Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-15

sale of public sale of goods, wares,
merchandise. to wit, of clothing, with
out local license and before proper
local license was issued to the vendor
of said goods by the collector of taxes
of Augusta, against the peace of said
State, and contrary to the form of the
statute in such case made and> pro-
vided
The warrant was issued on COM
plant of Arthur S. Pinkham.
When the eventful Thursday came
along. this charge, with, by the way,
some three others equally good, was
prepared. One was thought enough,
however.
The tax assessors had assessed the
valuation upon the stock at $6OOO on
which City Treasurer J. r. Townsend
made out the local vendors license to
the amount of s12961. This license is
made up on the same rate as the city
tax. and is just what a local trader
would have to pay in an annual tax on
the same assessed amount of goods.
After the assessors had completed
their work, the. store was opened, and
the few bargain hungry ones came
pouring in in thin. weak stream.
The statesmen were polite and per-
s:stent; perhaps, better, some were
polite, and others persistent. One of
them was heard to send a volley at
prospective customer something like
this: do you see that suit? Do you
know what that suit is worth? That
suit, sir, is worth at least SIG. l will
sell it to you or anybody else for $3.50;
but not one cent less. This is one price;
one price" Then "a he warmed up to
his work, he sung out, to the embar-
rassment of the customer: 1.-The man
who can't see bargain in that suit
hasn't the sense that God gave a
goose"
The trade kept on at a more or less
lively gait until 100 P. NJ Then came
the interruption. Marshal Morse
entered, accompanied by Patrollmen
Jones, McGinness and Shea and a
dozen or so citizens.
who is the head of this concern?"
asked the marshal.
He was directed to Mr.. Levy, who
shone bit pale through his attempted
nonchalance.
Il have a warrant for the arrest of
five of you," said the marshal.
After the usual parley preceding an
arrest of this kind, while the men We're
"sparing for wind" as it WERE the
three men present consented to ac-
company the marshal. Their prepara-
lions were attended by much cheap
talk. IF this isn't a malicious perse-
cution by your local traders. do not
know what u.s." shouted the doughty
Jacobs. Can we paint a sign to hang
up in the window while we are gomez"
he asked.
Certainly" answered the marshal.
With that Mr.. Jacobs dictated, as one
who is something of boss. to one of
the others: CLOSED while we are at
court Will be back in an hour Just
when that hour would begin, or end
was not defined, and it looks as if some
one was ratified.
All the afternoon long, while the trial
progressed in the court room in the
City building. wondering passersby
came to the door, and waited as they
looked at the evidently suddenly
vacated store. Inc afternoon sun sank
lower and lower and the cold grew
colder and colder: and that hour did
not come.
Three of the gentlemen were on hand,
all right The two others were not
there. oh. they won't try to escape
YOU" said Levy to the marshal
The missing men were Cohen and
Mitchell. 1t happened that they were
on their return from dinner to the
store. A citizen was passing them OPP
posite the post Office. They saw the
crowd about their store. Are they ar
resting them at the store?" one of the
two asked the citizen. Yes he re-