Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
William ROY
FOUND GUILTY
LIQUOR CHARGE

Judge Charles w. Atchley found
william Roy Of 16 Summer street
Waterville guilty Of Illegal possession
OF intoxicating liquor yesterday af-
ternoon after an extended hearing
and sentenced the respondent to
serve three months in Jail. to uay a
nne OF 5000 and costs and to serve
BIZ months additional in default of
payment. Roy appealed and fur
nisned 5000 bonds. A quantity Of
peer was brought from Roy's house
oy Deputy sheriffs Cole. Pinkham
and Megill as evidence.
F. Harold Dubord attorney for the
defense in his plea for the discharge
OF the prisoner declared that it
might be the practice of some people
maliciously inclined or of a/iealous
disposition to send anonymous let
ters to officials OF the law complain
ing about their neighbors or those
OF whom they were jealous to the
effect that they were selling LIQUOR.
+. Harold Dubord representing the
respondent waived the reading of the
warrant and pleaded not guilty.
Deputy Sheriff William J. Cole Of
Hallowell was the first witness for
state. He testified that on reliable
information make the complaint that
AhecNiSaeiHp were DelnG Kept
In the wooden building at % Summer
street. He went to the house with
Deputies Pinkham and MegiIl. In
the cellar near the stairs they found
a 1G gallon key nearly full OF beer
several Moxie bottle and some stop
pers. In another part of the cellar
they found one gallon keg partly
full OF beer, 8 bottles of beer. two
cases OF empty bottles, glass tumb-
Ter. empty pint bottle and a funnel
In the cross examination. Mr.. Cole
said that mo objection was made to
the search. no effort made to conceal
any Of the liquor and no hides were
discovered.
Deputy Sheriff Harry Pinkham
was the second witness. All that he
saw was also seen by Mr.. Cole who
testified before him
In the cross examination he said
he made n thorough search and found
side of the cellar.
Deputy Sheriff Edwin +. Megill
was the next to testify. He CO.
liberated the testimony Of the other
two deputies. He said he did not
know who owned the beer.
Mr.. Cole returned to testify that
the cellar could be used by one or
both families living in the house.
The state rested and the first wit
ness for the defense was William
Roy the respondent. He owns the
house at % Summer street and
rents part to Joseph Longdo. He
owned the l6 gallon key of beer and
the bottle of beer.
The 8 gallon key of beer belonged
to Joseph Tongdo and some Of the
empty bottles also. He never sold
any liquor. He had lived in Water
arrested before.
Mr.. King told the Judge that he
used mixed syrup. yeast, hops and
sugar in making his beer. The Judge
asked him IL 1t was not "home brew"
and the respondent declared it was
beer.
Joseph Longdo was the next wit
ness. Used bottles for root beer
sometime ago. He owns the s gallon
key party full of beer. made about
two weeks ago. He never sold any
beer nor saw any men coming to the
house after liquor.
William NJ. King OF IS Summer
street. street commissioner has known
Mr.. Roy for Is years and always
known him to he perfect gentle
man.
Michael J. Norm. rs Summer street.
lives only about 10 feet away from
Mr.. Roy's house. He could see any
one going in to Mr.. Roys house.
They had been neighhors for Is years
and he was sure that Mr.. Roy did
not sell liquor.
The defense rested and Judge
Atchley refused to grant the request
that the prisoner be discharged and
sntcnccd him to pay 5000 and costs.
to serve three months in Jail and six
months additional n default of pay
ment. Bonds in the sum of $500
were furnished.