Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-14
USE OF "STIlL"lS
POINT AT ISSUE
IN Liable CASE

Wnen 10 still not still" fs the
point about which evolved the cas-. ~
Ernest Liable, Waldo street this
city. Thursday morning in Municfna1
court before Judge Robert A. Conv
me charge OF illegal possession of in.
1oxlcatins liquors against Ernest
Es ana also against his father.
Eoward Liable resulted in the return
'eIolct OF not guilty in both
sesss. out on the second charge, that
na'mg IN Ernest Labbes posses.
e.on a sliii or a device for the manu-.
facture OF liquor, Judge Conv Ala ~,
render decision. but will do 90 Fri.
day morning.
The still. a heretofore r.s,...,,,
copper wash boiler, had been enninnnS
with the necessary additions nuttino
IL into the still class. The father the
son ana the wives Of each testified
mat the still had been given to the
soh oy a man, going to Canada: that
the son did not want the still: that
ne nao used 1t but once, that being
ABOUT q year ago. when he used # in
WHICH 10 strain some wine.
Deputy Sheriff E. F. Megill testified
.hat ABOUT an ounce of some sort of
!iquor' NOT In his estimation, remained
IN the bottom Of the boiler when he
round 1t. in the course of a raid upon
the Liable house. last Saturday night.
Ihe cases concerning the Labbes
were started in due season but lastc,,
Wen over the noon hour, due to the ar
ray OF witnesses and the need of an in
terpreter Tor some Of the witnesses.
samuel Titcomb appeared for the de-
PENDANT. Ernest Liable Ia md <son
bond. ''''
w. H. Austin, another deputy. testt-
NED to finding a barrel of mash be-
niho the stove on the second floor.
Deputy Sherin Megill testified to find
ns a. Dotties or wine in a box and
eight bottles Of beer in a hole under
the caves: also two or three cases If
empty bottles. MegilI said the young
FELLOW told him he hadn't used the
boiler Tor year, although Megill said
there was moisture in the bottom of
the poiler and II smelled very strong
ly.
Edward Liable. the father. testified
he had some wine which had been
given to him by a man and his wife.
He said he never sold any beer and
he didn't want to tell who gave him
the wine.
Mrs. Liable. ST., testified that she
was In the bedroom Of her home when
~ wac bedTCHeu. Sn6 SAID her huS-
band made beer for their own use but
that he never sold 1t. Ernest and his
wife have made wine. she testified and
they used the boiler in which to strain
1t. 4
WAS there heat under the strain
err? asked Judge Cony. She replied
in the negative.
The sons wife testified that the
doctor told her to drink something
with her medicine to make her strong
and that she was drinking the wine
She never knew her husband to sell
anything to drink.
During the progress Of the trial
Judge Cony's desk had the semblance
OF bar with various bottles con-
tanning various alleged beer and wine
The still also occupied a place of
prominence and was viewed during the
forenoon at times as points in the
testimony touched upon II.
''To me It's very close point" the
Judge stated in declaring he would
| render his decision in the case against
the Liable son. Friday morning. The
point to be decided is IL the still was
used in the manufacture Of distilled
| liquor or If 1t was used to strain
the wine for the sickly wife.