Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-16
JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF GUILTY IN CASE
COLD STREAM man CHARGED WITH ASSAULT

A verdict or guilty was returned
Wednesday afternoon by the jury IN
the case of State VS.. John Vaillon-
court of Cold Stream, who was in
dicted by the grand jury on charge
of assault on the seventh day of
February in the town of WinsloW.
Fred Deschene of Winslow. indicted
by the grand jury on similar count
pleaded nolo contendre and both
men were sent back to Jail to await
sentence by the court.
William Carlin, the victim of the
assault was the chief witness for the
State. He testified that he and John
Vailoncourt had been working in
the woods near Lake Moxie. They
had left their work to so to Man
chester, n. H.. to get work on road
there and had stopped at Watervile.
Nailloncourt had no money but Car
lin had $50 in money, two checks.
one for $27G19 and the other for
$3.50.
Upon their arrival in Waterville
they had gone to get drink of liq-
uor and had passed Friday, Febru-
AIRY u and Saturday. February Z. in
various places about the city. Carlin
had stayed Friday night at the Ex-
change hotel and Nailloncourt had
stayed with a man by the name Of
3olduc on Union street. On Satur-
day night about eight o'clock he had
cashed the big check. having used
up the rest of his money. About IL
o'clock he and Nailloncourt had
gone to a restaurant run by man
named Rossignol and after having a
supper they had left with DescheneS
whom they had found there.
Nailloncourt had led the party
across the river to Winslow where
they had started up toward the Hol-
lingsworth and Whitney mill. After
going up the mill road about 100
yards Nailloncourt and Deschene
jumped on him, knocked him down,
and robbed him Of his money.
Deputy Marshall George Simpson
and George II. Beckett. a police Of
fiecr of. Waterville, testified that they
had unprecedented the respondent at
the Waterville railroad station and
that he was not drunk. That was at
l.1O sunday morning and at that
time he did not have any money.
Nailloncourt was the principal wit
ness for the defence and, in fact. the
only defence witness except Civil En-
gincer Green OF the firm of Green &
Wilson Of Waterville, who testified to
n plan of a portion of Waterville and
Winslow which he had drawn. Vail
loncourt told story of two-day
spree" III which both he and Carlin
had consumed large quantities of in
toXicating liquor.
On Saturday evening they had had
the check cashed and has gone to Car
Inns room at the Exchange Hotel,
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sleep. Then Carlin complained of be-
ing hungry and they had gone to the
Rossignol restaurant. There they
had eaten something and had then left.
On their way back to the hotel they
had had some more liquor and had met
two strangers on street corner. The
strangers had talked with them and
they had snapped drinks. Naillon-
court admitted that he was under the
influence Of the liquor at that time al
though not so drunk that he could not
tell what was going on.
They had then started for Winslow
for some reason, and when they got to
the bridge Vailloncourt claimed he was
so drunk that he knew very little of
what transpired. He did know that
he and one of the strangers were
ahead of the other two men. On the
mill road the man tnat was with him
had suddenly seized him by the front
Of the shirt and attempted to hit him.
In some manner he lodged the blow.
broke away from his assailant and
then, afraid of being beaten up, he
had run away as fast as he could. He
knew nothing more until he was ar
rested in the Waterville station.
On REORGANIZATION he declared
that he did not know Deschene.
Miss Lena Martin, who worked as a
waitress in the Rossignol restaurant
at the time of the assault, stated that
all three of the men-Vailloncourt,
Deschene and Carlin-had been in the
restaurant that evening. They had
been drinking but were not drunk
Vailloncourt and Deschene had talked
together before the trio left the res
taurant.
County Attorney Frank f. Southland
appeared for the State and Attorney
Raymond Rogers of Watervile for the
defence.
This morning the case OF Perley
Butler of Waterville charged with as
sault upon Earl Webb and Henry
Clough, will be taken up 1t is expect
ed that this case will be taken care Of
quickly enough so that the case Of
William Vigue, charged with assault
on Earl Webb. and the case Of Eddie
Thibodeau. charged with assault on
oscar Hagland. may be disposed of
today.