Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28
4 LIQUOR CASES
HEARD MUNICIPAL
COURT BOUND over

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| Court BOUND over
| Four liquor cases were tried before
Judge Charles w. Atchley in the .mu-
nicipal court here yesterday morning
and afternoon. Druet G. Dulac Of 3
Percival court was bound over for IL
legal possession OF wort, or mash, and
| found guilty Of Illegal possession of
liquor. He gave bonds in both cases
| Tor his appearance in the superior
| court next month. Henry Fiset was
! found guilty of illegal possession Of
| liquor and gave bonds Of $1,000. Prob
| able cause was found in the case
against Thomas Lessard of II Halde
street and he gave $1,000 bonds for his
appearance in the superior court. The
first two cases were in the hands of
| the federal agents and the deputy
sherins were the chief witnesses for
| the State in the Lessard case.
Fiset Appeals
Henry Fiset was the first respondent
| to be given a hearing. F. Harold Du-
bord, acting as attorney for the de-
Tense, waived the reading of the war
rant and pleaded not guilty.
! William A. Moran of Bangor, a spe-
cial deputy under Sheriff Cummings
and federal prohibition agent. was
the first witness called. He testified
, to swearing out warrant to search the
premises at 95 East Birch street He
searched with Mr.. Jack behind the
counter In the store and they found
two bottles with a little alcohol In
them. lie saw Mr.. Jack find one half
pint of alcohol down cellar and 122
empty bottles. Mr.. Fiset was in charge
OF the place. In the cross-examination
he said hep did not find the liquor but
found some shoppers. He did not
know of any hide being found. He had
never searched before in this vicinity.
| None of those in the store had been
drinking but some OF them looked as
, though they might have been drinking
shortly before the raid.
George Il. Lydick Of Watervillc, fed
eral prohibition, agent, said that he
also searched behind the counter. He
went down cellar with Agent Clifford
and Deputy Rufus Page. They found
some empties and Page found bottle
, half full of alcohol among the empties
Page passed the bottle to Clifford and
Clifford later gave 1t back. During
; the cross-examination he described the
cellar as having two partitions and
there were no liquor hides in the par
titlon. He never found so many hot
ties before. Page had been made
deputy to assist in the search. No at
tempt was made to search Pages Per-
son at any time. ,,,. 80
Lynden f. Clifford of Wytopitlock.
federal prohibition agent, testified
that he went directly down into the
cellar. He thought that Page went
down at the same time. He saw Page
pick up the bottle with the liquor in
it and it was he that called Pages at
tention to 1t. He said many bottles
smelled of alcohol. In the cross+exam-
ihation he declared that there were at
least II men in the place.
Mr.. Morgan was recalled and he
said that no arrest was made at the
time because of a previous engage
ment to take a respondent to Au-
gusta.
Clifford was recalled and he said
that the car they were using belong
ed the brother of Rufus Page and
they had asked Page to drive it for
them. Page was asked to take part
in the search. The State rested.
The motion for the discharge of
the prisoner was denied and Judge
Atchley imposed the maximum
sentence. $500 and costs, six months
in Jail. and six months additional in
default Of payment. The respondent
appealed and furnished $1,000 bonds,
Dulac Found Guilty
Two cases were tried against Dru-
ct G. Dulac of 3 Percivai court, the
first warrant charging illegal possess
sion of wort or mash and the Sec
ond illegal possession of intoxicating
liquor.
Mr.. Lydick was the first witness
called after the reading of the war
rant had been waived and the pris-
oner pleaded not guilty. He testi-
fed to going to the premises at 3
Percival court and to swearing out a
warrant against the place. Agents
Jack and Clifford went there ahead
of him and he did not 60 there UNI
til after searching another place in
company with Agent Moran. He saw
O liquid preparation in a barrel and
saw some beer taken from the prem
ises. He did not search any.
Robert H. Jack Of Augusta, Fed
eral prohibition agent, said that he
entered the house and found Mr.. and
Mrs. Dulac present. There was q
1O-gallon key Of mash working be-
hind the kitchen stove and seven
bottles of beer were found. He
searched in the cellar, ell and kitch-
en- OF the house. The agents called
there about o'clock Tuesday aft
ernoon.
During the cross-examination Mr..
Jack said that he called Mrs. Dulac's
attention to the fact that she had no
right to manufacture liquor under
the State or Federal laws. She told
him the Ingredients Of the mixture
in the barrel. In reply to q ques-
ton from Mr.. Dubord, attorney for
the defense, Mr.. Jack said that he
should not say that the mash was
meant for distillation purposes and
his only contention was that 1t was
a process Of manufacturing liquor
by fermentation.
He said that Mrs. Dulac seemed in
good health.
Mr.. Clifford was the final witness
for the State called to the stand. He
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