Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23


$4,000 of this had been carried
through their brokers. He also in
timated that there was a possibility
that further action might be taken
against Mr.. Kenney, who was re-
leased on this indictment by order of
the court.
In stating his thought with regard
to the matter Attorney B. F. Maher
pointed out that the declaration of
the county attorney had nothing to
do with the case in hand, and that
Mr.. Rush by endorsing his stock in
blank and consenting to have it de-
posted in the bank at Waterville had
placed it in such a position that in
the light OF subsequent proceedings
he could not have proved his owner
ship and recovered the stock.
John White of Winslow was found
guilty of Illegal possession Of intoxi-
eating liquor with intent to sell was
sentenced to pay q fine Of $500 and
costs Of $50 and to serve 60 days In
Jail with six months in addition IL he
fails to pay both fine and costs.
In the case of Fred King charged
with assault and battery sealed
verdict was returned and the jury
will report in the morning.
White Case
The testimony for the state in the
case of State vs.. John White Of Win
slow, charged with illegal possession
of intoxicating liquors with intent ia
sell was given by Deputy Sheriffs
William Cole, Carl E. Fellows and
Warren Moses.
They declared that they went to
the White home on the Reynolds road
on July "a and searched the place
finding three barrels. partially OF
wholly full of cider, several cases OF
bottles, some full Of home brewed
beer and some empty, several large
bottles full of the beer, empty bar
rels, bottling apparatus and other
paraphenalia of that sort. the entire
collection as brought into court be-
ing enough to fill small truck.
Mr.. White conducted his own de-
Tense and called Mrs. White to the
stand. She denied the truth OF some
of the minor statements made by the
officers and declared that she nad oe-
clared the liquid she was drinking 10
be root beer and that Deputy Cole
had agreed that 1t was.
Mr.. White then TESTIFIED that ne
was making root beer for his OWL
use in haying time and that In MANY
cases the operation was the same
as that of making malt beer. He also
stressed the point in a very brief ar
e11ment before the jury that the state
had not proved its case OF Intent 70
cell ana in cross examination brought
ont the point that the ANALYSIS OF the
contents of the bottles had peer
made hut a few days before the trlal
while the seizure was made on July
"a. -. bo,r
~ thrae quarters a verdict OF guilty
was brought In.
Frank vachon of Watervihe wa
ths frst witness for the State In the
case of state VS.. Fred King, on
charge of assault and battery. Vachon
declared that he was talking with 10
sanh Kinr. father of the respondent
~ tbe night Of June Z. 1925, near the
nh,rmacy conducted by Fred King
when the respondent came out roiiihs
I'm nj. sleeves and. after being pre-
vented nv his father from striking the
witness on two occasions, he mad n
nally struck him when his rather was
NOT looking. As a result OF the piow
he had fallen to the ground ana In tne
ensuing scuffier had received cuts over
his eye and on the nose when REQUIRE
the taking of stitches by a DOCTOR "a.
the time he was on the ground ne hau
told Fred King that he would not nsn.
back but would get his satlsiae'ioh
through the law. ....rr.v
p. r. Maher of Augusta, VINO appealeu
with Attorney James Boyie Oh Aus
ia for the respondent, the witness "as
unable to state how many times ne
had heen before various courts on va
r,on. charges. He stated that there
zoe smother Frank Vachon against
whom there had been numerous cases
Int that his own went back to !soS
ona that he could not remember them
ali questioned with regard to case
Of fast driving Of q horse IN 1919, ne
declared that he had been the respoh-
dent and that Attorney Maher was inc
Judge at that time.
paul Sandy was then called: ne
-..taa that he was walking on Water
street near the King pharmacy W. s
s.,a s.tantion was attracted by loud
ta1r ana he noticed vachon and Joe
Kinr In an argument in which Doth
,r.re calling each other names. al
thouoh King had at first said that ne
wanted him (vachon) 10 iea'e ~.
alone" Fred had come OUT Oh .ns
store rolling up his shirt sleeves anu
had hit vachon when he was sue 70
hin, yachon had fallen to the grouno
and Fred had jumped on him ana mt
hin, twice. Joe King had tried 10 NIX
into the fight and had been neid paos
Nv snectators. Joe then called TO freo
~ "eat him" vachon's race was
bloody when he got up.
Fred Michaud corroborated tne .ea
4,roonv Of the last witness. stauns
.hat II. King had twice stopped FREQ
from hitting vachon. He declared . .n
ths way IL looked to him 1t was pu.
I'm lob" to lick Vachon, as Joe ma rau
Srst stopped his son from hitting va
chon and then had urged him on. A.
Sred nelaire testified to the same enec-
fred king testified that ne Is Ies
,s.ared druggist Of Watervilie and ina.
Joseph King is his 1a.her' epd
K,nr who is So years old, is iame anu
he ba. no doubt that there mas D W
come controversy between ne anu
.ha, for some time. On the nIsn.
s,.os+tor he had seen the crowd gatn-
assnr nd had gone out to see wnat lne
e.a.as,a ,rss IT'S his custom to wors
about his store with his sleeves that
IN and he was clad as usua, q @
Inc when he got out there ne ~.
49, vachon was calling MS ia.n
ana he was declaring thae "e