Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-01-14
Total value.
$laJ,y5.


PETERS. judge.
State rs. Intoxicating Liquors.
Tin, was part OF the liquor being ten
se:- seiz''i some ten day. ago on board
Sch Nm. Pickering, BY Sheriff Drvercux
Aud now Alexander Martin Come. into
Court and says that lie w,- the true aud
awful owner of 20 gallons of said LIQUOR.
10 gallons Of which were ri ~ and lOy,l-
Ions hi>hy, that he bought the same IN
Bosom for his own d-l-ct alton and Tor
mechanical purposes. viz numbering ia
the woods that the same was not intended
Tor sale g.. &c. ami he therefore Claimed
said 20 gallon. OF whisky and rum a, hi-
own exclusive properly. with which the
Executive officer of the County had no
right TO NEEDLE
On examination. he admitted that some
few bottles OF liqlpr had within = few
mouth. been coaxed out OF him by per.
sons out OF health "a . medicine. but de-
MED hat he is or had been q common
seller.
Te County Attorney Dutton who sp-
peared for the Iib..lisnt, put in the record
OF ali Indictment against the claimant, for
sales oi Intoxicating liquor. found at the
last term Of the :. J. Court aid rested.
All the liquor seized amounting 10 over
100 gallons VAS ord-reG by Martin for
o'iier parties. hut although they were call
ell 10 come into Court aud prosecute th-,r
claims by Msrtin and hi, counsel, failed
10 appear, and lie " say they nonr.
State v. Intoxicating Liquors, Henry
Miles. Claimant
Mr.. Niles comes into Court and claim,
~ gallons more OF the above liquor, on he
same grounds as above ret forth in Mar
tins claim. lie testified that he owned
The liquor. having ordered IL through one
Alexander Martin. and offered bills OF
same. made out by the seller in Boston In
his (Mlle-) name. lie also swore. that he
wanted il for his own private use as 3
moderate drimker, and ordered this large
quantity for The reason that he had hear |
that il improved by ag- he too was in the
numbering business. but this spirit was no,
wanted tor his operations in the woods.
Mr.. Martin was called mex, In ,uppor,
OF Miles and generally corroborat-I him,
hut particularly va. somewhat deficient in
his recollection. Here this case rested.
Wi-well for Claimant. Dalton for Liblt
His Honor. Judge Peters. in summing
up laid that personally ami judicially he
had knewn of instances Of one or even
two gallon kegs and jugs and pack ages
containing liquor 10 be .rnt TO private
parties for their own use. but ia deciding
these ca>es. the law required him to e.
gard the quantity claimed As having much
TO do with ri2hifnl decision. Was il
reasonable 10 suppose that men in noder.
ate circumstances would lay in a store o!
/ liouor amounting To 20 gallons. $50 worth
/ TO- their Dan use? In his view. th,
+ quality claimed was unreasonable lsrg,
To satisfy his mind that it WAS for private
use alone. and aftc. some further com.
henis on the testimony. his Honor said
that lie was forced Ia The conyi. ton ths,
claimants had cot made out their case. aud
therefore ordered the liquors de-tro, ell.
Ia the above Cases. the Claimants falling
costs will follow as q n,atter of law agains,
them. in favor Of The Lib-llant. and the de-
cision would seem TO indicate that 20 gal
Ions OF liquor i too large a quantity for ,
Hancock and Franklin man to own.
Under the present Law. it is danger u.
business for parties TO put in bogus claim,
tor liquor before a Court, and from wha
The Reporter has heard, IL would not b,
surprising If the above parties. or an,
others, putting ia like claims. should b,
arrested AMI fined $50 and costs for thu
attempting to get possession OF liquor FOL
illegal sale.