Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
FIND GARDINER Man GUILTY OF
drunken DRIVING AND COMPLETE
TESTIMONY IN ANOTHER CASE

April s, the day before the accident,
and that he was returning to his home
after visiting over night with his
brother there. He had had nothing to
drink. AS he was driving toward Win
throp on the Monmouth road he saw
two automobiles coming toward MIN,
one on his right of the road and the
other Just behind the first. He had
pulled out to his right as far as pos
sible, but the one which was crowdlng
in hit his forward hub cap with SUM-
cfent force to drive him out into the
ditch. He produced the cap In ques-
tion and pointed out the dent that was
made by the other car.
He declared that he had been en-
deavoring to get out Of the ditch when
a car came along and his wife stopped
It. The man in the car, whom ne did
not know, tried to haul the stalled car
out Of the ditch with the aid OF his
own machine but was unable to 90 SO.
After having urged the respondent to
20 with him to Winthrop or Augusta
, he had driven along and left them. The
officers had arrived shortly after and
had asked to smell Of his breath. They
said nothing at the time but later said
/ they guessed they would take him
along. Mrs. McKinnon corroborated
this testimony and she declared that
she did not know that her husband
was arrested until they got to Augusta.
DR.. H. S. Williams Of this city tes-
titled that he was the man who tried
to help McKinnon out of the ditch and
that he had seen no indications of IL
quor although he was with him Tor
half an hour. Mrs. Williams testified
| the same.
Testimony in 6ourisk Case
In the case of George Bourisk, De-
putty Sheriffs Oscar Hagland and w
v. Nash testified for the state. They
stated that on May 20, at about o.
clock in the evening they had fol-
| lowed an automobile driven by the
| respondent and containing two other
people from Fairfield into Waterville
| There on College avenue they had
| asked him to stop and instead he had
speeded up the car and had turned
| into the first side street. This man.
| euver had put the officers behind him
and going at considerable speed
| they had driven along this street un-
til they came to another which runs
| parallel with College avenue The
cross street which they were on was
! Hardwood avenue and at its juno
| ton with Central avenue the street
ends The Bourisk car did not make
| the turn but continued across Cen
| trail avenue. across ditch and down
over a small bank.
Before coming to Central avenue
however, the officers declare that
they had seen the door of the Bour-
| isk car open and bundle thrown
out. 1t was wrapped in some kind of
cloth. After searching the Bourisk
machine Hagland had returned to the
place where he had seen the bundle
| thrown out and had found a gallon
! can of alcohol wrapped in an old wa
gon boot.
| Ernest J. Cote, who lives at the
| corner of Lakewood avenue and
! Central Avenue said that he saw the
I cars come along Hardwood avenue
and that he was surprised that the
| first one made no move to turn the
! corner. He had seen no door open
nor had he seen a bundle thrown out
A minute or a minute and half lat
! err the automobile containing the Of
ficers had arrived and they searched
! the machine driven by Bourisk. He
/ had heard one of the officers say
/ well, George. guess we will have
| to let you go this time" and after
Hagland had gone back up the road
he called. Hold him, l have found
| something"
The respondent denied that he had
| thrown any liquor out of the car or
| that he had known that the officers
were following him. He said that he
had picked UP a friend named Bas-
sett and had turned down HaZelwood