Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-10

guilty and was sentenced to two
months in Jail and fine of 500 and
costs and four months additional In
default of payment. He was COM
mitted to jail.
William Good of lockwood was
the next man to be called ano
charged with the sale of six bottles
of liquor on July IL. Good pleaded
not guilty. Federal agents testified
to making the purchase and Judge
Merrill found the respondent guilty
and sentenced him to two months IN
Jail with fine of $500 and COSTS
and four months additional In de-
fault of payment. Good appealed
and was placed under $1,000 bonds
His brother, Joseph Good was al
so found guilty of selling liquor To
Federal agents and was given the
same sentence and bail was fixed for
| the same amount.
Mrs. John King of lockwood was
before the court for the sale of one
pint of pure alcohol. She testified
that she had never before been con-
victed of selling liquor and when
asked how old her youngest child
is, said MY baby is six years old. !
haven't much of family. just III
lchildren.s that's ALL" She was found
guilty, fined 500 and costs with two
months ins Jail and two months ad-
ditional in default of payment. she
Iappealed and was ordered to furnish
bail in the sum Of $500.
Her husband, John King, who
claimed he mad lived in lockwood
for 20 years, pleaded not cuilty of
illegal possession with intent to sell.
He said he had served one. term OF
two months for illegal transporta-
ton. He was found guilty and. given
| two months and fine of $loO with
two months additional in default of
pavment. He appealed and was or
dered to furnish bonds in the sum
of $500.
The case of State VS.. Omar Poulin
and George Poulin of Jackman was
contested, James Thorne acting a.
their attorney. The Poulins are tne
proprietors of the line house on the
new road at the border and mao
been arrested for selling quart OF
] liouor to the federal agents as they
! claimed on the American side OF the
boundary. They admitted selling the
LIQUOR IN the house but claimed that
the building was situated almost en-.
tirely in Canada. From the evidence
submitted the court found both de-
PENDANTS not guilty.
Mrs. Cyrus wilette OF lockwood
was the next offender of the prohib'
itory law, the state claiming that she
sold a bottle of whisky June IL
James II. Thorne was also counsel
for Mrs. wilette but all the evidence
he sought to bring out was neatly
blocked by County Attorney Harold
Weeks, who represented the State In
all the above cases, and Judge Mer-
rill found the respondent guilty. She
received a fine of 800 and two
months in Jail, with four months
additional in default of payment
She appealed and bail was placed al
$1,000.
Fred Parent and Sylvaire Gauget
both of lockwood. were her bonds.
men. Charles Kinney and Mrs. Lew.
is Munster or lockwood appeared as
bondsmen for Mr.. and Mrs. John
King.
Gardiner Langley of lockwood
was the last man to be tried in the
grist of rum cases. This was a case
of single sale. The federal agents
testified to having purchased a quart
of gin for $40. Langley waived q
reading of the warrant through
James Thorne. his attorney. and
pleaded not guilty. He was adjudg-
ed guilty and sentenced to pay q
fine OF $500 and costs and serve two
months In jail and four months adj
ditional in default of payment. He
appealed and was held in bonds OF
$1,000.