Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-22


Saturday afternoon in defense of
William +. Shaw OF Augusta.
charged with illegal possession of
Intoxicating liquor, and denied that
lie had purchased liquor at the Shaw
place for Fred lnGham of Mt. Ner-
non who served last year as a deputy
sheriff. His testimony differed ma
terially from that given in the Au-
guSta municipal court at the time
of the preliminary hearing and as a
result, Harmon was ordered commit
ted to Jail Ivy Judge Fred Emery
Bcane and will he tried on the charge
of perjury.
Harmon was the principal witness
for the State in the trials Of the So
called Snow PloW cases, in the mu-
nicipal court in November. He stated
that he was given money by Mr.. Ing
ham and purchased liquor at several
places near Togus, among them be-
ing Shaws place. Nlr. lngham also
testified at that time, confirming
Earmon's testimony as he had seen
the transaction in every case.
Meader Acquitted
The Shaw ease was the last of the
day which had been a busy one for
the court. Edgar G. Mcadcr of
Gardiner was found not guilty of
single sale of Intoxicating liquor and
was discharged. This case had been
tried Friday and the jury reached
an agreement during the evening, be-
ing instructed by the court to report
Saturday morning. Philip Levine. of
Gardiner pleaded nolo to the charge
of Illegal possession of Intoxicating
liquor and was sentenced to pay a
of S1u0 and nf S.,n aud tn
serve two months in Jail. being placed
on probation on payment Of the fine
and costs. Ernest l.. Goodspeed APP
pearcd for Mr.. Levine.
Nellie Boyer of Augusta appeared
for sentence, having been found
guilty of maintaining a common
nuisance and was sentenced to pay
a fine of 5000 and costs of $50 and
to serve four months in Jail and
four months additional in default of
payment of the fine and costs. She
was placed on probation on payment
of the fine and costs. Samuel Tit
comb appeared for Mrs. Boyer.
Two Oakland men. Francis Bick-
ford and Edward Young. pleaded
nolo to the charge of breaking, en-
tering and larceny of hens and were
sentenced to three months each. Ar
thur II. Tifiin appeared for both mon.
OF the cases tried Wilbur Niclless
of Augusta was discharged on mo-
ton of his counsel Emery o. Boane.
errors being found in the warrant
on which he was tried in the lower
court and Henry Sticllney of Au-
gusta was found guilty of single
sale, boin@ sentenced to pay fine
! OF 500 and costs of $50 and to serve
three months in Jail. Arguments in
the Shaw case will be made this
mornin" at 10 o'clock.
Wilbur Nic!<Icss Discharged
The Nickless case came from tho
Augusta municipal court on appeal
and according 10 the warrant, Mr.
Nicllless was alleged to have been
under the influence of liquor while
operating an autemC' on the Wa
tcrville- Augusta road on the night
of August Z, 1922.
NJ. l.. Wheeler of Augusta, State
automobile inspector. told of being
notified Thursday night, Sept. Z. of
| an automobile accident near Browns
corner on the Watcrville road. He
remembered the date because he had
| just returned from the Lewiston fair
and that Thursday of that week had
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NicklesS there With his auto which
had been in collision with a Ford
car. The Niclllcss car had been go-
| ing towards Waterville and was on
| the left side of the road with it's
! front wheels nearer the middle of
| tho road than the rear wheels. He
! told e the damage to the cars and
| declared that there was an odor of
! alcohol about Mr.. Nicllcss.
Clair r. Marston of Waterville
! testified that he was returning from
| the Lewiston fair with a party of
| friends. Whom thdv reached tho foot
of Browns Hill they saw the tail
light of an automobile on the left
| hand side of the road. He noticed
I it particularly as he wanted to pass
the car and could not get the OPP
ro"tunity. The car contir' on the
| left hand side of the road up the hill.
He did not see the Ford car coming
| from Waterville but heard tho crash.
He stopped at the scene of the acct
! dent and found Mr. Nickless beside
his car. Mr.. Nickless was blaming
the driver OF the Ford car for the
| accident and his talk was badly
/ muddlod. Mr.. Marston could detect
| the odor of alcohol on Mr.. Nickless.
! On cross-examination Mr.. Marston