Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-19
Ask LEN|ENCY FOR ROSS, PROPRIETOR
Of GlENWOOD SPRINGS, IN ILLEGAL
~, POSSESSION CASE SUPERIOR COURT

Upon the recommendation of Coun-
ty Attorney Walter n. Sanborn. after
the evidence in the case of Annie
Farris of Waterville. charged with
illegal keeping Of intoxicating Ii
quor. had been presented by both
sides, Justice Albert n. Spear pre-
siding at the Kennbec county super
for court, Friday, directed a verdict
/ for the respondent
Clyde Simmons of Augusta charg-
ed with illegal possession of intoxi-
eating liquor. pleaded nolo contendre
and was sentenced to serve two
months in jail and to pay a fine of
500. and costs Of court and in de-
fault Of payment to serve six months
in addition.
Thomas Quincy Of Fayette. charg-
ed with maintaining a common nui-
sance pleaded nolo contendre and
was sentenced to serve 80 days In
Jail and to pay a fine OF 500. A
case Of Illegal possession OF fntoxi-
eating liquor. against his wife, Del
phine Quincy, was filed.
A plea of nolo contepdre was en-
tered in the case OF Samuel Is.
Ross of Augusta, proprietor OF the
Glenwood Springs, charged with He
gal possession. but he was not SEN
fenced. Sam Rosenberg OF Portland.
of the State Board of Charities and
Corrections, requested that the judge
be lenient in this case as Ross is in
poor health, his business Is heavily
mortgaged and IL he is sent to jail
the business will be disrupted.
The testimony in the case Of Joseph
verdict of not guilty was brought In
by the Jury in the forenoon. Two
men who lived in that neighborhood,
Mr.. Tibbetts and Mr.. Witham. tesu-
fed that Bleck keeps a good place
and that he used the cans and bot
ties for his groceries. Witham tes-
titled that Block had tried to buy
bottles from him to be used for boil
ed cider.
The testimony in the case of Annie
Farris. was given by Deputies Cole,
Pinkham, Fellows and Magill. Their
testimony was to the effect that
they went to the Farris home In
Waterville in December and searched
the place. Farris lives In the up
stairs tenement Of two story house,
and when they went there, FELLOWS
and Magill got the wrong door ana
went into the other tenement. Wnen
thew did 20 to the other place they
saw some bottles Of wine which the
other deputies had found. Fellows
went out to the barn to search ana
found a jug of wine and bottle OF
the same in a large box in the base
ment of the barn. They were MD
den in sawdust and covered over
with a cloth. They also found
bottle of what was apparently aico-
hol and a wash boiler with cover
which bore a sort OF spout.
| At the time Farris told the depu-
! ties that the wine was for medlclne
for the children and that the othef
LIQUID was for rubbing purposes:
The deputies also found a number Oh
empty bottles in the attic.
The defendant was the first to De
| called to the stand for the defense
and in broken English. sometimes
helped out by an Interpreter. he sta
| ted that he worked for the Maine
Central railroad, nights, and that ne
had five children at home. the oldest
being a girl Of twelve. He said that
| he used the white liquid for rubbing
| her head where she was hurt last
summer, for rubbing wound on ms
own head and for rubbing his wire
. back, as she had rheumatism. he
does not drink the stuff. The wine
was made by his wife for the child
rem and she gives it TO them before
meals. and he sometimes takes four
spoonfuls in this way as he mas
weak heart. He kept 1t In the saw :
dust so that 1t would not be too cold
or too warm and thus spoil. The
boiler he said was used to neat wa
ter for washing and for preserving.
and the spout was to allow the
steam to escape without having the
water in the boiler boil over. He de-
cIared that at the. time the seizure
was made he tried to show the sher-
, ire the preserves which had been bot
tied in the boiler but was told that
1t was not necessary.
Mrs. Annie Farris, his wife. through
an interpreter told the same story.
She said that the wine was made by
a recipe from the old country and
was used extensively there for child
ren's complaints and other illnesses.
It was made from the juice of grapes
without the addition of n yeast cake.
The other LIQUID was used for rub
bling purposes. She did not see the
empty bottles that were taken but
the children had told her at the time
that they were taken, that they be-
longed to them. She produced jar
of preserves to show what use she
had for the boiler.
Salina Farris, brother OF the re-
spondent who lives with him, cor
roborated the story. Mrs. Lena
Norfel, neighhor. who is sometimes
in the house said that she had seen
the wash boiler in use and that 1t was
used for heating water and for pre-
serving.
Emma Farris. the IL year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Farris
showed the scar of n wound she got
last summer at the iron works and
which her mother bathed with the
whit liquid. She alsp said that her
fathers head was some times bathed
in It and that she had rubbed her
mothers back with 1t. She and her
brothers and sisters had gathered the
bottles to sell. Edward w. Heath Of
waterville president Of the Savings
Bank testified that he had lived next
house to the Farrises for several
years and that they were law abiding