Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-22
Verdict for the
Defendant in Case
of Fogg VS.. Locke
First Of Criminal Cases Opened on
Thursday at Superior Court, That
Of State VS.. Thomas Parads,
Charged with Illegal Possession -
Defense Scheduled for This Morn


The last case on the civil docket for
the September term of the superior
court went Thursday noon to the Jury.
the testimony having been heard
Wedne sday. This was the case of An
ME NJ Fogg VS.. Fred j. Locke in which
judgment OF $1,000 was asked for an
alleged misstatement of facts by which
The plaintiff was induced to buy prop
erty which she would not otherwise
have bought. Thursday forenoon was
taken up with the argument of the
lawyers and the charge Of Judge
Bcanr. the case going to the jury about
noon. They returned verdict for the
defendant.
With the opening Of court in the aft
ernoon the criminal cases were begun.
The first case on the docket, that of
state vs. Thomas Paradis, was start
ed. The case of the state was COM
pletcd and the respondents contention
outlined when court adjourned last
night.
This case is one in which the re-
spondent is charged with having liquor
in his possession Illegally with intent
to sell. He pleaded not guilty and was
represented by Attorney George W.
Hesclton of Gardiner and Edward
Bridgham of Bath. The case of tho
State was handled by County Attorney
/ Walter NJ. Sanborn.
Sheriff F.. y. Harwood of kennebec
county was the first witness for the
state. lie testified that he had on the
oSth day Of July searched a cottage
on the North Shore of Lake Cobbos-
see. This was at about 1890 at night
and at the time that he and the other
officers went to the place there was no
one about. Believing that the cottage
was occupied by Arthur Spaulding, he
sent word To Spauiding to come to the
cottage. Speulding did not come, but
Parads soon arrived on the scene and
the sheriff asked him If he was the
proprietor of the place.
lie further testified that Paradis
said that he was not, but that he had
been staying there. He was then told
to call Spaulding. and soon returned
with two men. They asked to see the
warrant and read it. They did not let
When paradis left for the first time he
was heard to remark that he would
like to punch the sheriff in the jaw.
Here with the permission of the
court. Judge Herbert r. Foster of
Winthrop was placed on the stand
He said that the case had been heard
in his court August . and that at that
time the liquor (Which had been
brought into the court room) was
produced as evidence. by Sheriff
HARDWOOD. He said that the liquor
had been in his care since the day of
the trial and that it was exactly as
produced at that time with the ex-
ception that some samples had been
taken by Mr.. Quimby for the pur-
pose Of analysis.
On cross examination. 1t was found
that the warrant had been dismissed
al that time because of imperfections
and that later both Spaulding and
Parads had been arraigned upon
separate warrants worded the same
and covering the same liquor. Neither
had testified and Spaulding had been
discharged. He did not know where
the liquor had been before i was
brought TO his court.
Sheriff HARDWOOD being recalled
testified that they found two cans
containing liquor under sort of safe
in the sitting room Of the cottage,
one can behind a trunk upstairs. a
bottle of gin in a suitcase upstairs.
and several bottles of liquor in a
cupboard downstairs. There were al