Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-14
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| n. 90 Hhfsrs affls urf.ri Ilu.asr1f
pu thr .th dsy - ~stssmt.f hst
al-,ut uupn. a citizen 20 lilanh. young
mau. returned o. AL. hums aui " lie. = o.
Nas lu a peculiar aui ,fitigal state II
health. ln an iutoNi-atvi condition, im.
mrlAtrly fpilpsei by cun,ul.iSc spasm.
aui uncunsciousucss, cau.lug hi wli,
he greatest fright aui auNirtN Dor
hours the situation was alarming. The
las following. the yuung mans father.
learning that = portion 20 the liquor II
Shiyh De- drank Was bought AZ one -
~, hotel. iu Hank. .Norv uut warrant
against The lnuilort aud had n rriufu~i
o. III Norssy Municipal Court. Nu
exhaustive hearing Nas hal aud ihr
landlord Nas adjuigci guilty ani srn-
ed o. paya fine aud cu.i. and Va Al.
dillon thereto an Imprisonment ~ thirty
day. In Paris isil. Prom thi. decision
be- appealed 90 thc higher cOuri ani gave
tond..
~ thu October Court the grand jury
/ found tao lndiCtmsnts against ths sane
person. finding Chargv. accumulating
| against him mountain high. with, pfub-
ably. sufficient rsidence a. sustain them.
VI. Landlord fcd from hi. home ani
state, Instead - appearing 40 couu to
relieve oil. houismrn aud stand trial Is
torv a jury 20 hi. I-crs. ohlccrs armed
With proper ani sufficient authority fall
log "a rr;urn hi. body to the court, the
presiding Justice affirmed the sentence 81
the lower COurt.
Dudug the .rlf.impo.ed exile II thi.
legally adiudgcl criminal, deputy
.hsrif 81 oxford County, appointed for
the aW-ahiding people los a Law made
by the people, "a protect thcm from
crime. aud crimlnals-sWoru Ca all la
enforcing the laws-app"arci la our
midst. not With mittimus 90 execute
the sentence ~ the court, bat. apparent
lv. 20 "a paid aff"rasy - ~ craiiaal.
The tongue ~ Il ticry, such ss the
gvuius 20 evil always use. Ia accomplish
his nsfariou. work, sas plied induslri-
ously. The god gricss ~ one Ncrv
sought hy cOnc-,ling Ia him the exalted
distinction ~ b-lng the "king pin" of
the people. movement for the suppress
.ion 81 the liquor trade in our midst
Consent Ia the payment 81 the ine.
aud the imprisonment clause could b.
fixed.
'AN IN Ailf NlAtAtf VIII Allf NNNfA
How did he know DO the criminals
rriaiu and own 90 control the sheriff.
aud the shsrih. owu aud control the
courts knoWlc,igc l. Whence
comes al thl. know ledge. The people
want Ia D. Informed.
Nov, Messrs. Editors, here !. a sworn
officer ~ the lsS,-the Ouly legally cou-
.tituied power standing between the
people aud criminals-instead 10 dcVOt-
Ing hls time aud energic- Ia the protec-
tiou 81 society against crime. Ne lind
him In the employ 81 = convicted Grim
inal presumably for pay Ia obtain for
him a release from just sentence %
peoples law.
II our officer. are appointed Ia work
In the Interest ~ criminals, where In
Goi's name are the peoples officers 10
care for their Interest aud protsctions
Il IL a question of the greater pay, |
whether our sheriff. work for the pabllc |
Interest In bringing the criminal Ia jus
tice, az Ia the criminals Interest In stay
Ing the hand ~ Justice aud thereby ~
lieying them % the just penalties Of their
crime.f
Thi- l. practical question that now
confronts the people. How do they
look at IT, "what are they going Ia do
about ltf'' NNN