The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-08

sal House on Main street On the back Of the figure
placard with the words, Neal Dow the ierer.
the Maine Law
The Trial Of Neal Dow In Portland
From the Portland argus, June
At two O'Clock yesterday after the Police Court
its session at the City Hail. for the trial of
Neal Tow for alleged violation of the liquor law At
about half past two Deputy Marshal Ring brought the
respondent into court The complaint in usual form,
that . had r in cellar
ton OF law then read BY the judge and the rspon
dent pleaded not guilty. Hon. Nathan Clifford appeared
as counsel for compliments; Hon w. p Fesseaden for
Mr.. Dow. Quite large number of spectators pre-
sent but could hear little, owing to the noise ia the
streets The respondent appeared much Aded and care
worn.
O1rin Ring deputy marshall Served the precept
received between and oclosk Saturday afternoon
received the police court ROOM Judgs Carter hanied
it to me; think it three than four the
plainants all present. served it between and
served the warrant; vent and examined the marks Of
tho packages found difficulty IN en- ering the cehsr
found Mr. Chute agent and Norris clerk 10 possession
of tie sore seized the liquors at that tms let the
stay; did examine the packages to ASCERTAIN ~ast
they contained there are two oss 90 oisd rom the
rels. and satisfied they contained inssx'csslng
ore was o9 the, wsIs one sios
nag ssss spq lots ten feet perhaps apart ali msrxed
yfiand Agensy" are in the drst lot; drst l,t all in
Portland, Maine. cards tackled on the casks ssc5S
lot was In rs cashs Of 80 IS gallons and large
some had not; three sourths Of them had no marSs
or were indstinct and could not well show; arrested
portunes OF arrs5tiDg him b0re partition between
these parcels.
Cross sIamoed by W, P. Fessend en-Per,ons present
when took the warrant ths three conpiaio ants
Royal Williams, Alvin Dyer, j ,shua Stevens jose oh
T. M,tchsli, d. Little, Daniel Fox. JoSeph Brady aad
crowd began to assemble Within half an no ar or hour
at the cellar people than usual around
seized the liquors. within halt returned to
raj and md hirtu fnNfU. IN ala
hour AND looked at casks before seized them applied
to Mr. Chute for invoice and he gave those marked
Direct examination resumed-Did not seizs them in
frst instance, because being officer did want
to seize BOWS name vas on Them went out for
advice from other officers: went first between and S;
vas absent three quarters o. hour after my retara
the Marshal hepea me to take account; Chute and
did not make return then but took BOOK; re
NAMED court room half an hour after received tns
mnnes s the Q,
court house 10 Msrshals Office; .thiak was there
f fifteen Or twenty zen miuuts. came int, the
think saw Dov, word two passed.; no talking
with others ct the time they talking about tas;
csms to the cellar Judge and Recorder and two or
three othere present when left the court room
Msrsbal and two or three policemen in his Office
met Mr. Carleton in the street or the steps of the
government house; not positive whether saw Mr..
Dow before or after went to the agency.
come into the cellar.
Alderman Ring suorn:-At meeting Of Board Of which
lam ons on evening OF slst May, Mr. Do. said, We're
came these liquors here?"-tns reason | asked that
question, was bscauae l was absent one evening
TO procure them. Mr.. Dor said, 81 ordered them
here" OF" sot them here" asked him by what
III he said me a's no. any
from New York, VIII, recommended to him tnat
he had pure liquors imported, and he (Ar. Dow
there was; his reply was s., GOO wor h. said, you
got them on sour owe hook, Them did your he repe
IL suppose SOP asked il he thought he wouls maze
good speculation out of it, he said he should did not
know but he Should, am not positive which sasei aim
why they we're net seized he replied they were sszsd
here; conversation sane evening as election of
sgent Was present at election
was order passed authorizing comm tee to settle
WITH Mr.. Hay and remove furoiture from city agency
suppose tnis cor nitee Was raised While Was away
supposed also from the order tast comm tee
the agency; did not Understand from the converse.
ton Of MIR. Dow, that the liquors procured for
the agency but hsi doubt he intended them fer the
agency Mr.. Clifford objected TO this testimony. Nc.
Fessenden this is question of intention and should
be allowed to bavs the witnesses opinion the court
ruled 1t not admiss ble No agent had been apo atei
a. that time; don't know whether placs had
been selected; repeated this conversation tho next
peated it to NJ adams, also TO Mr. Stone ia the fore
noon, and to several Others repeated 1t to then ft
Maine ONCE did not speak to either Of Complainant;
said something about selling at auction Mr. Dow asked
me II would be auctioneer, and At arst said would;
be asked me again, and l said would not under pre-.
sent law this said IN reference to the liquors he
bought.
WIN. BcyS City clerk, svo,n-Book OF Rec, rds; thi,
ia journal Of proceedings of Aldermen ,d-r date Of
May 8, Mr. Clifford read siMayor anil AL iermen authoriz
ed to use shop Of Wat Butler for city agency, aot to
arrange for agency for sale OF spuous huors accor3
ing to law The original ordel vas then produced and
read.
Peter GRAHAM, s~orn--I am packet matter beswee
hero and New York offers bill OF lsding Of the lquoIs
don't know the young man who ASKED ms to shio thsm
have not yet been PAID the freight liquors taken
from vessel when was absent; don't know who TOOK
them where they went to; had agreed to he
respors for the freight orders LETT Tor the
liquors. they we're addressed "Ps tlani agency their
j. Bronson & Co.. scr. J. G. Brooks pipes 2 Pipes,
- Dbl, keg, casks, u casks,
The defence then called Alderman Libby ami Jones
aoo Vim Boyd, who testified that they heard the
versat,on about "spsculat ton" and that the
vas 81 cont know aSout that also tsst tho CONVEX
Alderman s. l. Carlstop testified The liquors were
bargsiued for by the Mayor and mys. agents of the
city and commute Of the Board OF Aldermen, 18th the
concurrence Alderman Brooks they ordered for
the City Agency, with the express agree nsns that IL
they up to his Recommendation, they were to be
the property Of the city vas acting under the sutho
hiiity was undertaken by the Mayor or myself; they
ordered BY me for the purpose OF LAWFUL sale by
the " under the law OF the STATE none Of tue liquor
came iato ,be possession of myself, Brooks or Dow;
lDtroc ucsd THIS person to Mr Dow ordered the man
get liquors insured they were not to be for the
city IL not pure and In original packages We gave the
Do delivered 1. to Bronfon. .
Joseph Ring testiaed-Coosidersd the conversation
serious; asked fer information; my proposition to ssu
Mr. Fessenden read from the jousnsl OF the Board OF
Aldermen, sccepiDg the liquors, showing tnat thsy
we're Dot accepted until after the time alleged IN she
complaint.
The case here CLOSED
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