Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21

| guilty to both charges and wstve,,
reading OF the warrants. Chief Of
Police William j. Skehan was the
nrst witness to take the stand and he
told OF the visit by the officers to the
Jenness farm Sunday, and of his
nndlng q gunny sack containing
! seven half pint bottles of alcoholic
split. The liquor was located some
! little distance from the Jenness
house, in tall swale grass, and the
discovery was made after other Of
f1cers In the party had thoroughly
searched the farm house. shed and
| barn, and other buildings owned by
Jenness, without disclosing any con-
traband.
Deputy Marshal Charles r. Witham
another member of the Sunday raid
| ing party testified that he and Depu-
! ty William v. Nash located the GAL
lon can, containing about a quart of
alcohol, the illegal possession of
which was alleged in the second war
rant, about 100 yards from the Jen-
ness house. Deputy Marshal Whitman
also found in the same natural hide
under a pile of sticks and leaves, q
half pint bottle of alcohol.
Federal Enforcement Officer Will
liam Corbett gave evidence of his
participation in the raid, and said
that at the time the officers brought
the liquor to light, Mr. Jenness init
mated that the whole thing was
"frame-up" and that. the liquor had
been planted by someone unfriendiy
to him.
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Haglund of
Waterville told of locating great
numbers of empty bottles OF various
description in tool house on the
Jenness premises, q sack full of
which were introduced as State
exhibit. Deputy Sheriff William ".
| Nash's testimony was largely in COR
| roboration of that given by the Au-
gusta Deputy Marshal. Offering the
bottles, contents and bags, County
Attorney Southland rested the States
case.
Defense Suggests "Frame-up'
Albert L. Hall, street commission
err of the city of Augusta was the
! first witness to take the stand for the
defense, and he declared that dur
ing the past three months while con-
struction work was in progress en-
the Thomaston road, he had observ-
ed nothing about the Jenness place
to give him to believe that an Illicit
liquor traffic was being conducted
there. l.. II. Leavitt, foreman of
the road crew testified substantially
| the same.
The respondent, Mr.. Jenness took
| the witness stand in his own behalf
and catagorically denied that any of
the seized liquor was his or that he
had sold any booze for several years.
Jenness suggested that the can and
half pint bottle Of alcohol found by
Deputy Sheriff Nash and Deputy
| Marshal William on the knoll had
been planted" and testified that
there had been strained relations be-
tween himself and the deputy sher-
if for a number of years.
"Have you had trouble with De-
putty Sheriff Nash?" questioned at
torney Goodspeed.
Eyes. Before he fixed me up the
other time in 1917" replied the res
pondent, referring to previous con-
viction and term in Jail on a liquor
law violation, in which case the de-
putty sheriff had figured prominent:
ly.
Guilty On One Count
l. When cross examined by the coun-
ty attorney, Mr.. Jenness became con-
siderably confused and manifested
a surprising ignorance of the owner
ship of the land Immediately ada
cent to his buildings.
Judge Cony found the respondent
guilty on the warrant alleging IL
legal possession of the seven half
pint bottles of liquor found by Chief
of Police Skehan and pronounced
| sentence. On the other warrant the
court ordered continued. An appeal
was taken from the, sentence and
bail inthe sum Of $500 was furnish
ed for Jenness' appearance at the
January term of Superior court.