The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
4 WOMAN'S CRIES
LEAD TO ARREST
Officials Following up
Liquor Cases
A Number OF Sentences Invoked by
the Court Concerning Sk0whegan
and Jackman Parties

There have been number of IL
quor matters before the courts the
past week which go to show that the
Somerset County officials are alerty
watching out for the liquor dealers
in this section. Joseph GARNER,
commonly know as "Peachy" GARNER,
of Skowhegan was before the court
on a warrant, charging illegal trans
portation of Intoxicating liquors, FOL
lowing his arrest by Deputy Sheriff
j. T. Thibodeau. GARNER pleaded
not guilty but was found guilty and
was given a sentence of sixty days
in Jail with a fine of 500 and costs
and four months additional in jail
in default of payment. He furnish
ed bonds. having taken an appeal, in
the sum of $500. This case had rath-
err an unusual beginning as 1t follow
ed an investigation made by Sheriff
Mooers and Deputy Thibodeau after
woman named Maggie Brown, an
inmate of the State Reformatory for
Women, had been found by the officers
before mentioned, In a pitiful condi-
ton from cold and exposure on the
banks of the Kennebec River, not far
from the home of ]. W. Fogler. Mr.
Fogler had heard cries rom the d.
rection of the river and notified the
sheriff by telephone while 1t was yet
dark in the morning. The sheriff
took the woman to his home in Dep
uty Thibodeau's car where she was
cared for for twenty-four hours. She
told a story which was In effect, ac-
cording to the officer, that GARNER
gave her liquor on the bank of the
river and then left her alone. The
woman had been away from the Re
formatory on parole and had been EN-
ployed as Il cook at the New Skowhe-
gan House for about year.
SEVERAL OTHER CASES
Antonio Gagnon of Jackman WAS
before Judge Sawyer Friday after
search and seizure conducted by Dep
uties Thibodeau, Reed and Walker AT
the home Of Mrs. William Poulin in
Jackman where Gagnon stayed The
result was seizure of quantity Of
Intoxicating liquor which Gagnon was
attempting to destroy, the State
claims. Gagnon was found guilty
and given sixty days in jail with four
months additional in default of pay
ment of fine of 500 and costs He
began upon the execution of his SEN
tence at once.
On the same day Damas Bonrque,
also of Jackman, was before Judge
Sawyer on "A search and seizure
charge made by Deputies Click, Grant
inHipntn1
that Bourque emptied a pitcher of
alcohol into the sink to avoid search
for 1t and it is claimed that both he
and his wife made desperate efforts
to obtain possession of the pitcher
He also was given a sentence as in
the preceding case, from which he
took an appeal and furnished bonds
in the sum of $500.
Mrs William Poulin at whose home
the first search was made and who
has an appeal case in court on sci.
'zure two weeks ago was found not
guilty in this last case.
Jerry Trial of Madison was brought
before Judge Sawyer on Friday,
charged with illegal possession of in
toxicating liquor and also intoxiea-
ton. Trial pleaded guilty III notl
cases and was given $40 or thirty
days in Jail on the intoXication charge
and 500 and sixty days with sixty
days additional in default of payment
on the Illegal possession charge. He
entered upon the execution of his SEN
tence Immediately.
James Quinn of Skowhegan was ar
rested on Saturday by Deputy Sheriff
Thibodeau on Two single sales war
rants. sworn out by Sheriff Mooers
and alleged to have been made on
Friday. November go These cases
were heard before Trial Justice Lord.
Quinn declined counsel and In the
presence of evidence of Sheriff Mooers
was found guilty and given a SEN
tence of $500 and sixty days in Jail
with four months additional in de-
fault of payment The second case
against Quinn was placed on file on
motion of the sheriff. S. N. Shum-
way. Esq, appeared for Mrs. Poulin
and Sheriff Mooers appeared for the
state in the cases.