Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-23
DUB0RD DENOUNCES
TESTIMONY DEPUTIES
WATERV|LLE COURT

NeFer IN my lie have / ever seen
Two men who have been so unfair in
Inelr testimony as the officers to-
Jay. was the statement made by
+. Harold Dubord in the Waterville
municipal court yesterday afternoon
curing the trial before Judge
CHARLES w. Atchley of Paul Audet,
Jr, and John Berube, both of this
city. on liquor charges. He referred
10 Deputy Sheriffs Oscar Haglund
ana Otis Q. Allen, who arrested the
defendants on Redington street last
sunday evening. Mr.. Dubord's as
sertion was greeted with a ripple of
applause which led the judge to clear
lne court room summarily. A few
minutes previous to this Sheriff AL
len had stopped the procedure of the
court to say that members of the
audience had Kissed him and he re-
quested more courteous treatment.
This brought a word of admonition
from the judge.
The first Of the two cases to be
heard was that of Audet, the charge
against him being that of driving an
automobile while under the influence
OF lntox1cants. Through his attorney,
Mr.. Dubord, he entered a plea of not
guilty. but was found guilty and was
sentenced to serve a straight jail
sentence OF four months. The State
Weeks.
Mr.. Haglund was the first of the
state witnesses and his story was
mat last Sunday night he and Allen
were driving along Water street In
an automobile when they noticed a
cadillac coupe parked on Redington
street. The officers drove up to it
ana LEFT their car. Haglund said
tnat ne saw Audet approaching the
manner, and the officer testified that
as Audet passed by close to him
there was a strong smell of alcohol
coming from him. Audet got into
the drivers seat Of the car ana.
looking in Haglund noticed a quart
bottle partly filled with what he
thought was alcohol. No sooner had
Audet got into the car than he
started the motor and started to
move away. Haglund jumped on the
running board and snapped off the
switch but not in time to prevent the
car from running into an electric
hght pole. Allen at the same time
That Haslund reached in to stop the
car grabbed Audet by the collar.
In cross examination Haglund said
-N NAA AioI lIlillh that he anu the
other officer caused the accident by
their actions in stopping the car. Mr..
Dupord questioned the officer at some
length as to his conception of the
term, Under the influence of intoxi-
Giants, and the answer was that a
man was influenced by intoxicants
If he took one drink of any liquor,
no matter What its alcoholic content
might be.
The testimony of Allen was largely
IN coroboration of that of Haglund.
He said in cross examination that
he had not taken Audet by the COL
lar until the very instant before tee
crash with the pole and that this
could not be considered the cause
of it. Allen said that after the Cad
lilac mad been stopped .he took
Berube, who was sitting beside
Audet, into his own car and drove
him to the city building.
Dr. F. e. Wheeler said he was call
ed to the city building about l
o'clock Monday morning to decide
whether or not Audet was drunk.
An examination, the doctor said,
showed that Audet was able to walk
and talk in a normal manner. The
only signs that he was intoxica ted
were that the defendants reflex &C
tons were abnormal and that his
eyes were redeemed.
Audet entered no defense.
Berube's Trial
Berube pleaded not guilty to a
charge Of illegal possession and
transportation of intoXicants but
was found guilty and he was SEN
fenced to pay fine of $500 and costs
and to serve six months in Jail.
The testimony in this case was IN
most particulars the same as the
preceding. Both officers said that
when they first saw him the defend
ant was sitting on the running board
of the car but that he had got into
the front seat before Audet started
to drive away. On the suggestion of
Mr.. Weeks a clause in the warrant
which alleged intent to sell was
thrown out.
Both defendants entered appeals
and each furnished bonds of $500 for
his appearance at the September
term of the kennebec county super
ior court.
The Cadillac, which is the proper
ty of Berube, is being held by the