Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
NOT GUILTY THE
VERDICT IN STATE
VS.. HARRINGTON
Case Opened Wednesday of
State VS.. Roscoe Moore of
Vienna, Charged With Main
tanning a Liquor Nuisance
Testimony Completed and
Case Will Go 10 Jury This
Morning

Frank w. harrington OF IdTuinei
was found not guilty Wednesday by
the jury at the superior court after
about a half hour Of deliberation. This
was the climax of case In which
HARRINGTON was charged with operat-
ing an auto while under the influence
of liquor.
As soon as the Harrington case was
disposed of. the case of Roscoe Moore
of Vienna. charged with maintaining
liquor nuisance, was begun. The fes-
timony in this case took the full DAY
and the arguments of the lawyers and
the charge b. Judge Beane will be
given the first thing this morning.
Mrs. Cora Moore Of Vienna was the
first witness for the State. She said
that she lived on what is known as
Vienna Mountain" upon which Ros-
coe Moore and most of the witnesses
in the case also live. She stated tnat
she had three children-two girls, aged
u and 10, and boy of five. She
lived a short distance from the Ros-
coe Moore place at which reside with
Mr.. Moore. his sister. Mrs. William
Thurs;on. and her husband. She said
that she works out doing washing and
homework.
: She stated that she had seen evil
dence of drunke mess coming from
the Roccoe Moore place. She then
named several whom she had seen
coming from there. including a Joseph
Welch and her husband. who she said
5oyap
since February 1st, the date named in
the warrant. She said that he got his
cider at Roscoe Moore's house. He had
been violent at least twice after COM
ing home in this condition. threatening
the girls upon one occasion and on
the other smashing up a cupboard full
of dishes.
She said that upon one occasion Ros-
coe Moore had been at her house when
she returned. but that he left immedi-
atcly At that time they had barrel
with little cider in it, but she had
gone down cellar and pulled the plug
from the barrel right then. Upon one
occa sion her son Maynard. who is five
years old. returned to their house after
a visit to the Rocco Moore place, and
! was sick as the result of drinking some
kind of liquor there. She said that un-
til the first dav of May they can see
we'll between the two houses. but that
after that the foliage Of the trees is
in the way.
Laura Moore. the oldest daughter of
the last witness, then testified. She
said that her father had come home
two or three times during the spring.
A man named Ladd then testified
that he had run cider mill last fail
and that he had delivered about 10
| barrels OF cider to Moore and Shibles
| together. knowing Moore the hest
| he had marked the barrels with
Moore's initials.
| Sheriff f. ID. HaIwood then testi-
f, fed that about the first of June he
had gone to the Moore place and
| that they had searched the place aft
er Shbles had come down from the
field and let them in. They had
| found nothing except a pitcher con-
! tanning a small quantity of old cider
! The house had at that time, bad
smell OF cider.
He was Corroborated by Deputy
Sheriff Robinson, who was with him
at that time.
Here the testimony for the State
ended and the defense was begun.
The Defense
William f. Thurston. who with his
wife lives in the Roscoe Moore
house, was the first to testify. He
stated that he had been working in
the field when the officers came and
that he had let them into the house
He had seen them smell of the
i pitcher, but they did not take it al
! that time. He said that he did not
know what was in it at that time but
that it had contained cucumber
pickles in vinegar the last that he had
seen it.
The officers then went to the cal
after finding nothing else, but short
! ly returned and got the pitcher.
{ He said that no one ever got
drunk in the house and that Joe
We!ch, who had been spoken Of be-
fore. had come there drunk Mrs
Moore was mistaken when she sale
that her husband had come home