Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-01
SUPREME COURT

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AT the opening of court Tuesday
morning IN the two indictments
found against G. II. Frazier of Madi-
son by the grand jury charging as
sault upon Frank Taylor and Mrs.
Florence Frazier with intent to kill,
the charge OF intent to kill was mol
pressed and to the charge of assault
in one Indictment Frazier plead noIo
and guilty in the other. Bdyce Ed
wards and q. Hendsbee of Madison
furnished bail OF $1,000 for appear
ance from day to day pending SEN
tence..
William Hennessey of Jacklnan
when arraigned in supreme court
Tuesday to answer to an indictment
charging him with operating a mo-
tor vehicle while under the influence
of Intoxicating liquor in Jackman on
July Is. 1924, plead not guilty and
gave bali of $1,000 until the 1925
January term of Somerset county
supreme court. Hennessey was rep
resented by attorney w. Folsom Mer-
rill.
In the case of Alfred Dulac of
Fairfield charged with fornication,
because ke<is i'll in bed, the court
permitted his attorney. Judge H. II.
BuZzell of Fairfield to plead for him.
making a plea of guilty. The court
pronounced a fine of $50 and costs of
$12.04 which was paid.
Tuesday morning another case
charging operating motor vehicle
while under the influence of intoxi-
eating liquor was started. The res
Npondent was Blinn Booker. barber
of Harmony. The jurors drawn were
L. l.. Smith, Skowhegan, foreman;
Wilbert Walker, Arson: Bertram
Lascelles, Fairfield; Willis f. Clough.
Madison; Virgil c. Holt, Canaan; s..
Merle Foster, Canaan; William T..
Austin. Madison: Leroy Gilbert, Mad
ison: G. w. Luce. Arson; Bert G.
Fletcher. Skowhegan; Harold Dun
ton. Cornvile. The state was repre-
sented by County Attorney James
II. Thorne of Madison. The state
claims that on July %, 1924 Mr.. Book
er drove his automobile on the road
from Harmony to Cambridge in the
early evening and in meeting the car
of Maurice Ladd in which he and
his family were riding and then ran
about thirty feet into the woods. No
one was injured but both cars were
put out of commission. The wit
nesses for the state were Maurice
Ladd. Mrs. Ladd. Ralph Dennins,
Roy Libby. all of Harmony. The res
pendent was represented by attorneys
l.. Il. Waldron of Dexter and at
torney Sherman n. Shumway of
Skowhegan. The defense claimed
that Booker was not under the in
fiuence of liquor nor had taken any
that day nor for long time. The
defense's witnesses were Blinn F..
ROOkpr Harmony rha rIa
car salesman of Pittsfield, who was
with Booker much of the afternoon
in question. c. f. Deering. Morrill,
Deering. garage men of Harmony,
Ivan {. ChadbOurne, another garage
man of Harmony and Wallace Mar
BILE. member of the board of select
men of Harmony. all of whom testi-
ned to seeing Booker at or near the
time of the accident and saw no signs
or his being under the influence of
intoxicating liquor. Attorney Thorne
In his questioning of the respondent
brought out that about five years
ago Booker was convicted in Ban
Ror for the same charge and that his
license was taken away from him.
Attorney Waldron' asked Booker how
long and he said 20 days and then
returned to him by the officers At
noon the testimony was all in and
attorney Shumway had made the de-
tense argument.
At the opening of court in the af-
ternoon County Attorney Thorne
made forceful argument for the
state which was followed by the
charge by Judge Wilson.
The jury after being out a half
hour returned Il verdict of not guilty.
hn
Brown of Rumford against whom an
indictment was found charging at
tempt to steal 5000 from Everett
Nicholson, who when arraigned
plead not guilty, on Tuesday after
and plead guilty. He was repre-
scented by Attorney Brazzell of Fair
field. On recommendation of County
Attorney Thorne the case of State VS..
Fred Brown, who has been in Jail
since August was continued from
term to term and he was discharged
on personal recogniZance of 500.
In the case of Arthur Boutin of
townsville. Province of Quebec,
against whom an indictment was
found charging operating a motor
vehicle while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor on recommended
ton of the county attorney, the case
was continued from term to term.
The respondent was dismissed on
personal recognizance of 500.
County attorney spoke for the
young man and said that he had
served long period in Jail and that
he was the sole support of his fam
lily and that he would return to
Canada and not come back to
Maine The respondent was rep
resented by Attorney H. H. Braz-
zell.
Much of the time was taken up
with the case: of State VS.. Clifford
Vigue of Waterville who was charg-
ed with operating a motor vehicle
on the State highway between
Skowhegan and Fairfield on the at
ternoon of August &c. 1924, while I'M
der the influence of Intoxicating
LIQUOR. Just before the case was
started. Vigue was arraigned and
plead not guilty. The State is being
represented by County Attorney
Thorne and vigue by Judge Maher
of Augusta. Eight jurors were chal-
lenged before the panel was made
%. The following are the jurors:
Elmore Withee. SkowheSan; r. Try
Ing Davis. Skowhegan: Hiram
Bearce. SkowhegaH, foreman; Fred