The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-27


testimony, Attorney Thorne moved
that the libel be dismissed, but this
was denied by Judge Morrill,.
Mrs. Clukey testified that she was
married II years ago and had two
children. She stated that she had
drank in the last six years. Stated
that she had met Robichaude and
knew Harry NORM, as she gave him
a dollar once to buy lunch for him
self; that she never saw NORM drink,
neither did he ever see her drink.
NORM never took her home intoxi-
Gated she said in denial of previous
testimony and that she never had
drank with Robichaude. She charged
her husband with being friendly with
Miss Page and stated that she had
seen them together. She claimed that
Mr.. Clukey had left home because
she had talked to him of Miss Page
and further claimed that her husband
had taken Miss Page for an aeroplane
trip. Mrs. Clukey stated that she went
to the Page home with the officers
and had seen her husband in the Page
kitchen; also that she had found pic
lures of her husband on the Page
piano. Deputy Sheriff E. S. Adams
and officer Lander told of investga-
tions at the Page home and Napoleon
Gilbert. an uncle Of Mrs. Clukey. stat
ed that he had worked for Mr.. Clukey
and accused him and Miss Page of
undue friendliness nights in 1920
on the river bank. Paul Vigue, of
Madison, worked on the drive for Mr.
Clukey, and testified that last summer
he had carried Clukey in his automo-
bile to the Page home. He stated in
contradiction to previous testimony
which concerned himself and Mrs.
Clukey. that he had never been in
toxicated when with Mrs. Clukey. A
liquor case against him had been
dropped in open court, he stated
Mrs. Delile. the mother of Mrs
Clukey who had been accused of
drinking with her daughter, denied
the same and stated that Mr.. Clukey
had struck her daughter. Antonio
Delile, a brother of Mrs. Clukey, also
testified in her behalf relative to
events of Memorial Day, and Frank
Baker, of Anson, denied that Harry
NORM and Mrs. Clukey had drank Ii
quor at his house so far as he knew.
Kate Dennis, of Madison, a relative,
stated that she had never seen Mrs.
Clukey drink and Josephine st. Peter
denied that Mrs. Clukey and NORM
had ever been at her house drinking,
in contradicting previous evidence.
Mrs. Linn Harding, of Anson, a
graduate of Anson Academy. and a
former teacher, who lives next door
to Mrs. Clukey. stated that she never
saw evidences of Mrs. Clukeys drink
ing and that so far as she knew her
reputation was good. Mrs. George b
Walker, of Anson. wife of the Depu' y
Sheriff of Anson. who is also a neigh
Dor of Mrs. Clukey. stated that Mrs
Clukey bore a good reputation and
she never had known her to be ad-
dicted to the use of liquor. Deputy
Sheriff Walker likewise stated that he
never knew that Mrs Clukey was ad-
dicted to the use of intoxicants.
Miss Helen Page and several other
people were called in rebuttal. Miss
Page stated that the officers had
searched her home in January when
Mr.. Clukey was there. That Mr..
Clukey had called for her father and
had come in, also that her l3 year
old sister. Ruth. was at home when
the officers came. She also stated that
Paul Vigue had never brought Mr.
Clukey to her home in his automobile
and that during the summer OF 1920
she was in Boston. except for very
few days in May. from the first of May
to September. also that she took no
trips to the banks of the Kennebec
river during that summer She ex-
hibited letters to prove that she had
been in Boston during the summer.
but County Attorney Thorne called
attention to the fact that there were
no letters which bore the dates of
June. She took an aeroplane trip
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