Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-08
Heavy esizars c I Liqu & At Watsfvills


WArsgvLLE, June 7-Yesserday mofr-
ing between one and suo o'clock Onicers
Hill a1d Proctor made one Of the largest
seizures Ct iiq acfs, perhaps the vsiy iasg
est ever made in this city They had res
son 70 expect that quantity Of the stuff
acd 90 they had been on the vsteh for il
three rights. They knew its destination
was the Plsins and were Stationed near
Davies cArrisge chop corner Summer and
Gold streets. A man drove By With too
ten gallon kegs and the ofiesrs started
Tor him. Proctor. Who is younger
and more agile than his associate.
came up with the team just after II had
turned into the place OF Edward Libby,
where one or the kegs had been taken into
the cslisr though the outside entrance. Hs
jumped down into this place. striking upon
the shoulders Of man who vss tskirg care
Of the stuff. He lost no time in throwing
out the keg, gnd following it in season to
catch the horse by the bride. He was
afraid, however. that some one might get
away with the liz aor tha. he had left, so he
rslicquished his bold, and as the team
started eff he caugh. the keg in the wagon
ard tipped it out. Hill in the meantime
came up. aud they plseed the
kegs in charge OK responsible
party, snd prepared TO look after
another bigger team thst they ex-
pected right along. As they went up the
road, theIr attention was attracted by some
thing shat looked ike barrel By the road
eide, and Investigation showed shat q whole
load had been dumped by the driver, who
had evidently bsen warned OF impending
danger by one Of the persons come cted
wi,h the team that escaped. In this latter
10. there were Elk 10 gallon kegs and four
sugar barrels full OF bottles. the whole
seizure smountins to about l50 gallons.
Hi remained 10 keep watch of the liquor
and Proctor went on a search for the team,
which he found in bssemert
no: far away, the driver being a.
man named Waller. II at first denied any
knowledge Of the liquor, and said be had
been hauling white sar d to the foundry. bu.
fnaliy owned up. and at the instance Of
Mr.. Proctor hitched into the cart and went |
to the place where he had dumped the load,
put the barrels and kegs back into the cart |
and accompanied by the officers, hauled
the load to the police station. Valiier has
since teen with the officers to the place |
where the liquor was taken from the car, |
on side track this side Of the railroad |
shops at the street which leads from the track |
to College street, between the brick school |
house and the house above. The liquor. it |
is said, was billed to Fairfield. and the car |
containing it afterwards run down 10 the |
place Dsmed. The officers say there is
some crooked business in connection with |
this car which they propose to investigate.
The officers have got hold Of something to- |
day which lesds them to thiuk that one |
team with It's load got away from them,
still the fact that this has been one Of the |
quietest days that baa teen known on the |
Plains for long time would indicate that
this may not be so. Officers Hill and
Proctor are righ, after the Illicit dealers in |
liquor, and are determined to break up the |
trsifc. The rGmseliers don's love them q
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