Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-20
CALLING OF CRIMINAL DOCKET INDICATES
RECORD SESSION FOR SUPERIOR COURT
Thirteen Indictments for OPP
Grating Automobiles While
Intoxicated - Shoe Store
Pr0prietors Plead Not Guilty
To Arson Charge-"Spot-
ters" Figure in Several
Liquor Cases

Thirteen indictments charging OPP
Grafton of motor vehicles while I'M
der the influence of intoxicating Id
uors, which were found by the grand
jury at the January term of the
superior court, became public on
Monday afternoon with the calling
of the criminal docket.
These cases are against the fol-
lowing men: Paul Pelletier. Harry
Burns, Nelson Thibodeau. Alton Nj.
HILBERT, William Rines, Everett
Merrill, Joseph Pomeroy, Charles
Donovan, Nelson Henderson. Earl IL.
Beals. Robert Clifford, Ira Lovejoy
and William Quirion. Quirion, who
had been placed upon bail to await
the calling of the docket. did not
appear and his bail was ordered de-
faulted. Harry Burns of Fayette
pleaded nolo contendre and was sent
enced to serve two months in Jail.
In sentencing Burns Judge Fisher
declared that the light sentence was
given because he mas already been
in Jail for over two months awaiting
the sitting of the grand jury. All
others pleaded mot guilty"
Sentence was also pronounced in
the case of Guy w. Perry of Gardi-
ner in a case of illegal keeping of in
to pay a fine of 5000 and costs and
to serve two months in Jail with
three months in addition If he should
mot pay fine and costs. William
Michalowich of Oakland was sent
enced in a similar case to pay a fine
of 500 and costs and to serve two
months In Jail with two months in
addition If he fails to pay.
Plead Not Guilty to Arson Charge
Israel Klain and Samuel Klain
pleaded not guilty to an Indictment
for arson. They were released upon
bail in the sum of $1,000 to await
trial. Joseph Wood of Portland
pleaded not guilty to breaking. entry
and larceny of jewelry amounting
in value to about $40. Harry l..
Day entered a plea of not guilty to
an indictment alleging breaking.
entry and larceny of goods from two
freight cars in the Oakland freight
yards of the Maine Central Railroad
Co. Albert II. Palmer pleaded not
guilty to three indictments charging
larceny, Alfred Dellaire and Leo Ie-
Hesque and j. Harold Flynn also
pleaded not guilty to similar indict-
ments.
Walter Freeman and Harold Fab
TIL OF Augusta, against whom indict
,nehts were returned. charging the
larceny of sum of money, pleaded
guilty and sentence will be imposed
later. Frank Bredo. William TAYLOR
fSpOrpn nj
Lyle Harrington pleaded nolo con-
tendre on an indictment Charging
larceny.
c. +. Gross and George r. Wood
entered pleas Of not guilty on SEN
arate indictments charging uttering
of worthless checks.
Ernest Liable entered a plea of
not guilty to an indictment charging
Illegal possession OF a still.
"Spotters" Have Been Active
investigators. more commonly call
ed spoilers" have been at work in
THIS county for some weeks in an en-
deavor to catch persons suspected of
selling liquor, it became known when
the criminal docket was called. The
Investigators were under the direc-
tion or Henry f. Cummings of Man.
crester. the high sheriff of the coun-
~. and In few instances LIQUOR was
sold to deputy sheriff. according to
ALLEGATIONS made in the indictments.
secret indictments against persons
aheged TO be in the liquor business
We're: Jules Cote Of Augusta. three
Indictments for single sale. the sale
of one half pint of alcohol on three
dl1ferent occasions to Chester
James: Pat Spaulding Of Waterville.
Two indictments for single sale, one
half pint of alcohol to Floyd Cham
berIain and one half pint of alcohol
to Ralph Stevens; George Tracey of
Rome. three indictments for single
sale, quart of wine on two occa-
sions to Kirk Latin and a gallon Of
wine on another occasion to Kirk
Latin: Frank LeClair Of Augusta,
two indictments for single sale, a
pint Of alcohol on two different oc-
caSions to Chester James; Henry
Michaud. alias Mike Michaud Of Au-
gusta. an Indictment for single sale
OF a quart Of wine to Chester James;
Percy Cox of Rome. two indictments
for single sale on two different oc-
casions of a quart of alcohol to Kirk
Latin: Eli Cloutier Of Waterville,
single sale of a soda water bottle
containing Intoxicating liquor to
Arthur Goslin: Carl Tracey, alias
Carroll Tracey of Rome. three indict-
ments for single sale. two pints of
wine on one occasion to Kirk La
fin. pint of wine on another oc-
casion to Arthur Goslin and four
quarts OF wine on another occasion
to Arthur Goslin: David St. Peter OF
Augusta. two indictments for single
sale. pint of alcohol on two differ
emf occasions to Chester James;
Henry st. Peter of Augusta, two in
dictments for single sale. a quart of
alcohol on two different occasions to
Chester James.
, Jules Cote has not been apprehen-
ded, and pleas Of not guilty were en-
! tered in all cases with the exception
of those of Henry st. Peter. Eli Clou-
tier and one case of David st. Peter.
There are beside these about 40
appealed cases from the various low
err courts Of the county. A complete
list of the cases to be tried at this
term could not be secured yesterday
but the criminal term this year will
without doubt be one Of the longest
ever held in this county.
Civil cases will again be taken up
this morning and the traverse jury