Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06

that anyway. MOTION TO ulScHarSe
the respondent was in order and he
was discharged.
The third case was that Of State
VS.. Mrs. William Pullin. The state
witnesses were deputies Tuskin.
Merrill and Cook. M. Tuskin was
the first witness called and told of
the location Of Mrs. Pullin's house,
nearly opposite to the power station
at Jackman.
He said that while he and Deputy
Sheriff Cook were at this house De-
puties Merrill and Walker were
across the street waiting to make
raid there. When Merrill came back
and conferred with him. Merrill had
seen them going from the Pullin
house out back of the house near q
fence and throwing bottles, smashing
them on the rocks, and saw the glass
fly and the spray from the liquor
in the bottle, Deputy Sheriff Walker
came over also and picked some of
the bottle up near the fence. The
six bottles that were displayed by
the State were found in a paper
package out near the fence. Mrs.
Pullin tried to grab this package Of
bottle from Deputy Sheriff Merrill.
Cook. the second witness said that
there were several empty bottles be-
hind the cook stove in the Kitchen
and that out near the fence the grass
was literally covered with bottles.
The State also exhibited O gallon tin
can on the top OF which was fresh
blood. The deputies testified that
while at Mrs. Pullin's house they saw
her go to the faucet and wash the
blood off her finger. Mr.. Merrill was
the third witness for the State and
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the other deputies. Mr.. Brown argued
briefly and attempted to prove that
the liquor was not found on the
premises described In the complaint
but Judge Sawyer said that the stat
ute took care of that. in that II any
one should attempt to hide or destroy
intoxicating liquor 1t shall be deemed
for sale in violation of the law. Mrs.
Pullin was found guilty and, Judge
Sawyer gave her the minimum fine,
which was 500 and costs and so days
in Jail. and 60 additional in default
of payment. Bail was placed at $500
for appearance at the January term
of court. Mrs. Pullin appealed.
The fourth ccse was that of State
VS.. Emile Gagne The three proceed
ing warrants were for search and
seizure but the complaint against
Gagne was Illegal possession. The
witnesses for the State were Merrill.
Cook and Tuscan. In their testimony
the deputies stated that Gagne was
the man whom they saw going from
the house and taking bottles out of
the house and throwing them against
the rocks. In the defense Attorney
Brown put the respondent on the
stand, and as Gagne speaks and un-
derstdnds very little English, Deputy
Shnriff T11iha1Aa,, ~ i..Az
prefer. 1t seems that Gagne was en-
ployed in the woods and came out
last Wednesday, and was boarding
for few days at Mrs. Pullin's House.
He has been in the United States only
two years and all that time at Jack
man. He stated that none of the
liquor found belonged to him and that
ne only took out two empty bottles
which tall man of whom the de-
puties had previously spoken and who
disappeared at the time of the raid,
mad asked him to take out and throw
away. Attorney Brown argued that
TINS liquor was not in possession of
Gagne and with intent to sell. Judge
Sawyer found him guilty and gave
him the minimum sentence of 800
and costs and 60 days in Jail with 60
days in additional in default Of paw
ment and $500 bail. Gagre appealed
to the January term and bail was
furnished.
The fifth and last case was that of
state VS. Wilfred Cloutier. The dep
uties called for the state we're .Tus-
can. klick, Wheeler, and Forticr.
Tuscan was the first called to testify
and said that the respondent lived in
q camp at the head of Wood pond
which they reached by motorboat
from Jackman. They searched sew
eral camps before they reached the
one where they found evidence of
liquor. They found keg contain
ing 10 gallons, filled with water near
the door and as they turned it out.
near the bottom the odor of home
brew was quite prominent. Near the
table they found d gallon jug
which contained a very little alcohol.
Under the bed they found copper
wire and under a trap door they
found tho top of wash boiler with
the copper wire attachment. Cloutier
pleaded not guilty and claimed that
he knew nothing of the cover and
that the copper wire under the bed
was to be used for his motor boat
The second witness was deputy sher-
iff Wheeler and he added to what
tho former witness had said that
letters and billheads found about the
place had Cloutier's name and that
a empty mollasses barrel turned up
side down out by the woodpile had
evidence having been recently emp
tied and that the windows was COW
cred with blankets so that people on
the outside could not see in. Kick
and Fort!er testified briefly. Attor-
ney Brown and county attorney both
argued the case. Brown stated that
there was no evidence that the liquor
belonged to the respondent and if it
did they could not find enough to sell
and Thorne argued that was liquor
and that he turned SOME out In his
a little alcohol. Judge Sawyer found
the respondent guilty and gave him
the minimum fine and sentence, 500
and costs and 60 days in Jail and 60
days additional i'll default of Fay
ment. Bail was placed at $500 for
his appearance at the January term.
The respondent appealed. Consider
able time was spent at the close of
the hearing by Ernest Brown for the
respondent, and county attorney
Collision ON Pennington Road
Sunday afternoon Colby Eldridgc
and his sister. Mrs. Helen Quimby.