Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29
SENTENCES melted
OUT At SUPERIOR
COURT WEDNESDAY

Several cases were disposed OF at
the Kennebec county superior court
on Wednesday without trial and one
trial was held, resulting in q YER
dict of mot guilty" in the case of
State VS.. James Corbett Of North
Vassalboro, charged with illegal
possession of intoxicating liquor.
The following cases were taken up
and disposed Of:
State VS.. G. r. Gross and George
B. Wood. of Gardiner, both charged
with uttering q worthless check.
Each man was sentenced to serve
four months in Jail. They had each
withdrawn their plea of not guilty
and entered pleas of nolo contendre.
State VS.. Rose Carson Bowden Of
Augusta charged with illegal posses
sion of intoxicating liquor was mol
pressed and similar case against
her husband, William Bowden, was
continued, Bowden being released on
personal recognizance in the sum of
$500 for his appearance at the April
term. He was placed on probation
upon the payment of costs amount
ing to $25.
State VS.. Perley Butler of Water
Vile on two counts of assault and
battery and State VS.. William Vigue,
also of Waterville. on two similar
counts. All of these cases were mol
pressed.
State VS.. Marshall Pouler, alias
Poulin, of Waterviile on a charge of
single sale, was continued for sent
ence and he was released upon per-
sonal recognizance in the sum of
$500 for his appearance at the April
term of court. He pleaded nolo con-
tendre.
State VS.. Frank w. Roe of Water.
vile. Roe pleaded nolo contendre
on a charge of single sale and was
sentenced to pay a fine of 500 and
costs and to serve two months in jail
with two months in addition If he
failed to pay both fine and costs.
Similar sentences We're imposed in
the cases of Eli Cloutier of Water
Vile and Henry st. Peter of Augusta.
both of whom We're charged with
single sale. A second case of this
nature against st. Peter was placed
on file.
Harold Freeman and Bernard
Fabrizi, both of this city. who plead
ed guilty to charges of larceny, were
| sentenced to the State School for
Boys at South Portland for the re-
mainder of their minority.
The states testimony in the Cor
| bett case was given by Deputy Sher-
ifs William Cole. Harry Pinkham
, and Henry Parmenter. They testi-
| fed that on October 4, Cole and
Pinkham had gone to a restaurant
and bake shop in North Vassalboro
conducted by the respondent and
upon searching the place had found
a quart Of alcohol in a cupboard in
the kitchen. There were also sew
| eral empty bottles about. Deputy
Cole had watched inside the house
and Deputy Pinkham had conducted
the search. A few days before Dep
uty Parmenter had watched the
building and had seen an Intoxicated
! man leave 1t. The defense claimed
that the alcohol was used for bath
ing purposes and that the intoxicated
man had been in that condition when
he entered the restaurant.
w. A. Mariner, a storekeeper in
the village, Eugene Laplante of
Winslow, an insurance agent, James
Corbett, the respondent. Clyde Her.
som, an employee at the wooden mill,
who resides over the restaurant, and
Charles Shorey, a milkman, who
goes to the restaurant every day,
testified to the good character of the
. respondent and that they had known
of no liquor being kept there.
The respondent was represented by
F. Harold Dubord of Waterville.