Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-28

week-end activities Of Sheriff Henry
Cummings and his deputies, occupied
the session of ths municipal court,
Monday, Will w. Shaw was ar.
raigned on charge of maintaining 4
common nuisance at his place on the
Thomaston road near the National
Home, and after hearing the evidence
introduced by the State. Judge Cony
found probable cause and held Mr..
Shaw in the sum of $1,000 for his ap-
pearance before the Grand Jury at
the September session. Joseph
Campeau of this city, formerly of
Madison. was arraigned on two
counts, one for illegal possession and
of Intoxicating liquor, and was found
guilty on both counts and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of $3.50 and costs
of $50 and to serve three months in
Jail with six months additional on
failure to pay, on the first count.
On the second charge, that of illegal
transportation, which comes under
the new law designed to put more
teeth in the liquor laws, Campeau
was sentenced to pay a fine of $400
and costs of $50 and to serve three
months in Jail with six months addi-
tional in default of payment. He
appealed through his attorney, Bur-
leigh Martin, and was ordered to fur
nish bail in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at the September term
of the Superior court.
Shaw Nuisance Case
County Attorney Walter NJ. Sam
born prosecuted the cases for the
State. In the case against Shaw.
Deputy Sheriff Jones was the first
witness called to the stand, and he
testified to going to a point near the
Shaw place about 2.3O Sunday after
noon in company with Deputy Will
tall grass near the car tracks and
observed the activities at the Shaw
store for about two hours. The de-
puties saw some fifteen automobiles
stop at Shaw's and several people
entered the house after knocking on
the door. They also saw one man in
a state of intoXication come out of
the house and two others who had
been drinking entered the premises
and later come away. At about 4.3O
Deputy Jones and Cole decided to
raid the Shaw place. Mr.. Jones told
of finding the front door locked and
he entered by way of q window.
The deputies found many empty
bottles about the house, which they
described to be in a very much up
set condition. In the kitchen they
found several pint and half pint bot
ties which were being washed at the
sink by man named Burke, who had
his coat off and was more or less
intoxicated, and later was arrested.
One bottle containing small guam
tity of liquor, found by Deputy Jones
1t I'd ho fnCfifiQ6
he placed on the kitchen table while
he searched other parts of the
premises. when he returned for it
later, it had been washed out and
placed over the stove to dry.
Deputy Sheriff William Cole of
Hallowell. was called to the stand
and testified substantially the same
as did Sheriff Jones. While the two
deputies were observing the house
from their place of hiding about 40
or so feet away, they heard Mr.. Shaw
tell one intoxicated man to get under
cover and to keep his eye open both
ways. Deputy Cole said that when
they proceeded to raid the premises,
he went to the back door, which was
shut in his face and locked by the
man Burke. On failure to open 1t at
his demand. Deputy Cole broke it
down and entered the kitchen whore
he found Burke standing before the
sink.
Deputy Cole also gave evidence of
having the Shaw place under sur
veillance on two previous occasions
since July 1st. On one day he found
many empty alcohol containers in the
woods near the Shaw house, but
saw no drunkenness at the place.
Deputy Sheriff Willis A. Pinkham,
turnkey at the Jail, testified to nu-
merous complaints received by his
office about the state of affairs at the
Shaw house.
The defense offered no evidence,
but Attorney Martin, representing the
respondent, addressed the court and
in an eloquent appeal claimed that
there had Leen no evidence introduce
ed tending to prove that Mr.. Shaw
was maintaining a nuisance. Judge
Cony decided otherwise however and
found probable cause to hold Shaw
for the Grand Jury.
illegal Transportation Charge
The case against Joseph Campeau,
was the result ola trip made by
Sheriff Cummings and Deputies
Pinkham and Robichaud to Mt. Yer
non Avenue late Sunday night, in
response to information received by
them that liquor was being trans
ported in certain automobile. When
they reached point near the gas
house they met the machine and the