Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-26
FLYING SQUIRREL LEAP.
Joe Bauldic's "Dced Of Derring do"
When the Officers Went 10 Arrest Him
A Raid OH the "Bee Hive"

Jos Bsuldic is s free man and laughs at
prison bars, but he also 10 careful not 10
seek any Introduction to tho Augusta
police. Should he chance TO meet them he
would be afforded al opportunity to Ian
guish in the Kennebec jill.
Saturday right abous Q O'Clock Marshal
Morse and OH .ers BreeD, Bemick and
Bruce strolled up to what 10 known as the
Bee Hive" on Laurel bill, samelv the old
Congregational pArsonsgs thst hes peen
fred over into q tenement. There tao
Josephs re sided In DID erent tenements, and
both were lder suspicion Of selling hq 1or
OH ,ers Breen and Rsmick walked into Joe
Bouigier's plaza where they found gallon
OF whi.key, glasses and two pint bottles,
one filed With alcohol and ono with wine
Meanwhile the m Brsh,l and Bruce wake
into B.uldic's place, the msrshal remark
log that be had warrant for searching bis
placs adding 'they say you sell rum y
They walked into tn, bed room, Joe with
them aud the latter handed over quart OF
gin snd a quart OF brandy. The marshal
and Bruce ,nen stepped out into the other
room and each proceeded to 60 through
curb ,sri Of which there we're two ia the
room. Meanwhile Bauldic snesked back
iato the bedroom aod immediately After the
fficsrs heard the crash Of glass Is Joe
threw what afterwards proved to bs .
five gallon keg clean through win
dow sash and all The marshal immediate.
ly ordered Bruce to arrest the fellow and
ruu cut to And what had been thfown
,h.tu ID the window. Ol his way be mel
Officer Remick who bad come round from
and the marshal telling him to look for
she stuff that had been throw q
out, returned. A be was fe-enteI.
ing the room be saw Bsuldic putting on b s
VI der cos. a1d then hs overcoat. ii. hsd
been in bis shirt sleeves. When he hsd
got his cutter coat Oh, and without wsitine
fos bis hat, he turn.d and quick - huh
plunged headloug through the broken wis
dos, striking on bis hands and knees or
the ground some 10 feet below. Apparent
ly be was unbu.t, for he ran away like 3
d .er, leaving his hat in the house.
The tficers found in the keg about -four
gallons of ~hisksy. Joe they have NOT
found aud Il wtu d be good tbieg II al
the rumseilsrs in this bsiiiwick followed
Joe's EXAMPLE II this ins'snce i-'s sat-
10 assume that the ofii 'efs shed no tears hi
Joe's departure. Tbvreis one N IN In torI
who will be likely to mourn. That maa
went Joe's bail to the extent Of $500 fol
Joe's appearsncs At the December term
when he wa to answer f1r selling rum Of
which he had been convicted.
These fellows that sell in there tenement
houses are difficult to catch They
Usually work 5uriog the week, conf line
their op srati Jns to Saturday right sod Sun
dsy. when trade is brisk, They have q
sAiicn or two come in their own name an
the rem .indef usually c ,mes in the names oi
their acquAintsaces. Tie revenue C Jllectol
keeps sharp outlook for them, however
and when sny OF them sre iodic.e he goe'
- them sftsr they ees out, and 1t 10 said the
Joe, Immediately AFTER be ct cut the is'
time bought Of the revenue collector oD th'
street., Units States license to sell rum