Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-23
Lander Guilty, Date
Mixup Causes Mol
Pros Common Seller

The case of State VS. Charles A.
Lander chief of the police at Madi-
son on charge of single sale on the
December Goth, 1922 which was open
ed late Friday night was resumed
Saturday morning and the first wit
ness callcd was Judge J. Frank
Withee of Madison who testified that
so far as he knew Lander's reputa-
ton wac good. Charles Lander the
respondent was the second witness
and he testified that he did not on
that date and never had sold to Ar
thur Masalin any Intoxicating liquor,
but that he had had some trouble
with him and had told him to go
home off the street and that Masalin
had replied that he, Lander would
get his pay for it. When asked by
Thorne in cross examination - If he
had ever been connected with liquor
business in any way he replied no.
only to. drink n lietle. James Bur-
wooG who worked in the pool room
with Charles Lander the Sunday night
before Christmas cleaning up the al
leys testified as did Lander that
Lander was at the pool room from
500 to about midnight that night
when the state claimed he went to
the Masalin house. James Brooks
VINO purchased INC NtdSdllH IOuSC
and now resides there was called
and testified to finding 40 gallon
cans under the floor of the house.
there b trap door in the bed
room off the kitchen. Several cans
were presented like the one in which
the State claimed that Lander sold
gallon of high wine to Arthur
Masalin and at the suggestion of
county attorney Thorne. nine other
cans were brought into the court
room which Brooks had left in the
law library and were entered as eX-
hibits by the State which were diff
fercrt from the one first entered by
the state.
After the testimony of Brooks the
defense reste and the state in re-
buttal put on several witnesses in
the attempt to show that Mr.. Lander
got liquor for n travelling salesman
on night last fall and which Iandee
in rcbuttal denied. but admitted to
riding in the car with the man stat
| ing that the package was in the car
on the back seat and that he did not
get it for the travelling salesman
| neither al he take any money for
it, After recess which was declared
at the close of the rebuttal Attorney
| Brown gave his argument which was
| followed by that of the county attOr-
! ney Thorne, and Judge Dunn's
| charge.
! County attorney followed Mr..
| Grown with his argument and the
| judge gave his charge before the ad
| iournment of court for the noon in
| PERMISSION and the jury reported a
| little before 3 o'clock with IL verdict
Of guilty for Charles a. Lander
! With the opening of court at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon the case
of State VS.. Harold Symonds of Madi-
| son. charged with being common
seller was started and the following
jurors were drawn: Henry Richard
son. foreman, Skowhegan; Jennie
Kreger of Fairfield: Herbert +. Car
SON of brighton. Leigh NJ. Leadbet--
ter of IiArmony, Merritt Gould of
Cornville, Herbert A. Boardman of
Scion. Edmund c. Durgin of West
| Forks. Urban T.. Spaulding of Cara
funk, Charles ID. Bates of Fairfield.
George w. Higgins of Madison. Carl
| w. Nelson of Canaan. Lionel G. Traf-
| ton of Skowhegan.
| The case was opened by County
Attorney James II. Thorne of North
| Arson and the following witnesses
! were called for the state. Linwood
. Worster. Alfred Ingalls, and Oscar
| Baker of Madison. Mr.. Baker in his
testimony. stated that the purchase
made of Symonds was in 1927 and not
! according to q written statement
which Thornr had of n sale at GER
! tain time included in the time alleged
! in he indictment and because Of the
varience in dates the county attor-
ncy mol pressed the case. after which
court adjourned until go Monday
| morning.