Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-24
Driver Fined For
Illegal Operating of Car

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Stories Of a free for-all fight be-
tween the driver. the occupants Of the
car and the bystanders developed as
result Of the haling into court on
Monday morning OF Eli Cayeuette, who
was arrested in Clinton Saturday night
by Deputy Sheriff Carroll Robinson Of
Clinton on a charge of operating a car
Cayouette was given the minimum
fne Of 500 and costs, amounting TO
$115.70. or 80 days in jail He paid.
Deputy Sheriff Robinson testified
that he was called Saturday night be-
tween and 10 o'clock to about three
miles above Clinton. between Clinton
and Burnham, where he found Cayou-
cite in the car which he had driven
from Waterville, and that he was in
told the deputy sheriff that he had mad
two drinks of liquor and that he had
had no sleep for several nights and
asked Robinson to take his number and
let him stay and sleep until he was
able to operate his car. when he would
drive to Waterville and appear in
court Monday morning Sheriff Robin
son, however. arrested Cayouefte and
took him to Clinton. where he kept him
over night and brought him to Water
vile Sunday morning, where Cayou-
cite secured bail for his appearance
Monday morning. Mr.. Robinson stated
that the car which Cayouette was
driving had been in collision with an
other car, that the bunter was bent,
one of the mudguards bent. cap
knocked off one of the wheels and a
hole cut in one of the tires.
Charles Proctor. in front of whose
home the car came to a stop, told a
more complete story. He said that
there were five occupants of the car,
two young men and two young women.
besides Cayouette. He stated that he
should call the respondent very much
under the influence Of liquor and that
he owned up that he had been drinking
Mr.. Proctor later said that. one of the
girls had been choked by Cayouette
until she was unconscious and as limp
as a bag Of sand, and that her throat
was badly swollen before she left the
place. and that he heard her say that
she would cut every tire so that he
(Cayouette) could never run his car to
pay him for choking her. Her race
also showed several marks upon 1t
which had evidently been received in
the encounter. Three Of the party car
ried her up to the house and she was
unable to stand when set on her feet.
Cayouette testified that he was called
out in the evening to go down on the
Sidney road and bring a party home
who had car trouble and that on his
return he went. to his station at the
corner of Appleton and Main streets
and found a party Of four who wanted
him to take them to Camp Benson to
dance. The party left Waterville about
s15 o'clock and had some liquor In
their possession. They offered him
some and he took two small drinks.
Beyond Clinton they were run into by
a car and the above damage resulted
They did not know the number OF the
car with which they collided. Cayou-
cite said that he endeavored to change
a tire and had worked but short
time when he felt sick and had to
give IL up. He got into the car and
laid down on the seat and although
the boys with him wanted to drive the
car he would not allow them to do so
He said that he wanted to stay in the
car but Sheriff Robinson put the hand
cuffs on him and took him into his car
and carried him to Clinton. He SAID
that besides Nadeau, Pat cary ana
two girls made up the party
Pete" Eadeau, who was one OF the
PARTY of four who was with Cayouette'
was the next witness, and ne testlheo
practically to the same story as that
told by Cayouette. He stated furtnef
that he went to a farmhouse to tele-
phone for someone to come and get
them and bring them back home.
Mr.. Proctor when further questioned
said that someone broke two quart
bottles Of liquer against a piece OF
rranite at the corner of his lawn and
that some Of the party went into MS
piece and rolled a lot OF II
down, and that the whole party mad
been drinking.
In imposing sentence Judge Plum
stead said that because the party gave
cayouette the liquor did not minimize
his ofense. but to his thinking the
entire party was equally culPapie ana
he believed that they should all De
brought into court. He imposed the
minimum sentence, however. and Cay
ouette paid. Cayouette is brakeman
On the Maine Central railroad but had
laid off for a week to stay at the au-
tomobile station while Frank Pelkey
was away. Cayouette has license as
a public auto driver. Cary could not
be found Monday morning and 1t is IN
derstood that the two young women
have gone to Boston for time.