The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-10-23
Name Matters.


TIE TOGCS AND OTHER MURDERS.
Two murders and another death because of
physical exhaustion was the record OF Maine
last week, and all those were directly traceable
TO violations of the liquor Jaw The murder of
Deputy Sheriff Molloy near the soldiers Home
at Togus ny notorious rumseer on Thursday
last was the nearest to being followed by an APP
plication of lynch law of anything that has oc-
CURED for long time. Around the soldiers
Home there has for a long time existed a class
OF men who have made it business 10 fleece
Inc old soldiers OF whatever pension money
they may receive, and il is no imfrequent thing
to md poor soldier dead beside the road
the result OF imbibing too much of the poor
liquor dispensed by illicit sellers near the Home.
Many attempts have been made to stop the
traffic, but though repeated seizures have been
made the business has tlourished. till Gen.
Stephenson, Commander of the Home, has re-
Gently asked for the appointment OF special
deputies to enforce the law. Mr.. Molloy was
for Il long time Sergeant of Police at the Home.
and about TWO weeks ago Gen. Stephenson ask
ed for his appointment as Deputy Sheriff. which
was granted, ana ii Wa while endeayoring to
make search for liquors that he met biz death.
The murderer was formerly an inmate Of the
soldiers Home at Dayton, but was expelled.
and has since been refused entrance TO the Toc-
Us Home. When arrested and brought to the
guard house AT the Home. preparatory Ia being
taken 10 The Jail at Augusta. the friends Of Mol
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Commandment. At bis hearing the following
morning feeling ran 20 strongly that it was
hardly deemed advisable TO remove Him from
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S.Im. ,,li4s W4lane the rnnrlsrar wa. rJlvciIrd
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when he told Deputy Sheriff Cobb that he had
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or to and any person IN .u.b sale. under a ppn-
atty or fine OF 500 for each offence MI such
intoxicating liquors may he seiz'd Willie IN
transit and proceeded against III" same a> II
tleA were uniaWtuy Kept and deposited IN any
place. ~ another section Of the statute ii is
provided thai mo person shall deposit or have
III hl- possession any intoxicating liquors with
me 10 sen he same. etc Aud N AZ ra>r>
VIII, n officer i authorized to SEIZE lntoNi-
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SaIle l'i'' ~ Warrant ana Keep mem ID soih'
s"ie tId't u IVaSou.'V Iiih' uil'I nv san
lI'e"S cue Warrant mere h:i't ".,
Aonit "oNpI5 70 Inc c"h>'itu'lChaH'E ol ihe
Seetloh> aulht4l/'n4 search an" seizure without
Warrant. ana u ma! ne ihal Wren Morgan
i"' toihI1 gu lht question: " w pt f;oIl,d "
Iie luiI h@hgI lof settlement - l. W. 10
Boston Journal.
\ itaIlulIH piach ciouu hahG> eyer lur Nti't
81 Maine ~ I'M. uli"; ana iht c."uu grow
uiAchet ana oIaehtf' Murder seems 10 be ~
tide will turn j. beyond the kn0WI ledge OF the
human mud rive mufdefer> arr now N lh-
Stalt prison al lhollasioh under sentence OF
deatn: sentenced under Il law Not YET tWo wars
oG- Inc TWO murders iateIN committed ID iN"n-
hebec county are starting ana horrible. Il is
EVIDENT the reenactment Of the law providing
l4I me death penalty has not NAG any 6enetcial
eileG' whether Us execution VIII. we shall ne
tlhely 10 kho" Wthh me next TWO wears We
rust II viii ie allowed a far trial Somerset
Reporter.
lie INDIANOF0fIs SOLDIERS CONVENTION.
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