The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-02
THE GRAY CASE.
What Messrs. Strout and Perry
Say of the Affair.
Mr.. VintOn's Hearing TO take Place
Friday.

The account OF the liquor case at Gray, in
which Hon. w. II. Vinton was interested, and
which appeared exclusively in the PRESS yes
terday the paper that furnishes the news
created great deal of talk in the city yester-
day. Reporters for this paper called Oh Mr..
s. G. Strout, Mr., w. Fl. Vinton'a counsel, aud
Trial Justice Perry. and received the follow
statements:
MR.. PERRY's STATEMENT.
About three weeks ego Mr.. Silas-L Adams,
Selectman of Gray, made application to Judge
Gould (acct mpanied by Mr.. Munson) for a
warrant for search and seizure against Mr..
Geo. II. Taylor of the Sloan House os Gray
Judge Gould deemed it inadvissble for him to
issue warrant on account of the distance of
Gray from bis Jurisdiction. AS there is no
trial justice at Gray, Mr.. Adams made appli-
cation to Mr.. Eben N. Perry. Mr.. Perry de-
clined, because he had not been confirmed as a
trial justice. On the Gay that Mr.. Perry ap-
peaFed at Augusta, on a hearing for confrma-
ton, Mr.. Adams came to see Mr.. Perry again,
and made arrangements with Mr.. Munson to
make complaint to Mr.. Perry in his behalf
Mr.. Muuson did so and Mr.. Perry issued the
warrant. his commission as trial Justice having
been received. the warrant was served by an
ofhcer not known in Gray, at Mr.. Adams re.
quest, as the local officers were too closely
watched. Mr. Williams, the officer in ques-
ton, assisted by Officer Place, made seizure
OF bottle OF whiskey and jug Of rum at the
Sloan House.
ln order not to inconvenience Mr.. Taylor,
and at his request, the officers sent for Hon.
w. ii, Vinton, who agreed to act az Taylor g
keeper and produce him at his trial on Mon
day morning. Sunday night Mr.. Taylor
skipped" on the midnight Pullman for Bos-
ton. When officer Williams appeared Monday
there was no Mr. Taylor. Then MIR. Adams
applied for warrant against Mrs, Taylor and
Mr. Perry, after examining the witnesses in
the case--two in understanding to the
statute, granted the warrant. Mrs. TAYLOR
ing the two Witnesses, and her own confession
that she fornished them With the liquor. it not
being case in the trial Justices jurisdiction,
she was committed TO the May term Of this
court, failing to procure snreties
Mr.. Adams then applied for warrant
against Hon. VIII. Vintan for aiding in the
maintainance OF a nuisance by knowingly per-
Knitting Intoxicating liquors to be kept ard
sold in building owned by him and under his
control The officer arrested MIR. ViDton when
he returned from Portland, a9d at Walnut
Hill met MIR. Perry, where the matter was dis.
cnssed, bat no court could be held il the case
SO the party went to jail.
Mr.. Vinton has given bonds in $500 for bis
appearance before MIR. Perry, Friday, April
3D. at the Town Hall, Gray Corner.
Section 4 Of Chapter IT, Revised Statutes
says:
Whoever knowingly let's any building or tene
ment owned by him, or under his control for am
purpose named in section one, or knowingly per.
m1ts the same or part thereof be so used is gully
OF aiding in the maintenance Of a nuisance anC
shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars. or imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more than six months