Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-28
FORMER WATERV|LLE
man FOUND GUILTY
ON LIQUOR CHARGE

George Bourisk Of Worcester,
Mass, formerly Of Waterville was
found guilty. Wednesday forenoon by
the jury at the Kennebec County Su-
perior court on q charge of Illegal
transportation of intoxicating liquor.
uor. The testimony in this case was
presented Tuesday afternoon and at
the opening Of the court on Wednes-
day morning Attorney Raymond
Rogers of Waterville representing
tho respondent, and County Attorney
Frank e. Southland who conducted
the case for the State, addressed the
jury. After the charge by Judge
William H. Fisher, the Jury retired
and after celebrating for an hour
and five minutes reported a verdict
Of guilty.
WatervilIe Man Sentenced
Joseph Nadeau of Waterville was
sentenced to pay a fine Of $50 and
costs on the charge of larceny Of a
gallon can Of alcohol and to serve
30 days on a charge Of obstructing
an officer. A third charge. that of IL
legal transportation Of intoxicating
liquor was placed on file.
Drunken Driving Charge
Testimony in the case Of State vs..
Paul Paradis Of Wayne, charged with
the operation Of motor vehicle
while under the influence OF intoxf-
eating liquor was completed Wednes-
day afternoon and the case will be
argued this morning. 1t will prob
of the forenoon.
Arthur E. Vincent Of Auburn the
first witness for the State declared
that on the night Of July 3. 1925. he
was returning to his home from Au-
gusta and at the top of Woodcock
hill in Winthrop he stopped to fix
his windshield. Suddenly there was
a shock as an automobile driven by
the respondent had collided with the
rear of his automobile. He had sent
for an officer and while he was wait
ing, Constable Frank Tuttle appeared
upon the scene. futile testified that
the respondent had been drinking
State Highway Officers Bert Fowler
and Foster King who had arrived
.. shortly after that had talked with
the respondent and had smelled the
liquor on his breath. George Drawn
! deputy sheriff of Winthrop had
; smelled liquor there but could not
say If 1t was on Pauls breath OF
that of his brother, John.
The respondent in his own de.
Tense declared that he had not taker
| a drink of liquor for nine years. He
stated that he was ascending the
hill when two cars came down an6
| their headlights blinded him SO thai
he ran into the other car. His
brother, John, testified that he him.
self had had two glasses of beef
about five o'clock that night. bu
that his brother had not had any.
DIR. Ralph Bicknell of Winthrop
| had stopped at the scene of the ac.
! cident and had seen the two Paradis
| boys there. He had asked them il
they needed help. He saw no signs
that would indicate they had beer
! drinking. Pretzman Gale of Win.
| throp. who was with DIR. Bicknell
corroborated the story Of the doc.
| tor.
H. E. Chamberlain and L. e. Mar.
tin testified to the good character OF
| the respondent. John Wadleigh, IL
| answer to a hypothetical question
| declared that if a man was driving
one car up a long hill and two 9th.
ers with brilliant headlights were
coming down, he might not be ablt
to see car stopped in the road aheat
Of him. In answer to County Attor'
ney Frank e. Southland he stated
that II the man was thanked up" OF
cider or some other liquor, he would
stand a. considerably less chance o
seeing the car. Miss Beatrice Burns
a housekeeper for John Paradis sale
when the men had left to go to Au
| gusta they had not been drinking