Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-13
SUPREME COURT

At the opening of court Monday
morning Albert Gordon, indicted for
sale of liquor, changed his plea to
guilty. Thomas Pease of Jackman.
indicted for breaking and entering
camp of Ruel Holden at Attean
Pond and larceny of GOO. g, came
into court and pleaded guilty.
The first case for trial was State
VS.. John Lavoie, alias Savoy of Mad
ison, for sale of one-half pint of al
cohol to one James w. Tilley of
Madison. His counsel was James
Thorne of Madison. In making up
the jury several were excused from
duty and it finally consisted of
Alonzo Moulton of Brighton. fore.
man; c. d. Draper of PALMYRA: B.
f. Porter of Arson, Mark Padham,
Scion; Amos Rines, Athens: Aston
Robinson. Bingham; Olive Murtha.
Moose River: Horace o. Bean, Ca
naan: L. L. Sanford, Skowhegan:
Wallace Weston, Madison: Lewis
Russell, Madison: Emma Locke,
Cornville.
James Tilley, a young man of ~
and the one to whom it is alleged
the liquor was sold, was the first wit
ness for the State and told of nlan-
ming to go to dance at Arson b. II
desiring some liquor, went to the
home of Lavoie and purchased the
half pint, for which he paid 50 80
1oung O'CoAnor, his chum on this
occasion, testified that he went ', 18th
riley to purchase the liquor bu,
did not see him go into the house.
For the defense j. f. Withee. trial
Justlce at Madison testified as to the
location of houses termed rum row
In the vicinity of the home of Iavoie.
LaVoie, testifying in his own behalf
claims that he knew Tilley only by
sight and that he had never been to
MS home at any time. Mrs. Lavoie
was at home on the night in oues-
ton and stated that Tilley was not
at her nome on that or any other
night. Bert Fish testified that Tilley
was bootlegger himself and that he
mad seen him sell liquor at the
Arson Town Hall. The case was civ.
en- to the jury at ESQ. They returned
at $40 with a verdict of not guiItv.
The next and last case for this
term was state VS. John Quirion of
Long Pond. indicted with his brother.
Fred and Thomas Pease in the rob-
perry of the Holden camp. When ar
raigned he pleaded not guilty and
told the court that he was unable to
pay for counsel. Attorney w. Fol-
som Merrill volunteered to defend
him. With but 80 minutes allowed
him to prepare the defense the case
was opened before jury, composed
OF Mrs. Jennie F.. Kreger of Fairfield
as foreman, Levi Butler of Show
hegan, F. A. Benner of Skowhegan.
Kate S. Simpson of Skowhegan n,
Frank Estey of Norridgewock, Ralph
Hill OF Skowhegan. Howard Green
leaf of Starks, Eldridge Cover of
Ripley, Allie M. Knight of Show
hogan, Joseph Call of Pittsfield Guy
3. Andrews of Pleasant Ridge. Albion
Brown of Arson. Ruel e. Holden, the
1rst witness for the state testified
that he was the owner of sporting
camps at Attean lake and that at
the end of the season he had left a
large quantity Of supplies at the
camp. On an investigation trip in
January he found one of the win
dows broken open and most of the
goods stolen. In company with Hee-
man Wilson he followed the tracks
across the lake and found where
three men had walked abreast and
the place where the stolen goods had
E 'OAuSo opOA d Sid ne went TO
the Quirion home with John Jackson
and son and found three boxes of
rosebud matches, the kind that was
in the camp. Mrs. Quiripn told them
she had purchased the matches at the
store of the Kellogg Lumber Com
pany. Upon investigation it was
found that the company did not sell
this brand. Fed Qufrion, brother of
the respondent who has pleaded gull
ty testified that his brother was with
him and Pease in the robbery.
Perry Butler Of Long Pond over
heard a telephone conversation be-
! tween the brothers claiming Fred
asked John to hide the stuff. John
Hodson, stotekeeper for the Kellogg
company at Long Pond testified that
he had never sold the Rosebud brand
of matches and that the Quirione
had not bought more than SIS worth
of supplies for long time. He adj
mttted on cross examination that the
family traded in other stores. The
state rested here and attorney Mer-
rill, without putting in any testimony
made his argument for the defense.
| The jury was out about 80 minutes
and returned a verdict of not guilty.
This case Is the last to be heard
this term and all the jurors were
discharged. The prisoners will--be
brought into court Tuesday morning
and receive sentence. A