Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-21

gAilty, entered plea OF p0to c0ntenocso
and filed demurrers. Judge Beane inn
posed sentences upon Cormier % fol-
lows: In the single sale case fine OF
500. costs Of ye5 and two months in
Jail, II fine and costs not paid four
months additional In jail; In the COM
mon nuisance case. fine Of $500 ana
costs Of SO and four months In jail
il fine and costs not paid. eight months
additional in jail. Cormier furnished
bail in the sums OF $40 and 5000 In
the two cases on the demurrers. The
third case against cormier was placed
on file
State W. Alfred cormier
In the case against Alfred Cormier of
Augusta. charged with illegal trans
portation Of liquor. Attorney B. F.
Maher of Augusta appeared as coun-
sci for respondent. Plea OF not guilty
was withdrawn and plea of noio con-
tendere was entered. and demurrer
was filed in the case. Judge Beane i'm
posed sentence upon Cormier Of fine
Of 300 and SIS and 60 months in jail
and four months additional in default
of payment Of fine and costs. and re-
spondent was placed on probation on
the payment of fine and costs. He fur
nished bail in the sum Of $500 on the
demurrer.
State VS.. Joseph eelduc
Attorney Maher was counsel for re-
spondent in two cases against Joseph
Bolduc of Augusta, indicted for un-
lawful manufacture of intoxicating Ii
quor at Belgrade, Jan. 8, 1921, and
for illegal possession of liquor. Plea
of nolo contendere was entered and
demurrers were fled in both cases.
In the first case Bolduc was sem
fenced to serve two months In Jail. In
the second case he>was sentenced to
pay fine of 500 and costs Of $50 and
60 days in jail. and If not paid. four
months additional in Jail, and Bolduc
was placed on probation on the pay
ment of fine and costs. He furnished
bonds in the sum Of $500 in each case
on the demurrer.
In passing sentence in the case in
which Bolduc had pleaded nolo con-
tendere to the charge of unlawful
manufacture of intoxicating liquors,
Judge Beane announced that in cases
Of that kind his policy would be to
impose sentence to the full extent al
lowed by the statute.
Another case taken up yesterday
was that against Joseph A. Moore of
Houlton, indicted for adultery with
Elizabeth B. Weymouth at Chelsea,
Oct. IL, 1920, in which case plea Of
no. Nj
Z. Sawtelle of Augusta appeared as
counsel for the respondent and Coun-
ty Attorney Walter M. Sanborn ap-
peared for the State.
Moore was formerly seaman in
the United States Navy ana after
having been granted an honorable dis
charge on account OF physical disa-
bility, was granted a government
course in vocational training at the
New England Conservatory of Music
at Boston. He was studying there
when he was arrested for the offense.
Judge Beane imposed sentence upon
Moore of six months in Jail, placing
him on probation on the payment of
costs Of $50.
Attorney Burleigh Martin appeared
as counsel for respondent in the case
against Charles A. McCauley of Au-
gusta, who had pleaded nolo conten-
dere to an indictment charging him
with larceny of 1888 from Andrew Ra-
desky at Augusta, Jan. 4, 1921 Nc
Cauiey is an ex-service man, having
served in the United States Navy
during the war.
Judge Beane imposed sentence up-
on McCauley of one year in Jail, plac-
ing him on probation on the payment
OF costs amounting to SIS.
State We. James Seates
The first criminal case for trial at the
term was that against James Scates of
Mt. Vernon. charged by indictment
with the larceny of one skunk skin
valued at s3.43 and muskrat skins VAL
ued at SLOT from Fred A. Furnish Of
MT. Vernon. Respondent had pleaded
not guilty and was represented by At
torney Burleigh Martin of augusta
County Attorney Walter NJ. sanborn Of
augusta appeared for the State.
me first witness was Frederick A.
Kurdish Of Mt. Vernon. who testified
that he was trapping last fall and as
ne caught muskrats he would skin then,
and stretch the skins. When he left
Tor Portland on Nov. 80 last. to mass
DAY or SO. he had So muskrat skins
and one skunk skin which were strung
on a wire at his home. His mother
was at home when he went to Port.
land.
IN MS return to his home he discov.
cred that 4S muskrat skins and one
SKUNK skin were missing. He followed
mans tracks which led to the road
and he stated that he later saw these
same tracks at the farm where James
scates was stopping. He said that he
later found the skins at the Augusta
Iailow Co.. where they had been pur-
chased, and he testified as to the man
ner IN Which he claimed that he iden-
tined the muskrat and skunk skins. nv
the way in which he had dressed and
stretched them. He testified to coming
to Augusta with Henry Skates and
James Skates. James Skates having
carried suit case which he left At
Wards barber shop. After Mr.. Furnish
had secured the skins at the Augusta
Tallow Company's house. he and a DO
lice had examined the suit case at the
barber shop but had found It empty,
He said the value OF the skunk skin
was Is and the muskrat skins he val.
ued at $50 each.
At the trial at the lower court, he
testified. he was able to put the nails In
the skunk skin fitting right into the
holes on the board on which he said 1t
had been stretched. but since that time
the skin had shrunk to some extent