Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24

Ill 1IeSdI POSSESSION OF SIX quarts
Of whiskey at a local hotel early
Saturday morning. On this count,
Recorder Arthur F. Titan, before
whom the cases were heard, sentence
ed Terrio to pay fine of $3.50 and
costs OF 500 and to serve two months
Jail, with six months additional in
default of payment of fine and costs.
The second charge was the result
OF the raid on the Terrio farm on
the lower Belfast road early Satur-
day. when officers of Sheriff Henry
T.. Cummings department with De-
putty Marshal Charles f. Witham
seized 20 quarts of whiskey, 12
quarts of gin, gallon of alcohol,
extracts for flavoring Scotch" and
gin" labels, bottles, corking ma
chimes and complete equipment
for bottling spurious liquors. The
sentence on this charge was a fine
of $500 and costs of $50 and two
months in Jail. with SIX months ad-
ditional on failure to pay fine and
costs.
The respondent was not represent
ed by counsel and no appeal from
the sentences was taken. The fines
were not forthcoming and it is I'M
derstood that Terrio will serve the
Jail sentences aggregatng 16
months.
Other Cases Heard
Recorder Tiffin heard two other
cases for violations of the liquor
laws and one for larceny at the ses-
sion yesterday morning, and in the
late afternoon Jules Cote was ar
raigned before Judge Robert A.
Cony on a charge of illegal possess
sion. found guilty and sentenced.
Narcisse Bonsant arraigned on a
similar count entered plea of not
guilty. Deputy Sheriffs William
Austin and George w. Castle testi-
fed to the circumstances of the sci
cure of two cases of bottled beer at
the Bonsant home about 10 o'clock
Saturday evening. The beer was 10
Gated in the attic after Deputy Castle
had refused to accept Mrs. Bonsant's
declaration that there was nothing
in the attic. Recorder Tiffin found
the respondent guilty of the charge
and sentenced him to pay fine of
$50 and to serve two months in
Jail, with four months additional in
default of payment. Through his at
torney, M. L. Sawtelle. BonSant ap-
pealed and furnished bail in the
sum of $500 for his appearance at
the April term of Superior court.
Guilty Of Larceny
John Grant of Phillips was COM
mitted to Jail when he could not fur
nish 500 bonds on an appeal from q
sentence. after being adjudged guilty
of the larceny of two geese from Mrs.
Annie Stiles Of Readfeld on Novem-
Der II, last. The warrant was signed
by State Detective Henry Emery
Grant was sentenced to pay a fine OF
days in Jail.
Cote Case in Afternoon
The Cote case, heard in the after
| noon. was another of the illegal pos
session cases resulting from the ac-
tivities of the deputy sheriffs Satur-
| day night and Sunday. In this case
| it was alleged that when the depu-
! ties entered the store conducted by
Jules Cote at the corner of Washing
| ton and Monroe streets, the proprie-
| tor was observed to break a pint bot
| tie containing some kind of liquid
! into a pail of floor oil. The officers
| found no other liquor on the prem
, ises but seized a large number OF
| empty bottles and corks. Evidence
} was introduced to the effect that the
! OlllceIS Hdu received several COLI
! plants against the Cote store.
Deputy Sheriffs Ed Megill, William
Cole and Harry Pinkham were the
| States witnesses. Cote was repre-
scented by Attorney NJ. T.. Sawtelle
! and took the witness stand in his OWL
defense. The case for the State was
conducted by County Attorney Frank
| Il. Southland. The respondent told
! several conflicting stories on the
stand, but insisted that the bottle
. which he had smashed into the pal
! of oil with hammer, had contained
! denatured alcohol. Judge Cony was
, not very favorably impressed by the
/ respondents story and found hin
! guilty of the charge against him. He
/ was sentenced to pay a fine of $500
: and costs of $50 and to serve two
! months in Jail, with six months ad
/ ditional on failure to pay fine and
costs. An appeal was taken from
the sentence and Cote was released
! ON $500 bonds for his appearance at
! the upper court in April.
/ NORM Defaults
! REM Norm, who was also to ap-
; pear on charge of illegal possession
! of quantity of home brewed beer,
/ defauted. and Sheriff Cummings
/ office was endeavoring to locate the
! man yesterday afternoon.