Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11

At busy session Of the municipal
court Monday morning. Judge Robert
A. Cony heard four cases for viola
tons OF liquor laws and two for in
fractions of motor vehicle laws.
Charges against three other respOn-
dents were continued until Thursday
morning to give the attorneys in the
cases an opportunity to prepare theic
cases.
Frank Gerard OF Togus. arraigned
on n charge of illegal possession of
Intoxicating liquor. was found guilty
and sentenced to pay fine of $3.50
with costs OF $50 and 10 serve five
months in Jail Through his counsel,
Judge r. +. Maher. Gerard appealed
from the sentence and furnished
pearance at the January term of the
superior court.
In q case on similar count
against Edward Godbout OF this cit =
the respondent was found not guilty
Ernest Liable of this city and Daniel
Healey Of Togus were continued I'M
til Thursday morning.
All of these cases were the result
OF the activities of the enforcement
officers of Sheriff Henry f. Cum
miugs' department over Saturday
and Sunday, when visits to the north
end of this city and to the "Snow-
pillow" district near the National
Home resulted in several seizures of
Intoxicating liquor and the arrests OF
the respondents.
The Gerard Case
The warrant in the Gerard case
was sworn out by Deputy Sheriff Ed
ward Rose. When arraigned the
respondent entered a plea of not
guilty and waived the reading of the
warrant. Deputy Rose testified to
having been in the vicinity Of the
Gerard place on several occasions,
and that last Saturday he located n
"hide" in a brush pile some Is yards
ir the rear OF the house ALLEGED to
have been occupied by Gerard. The
officer kept near the ..ontraband all
day until the cold drove him to COW
err. but saw no one come to the hide.
At that time the officer testified there
were nine half pints. three pints and
gallon can. all containing alcohol
In the hide.
Returning in company with other
deputies Sunday. the liquor had all
been removed with the exception Of
four half pints. which the deputies
seized. Deputy Sheriffs w. ]. Cole
and Harry Pinkham testified to their
participation in the seizure Sunday
Earl James who lives in the
house next to that said to be occu-
pied by Gerard, testified to having
observed the respondent making
frequent trips along a well defined
path from the house to the woods
and that on Sunday morning he saw
Gerard climb over the fence with
what he believed to be bottles in his
hip pockets. as they glinted in the
sunlight. Mrs. James testified sub
stantially the same as her husband.
No witnesses were called for the
defense and in arguing the case. At
torney Maher Contended that there
was no evidence connecting the res
pondent with the liquor. Judge Cony
adtudged the man guilty and pro-
nounced sentence.
Augusta Man Acquitted
The Godbout case concerned a
quantity of home made wine and
beer. which was seized at the home
on Waldo street late Sunday night
by Deputy Sheriffs w. J. Cole, Ed
win Megill and William Austin. The
respondent took the stand in his
own defense and told the court that
the wine was some made by his
daughter which she drank for her
health and that the beer was for
family consumption. He declared
that he had been a resident of Au-
gusta for past forty-two years, and
that he had never sold any intoxi-
cants.
The fathers testimony was cor
roeorated by Miss Lucy Godbout.
Aimee Casavant testified to the good