Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-07

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BILE befors and had already served
three months in jaiL He was SEN
fenced to serve 40 days.fn Jail.
Albert sNickfeSs of West Gardiner
pleaded nolo contendere to an in
dictment for breaking and entering
and the larceny of a revolver from
the cottage Of John Conroy at West
Gardiner. Nickless In addressing the
court said that he did not go to the
cottage to steal and that the window
was open. He said that this was the
first time he had ever been arrested.
He was sentenced to serve six months
in jail.
Clarence Severance of Waterville
pleaded not guilty to an indictment
for delivering a worthless check and
gave bail for his appearance from
day to day. the sureties being Harry
Brown and Gladys Severance. A. j.
Crafty of Waterville was counsel
for the respondent.
John Berube of waterville with
drew his plea of not guilty and plead
ed nolo contendere to two charges,
the illegal keeping Of liquor and the
unlawful possession OF still. He
was represented by F. Harold Du-,
bord of Waterville.
Attorney Dubord said that the ar
rest Of Berube. who Is baker, came
as a great surprise, and 1T is his
drst offense. Attorney Dubord said
that he was confident that there
would be no further trouble from
Berube.
william J. Cole of Hallowell, a
deputy sheriff, testified to finding a
still in full operation In Berubes
basement, showing that the man was
doing a wholesale liquor business. He
! testified that the raid was made by
four deputy sheriffs, including him.
self.
Berube(s place." asked Judge Beane.
"On complaints" replied the wit
''By residents Of wateryille?"
Eyes"
Berube was selling liquW?'
There were"
ON the charge of the illegal keep
ing of liquor Berube was sentenced
to nay a fine of $500 and costs and
| to serve six months in jail and IN
| default of payment to serve SIX
months additional in Jail and on the
charge of the unlawful possession
| of a still. the sentence was a hne
! Of 5000 and costs and six months IN
| Jail and in default of payment SIX
months additional in Jail. Berupe
was placed on probation on the pay
ment of the costs.
ernest C. Yeaton of Belgrade
pleaded not guilty to an indictment
| for driving an automobile Whiie I'M
der the influence of liquor ana gave
| hail for his appearance from day to
day. the sureties being George Nj.
Gowell and w. H. Clark. Gordon
| Galert of Augusta appeared as coun-
sci for the respondent.
| Dana Booker of Oakland PLEADED
not guilty to an indictment for the
/ unlawful possession of a still ana IN
default of bail was remanded to JAIL.
Warren Committed to Jail
Harold A. Warren of Augusta
n1eaded nolo contendere to a charge
of wanton behavior and was repre-
sented by Burleigh Martin OF Au-
! gusta as counsel. Attorney Martin
| told the court that the charge was
one of spite.
It developed that Warren was
given a fine and jail sentence at the
April term of court in 1875 on an IL
egal possession charge. He was
nIaced on probation on payment of
! the fine and costs. but broke the
provisions of the probation. war
rem was sentenced to serve SIX
months in Jail .on the charge of the
| illegal possession of liquor and two
months in Jail on the charge of wan
ton behavior, making eight months
all. 80,
Thomas Lessard of Waterville
withdrew his plea of not guilty and
pleaded nolo contendere to the UNI
| lawful possession of a still. He was
sentenced to pay a fine of $3OO and
| costs and to serve six months In jail
| and in default of payment to serve
six months additional IN jail. He
was placed on probation on payment
of the fine and costs
| Perley E. Harrington of Fayette
pleaded not guilty of having carnal
| knowledge of female child. His
| counsel is Burleigh Martin of Au-
gusta.
| Harold Clifton Sprague of Comma
pleaded not guilty to desertion of
his minor child. He was represent
ed by Gordon Gallert of Augusta as
counsel.
| William A. Bartlett of Randolph
| pleaded not guilty to an indictment
| for maintaining a common nuisance
and was represented by Ernest l..
Goodspeed of Gardiner as counsel.
| Joseph Belanger of Waterville
pleaded not guilty to an Indictment
| for the unlawful possession OF still
, and gave bail for his appearance
from day to day in the sum of ST.
| 600. the sureties being Edmund
| Bechard and Frank Roberge of Wa
terville. F.. Harold Dubord of Wa
terville appeared as counsel for the
| respondent.
County Attorney Sanborn stated
Saturday evening that the trial of
criminal cases would probably begin
Wednesday.