Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-05
Not A Bit of Trouble :

then going into a bedroom adjoin-
ing it. He said that young man
had gone in with him and told him
that all the liquor they had in the
house was little alcohol used for
bathing purposes for the baby. This
young man. Pinkham stated, pro-
duced the liquor in a pint bottle
from the top drawer of a dresser.
He declared that he was about one
third full and that they poured some
of it into a glass and left it at the
home. Mr.. Pinkham also testified to
searching the stairs and discovering
a loose board on the third step from
the bottom. When he pulled the
board off he found a small compart-
ment below and in it were some
clothes.
At this time the court rested for
five minutes, and Judge Atchiey ask
ed the defense to produce their wit
nesses.
Sadie Perry was the first to so
on the stand and for a greater part
of the time it was necessary to have
an interpreter and Recorder j. A.
Latourneau volunteered to act as
such. and was sworn in.
She testified to being the daugh-
ter of Desire Dallaire. having mar
ried Alfred Perry. She said that
they had a small quantity of alcohol
for the baby's use and that her hus-
band had bought it about two
months ago. She did not appear
to know much about the cans and
bottles in the attic and had not used
alcohol but once. and that was for
medicinal purposes. Mr.. Dllaire, the
witness testified. drank once in II
while and had friends come in to
play checkers at times. They some
times took sociable drink. she
stated.
Alfred Perry. son-in-law of Mr..
Dallaire was called to the stand and
testified to buying the alcohol for
his wife to use for the child. He
said that he secured it about two
months ago. buying it in half pint
bottle, but later changing the liquid
into a pint bottle. so that he could
use the smaller bottle to carry to
his work. He declared that he
never drank intoxicating liquor.
The last witness, Desire Dallaire,
testified that he had been resi-
dent of Waterville for the last '5
wears and had never been in trouble
before.
He works in the Hollingsworth &,
Whitney paper mill and was not
present at MS nome Wlleh lhe
search was made.
lie said that he drank when he
could get liquor but that he was
careful not to drink too much. He
said that the empty cans belonged
to him and he had picked them up
from time to time by the side of the
road and had used them for carry
ing water when he went fishing or
berrying. He admitted on cross
questioning by Attorney Weeks. that
his son-in-law, Alfred Perry, some
times drank with him and that they
had gone to buy liquor together at
times.
The strong point in the plea of
the defense was the fact that the
liquor in the bottle seized was prob
ably used for medicinal purposes,
and that the deputy sheriffs making
the search had left part of 1t there
because they were doubtful as 10
whether or not that liquor was pc
ing used for selling purposes.
The States lawyer presented sew
eral facts to the court in his plea.
among which he mentioned that
certain of the witnesses for the de-
Tense had deliberately contradlcted
statements of enc another. He also
brought out the fact that medicinal
alcohol could be bought much
cheaper at the drug stores than at
other sources.
Judge Atchley ordered the case
continued this afternoon at $50.