Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-21


at the September term Of the superior
court. The sentences were as follows:
Thomas Brophy of Dover. N. H..
charged with larceny. He was sem
fenced to serve three months in Jail
William Toulouse of Waterville,
charged with larceny and with single
sale. In the case of single sale he
was sentenced to pay fine Of $500 and
costs Of $50 and to serve six months
in Jail. with three months in addition
upon failure to pay. He was to he
placed on probation. but 1t is under
stood that he cannot pay. The other
case was placed on file.
John Libby Of Waterville. charged
with single sale. He was sentenced to
pay a fine Of $3.50 and costs of $50
and to serve six months in Jail, with
three months in addition If he failed
to pay. and to be placed on probation
upon payment Of fine and costs. 1t
was understood that he, too. would
not be able to pay.
Ray Tibbetts of Gardiner, charged
with driving while under the influence
of liquor. He was sentenced to pay a
fine of 500 and costs of 500 and to
serve 80 days in Jail. with three months
in addition If he failed to pay.
Ralph Jewett of Pittston. charged
! with illegal keeping of liquor He was
sentenced to pay fine of $3.50 and
costs and to serve three months in
Jail. with three months in addition
upon failure to pay and to be placed
on probation upon payment of fine and
costs.
Frank Nashon of Waterville. charg
ed with driving an automobile while
under the influence of liquor. He was
found guilty after jury trial and was
fine Of
costs of 500 and to serve 60 days in
Jail. with three months in addition if
he failed to pay.
The testimony in this case was
given by Warren d. Staples. DR.. Wal
ter w. Hendcc. James Palmer and
Merton l.. Dolano. all of North Nassal-
boro. Their testimony was to the eff
feet that on the evening of August IS.
last. at about $50. an automobile
driven by the respondent had collided
with a car belonging to, Mr.. Palmer.
which was drawn up beside the road
in front of DR.. Hendec's house. Vashon.
they testified. was drunk: he talked
thickly and they could smell the liquor
on his breath. A bottle of liquor was
found in the car by Mr. Staples. who is
a constable.
Mr.. Vashon was the only witness for
The defence. He said that he had been
to Nassa lboro with man who wanted
him to take him home. Upon his re-
turn. the Palmer car. without lights.
suddenly appeared ard he turned out
but could not quite clear ii. He got
out and went back to take Mr.. Pal
! mer's number. DIR. Hendee then came
| out and he asked who owned the car.
He tried then to get the constable to
arrest both he and Mr.. Palmer and take
! the case to court so that they could
decide who was III the right This the
| constable would not do and he had
tried the next day without any result.
After speaking to the constable on
the night of the accident he had seen
! another man and they had taken sev-
! eral drinks. so that he was then intoXi-
| Gated. This was after he had driven
the car however.
The jury after being out n short
time brought in verdict of guilty.
The next case to be taken up was
that of Cyril Sampson of Chisholm,
charged with the same offense. Dep
uty Sheriff Rose of Fayette testified
that he was called to a place near
the Twelve Corners" in Fayette be-
tween two and three in the morning
and found the car which Mr.. Samp-
son had been driving. out of the road
on pile of rocks. Sampson was ly-
ing over the wheel asleep and he had
difficulty in awakening him. He
brought him to Augusta to the Jail
Sampson told Rose at the scene of
the accident that he drove the car
in there and he could drive it out
He did not know how long Sampson
had been there nor how long he had
been drunk but said that from the
appearances Sampson had been
drunk some time.
Mrs. Florence Mitchell who lives
near there said that she heard 4
noise about two o'clock and that her
husband went out to investigate
She went out soon after and saw the
respondent. He was drunk. While
she was there he tried to drive the
car out but it was on the rocks in
such way that the wheels could not
get enough traction to pull it out
She said that before she went out she
looked out of the window and saw
several men about the car. They
were not there when she went out.
Turnkey Willis Pinkham stated
that Sampson was very drunk when
he was brought into the Jail
Sampson was the first witness for
the defense. He said that he had
been out with his brother in the cal
and that he left his brother about IL
o'clock intending to go home to bed
He saw a man whom he knew
slightly and this man began to talk
about buying an auto. In order to
demonstrate the machine which he
was driving and which he desired to
sell, he agreed to drive this man to
his home at Twelve Corners" He
did this and got nearly there when
he started to light a cigarette and
the glare blinded him so that the
car went out of the rosd. This was
between Has and II o'clock at
night. He went to the house of his
passenger, Mr.. Gagne. and tried to
get their horses to haul the car off
the rocks but Mr.. Gagne's father, the
owner Of the horses, did not want to
put them out in the dark. He stayed
there but a minute and then went up