The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-16

against orders.
The most spicy Testimony ives that
given by ex-Deputy Sheriff o. y. Stack
pole. who said more rum IL bsing sold In
Biddefori now than even before. He was
called in % assistant to Deputy Parker In
making the liquor seizures in Biddeford'
last summer, which cost Parker his com
mission. They seized $1,000 worth Of
liquors In one place.
Mr.. Stackpols eaid one Of Biddeford' g
present deputy sheritfs is good man.
but he couldn't make seizures II he
would; the other wouldn't II he could,
for be is not . temperance man, and Some
Of his bondsmen are rumsellers.
"You have some feeling against the
sheriff, haven't your asked Mr. Brad
bury, and Mr.. Staokpole blandly REPLIED
az have nothing against him % Citizen
but despise hypocrites.
Councillor Powers-"Mr. Staokpoie'
were you not deputy sheriff."
Mr.. Stackpole-"Yes sir"
And were there any open rum shops
while you were deputy sheriff.
ono. air, there was not an open bar
In Biddeford from 1880 to 1895. We
drove 1t into attIcs, cellars and kitchsns
Mr.. Goldthwaite and I made more SELF
ures than any. other officers In the state OF
Maine. but he doesn't dare to now; 1t
would cost him his commission"
Lawyer Hovsy, in his opening. said
the desire of the petitioners is not to have
the laws better enforced; there Is some
thing behind this petition.
Ex-Coupcillor Edward s. Marshall OF
York testified that the liquor law Is well
enforced in his town; there is not an
open rum shop in York, and even In the
hotsls not . drop Of liquor can be bought.
Governor Powers-"I have always un-
derstood that Mr. Marshall was one of the
few hotel men In Maine who don't sell
rum"
Lawyer Knowlton-"I am pleased to
hear your excellency admit that there
are only few who don't sell 1t.
Reprssentative Rankins Of Wells tssti'
fed that his town is free from rum sell
ers.
A letter from Dr. W. Dearborn OF Par
sousreld said he had never heard word
Of fault found with Sheriff Thompson.
Sheriff Usher B. Thompson OF Newfield
was called to the witness chair. He has
been sick since last September and thii
was the first time he has been out. He
was asked why he revoked Deputy Par
ker's commission. He replied that IL was
because Parker violated an agreement
made BY all the deputies, to the effect
that whenever they served liquor war
rents and needed help they would call al
an assistant the nearest deputy.
Tn. sheriff added that he received nu'
msrous requests to remove Parker
Asked from whom these requests came,
he said E. II. Higgins was one Of them
He couldn't recolleot any Of the others.
When asked what he he'd ever done t.
secure q decent and reasonable enforce
ment Of the liquor law. Sh cnif Thompson
replied that he had ordered all his depu
ties to serve every warrant placed in theil
hands and to investigate and enforcs
every complaint made to them. He didn'l
know single place whece liquor is
sold in Biddeford or Saco.
In bis closing argument, Lawyer Brad
bury declared that the prohibisory law ii
being enforced, as 1t is all over the state
.up to the limit of public sentiment He
promised that if any man ps.sent will
make out complaint against any rum
seller In York county. the warrsnt shall
be speedily and impartially enforced.
Lawyer Knowlton. in summing up the
case for the petitioners. said the officers
ought to enforce the law without being
bolstered up by citizens. The petition
ers ask only for q reasonable enforce
ment.
No decision was rendered tonight on
the petition.
CAUCUS Law FOR BIDDEFoRD.
The York county delegation toni ght
gave hearing on uhe Biddeford eaucus
bill. The bill seeks to regulate the hold
ing of oaucuses in Biddeford; 1t dt1lnes
the duties of the city committee in son-
nection with csucuses; provides for the
selection of caucus officers by ballot and
the use Of check lists in the ballotine for
nominees.
They bill further provides that . special
caucus for the choice Of city commit.
tee shall be held In April, and that there
after the city committee shall BIZ elected
be elected in the fall, at the caucus
prior to the state election, and serve tSo
years.
President Charles S. Ham Of the Bidds-
ford Board Of Trade. Deputy Sheriff
Simon S. Andrews and DR.. Purcell testi-
lied that at the mayoralty caucus the
Republicans who favored the nomina
ton Of Mayor Stone were given no voice
but were ignored by the caucus Officers,
and those who run it. They also testified
regarding the wild conduct of some Of
the ward caucuses.
Lawyer Hovsy argued in favor of the
bill He said that in the Republicsn
mayoralty caucus one of the HAmiltoas
made all the motions, another seconded
them, while Hamilton nephew presid ed