Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-11
Waterville Man =
Found Guilty of
Assault and Battery

Esdras Pomerleau was arraipned
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock be-
fore Recorder J. A. Letourneau of
the Municipal court on a charge of
assault and battery on the person of
Albert Thibodeau of Winslow. f.
Harold Dubord represented the COM
plalnant, while Mr.. Pomerleau chose
to handle his case without an attor-
ney. The defendant was found gull
ty and was sentenced to pay a fine of
five dollars and costs of court, or
nfteen days in jail, the fine being re-
mltted leaving the costs amounting
to 1857 which he paid.
Mr.. Dubord briefly presented the
compliments case to the court.
pointing out how the man had been
struck blow on the mouth of such
force as to knock out a tooth and
loosen another, which rendered him
unconscious for some moments
MIR. Thibodeau, the complainant,
was the first man on the stand. stat
ing that he was saving wood in front
of his house when Louis Pomerleau.
brother of the defendant, came to
him for large stick of wood which
he claimed was his. He said he talk
ed with Louis for a short time in
warm argument and started for the
house. whereupon Mr.. Pomerleau
called him a vile name. Returning
toward Pomerleau, the two clinched,
Thibodeau being hit several times by
the other. stating however, that it
did not hurt. The wives of the men
at this point came out to separate
them, and just as they fairly well
parted. Esdras Pomerleau jumped
over the fence and struck him, he
thought with his fist, although he
was not sure. He received the blow
on the mouth, falling unconscious. He
said that as result of the blow one
tooth was gone and another would
have to be removed Mr.. Thibodeau
claimed that Esdras came from be-
hind him when he struck the blow.
The defendant then asked Thibo-
deau, DO YOU remember when l got
hold of my brother to break YOU two
apart?" The latter said he could not
remember
Mrs. Thibodeau stated on the stand
that Louis Pomerleau grasped her
husband by the neck, and that she
with the other women tried to sep
arate them. She said she saw Edras
Pomerleau jump the fence and strike
her husband a heavy blow with his
fist with results as above stated.
Several witnesses for the defense
said that Thibodeau was choking
Louis Pomerleau during the fight.
Louis stated under oath that Thi-
bodeau told him that he inquired of
lawyer as to how much it would
cost to lick man, and found out it
would be about five dollars, and that
now he was going to do it. Thibo-
deau later denied this.
In a summary of the case MI Du-
bord said that any man should have
the right to defend himself and fam
lily, but should use reason in fighting,
and felt that the defendant was not
justified in hitting so hard.
Mr.. Pomerleau replied that he lit
hard because he held the man to be
dangerous, though not saying in just
what way. Some bitterness was
manifested by witnesses for the de-
fence, but Mr.. Dubord reminded them
that further action could still be
brought for damages, and might be if
they persisted in that attitude.
Esdras Pomerleau suggested that
the court warn Thibodeau to refrain
from mentioning the subject in the
future.