Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-05

WAS the woman KATHERINE I.
Dermott?" e
II do not know Katherine Men.
mott. but have heard of hers
Where did you see this ca :.
tanning the liquor?" w
Being driven on a cross road =.
the Fox Farm"
How may were In the carr
"Two."
did you know that the car
going to Quirion's place to dsps..
the liquor"
mo, sir"
"Did you know when the
passed you that it contained liou,.s
Il did not I was not on IT, i
side" ?
you and Jack Ian enforceneu, !.
ficerr ~stood out by the road ~.
the car passed?"
YES"
"How long were you there W.
some other officers arrived%
Something more than Is minuis..
ANY effort made to catch the =.
and woman in the carr"
Did you know that Lett ana n.
McDermott woman were to m
Blouin in jail?"
"How near was the car Of We.r.
federal prohibition agent) to The !.
containing the liquor?" X
Il don't know"
"Were the cars separated bya A.
lance Of more than so feet?"
Il don't know"
May Takes Place Corbett
After Mr.. May objected to 4furs.l
invasion of our matters" Through 4
quiries directed at Mr.. Corbett. M
May. at the invitation Of Mr. e,
molly and with alacrity on btu 4.
part, took the stand and Mr.. Costssl
was temporarily relieved.
The Quirion farm seizure and ia.
responsible for it were the sqbi,s,
of a lengthy examination BY "
Connolly. Mr. May asked perms
sion to tell the whole story. and IA
so.
IAN automobile bearing liquor va
seized on the road from Kittery n
Portland, with man and wors,
in 1t. They were arrested and d.
dicted. While their case was pepd.
ing, the man. Letz, or the wons,
McDermott, told Mr.. Weaver, one a
my agents, that they had received /,
letter from Calix Blouin Of Angus,
There is a Photographic copy Of Tia,
letter here. l think"
Mr.. Connolly produced II, and h
was read by Mr.. May. 1t was pOs.
marked Augusta, Nov. Is, 1924, and
addressed to Catherine McDermor
at Lynn, Mass, and on the back val
written "Calix P. Blouin, r. D. 4
Augusta, Me-"
1t asked Miss McDermott 10 Wit
Gus" if she came near Augusta. d
I'VE would like to talk business va
you II possible as could use lltth
more for winter also store some
1t asked the recipient Of the lstts
to write and give the price for III,
very best" and to come herself, q
send someone she could depend On
This letter was signed with tn
name of Calix P. Blouin.
MIR. May said he was conferE
with by Mr.. Weaver, concerning The
letter, and that he told the agent 10
proceed with the matter. He SAID
he did no know much more about lie
case until the seizure was made Il
the Quirion farm, where. Blouin a.
legedly caused the liquor sent h
Lett to be stored.
He did not know. he said, that
Lett or Miss McDermott repurta
that Blouin wanted a load of aler
hol. Lett at that time had earl
pending against him in the Units
States district court in Portland. ta|
deputy prohibition director stated
The indictment there against Leu
and the McDermontt girl was reat
based on a seizure of alcohol in thes
car at Portsmouth May Is, 1894, and
Mr.. Connolly stated that the reeGt
showed the case was dismissed, Sep
TENDER, 1924.
Mr.. May was worried. The dat
did not seem to be right to him h
it up and found, that TIE
dismissal was in September, isA
thus confirming his memory. NJ
Connolly agreed the dismissal dau
was in 1925.
I'VE were very anxious to eatca
Biouin," continued Mr.. May, for VI
had caught him once before and b
had a reputation as a liquor dealer u
this county. / told Weaver that Z q.
fellow Lett wanted to go ahead and
deliver the liquor, to Blouin, to II
him do so, but to keep him undz
careful supervision, so that the D.
quor would not so astray. Somewhat
along the line from Kittery. as Leu
came through with the liquor ca
and in accordance with a notice from
him. officers picked his car up and
kept it in sight until the time Of ds-
livery in Augusta.
when it arrived here, someone
telephoned Mrs. Blouin, and she "a
The way to the Quirion farm, and q.
rected the unloading and storing |"
The cargo, ! understand.
Then Lett and the woman Wen
to so. the alcohol was folna
md seized, and there was little les
than Lett said there would be. Blcall
was indicted for conspiracy WIZ
Quirion. and had another indictmen'
pending because of a prior seizuFs
Blouin, at the advice Of counseL
pleaded guilty, and was given tEO
of eight months in jan
md maybe a fine.
Ordered Case Dismissed
Because of the service, Lett nao
Judge Peters ordered ns
case to be dismissed
practice frequently resorted to ra
paying debts by the government v
persons giving assistance" and Ma
Nay concluded his voluntary e.
,lanation.
Mr.. Connolly asked If he knew
lbout the prior record of Lett y.
massachusetts,, and whether or nO.
lie had a wife, or was married to NV
girl. Mr.. May said ~
lid not know, and had made no e.
ort whatever to find out. Letz y
aid. had supplied information to lAs
government on frequent occasions.
DO you suspect him OF senolas
'our men to watch one road for u.
Iuor dealers while he took anotna
With cargo?" demanded Mr.. COZ
holly.
Il do not think So" said Mr.. az.
AT tho time tho charge AGAINST Leu