Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-22

Deputy Sheriff Ezra A. Jones of
NassalborD told Of searching the
Bowman street shop of Mr. Crawford
and finding 13 cases Of fruit sauce
about $50 empty bottles. 10 alcohol
cans, some with a little alcohol in
them and some empty, an empty pint
whiskey bottle and an empty pint
alcohol bottle, two punch boards, dice,
and box and record cards. The
sauce was labelled from 10 per cent
alcohol to 10 per cent alcohol. The
alcohol cans were in hides under the
coal bin and under the stairs. Some
of the boxes were marked with Craw-
ford's name.
Under cross examination, he stated
thai the other tenants of the build
must have access to the cellar. He
understood that Crawford had been
back and forth to the place although
1T had not been open for some time.
He also understood that they mixed
the sauce with alcohol to get the
sting"
Deputy Sheriff Willis A. Pinkham
and City Marshall William j. Skehan
who assisted in the search said they
could not add anything to Mr.. Jones
story and as no denfense was pre-
scented the court found the respond
crt guilty on both charges.
The Efemiz Case
| The Efemiz case in which trial was
started Monday morning was opened
with Mr.. Efemiz on the Stand. He
said that after he had heard Of the
threat against him. he had provided
locks on the door Of the henhouse
and woodshed. He said the girl who
testified on Monday was his sister.
and that her husband was more
friendly to his enemies than to him.
He also admitted having bottles SIM
liar to those exhibited in court at his
home.
Mrs Efemiz testified concerning the
jug supposed to contain home brew,
stating that it was medicine for her
children. She did not know what
the basis Of the cOncoction was but
she added water and little sugar to
Fit. She denied having any bottles
in the house.
Deputy Sheriff Jones stated that
he found other Bottles in the house
and also found a hide in a closet
but there was. nothing in it. On
cross examination he said that he
neglected to say anything about the
bottles or the hide on Monday be-
cause he forgot about it. He and
Attorney Matthew INDUCED in a
wordy war when he stated that six
people had told him that they had
bought liquor of Efemiz. the at
torney asking him why he had not
brought the charge Of single sale
against Efemiz and the deputy re-
plying that he didn't feel like it. The
deputy said he was sorry that he did
not bring the bottles down with him,
being sorry when he saw the wit
nesses for the defense. He also
found some pint and half pint
bottles but did not take them. At
torney Sanborn here explained his
stand on the States witnesses testi-
flying to complaints made and quoted
the statutes to uphold his stand
which the court endorsed.
Mrs. Anna Papolawsky, wife OF
John Papolawsky, said that her fam
ily had not been friendly with the
respondent since an assault case tried
last spring when Efemiz was wit
ness against her husband. She said
that she did not talk against Efemiz
to his sister and gave as one reason
why she did not want him IN her
house was because he brought liquor
to her house and her husband drank
it. She created much laughter
with some Of her answers to ques-
tions, especially when asked If she
liked Efemiz, she replied with a
shrus, well, I wouldn't kiss him."
Alex Gursky and Walter Vanagel,
friends Of the Papolawskys. stated
that they had never heard any talk
against Efemiz from either Mr.. or
Mrs. PapOlawsky.
The court in finding the respondent
guilty said that he was undecided
until the conclusion Of the case,
but that he believed the witnesses
introduced in court to combat Efemiz'
defence, and so imposed sentence.