The Portland daily press., 1895-09-26
Over Sixty Persons Accused Of Violat.
ing the Liquor Laws.
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUES HAVE
BEEN AT WORK.
Sanford Sent Delegation of Residents
Who Gave Bail for Their Appearance
From Day to Day-Some of the Civil
suits-Mrs. Newton's Divorce Proceed
1ngs.
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Alfred, September 25.-This session of
the Supreme Judicial Court now being
holden here in and for the ancient county
of York will be remembered as record
breaker in the matter Of indictments for
offences against the liquor law. Nine in
diotments have been returned. but
never, so it is said here, was there time
when so many individuals were made re-
spondents, for this year instead of there
being two or three indictments against
many Of the defenders, there is a different
person accused in each case. There are
forty indictments under the nuisance act
and fourteen for single sale.
The increase in the number of liquor
cases brought to the attention of the
grand jury is due to several causes. A
law and order league has been making it
uncomfortable for the dispensers of joy
and jag in Biddeford and young Harry
Taylor's Sanford crusade and the atten-
dant assault have had an influence in the
town of Springvale. In fact, there was
quite delegation of Springvale citizens
over here this forenoon. They came at
the request of Deputy Sheriff Fogg, who
was armed with capiases when he made
his calls upon them. In the party were
A. w. Low and A. j. McGibbon, pro-
prietors of The Springvale House, q. P.
Brown, also hotel proprietor; John W.
BARTLETT of Springyale, r. c. Engels, who
has also been in the hotel business );
Sandy Rushton, and George W. jewell.
The Sanford delegation gave bail for their
appearance from day to day.
The criminal nuisance will probably
not be taken up until next week, when
among the cases to be tried will be the
charge of conspiracy against the men
accused of oonviving to put an end to
Harry Taylor's temperance crusade by
giving him beating.
Sheriff Wentworth is party to one Of
the civil suits assigned for trial Alfred
T. Hanson wants recOmpenSe for an
alleged false arrest. The arrest was made
by Deputy Sheriff Harmon at Bar Mills,
who acted without a warrant, on COM
plaint of Mrs. Woodman, a widow. that
Hanson had threatened to burn her build
ing if his wife, who was staying at Mrs.
Woodman's S did not leave. III K. Brad
bury is counsel for the plaintiff and
Hamilton and Cleaves will represent the
sheriff.
A suit of somewhat unusual character
comes next in the assignment list 1t is
brought by Mrs. Agnes Smith against
DR.. Caleb J. Emery of Biddeford. Mrs.
Smith alleges that she was neglected by
the physician during the illness following
her confinement and claims damages in
the sum of So, 900.
A civil suit which is likley to attract
consid erable attention is that brought by
John H. Hopkinson of Dayton against
the Saco Water Power Company. In 1898,
the power company built dam at Union
Falls and Mr.. Hopkinsona alleges that
they trespassed on his property and took
therefrom 4, 900 yards OF granite which
was nsed in the construction of the dam.
He thinks he should be paid one dollar a
yard for the granite George T. Haley,
ESQ, and Hon. Charles f. HamiltonEare
counsel for Hopkinson and Fairfield and
Moore for the power company.
Judge Wiswell heard a divorce case to-
day, The suit bieng that brought by Mrs.
PAMELA D. Newton against her husband,
Samuel Newton. The parties have been
alleges that her husband frequently
abused her, threatening to do her bodily
injury and that be also abused the chill
dren A peculiar feature of the case is
that year or more ago, Mrs. Newton,
who is represented by Hon. Joseph A.
Locke of Portland, decided to institute
divorce proceedings but at the solicita-
ton of the husband again went back to
live with him. The husband then made
certain property over to trustees, of
whom Mr.. Locke is one, for the benefit of
his wife. He had received a farm and
other property from his wife's father at
the time of the marriage. These papers
were put into the case by Mr.. Locke and
Mrs Newton, two of her sons and a
neighbor were present to testify. The
parties are Parsonsfield people.