Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-23
Abraham Terrio Taken Into
Custody On Two Counts for
Illegal Possession - Officers
Locate Elaborate Outfit, In.
Guiding Labels and Wrappers
of Well known Brands I'M
ported Liquor-Continue Ac-
tivities Sunday With Four
Smaller Seizures

Abraham Terrio, who resides on
the so-called VIII Sylvester farm on
South or Lower Belfast road, will be
arraigned in Augusta Municipal
court, this Monday morning, charg-
ed with possession Of Intoxicating
liquor as the result OF a raid made
upon his home, between four and
five O'Clock, Saturday morning, last.
The goods seized included a gallon
can of alcohol, % quarts of whiskey.
l. quarts Of gin, 96 empty bottles.
material for the makings of several
gallons. more Of liquor. gin extract,
Scotch whiskey extract, blending ex-
tract, wrappers, labels, corking out
fit. testing tube for proportions, caps
Tor bottled goods-one of the most
complete liquor making outfits seen
In this section of the country. The
total value Is placed near to $500.
The raiders also visited the farm,
just adjoining Terrio's place and
there at the home Of Lewis Jacques,
took still, its immediate use not
having been determined.
Those who made the raid were
Sheriff Henry II. Cummings. Depu-
ties Henry O. Parmenter. w. V. Nash
OF Vassalboro. George w. Castle and
the Augusta police force.
Terrio had previously been taken
into custody early the same morn
Ing, when Deputy Sheriff Nash seiz-
ed six quarts OF whiskey, alleged to
have been in his possession in a To-
cal hotel. The young man secured
bail in the sum of $500 for his ap-
pearance in municipal court, Mon
day morning, on charge of illegal
possession, but when the quantity
OF liquors and the bottlins outfit
were located on the Belfast road,
| the bail was cancelled and Terric
remanded to jail to await arraign.
ment on two counts.
The Scotch whiskey extract Is
valued aisle a pint and the gin ex-
! tract is equally as high. The labels
found In the Terrio seizure included
| "Old Smuggler Scotch whiskey,"
| Gordon G. Co.'S dry gin," and Haig
and Haig Scotch" the main labels
as we'll as the guarantee labels and
the top neck labels. The contri-
vance, which is said to put the stop
pers into the bottles resembles a
/ force pump without the rubber tub
ing. 1t bears the mark, MADE In
Germany" as do the metal caps and
is very new and efficient looking.
| One man. who viewed the lot
Saturday ard who seems to know
something about glass blowing said
| that he found it an easy matter ia
tell the difference between the for.
eign made and domestic made bot
tie. THE foreign made bottle never
has in 1t a seam." Picking up q bot
tie, he pointed to noticeable ridge
saying, See that seam?" You will
never find that in q foreign made
! one.'
Other Seizures Sunday
| Officers Of Sheriff Cummings de-
1 partment continued their activities
Saturday and Sunday, making one
! seizure on Mt. Vernon avenue, Sat
urday ad three more in the north
end Of the city yesterday.
| At the house occupied by Fred
Bonsant On Mt. Vernon avenue, the
| officers on Saturday evening seized q
quantity of bottled beer, Sunday
morning the deputies visited the
Julius Cote store at Is Washington
street, and the home OF Mascicc
| Paradis on Washington street. AT
the latter place they found q guam
! tity of home brewed beer in Moxie
bottles, also several bottles Of wine,
a wash boiler containing home brew
! mash, and large number of empty
bottles of various sizes and shapes.
| When the officers entered the Cote
store, Mr.. Cote was observed to
; smash bottle containing some kind
of liquor. which the officers believe
was alcohol. No other contraband
, could be found in the store but the
officers carried away an assortment
of empty bottles and oorks for evil
| dence.
A quart bottle of alcohol. three
pony glasses which contained evil
dences of liquor. three half pint bot
ties, which had recently contained
liquor and collection of other arti-
Giles were seized at the Joseph NORM
place at the corner of Washington
and Monroe streets, Sunday after
! noon.
Cote, Paradis, Bonsant and NORM
were all admitted to bail in the sum
of $500 each for their appearance
| in municipal court this Monday
morning. when they will be arraign-
ed on charges Of illegal possession.
| The officers concerned in the Sat-
! urday night and Sunday raids were
Deputy Sheriffs w. v. Nash, w. ].
| Cole. Ed Megill George Castle WILL