Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-15
Willette Found
Guilty on Assault
And Battery CHARGE

Victor Willette of Water street, this
city, was found guilty, and Henry j.
carey and Joseph Noel were discharg-
ed when the three men were arraigned
In the Waterville municipal court yes
terday afternoon on a charge of as
sault and battery against Napoleon
Morneau of Oakland Willette was
sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and
costs or 80 days in Jail. He appealed
and furnished bonds. The assault oc-
CURED on the evening of last July s
on King street and Morneau was badly
beaten about the fact and head.
Inc State was represented by Raw
1nond Rogers and the first to take the
stand was Alfred Poirier, a deputy
marshal of the WatervilIe police force
lie testified that at IL O'Clock on Sun
oay evening week ago he received j.
call from AZ King street and. taking
the patrol and picking I'D Police on.
GERS Iettle and Maheu on the way. he
maze rapid trip to the house. Nor
neau was found lying on the lawn.
nearly unconscious. The man was
Drought to the city building where his
WOUNDS were dressed by DR.. Blynn O
uooorich. Although Mr.. Poirier saw
none OF the defendants on King street.
ne SAID that Willette called at head
quarters about two hours later. VIII
iette also bore marks of a fight. tho
ueputy said, having a cut over one of
ms eyes. Two days ago Morneau
called at the police station and told
Mr. Poirier he had found out who he
alleged were his assailants other thar
Willette. >''e' II
walter Maheu, police officer. testi-
ned that he accompanied Mr. Poirier
ana that he washed the compIainant's
lace after the assault. He said that
at about 10.45 o'clock he had seen
Morneau walking along Water street
IolIowed by the three defendants. At
LOU while Mr.. Maheu was standing at
HroVe and Water street, Willette an
proached him and said that he had
mad a Tight with man on King street
whom he did not know.
Morneau was the next to take the
stand. He said that he was a milk
dealer living in Oakland, and that
sunday evening he had walked to Wa
terV1lle to collect a number of bills
Tor milk. When he first arrived in
Waterville he had had drink of non.
and shortly after, feeling i'll, he said
that he had gone to the Notre Dame
church property to walk around. AS
ne walked away from the church to-
ward Grove street, Morneau testified.
he noticed three men following him.
He turned off on side street to avoid
them and when he saw a house in
which were lights he went up to It to
ask help and call the police, he said.
Here, according TO the witness. Will
lette walked up to him and hit him
knocking him down. Then, said Nor
neau. he started to defend himself.
He denied that he had been drinking
that night.
ON cross-examination Morneau said
that he sold milk to some 80 people
in Waterville but he did not know
the names of more than 10 of his Gus
toners. He admitted that his wife
had gone to Canada four days pre-
Vious!y and that he had come to Wa
terville bent on good time. Nor
neau denied that he had been peeping
in windows. as was the contention of
Willette. He could not remember hav-
ing hit Willette with his fist, but he
did say that he had kicked him and
he was of the IMPRESSION that the
other two defendants had hit him. He
denied making any talk that he went
to the house looking for his team.
Joseph Poissonier and Leo Fisher
were also witnesses for the State and
they both said that they had been sit
ting in lawn swing at some distance
from the scene of the fight. They did
not see the quarrel but were present
at the arrival Of the police.
The three defendants had as coun
Gil F. Harold Dubord and Joseph Noel
was the first to testify. At 1880
he had gone to Willette's store