Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-18

the boy had then declared upon oath
that he was mistaken, that that was
mot the house at which he and the
old man secured the hard cider. The
man who had gone with the boy to
procure the hard cider, had declared
from the first that they did not get 1t
from Simonton's house.
County Attorney Campbell called
attention to the fact that Simonton
hac been convicted by the jury. he
said that the boy could be twisted"
and that if the boy had an affidavit
to make he should have notified the
Knox county officials He declarc-t
that Simonton is able to pay the $500
fine, which statement was denied by
Miss Prince.
Petition of Fred Succie
Attorney Cornelius ]. O'Leary OF
Bangor appeared as counsel for the
petitioner in the case of Fred Succie
of South Brewer, who was sentenced
in the superior court for Penobscot
county to pay fine of $500 and costs
and to serve eight months in Jail,
and in default of payment to serve
eight months additional in Jail, for
the crime of common nuisance. hav-
ing been committed to Jail June n,
1925.
Counsel pointed out that Succie
has for years conducted a hotel in
South Brewer catering to the en-
ployeS of the mill there, and that he
is asking for pardon on the grounds
! that his health is impaired and that
/ his wife and four children need his
support. Succie is suffering from
kidney stones, he said, presenting
four affidavits from physicians rela-
tive to the mans health. He said
that Succies hotel is mortgaged and
| that he has no assets of any kind.
In opposition, County Attorney
| Weatherbee of Penobscot county
stated that Succie had been in the
rum business in Penobscot county
probably for So years, and he read
the list of fines paid by Succie upon
different convictions for violations OF
the prohibitory law. He said that
| Succie's hotel is being conducted
better by Mrs. Succie than when
! Succie was there; he felt that Sue
cie's sentence was righteous one.
| Mother Pleads for Sons Pardon
Pleading that her boy might be
, home for Christmas, Mrs. L. B. Smith
of South Thomaston spoke in behalf
! of the pardon of her son, Harry
/ Smith, who was convicted of the
crime of illegal possession Of liquor
and was sentenced to serve four
months in Jail in Knox county and
pay a fine of $780,, and costs, and
| six months additional in jail upon
| failure to pay fine and costs. He
was committed to jail Sept. II, 1925.
| Mrs. Smith declared that her son
was in military service, having left
with other boys from Rockland to
serve the country, but he was dis
charged on account of tuberculosis.
The boy had been tempted and had
! allowed liquor to be stored in his
barn by persons who offered him
money for such storage. Up to that
time he had a clean record, Mrs.
Smith declared She said that she
and her husband have not the money
to pay his fine.
\ County Attorney l.. r. Campbell
| in opposing the pardon, said that a
$500 fine is all that stands between
| the boy and his freedom and he be-
| lieved that the parents could assume
the burden.
Petition Of James H. Gallagher
The last of the pardon cases con-
sidered was that of James Z. Gal
lagher of Bangor, for whom Attor-
|
peared. Gallagher was convicted at
! the las January term of the superior
court for Penobscot county of the
crime of common nuisance based on
the seizure of liquor and was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $1,000 and
costs and to serve one year in jail
at Bangor. and in default of payment
of fine to be imprisoned for the ad-
ditional term of one year. He was
committed to Jail Sept. 16, 1925.
Attorney Barwise contended that
Gallagher's conviction in this case
was based upon a conviction for
search and seizure for which the re-
spondent. had served sentence. This
was denied by County Attorney
Weatherbee. who stated that many
other factors We're taken into con-
sideration, those factors together