Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-24

was before that time. When she
heard 1t. her husband and Latin
were just outside of tt front room
window. where she sat.
Sentences Pronounced
Frank ]. Goslin of Brookline. Mass,
aplt.. changed his plea of not guilty
to nolo contendre on charge of
and was fined $500 and $50 costs with
an alternative 60 days in Jail If he
failed to pay. He paid
The case of Ernest Poisson of Wa
terville, charged with non-support of
his wife and children. was taken up
and was continued until the April
term of court. He was released
upon personal recognizance in the
sum of 5000 and it was agreed that
he should pay the sum of 81 week
for the support of his children.
Percy Cox of Rome was found
guilty of single sale and fined 500
and $50 costs and two months in
Jail; additional three months in de-
fault of payment. The time sentence
is to begin after he has served four
months on previous charge.
A sentence of 500 fine, $50 in
costs and two months in Jail was
given Carroll Tracy of Rome, charg-
ed with single sale of intoxicating
liquor. In default of payment he is
to serve three months additional.
This sentence is effective at the ex-
piration Of the time which he serves
on a previous charge. Such was the
sentence handed down by Judge Will
liam H. Fisher in the Kennebec SUI
perior court Friday afternoon. The
jury had been out on the case about
two hours.
Paul Pelletier of Ocean Park, in
dicted on the charge OF driving an
automobile while intoxicated, who
has been in Jail since October 8. was
sentenced in the Kennebec superior
court by Judge William III. Fisher
to 80 days imprisonment. The sent
ence was handed down late Friday
afternoon and Judge Fisher said he
had taken into consideration that
Pelletier had been in Jail three
months.
The case against Albert st. Peter
was mol pressed.
Rebuttal In Carroll Tracy Case
The case Of State VS.. Carroll Tracy
of Rome. charged with single sale,
which had occupied the entire day
on Thursday. continued through Fri
day morning and went to the jury
about II o'clock. A verdict of guilty
was brought in at 2.45 in the after
noon.
Rebuttal by the State brought
Deputies Cole and Latin on the
stand and they testified that Car
roll Tracy had been at his home on
Sunday between the times that the
defense had claimed he had gone to
Pennington and returned from there.
The defense also presented several
witnesses in rebuttal to show that
Carroll Tracy had really been in
Pennington and that he had not sold
any liquor, as the State had testified.
George Tracy a new witness for the
defense. stated that he had remain
ed at his home on the day in ques-
ton and that there had been no
signs Of the deputies around there
that day.
In his address to the jury County
Attorney Southland stressed the fact
that while the Tracys have a baby
that was about two months old at
the time of the alleged sale. no men
ton Of the baby going on the trip
to Pennington had been made by
the defense. although he had asked
each witness just who was on the
trip. According to the testimony Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy the child had
not been left with them, therefore
1t must be that Carroll and his wife
had stayed at home with the baby.
The jury was excused at the con-
clusion OF the Tracy case until $50
this morning