Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-22

so a number of empty bottles in the
shed near the camp and under the
camp. He took the liquor thus found 1
to Augusta and kept it in the strong
room at the Jail until the time Of the
trial at Winthrop and it was the |:
same when it left his possession as it
court room in the presence of both .
himself and Judge Foster samples ,
were removed for analysis.
The sheriff also testified that Para
dis was in the cottage while the [,
search was going on and that he had
asked the sheriff to keep a record of
what they found. He said that he
had had complaints about the place
Upon cross examination which was
long and grilling, he said that he had
no knowledge that the cottage was ,
occupied by Spaulding when he went
theIe and he had never said that he
had tried to make it as easy for him
as possible as Spaulding was friend
Of his friends. He said that he had
had some conversation with Consta-
bles Cleaves and Hewitt who went
with him, but that Spaulding's name
had to enter the cottage by breaking
a screen and going in through a win
dow.
Clarence P. Quimby, principal OF
Cony High school, was then called to
! the stand. He testified that he was
graduate of Bates college and that he
had taken a post graduate course at
Harvard college, in both places spec
ializng inschemi-try. He has taught
chemistry for six years and has for
some time past done liquor analysis
for the counties of Kennebec. Som
erset and Waldo and that this is the
seventh consecutive case in which he
has analyzed liquor. He had taken
four samples which had been an
alyzed. Some had analyzed as high
as IS per cent, alcohol One bottle he
thought contained synthetic gin.
Some, time was consumed with de-
tailed account of the methods used in
manufacturing synthetic gin as well
as distilled gin, and their reaction
when mixed with water.
Lewis NJ. Cleaves Of East Winthrop.
engineer at the power station of the
A. and X. railroad at that place. then
testified. He said that he has been
a constable in the town Of Winthrop
since last March and that he had
| been with Sheriff Harwood when he
made the seizure at the Spauldlng
cottage. He had thought that it was
Spaulding's place, but that he had
not known for sure. He corroborated
! Sheriff Harwood as to the details of
the seizure. He had had complaints
about the camp in his capacity as
constable, but had not made de-
| tailed investigation into the matter.
/ He said that he had telephoned to
the sheriff on the night of the seizure
acting upon complaint received
! that night. Not trusting the tele-
phone he had told the sheriff that he
wanted to see him and that he would
walk toward Augusta and meet him.
| They had met near the Manchester
line and had afterward gone to Au-
gusta where they had gotten search
warrant from Court Recorder Arthur
Tiffin. They had then gone to the
cottage and had raided it. He had
received a complaint in the first part
of the evening that liquor had been
taken to the camp.
Constable Ernest P. Hewitt of Win
throp testified that he had arrived at
the Spaulding cottage about the time
that Pardis returned for the second
time. Fl" corroborated the story of
Sheriff HARDWOOD and Constable
Cleaves.
Mrs. Mary Tibbetts of Augusta,
owner Of the cottage, testified that
she had lived in the cottage for about
two weeks before she turned it over
to Spaulding This had been on the
18th of June. She testified that there
lad been no liquor in the cottage
when she left
With the admission Of the liquor
as evidence. the state here closed its
case. After the outline Of the case of
the defense and the swearing in of
the witnesses for the defense the
court was adjourned until TINS morn
ing at $50.