Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-18

enough. At intermission he mad toid
Hall to keep Mailman out of the nail.
He testified with regard to the trouble
| in which Naiman's friend Hamilton
| had figured, and on cross-exam1natloh
said that this was about lib and at
| that time the respondent was appar-
| emily in better condition than ne mad
| been.
Officer Burtis Fowler of the state
highway police force said that he mad
| been investigating the case OF young
man who was knocked from his DIZZY
| Gle In Augusta, and had talked Win
Mailman the next Tuesday or Wednes-
day. At that time Mailman had told
him that he was in condition to drive
home and he had done so.
The state rested here and after stat
ing his defense, Attorney Ernest Good
speed of Gardiner called the respon-
dent to the stand. He admitted that
he had had two drinks which he had
procured from two Massachusetts men
at the dance, but stated that ne olo
not feel the effects of the liquor. he
admitted also, the events at the
dance and said that he had been some
what "sore" when he had heard Han
say that he would run him In II IL
were not IOT Ills IHOtHCl oitu NSNNA0-'
and had told Hall not to let that worry
him any. Hall had said Come with
me" and he had thought he was under
arrest He was later released as had
been testified by the State. He de-
clared that when he left the dance,
Davis, a friend who was with him, had
driven the car home. When he had
talked with Fowler he had told him
that he had driven the car that night
but he did not mean that he had driven
home.
On cross examination he declared
that he had not said in the office
of the county attorney that he had
driven home.
Ralph Davis, who was with him
the night of the dance, said that
he did not dance, so stayed outside
the hall and that he did not take
anything. He declared that he had
noticed the odor of liquor on Harry
Naiman's breath but that Mailman
was all right as far as he could see.
Davis had, however, driven the car
home.
Donald Grant, who was at the
dance, said that he had first no.
ticed Mailman when he had the ar
gument with Hall and at that time
he seemed to be all right. Joseph
McDonough, who was at the dance,
had seen Mailman and he was APP
parently all right.
Herbert Lancaster had been driv-
ing home from Hallowell and had
seen the car with Mailman, Hamilton
and Grant drive away from the hall
at the close of the dance. He stated
that Grant was driving.
Frank Mailman, a brother of the
respondent, testified that he was pre-
pairing for bed when he heard the
automobile draw into the yard be-
tween II and 1870 that night. He
had looked out of the window and
mad seen Grant get out on the driv-
er's side of the car and his brother
on the other side.
William Hamilton, who was q
member of the party, declared that
harry had taken but two drinks in
MS presence and that Grant drove
when they left the dance. On cross
examination the witness stated that
Mailman was apparently all right but
that he was in such a condition that
almost anyone would look all right.
The state produced Chase again
and he declared that in his pres
ence Mailman had told Fowler that
he had driven the car home.
The case went to the jury after
the arguments of the LAWYERS and
the charge by Judge William Fl.
Fisher. Attorney Ernest L. Good
speed appeared for the defense and
County Attorney Frank z. Southland
for the state.