The Portland daily press., 1901-01-07
Damaging Exclamation
by Prisoner.
Sheriffs Express Satisfaction
With Weeks Work.

has ended finely" said sheriff Pearson
to the PRESS Saturday afternoon. "Ev-
erything has gone along splendidly in
all OF the departments, OWL criminal
and In the many little details The court
is well pleased with the situation. In
fact anyone connected with the Office or
who mas had any business with 1t this
week, will unite in saying that this is
the cream of any administration that
has ever held power In Cumberland
County. am highly gratired with the
way that things have been run since
came into office last Tuesday"
OF course the busiest department 10
that of the liquor deputies. Officers
PIummer and Skiilings have been put
ting in q great deal of work during all OF
the week.
~ am perfectly satisfied with the oon-
dillon OF affairs In this department., said
Denuty Plummer, land feel pretty we'll
encouraged. We have done fully as well
as could be expected. We have started
In at about tbs rate which we ex-
poet to keep up and intend to
follow this policy to the end. The
rumshops seem to be closing up In good
shape and there are terribly few OF them
who are now selling During the week
have been sending men around to visit
the places where thought that liquor
Wac being sold. One of these men called
at all OF the shops Friday and found out
that there were not more than three
places where the stuff was being sold.
We have not experienced any trouble In
our work, the rumseilers stepping aside
on our approach and allowing us to look
over the premises. There has not been
any effort on the part of the rum sellsrs
to hinder us In our work, much less to
resist us or attempt to assault us.
"Do you intend to get at any of the
drug storesf
Probably not right away, or at least
until We have complaints about their
selling. First, we want to get these low
places down before taking In any OF the
drug stores. But 1 can say that DO
not think that any of the straight drug
glsts are selling any liquors. III guaran-
tee that mons Of this kind of druggists
viii make any troubls.
Deputy Leach. who Is the clerk OF the
liquor department OF the office, went
down into tho rum shop where are stored
the oontraband wst goods and all Of
their paraphsrnalIa, Saturday afternoon.
Taking an account OF stock he discovered
that Deputies SkiIliugs and PlumlneI
up TO that time had succeeded In gather
ing in eight barrels, six kegs, ak jugs,
ten sprinb lsrs, four cases. three dozen Of
quart and pint bottles, five bushel baskets
full OF empty bottles ana fancy wins
I'll Asses and four or tive fest OF small
rubber hose. The barrels were mostly
illsd with ole, one containing beer. Tbs
greater part of tne bottles were tll:o
with whiskey. Deputy Leach further
stated that the two liquor officers nads
at least 900 calls during the week at
places where they had reason to believe
that liquor was being dispensed In .
manner contrary to the form Of the
statutes. At several of thess rlloes they
had made three or four calls. There
had been issued by the officials OF the
municipal court IS warrants which hao
hesn served by these two officers. These
I
warrants when making their calls.
Saturday afternoon. before Judge Hill
in the municipal court, the first liquol
case was heard since Sheriff Pearson has
assumed charge OF affairs. This cast
was to have come up In this court Sat
urday morning, but as the defencs wa
not quite prepared to show It's hanu ths
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afternoon. Friday. deputies Plummel
and Skillings made an early mornina
call at the place so Pleasant street, which
they supposed was kept by MARTYR
| O'Hare. Here they ran into younE
man named Daniel J. Desmond. Th'
deputies searched this man and in on,
of the pockets of his clothing founC
halt pint bottle half hllsd with
whiskey. They arrested him and tool
him to the jail. When the case came up
In court Saturday afternoon, County At
torney Whitehouse and Assistant Coun
ty Attorney Wilson appeared for thu
state, while Desmond was on hand with
} his counsel, James A. Connellan, pre-
pared to tight the case. The court wal
well tiled with spectators who listened
to as interesting testimony as has beei
heard for many a day. First, the tw'
. liquor deputies were sworn and then re
hearsed the story OF calling at the Pleas
! ant street emporium and catching Des
mond. After they had finished thei
, testimony, County Attorney Whitehous
! introduced as witness no less per
} sonage than Sheriff Pearson. II was gen
: orally known that the high sheriff hsl
not been nartioipant in this seizure AM
|. as he. appeared and proceeded to the W
ness stand there was a stir among tn
spectators. the respondent and his attor
nsy. sheriff Pearson at onoe started on