Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-14
WA1ERvLlE MAN ACQUITTED ON Illegal
POSSESSION CHAReE--TW0 PLEAD Nol0

Ia = verdict Of mot guiftyss -.
Droueht n saturday Afternoon nv
the jury at tbs Kennsbsc Count,
supsrior court In the case Of e,.ts
VI Israel 2ansll Of watsrvflie. Who
vas CHARGED with Illegal possession
q Intoxicating liquors. WYIliam
Bartlett OF Randolph CHARGED With
maintaining a common nu,,.n..
who had pleaded ::not ws,sitv::
changed his plea to '.nolo conten.
ore" on Friday, and was sentenced
70 % pay . fins OF $3.50 and costs Of
W ana to serve SIX months In fan.
with six months In addition if hc
iaiis to pay. Ludwig 0oldstein az
Gardner, charged with single sale
changed his plea in the same man.
ner ana wAs sentenced to pay 4 ana
OF 700 and costs Of $50 and to serve
SIX months in jail In event Of non
payment.
The case Of State W. rsrae, Man.
mel was started on Friday afternoon
ana Deputy Sheriff William ], Cole
Or Hallowell had Just finished his
dirsct examination ut the close Of
court that afternoon. He was called
70 the stand for cross examination
Saturday morning and his story re.
NAMED substantially as told on dir.
ect examination.
Deputy Sheriff Harry w. Pinkham
was the next witness for the State.
He told o. going into the house and
or the events up to the time that he
ana Deputy Cole went into the bath
room. and then left at the request
OF Mrs. Manell. He stated that
after she had closed the door he
heard the cover OF the kettle rattle
ana felt that she must be destroy
Ing some evidence. as he had seen
the liquid in the kettle. He there
fore hurried to a little window
which he had already noticed that
communicated with the bath room
and upon looking in this window saw
Mrs. Manuel emptying the contents
OF the kettle into the flush bowl.
He and Mr.. Colye then went into
the bath room and the odor of al
cohol was very strong. They took a
sample from the bowl and later Mrs.
Manell had stated that 1t was afco-
liol in the kettle and that she had
mixed 1t with turpcntine in this ket-
tie and used It to battle her feet.
Deputy Sheriff Carl Fellows tesu-
ned that he had searched the cellar
az the house and had then gone to
the bath room where he had seen
the other two deputies as they took
the sample from the bowl. He mad
seen the bottle later as Mr.. Cole had
tcld Mr.. Manell about it after Mr..
Manell had returned to his hore
MIR. Fellows had taken the bottis to
Prot. Harrison Lyseth OF Cony High
school for analysis.
Mr.. Lyseth testified on the stand
that he was graduate OF Bowdoin
college anC had taken graduate work
g. Harvard University where he md
specialized in organic chemistry. He
las been analyZing samples for the
courts for the past three years. He
had analysed the sample brought 10
him by Deputy Fellows and 1t to IT.
fed 10 2O-100 per cent grain alconol
by volume. He had found no trace
OF turpentine in the sample.
Sheriff Henry Cummings stated
that the bottle which was produced
was the one that was turned owe: to
him by his deputies following The
search OF the Manell place and that
II was the aarne one that had af:er-
ward been sent to Mr.. Lyseth TOR
analysis. With. this testimony lie
State rested its case.
E. J. Crosby of Augusta. register
OF deeds for Kennebec County was
the first witness called by, the de-
Tense. He testified that by consult
ing the records OF his ONCE he had
found q warranty deed conveying