was Mrs. Pauline
FernRld Of Augusta he said that MS
motorcycle was stopped. and Was
facing ND Stone street He did NOT
sse the xutumuhile cunning from the
rear, but Gardner driving the
automobile IN the same direction Az
the motorcycle was facing. mad run
iu1o the motorcycle Ee showed a
cut On the head which he said ne
mad sustained from the collision.
and ne also testified thai Mrs Fer
maid had received injuries. He said
the HEdrs On his motorcycle were
turned on The motorcycle had been
stopped for few minutes IN order TO
let Mrs FernAid out. and the motor
waE shur on. The auto had nat the
rezr of the motorcycle. Ee mad seen
Gardner afterwards and Gardner
acted as If ne was intoxicated. Ee
die nut see Gardner walk. but he
smeIled liquor upon him
Mss- Pauline Fernaid. who resides
al 7 Cross street and vino was in the