Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-06

and returned to arrest Cline, who
tried to make a getaway down across
the field into the woods Deputy
Jones gave chase and fired several
shots from his revolver into the air.
He overhauled Cline and took him
into custody. Later he returned to
the spot where he had seen Cline go
for liquor and located the hide under
shelving rock covered with leaves.
He took two full pintS and some
empty bottles from the hide. Cline
appealed from the sentences and was
ordered to furnish bonds in the sum
of $500 for his appearance at the
January term of the Superior Court.
Tells Of Purchasing Liquor From
Cormier
The warrant alleging single sale
against Wallace Cormier of 9 Laurel
street was sworn out by Deputy
Sheriff Henry A. Parmenter, and
Cormier was found guilty of the
charge against him. largely on the
testimony of Harold Pullen of West
Gardiner who told of making pur-
chasos at two different times from
Cormier at his house. Tuesday morn
ing. In the first instance he bought
a pint of alcohol. which he drank
with friends in this cicy. and later in
the forenoon returned and purchased
two half pints. Cormter was found
guilty by Recorder Tiffin who heard
the case and was sentenced to pay
a fire of 5000 and costs of $50 and
to serve 2 months in Jail with
months additional in default Of pay
ment.
Cormier was represented by Attorney
Burleieh Martin and entered plea OF
not guilty. In cross-eXamination Of the
States witness, Pullcn seemed some
what uncertain as to whether the half
Lint bottle containing alcohol exhibited
in court was the liquor he purchased
from Cormicr. He admitted he could
rot tell from the smell and with the
courts admission was allowed to tas'e
of the contents of the bottle, after
which he was quite certain that it was
the same.
Find Hide at cormier House
The other charge against COrmier.
that OF illegal possession. was the re-
suit of Il visit made BY Deputies Ezra
Jones and William a. Cole to Cormier's
house on Laurel street Wednesday
morning. when they found clever
hide in the pedestal beneath the sup
porting columns of an archway divid-
ing the front room. In this hide.
which was opened by an effectively ar
ranged spring panel the searching Of
ficers found two quart bottles contain
ing Canadian red wine and gallon
can with about n half pint of alcohol.
They also located what they believed
to be large hide with capacity of
several hundred gallons underneath the
stairs. access to which was gained by
passing through two secret sheathing
panels. There was no liquor in the
larger hide.
Cormier pleaded not guilty to this
count, but was found guilty on the
testimony of the officers. and Recorder
Tiffin in pronouncing sentence recalled
the various other occasions on which
the respondent had been before the
court on liquor law violations and
said: 1.-The officers Of this county are
determined that you shall cease this
trafficing in liquor. and / am going
to give you the maximum sentence of
$500 fine and costs of $50 and six
months in Jail, with six months more
on failure to pay fine and costs, and
when you get out of this you had bet
ter keep out Of the business"
Cormier appealed from both SEN
fences and furnished $500 bonds in
each case for his appearance at the
January term Of the superior court.
Single Sale at Windsor Fair
Deputy Sheriff Jones rounded out a
busy day Tuesday by attending Wind
sor fair. where he arrested Byron
Lewis for single sale of a pint of some
kind Of moonshine whisky. Lewis was
arraigned on the charge before Judge
Cony and pleaded nolo contendre
through his attorney, Burleigh Martin.
He was sentenced TO pay fine of 500
and to serve two months in Jail, and
six months additional in default Of
pP Ia Cd f11r
nished bonds for his appearance in
January at the upper court.
AS result of the same trip Eben
Taylor, who, it was alleged. was with
Lewis. was arraigned on charge Of
illegal possession. After hearing the
evidence in the case Judge Cony ruled
that Taylor was not guilty Of the
charge and he was released.