The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-09-05

pany was intoxicated, and declined going out u
work, and made some disturbance in the ban
rack; 1t. Hobart, of Maj. Brooks colspans
the officer of the day, went in and ordered hiu
to go out to work be was insolent and sill n
fused the officer then struck him, ssone vitaes
testified with his fist on the side as he lay 10 BIZ
bunk, and Afterwards struck him several tine
in his own room with cane. The mah thea
went dowe to the wharf to work. A new dihcul-
ty here arose. from the obstnacy Of the ssldisr
the Officer sgaip 4osgsd him with his case bu(
net being Able 10 overcome his insolenes apd
psrverseness, he ordered him to be taken MO the
water and ducksd he was ducked thres lines
before he was brought cut after this process Is
was sent to the black hole, and confined thsss
until next day. Wednesday he was unwsll ~
in the Doctors hards; Thursday he was On a.
ty, and again drunk; Friday morning he WAS o.
parade, and apparently intoxicated, and stS
o'clock he was placed under guard, and % keyt
until one o'clock when he died during IL
morning he made no complaints Of pain, but sp-
peared half drunk and crazy. No serious bsuiD
es were discovered on his body after death. n
witnesses generally agreed that the deceased
was hard drinlcDr, and had been intc1calo1
most Of the time for the fortnight preceding ~ :
death. The 6ogging by the Officer was unbs(t ]
fable and illegal, and the facts in this affair 81
no small degree Of blsms upon the officer Off,
garrison for the unwarantable and coDtiuoo)
drunkenness, which this case developed. ~
death may be ascrlbed t. combiaation of e.
ses his drunkenness would not probably haSl
carried him of so soon, nor was the AoeGiV5
alone sufficient for that purpose but These ~
newing the stimulant to which be was accusteae !
ed, operated together TO produce the catasle-
phe, which has been the cause Of so much e.
citemest, aad so deeply woueded the rspu. ation
Of the Implicated officer. The public niad has
been too much inAamed in this transactioa, y
Representations the examipatiou havs
materially corrected, bat The influence Of TIE {
corrective, does not extend % far ~ The injury d
the falshood "for falshoed will ny from Maino'
to Georgia. while truth Is pulling her boots o."
The Supreme Court. adjourned On Saturday ).
not having completed the business Of the sessions
and having to hold circuit at Augusta nextI
week they fixed upon the first Tuesday 10 No.
vembsr for the adjournment in,this county. !. d
The dispatch this court haze made in their
business-the patience, imparality and decis-
ion, its Judges hare brought to the discharge Al
their responsible duties, receive high comnsa-'
dation from those who looked With anxiety q
the organization Of this tribunal, ~ of vital ins
portance to the honour and interest ofths State
The Executive council also clcstd their ssss
sion on Saturday. Numerous appointments have
been made, some Of which we now present to
our readers.
Erastus Foote, OF Wiscasset, .Attosnsy Gen.
erGi. {
Simon Greenleaf, ofPorland, Reporter Of
The decisions ofhs Supreme Judicial Court. 4
Silas Estes, of Westbrook, Inspector Of
Bee and Pork.
Benjamin Emmons, Of Georgetown, Inspee-
Tor Of Fish.
David Quincy, Of Bath, Inspector Of Bst-
icv and Lard.
Nathaniel Goodwin, of Biddeford, Inspec.
tor Of Mails.
John K. Smith, of Portland, Inspector q
Hops.
County OF YoRK.
Jonas Clark, Of York, Judge Of Probate.
Jeremiah Bradbury, Of York, Clerk of tie
Judicial Court.
County or CUMBERLAND.
William T. Vaughan, Of Portland, Clerk Of
The Judicial Court.
Horalio Souibgate, Of Portland, Register Of
PROBATE.
County, OF LINCOLN,
Nathaniel Coffin, Clerk Of he Judicial Court.
County OF HANCOCK.
Alfred Johnson, Jr. Of Belfast, Judge Of
Probate.
County or OXFORD.
Cytus Hamlin, Of Paris. Sheriff.
Courrv OF ScxrRscT.
Benjamin Adams, Sheriff
William Allen, Jr. Clerk Of the Judicial
Court.
CouSrY OF PEsoBscor.
Alexander Savage, Of Bangor, Reg;nsr ef
Probate.