The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-17
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NASHUA, N. H.. Jan. l8.-The contempt OF the
people residing In the oitios Of this State for the
stringent prohibitory laws which are on IN.
statute books was mover moro fully demon.
strated than by the way in which they are cele
brating the release Of Edward A. Terrell. a load.
ing merchant Of this city. who was set FREQ from
the Rockingham County Jail at Portsmouth al
10 o'clock this morning. after having served a
sentence Of two months. Terrell was met a,
tho Jail at Portsmouth this forenoon by friend,
and was escorted to the Rockingham Iou,s
where he was breakfastod by representative
residents of New Hampshire's seaport town.
Because 1t was Sunday tho demonstration
there was not rs lively as was at FIRST planned.
but It was sufficient to show tho sympathy Of
the people for Mr.. Terrell and their feeling for
tho law which sent him behind the bars.
Originally Terrell had planned to arrive in
this city on Monday evening and his friends had
arranged to meet him with a brass band and
mako n big demonstration in honor of his re-
lease. Owing to business affairs he was Obliged
to curtail tho time of his visit in Portsmouth
and returned to his homo unannounccd on a
late. train tonight He took n carriage and
drove Immediately to the house of n friend.
where n dinner had been arranged to celebrate
his return. To will be feted. however, during
tho entire week by the people OF the city, sew.
eral of tho organizations of which he Is n
member having already arranged receptions In
his honor. Chief among these is the Guards
Club, the leading social organization of tho city.
whose membership roll includes the names OF
all the leading business and professional men OF
Nashua. The club will welcome Mr.. Terrell
somo evening this week with a "smokcr," al
which he will DO tho guest of the evening.
Mr.. Terrell enjoys the distinction of being the
first man to suffer Imprisonment under tho
temperance law known rs tho Nuisance act"
1t provides that tho Supreme Court of the State
shall grant an injunction restraining the owner
Of any building from allowing liquor to DO sold
signed BY twenty reputable citizens Of tho town
or city IL which tho building is situated. Tho
such an injunction shall constitute contempt Of
dealer OF this city, owned the Hotel Bradford in
the historic town of Derry. which is about II
@ severa lfS sear rsi as s,'s and Dc rsSn nrShf t 70 ,f Franz prGp SsS.
son. who ran IL as a hotel. Benson was con.
X,,icted in the Derry police court q kespins
Law and Order League officials. and finally
the league, secured an Injunction against
robert Wallace. last spring 1.I and MI. T s@psfl
property to another man, with the distinct un.
Outstanding that no liquor, was to be sold there,
OF OF the I1eI hotel St is sov sEeff SneGTo a. d ESaneea The rental
The new landlord was prosecuted by the Derry
Law md Order League for keeping liquor for
sale. He pleaded not guilty when a%rraigned In
the police court, but was held to await the no-
tion Of the Grand Jury at tho September term
Of court. The Grand Jury failed to find an in.
dictment against him on the evidence presented.
Judge Chase of the Supreme bench. however,
gave the eN idence presented to the Grand Jury
more weight than did that body. and decided
that Mr.. Terrell had violated the injunction
issued against HIM by Judge Wallace. For this
violation he sentenced him to two months i'm.
prisonnient In the Rockingham county Jail and
imposed a fine of 5000.
The people OF Nashua were highly indignanta al
this action. for walking about the streets hero
to-day are no less than thirty men who have
been convicted of violation of injunctions issued
against them under the Nuisance act and whose
sentences were suspended by the Supreme Court.
These men, too. were actively engaged in the
selling of liquor, while Mr.. Terrell simply owned
q building in which 1t was sold.
The advocates OF a license law have made
much of Terrells case, and will use it during
the next session Of tho Legislature as an argu.
ment in favor of the repeal of the prohibition
laws of the State. These laws arc by no means
enforced in the cities. In Nashua, for instance.
there are 100 or moro saloons. run as openly
ana undcr the same police regulations regarding
the opening and closing hours as IL the city were
a license town, The only difference is i that the
dealers pay no licenses save in the shape OF an
occasional fine imposed in the local police court