Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-27

SIDE In the main ROAD anu SiIOtHSF
standing in a field. having broken
through a fence. The occupants of
the two cars were battered about.
After looking the cars over. he said
that he went to Frank Boudreau CT
Richmond, one of the drivers and
with the mans permission. smelled
Of his breath. There was no odor of
liquor on it and he then smelled of
Harringtons' breath, detecting the
odor of alcohol. He then called
officer Plummer, who was assisting
him on the road that evening and
asked him to smell of Harrington's
| breath and of Boudreau's. also
smelled of the mans breath. ~
Brien said that Harrington also
walked little unsteadily. He then
asked Harrington to accompany him
to Gardiner, upon their arrival going
to the police station where he asked
two officers who were there to smell
OF the mans breath. This they did
but said that they could not smell
anything as they had been smoking.
Mr.. O'Brien and Mr.. Harrington then
went to the home OF Chief Roscoe
Dunn, who smelled Of his breath and
could detect the odor Of alcohol. Mr..
| O'Brien then told Mr.. Harrington to
appear in court the next morning
and went back to the scene of the
| accident.
Before leaving the place with
Harrington, Mr.. O'I3rien stated that
one of the girls who were In the
| other car told him that she had seen
! one of the men in the Harrington
car, hiding something in the bushes
| beside the road. Mr.. O'Brien told
Plummer to watch the car and, the
bushes while he was gone and upon
| his return. he searched in the woods
and found paper parcel containing
| bout a dozen Whiskey bottles, some
containing liquor and some broken.
They were found about four feet
| from the edge OF the bushes under
Il little bank
Chief Roscoe Dunn Of Gardiner
then testified that he had been called
late at night by Officer O'Erien to
smell of Harrlngton's breath. This
he had done and said that he could
distinguish the odor of liquor upon
| his breath. He said that apart from
| the odor he could see nothing to
indicate that the man was under the
| influence Of liquor.
| Russell G. Plummer, the State
highway policeman who was assist
night, also testified. He told the
| same story about the wreck and said
| that he would say that Harrington
| was under the influence of liquor. He
| also said that before OBrien left he
told him to watch the cars and the
| bushes.
Frank Boudrcau. driver Of the 9TH
er car then took the stand. He said
that he had been to Gardiner with q
| Mrs. Strang and her three daughters
| and that he was returning to his
| home at the time of the accident. He
said that at the time of the accident
he was on his right side of the road
and that the other car struck his
| damaging it to quite an extent. When
he got out Of the car he helped the
ladies out. Harrington then came
up and accused Boudreau Of having
run into him: he then took Boud-
reau's number. Boudreau did the
same with Harrington. and refused
to talk with him any more, sending
word for the officers to come as soor
as possible. Harrington at this time
seemed to be under the influence OF
liquor.
He further testified that Harring-
ton and the two men who were with