Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-28
SEIZED LIQUOR STOLEN.
Unknown Parties Loot the Police Sta =
ton at Richmond.

Richmond, Me-. March 2L-(SpeciaD.-
A quantity of liquor and beer seized at
the Richmond House, Wednesday after
noon, and placed in the police station for
safe keeping. was stolen by unknown par
ties during the night.
The affair started when Deputy Sheriff
Duren, accompanied by Silas Haynes and
armed with a warrant sworn out by the
latter made "a search at the Richmond
House, run by James Dewire. A quantity
of whiskey and rum and barrel of beer
was found, and after some difficulty iE
securing transportation the contraband
stuff was taken to the police station on
White street for safe Keeping.
This building is in a secluded place anu
well situated for midnight break, but
no trouble of that kind has before been
experienced. The night-watchman kept
his eye on the place as much as was pos
sible in attending to his regular duties.
but soon after II o'clock had to go to
the depot to attend the Pullman's ar
rival
While absent someone at present I'M
known smashed the lock on the door, en-
tered and took away, without leave or
warming, every particle of the seized beer
and liquors. depositing them in unknown
place or places.
The hotel man naturally didn't enthuse
over the loss of his wet goods and the
officer was not particularly pleased at
losing them from Dis custody; but still
further complications appeared when the
search and seizure case was brought into
court, Thursday morning, before Trial
Justice Isaac l.. Spaulding. County At
torney Newell appeared for the State,
and II. r. Drew for the defendant
Witnesses were called to show that Ger
tain articles had been seized at the hotel,
but they could not be produced in court
hence the counsel for the defence claimed
that the evidence against his client was
not sufficient to hold him. The justice
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he dismissed the case.
A prominent Augusta attorney, who
was in town on other business. gave his
opinion privately before the decision was
made that the justice should hold the de-
PENDANT and let the higher court settle
the point. which seems to be an unusual
one in legal practice.
County Attorney Newell told the Jour
nal that he would pay reward of $50 for
information that would lead to the con-
viction of the police station burglars. II
is safe to say that if they are apprehend-
ed they will commit no more burglaries
for some time.
The same or other unknown parties.
either for bluff or because they were
really after plumber. broke pane of
glass out of +. L. Rogers grocery store
window. entered the store and looked over
the stock Mr.. Rogers says the only
thing he misses is a ham, SO the burglars
were evidently hungry as well as thirsty.
The same or other parties also made a
demonstration at Charles Potter's cloth
| ing store but left only the marks of a
knife or chisel around the door and WIN
dows.
Quite party Of Odd Fellows attended
the district encampment meeting at Bath.
Wednesday evening returning home on
the morning Pullman.
Miss Hattie T.. Proctor will leave, April
IL, for Westbrook Seminary, where she
will take 2-years course.
Joseph Springer of Greene, native
iand for many years a resident of this
Flown, is here on a visit to relatives.
1.-TWO enthusiastic Augusta sportsmen. A.
NJ. Goddard and J. Z. Merrill, were here,
To-day, looking over the prospects for
lspring cunning. They will later be
| guests at one of the numerous camps
| over on the east side and lower end of
swan island. Both are crack shots and
| they propose to get their fun share of the
| birds
| DIR. d. S. Richards who had a bad fail,
| the other day. while moving from his
wheel chair to the sofa. is still confined
| to his bed. but is rapidly gaining and
will soon be up. The doctor is undergo
| ing treatment for the blindness, which
| for some time has been practically total
| and hopes to be greatly benefited.
| Capt. Charles Reed and Ralph Tutte
| are suffering from recent injuries, the
| former from a cut in his foot resuiring
| several stitches, and the latter from 4
| nail wound in one finger.