The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-02

beside the road, to his job, finding out
that he was intoxicated. He said
that he stopped on the way up be-
cause his companion was asleep and
he wanted him to sleep 1t off and
while there went to sleep himself
He said that he wanted to look after
the man so took him upstairs to bed
in the Duguay house, his companion
refusing to stay there unless he re-
manned with him. He stated that he
had had nothing to drink that day
His son, Albert Lachance. and the
latter's wife both testified that the
respondent was perfectly sober that
morning and Uric Martin said that
he saw the respondent on the morning
in question at about Z o'clock and
he was sober. Mrs Phyllis Duguay
at whose home the men were found
stated that Mr.. Lachance helped the
other man to go upstairs in accord
ance with her request, but that La
chance was perfectly sober. A YER
dict of guilty was returned
Peter RodeTick, employed as sec
ton hand On the railroad, retracted
his former plea of not guilty and
pleaded guilty to the charge of forni-
ilcation. He was given Jail SEN
tence of thirty days.
STATE VS. FRED FUTILE
This was a case where the state
claimed that Fred futile of Athens on
the evening of August 3. 1924 on the
highway between Bingham and Scion
unlaWfully operated a motor vehicle
while under the influence of intoxiea-
ting liquor. Eva McTaggart and Lin
ME Clark of Bingham who were rid
ing with futile and another man
testified for the state that sometime
before meeting the car of Bernard
Davis, who was run into by futile,
it was alleged, and whose mudguard
was damaged, that futile and the
other man had taken something to
drink while in the car with them.
Linnie Clark testified, that previous
to meeting the Davis. ear they met a
car owned by Clarerre HolwaS Of
Scion and barely escaped running
into it, Clarence ffolway testified
that he met futile who was driving
fast and that shortly after passing
futile heard a crash, went to the
scene and found that futile was in
the ditch and that he heard Davis tell
futile that he better settle. He also
stated his wife who was with him
took Miss McTaggart and Miss Clark
with her to Scion. Bernard Davis of
Scion who also was a state witness
testified he smelled Tuttle's breath
and that he had been drinking and
that he told futile he was to blame.
futile stood his own defense He
stated he and this other man took
Eva NcTaggart and Linnie Clark of
Bingham to ride and that in their
presence did drink a bottle of soft
drink which had been given them.
Said that the lights of the Holway car
had blinded him and together with
the steering gear of his car which
was out of line when he met Davis
on the curve of the hill in question.
were the cause of the accident. The
jury said futile was guilty.
STATE VS. OLESOME BILLODEAU
Saturday afternoon the case of the
State VS. Olesome Billodeau of Fair
field was started on the charge of
operating a motor vehicle while under
the influence of liquor. On July 4,
1924, Billodeau who was peddling
milk drove to the home of Joseph
Gagnon who lives on a farm nearby
the Billodeau farm. Gideon Gagnon,
son of Joseph Gagnon testified for the
state that Billodeau came into his
fathers yard about noon and went
into the house and wanted to fight
and used vulgar language That they
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shed and later they got him into his
truck and told him to go home which
he did but Gagnon testified he drove
home crookedly. Gagnon also testi-
fed they sent to Fairfield for officers.
Joseph King and Patrick Lachance,
sons-in-law of Joseph Gagnon, who
were visiting at Gagnon's home on
this day both testified Billodeau had
been drinking.
Samuel Drew, constable of Fairfield
went to the farm of Joseph Gagnon,
July a, 1924, in response to a call by
Gideon Gagnon and Joseph Ring. The
respondent was represented by Carl
Blackington and the defense was that
the trouble was due to a family affair
the same being due to both parties
being in the milk business. Deputy
Sheriff Thibodeau of Skowhegan was
sworn in as Interpreter for Bilodeau
and the respondent testified that he
went to the Gagnon farm but had
nothing to drink before he went there
He said that he reached the Gagnon
farm about 1890 or l o'clock. Wit
ness said that after his return to his
own home. about 2.15 o'clock. he had
drink OF whiskey He paid that
when he went to Gagnon, he told him
he wanted, the. storieseS-khich he
claimed Gagnon had been telling
about him. stopped. He said that he
talked with no one but Mr.. Gagnon
and his son and that Gagnon told him
he was using some of his milk cans
and he said he was not. Witness
said they told him he was intoxicated
while at the Gagnon farm. Bilodeau
said that after he had drunk the IL
quor he layed down and when he
learned the officer was coming he
Jumped out of the window. He said
the officer didn't arrest him but talk
ed to him about fighting at Gagnon' s.
He said he went down to Gagnon's
again about O'Clock and was sober
and testified that he went down there
to pay if he had insulted anyone,
Under cross examination. he said he
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