Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-18
SUPERIOR COURT
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to the building the boy was scared
away without taking anything.
Lewis Toulouse OF waterville was
sentenced to serve six months in Jail,
pay a fine OF $500 and to serve six
months upon failure to Day, upon q
charge OF illegal keeping Of intoxicat-
ing liquors. to which he had pleaded
Eoio contendre. Charge Of single sale
against him. to which he had also
pleaded nolo. was filed. The sentence
was just as originally given at the
Wateryilie municipal court and from
which he had appealed.
Victor Wiliett-of watervifie, charged
with single sale. pleaded nolo and was
given the same sentence. Lewis Dennis
OF Wateryille. charged with single sale
and with illegal possession Of intoxi-
eating liquors. pleaded nolo to both
and the sentence Of the lower court
was affirmed in the case of single sale
and the other was placed on file. The
sentence was fine Of $500 and q Jail
sentence OF four months with six
months In addition il he failed to pay
the fine.
The case OF RENT Moran Of Angus
ia. charged with illegal possession, was
tried and verdict OF guilty was
brought in by the Jury. Moran filed
exceptions to the law court and fur
nished bonds for his appearance.
Deputy Sheriff William ]. Cole of
Hallowell was the first witness for
the state. He testified that he in
company with deputies Harry Pink
ham and Edwin Magill, went on
December q, to the house on Monroe
street occupied by RENT NORM. They
were armed with a search warrant
and when they entered the house
they found Mrs. Norm and some
children there.
Deputy Cole. guarded the door
while the others searched the place.
He was afterward called to the gar
! den to view number Of bottles
which deputy sheriff Pinkham had
found in a box which was sunken in
the earth. These were the usual
type of half pint whiskey bottles.
He also saw bunch of bottles that
were found hidden under a drawer
in the kitchen by Deputy Magiil.
He was shown a bottle by Deputy
Pinkham which had been found I'M
der the floor of the attic The bottle
contained some alcohol and was
wrapped in an old stocking.
Deputy Harry Pinkham testified
to finding the bottles in the garden
and the bottle in the attic and
Deputy Edwin Magill testified that
he had found the bottles under the
drawer in the kitchen.
The state rested here, and the de-
Tense first called the defendent, Remi
NORM, to the stand. He stated that
he knew nothing about the bottle Of
| alcohol that was found in the attic.
The bottles in the garden belonged
to his son and he knew nothing
more about them. His son has four
children who live with the elder
NORM and his wife. and the three
youngest still use bottles. They are
very hard on bottles. breaking many
of them and for that reason, a large
supply of these bottles is kept on
hand and Mrs. Norm keeps them
under the drawer where the children
cannot get to them. He stated that
he had built the house and that there
were no hides in 1t.
Mrs. Norm. through an interpreter
testified substantially the same. She
disclaimed all knowledge of the bot
| tie of liquor. Joseph NORM. OF
Brewer, Remi Morin's son, and fa-
| Their of the children stated that the
| bottles in the garden were hidden
| there, TO keep them away from, the
children. He said that about year
ago he had been in the automobile
| battery repair business at the house
| and that he had had number OF
| those bottles filled with a weak solu-
tor of sulphuric acid. to be used in
! batteries, and that when he went out
of the business he hid the bottles so
that the, children would not get
| poisoned with the acid. He said
| that he knew nothing Of the other
! bottles.
| Deputy Sheriff Cole called back to
| the stand in rebuttal testified that
| he had searched the house on at
| least two occasions when he had
found a hide in bed room. On the
first occasion he found empty bot
| ties in this hide and on the other,
some money. The case then went TO
the jury following the argument OF
the lawyers and the charge by JUS
| tice Spear.
The case of Joseph Bleck Of Rome.
| charged with illegal keeping of in
toxicating liquors, was next taken
I'D. and all Of the states testimony
and the testimony of one witness for
| the defense was in at the close OF
court. =.
Deputy Cole, the first State wit.
ness, testified that on the night OF
| October 81, he with Deputies PINK
ham and Magill went to the Bleck
/ home in Rome, near Rome corner.
/ and searched the place. They found
several empty gallon cans and quart
| bottles in the cellar of the house ana,
| in q large tin receptacle which also
contained a sack of flour and a roll
ing pin and sitter, a quart bottle
about half full of whiskey was 1ouno
by Deputy Pinkham. Cole did not
| see the bottle himself until 1t had
been removed from its hiding place
In the pantry. He did however ma
the cans and bottles. He stated thas
the kitchen of the house Is also used
as a store and they sell molasses, kerr
osene and other things. Bleck offered
no resistance.
Deputy Magill described the loca-
tion of the house to the court but
said he did not participate In the
raid. simply going along to show the
others the way. Deputy Pinkham
stated that he found the bottle and
took IL out to Mr.. Bleck and asked
him what Il was. After smelling OF
IL the defendant had replied that II
was whiskey but declared that ne
knew nothing about 1t. AT the wa
teryile trial, Pinkham testified, Bleck
had declared that friend had
brought II TO him some time ago ana
he had treated some men who were
working about the place, and had for
gotten IL.
The state closed here and Bleck
took the stand He said that he came
to Rome In May. last and In July
started selling groceries. Among
other things he sells. kerosene ana
moIasses and has to keep the cans
and bottles around SO, that he can
have them as containers for these ar