Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-27

0oAouc OF this city vas
10uno euiity Of single sale after Z trial
rrlday q the September term Of IN
Aenpsoec superior court and was SEN
.So 70 serve two months in jail and
~ 2 nne OF 800 with costs OF $50.
- ~ seFve TWO months In addition II
ne !aHs 70 pay both fine and costs. He
nlsd . demurrer ana furnislied bonds
N the sum Of $1,000 to await : ruiine
OF the law court Bolduc was. repre-
sented oy Attorneys Burleigh Martin
eno p. y. Mahef Of this city.
PERCY Cox and Carroll Tracy OF Rome
pleaded nolo contendere through their
attorney. Ellsworth Peacock OF Water
vHie. TO two charges Of breaking. en-
Stertng and larceny. They were SEN
fenced 70 serve six months in fail and
10 pay costs taxed at $50 on one case
ana were placed upon probation upon
payment OF costs. The other case was
continued upon the docket County At.
torney Sanborn suggested to the court
n stating the case that he did not
think II . good policy to place these
boys upon probation because Of the cir
cumstances.
orville Abbott Of Winthrop pleaded
nolo contenders to q charge Of deser-
ton and was sentenced TO serve one
year In jail and to pay his wife Sc a
week Tor . period Of one year. He was
placed on probation upon furnishing
ponds IN the sum Of $500 az a guaran-
Tee That he would carry out the orders
OF the court. He was also represent ed
BY Attorney Peacock.
George Landry Of Waterville, against
wncm were two indictments for single
sale. was sentenced to serve three
months upon count and was placed
upon probation. The other case was
continued. Because Of the fact that
Landry - In very poor health and near.
Y blind he was placed upon probation
re was represented by Attorney James
Boyle Of Wateyville.
The case Of Thomas Thibodeau OF
Augusta. charged with single sale, was
taken up and the Jury brought in a
verdict OF mot guilty"
Ine testimony in the case of State
w. Joseph Bolduc occupied the first
part OF the morning and a verdict was
returned about noon.
Dolduc Case Testimony
A federal prohibition agent was the
chief witness. He declared that he had
gone to Bolduc's place on July after
some liquor. After talking with Bolduc
few minutes Bolduc had gone out and
WHOM 10 returned ne Drought back n
half pint Of alcohol for which the fed
eral man had paid him. The agent
was at that time working under the
direction OF City Marshal skehan and
had taken the bottle Of liquor to the
marshal. He had at another time had
drink Of beer with Bolduc.
Marshal Skehan produced the bottle
OF liquor and identified the stuff as
that which was brought to him by .hc
federal agent.
Bolduc took the stand in his own de-
fence and declared that he had not sold
the beer to the agent nor had ne sold
the alcohol. At the time they had had
the alcohol each had paid half Of 1t.
the price being 81 for the half pint,
and he had bought It. The federal man
had taken his drink Of 1t and had taken
a little over his own half. Later they
had thrown the bottle into the river.
At another time this man had tried TO
get the respondent to buy him a gallon
but he could not do SO and after that
the other did not bother him.
Annie Casavant and Odilon Blan-