The Republican journal., 1903-02-19

BANGOR, Me-, February -. o-day
brought no sign of hope to- the liquor
dealers of the city, who were dismayed
yesterday afternoon when the first of
the indictments against the wholesai-
ers was disposed of by a fine of $500
and so costs, to be paid in 10 days, or,
in default, eight months in Jail. The
hearings III the liquor cases before JUS
tice Spear were resumed this afternoon.
Five wholesalers produced $50 each i'll
cash without being arralgned.
Walter b. Gould of Walter B. Gould
4 Co., doing a wholesale business on
Exchange ST.. filed a demurrer through
his attorney, I. B. Towle, and gave
bonds for his appearance at the August
term. Mr. Gould has been in the busi-
ness comparatively short time.
Charles H. Welch, wholesaler, plead |
ed noo contendere. His counsel, John |
F. Robinson. said that his case was diff
ferent from the others. He was for ;
merly a travelling salesman, but last |
year opened a ''little place" in Broad |
st. He had done little business. Welch |
was poor man, and almost stranger
in Bangor. He had no means and little
had intended going out of bust
ness for some time past, expected to
pay the retailers fine, but hoped his !
honor would be as lenient as possible
with him.
County Attorney Smith said that he
had no information III regard to Mr..
W elch'S business affairs or financial
condition. He knew no reason beyond
this why there should be a reduction in
his fine. In reply to a question by the /
court Mr. Welch said that his previous
business was that of travelling sales
man for liquor house.
The sentence imposed by the court
was $500 and costs, and in default of
payment within 10 days, to serve eight
months in the county Jail.
After sentence had been passed JUS
sice Spear said that in view of what Mr.
Robinson had said and the respondents,
suspend the mittimus during such time
rs he remained out of the business.
The following wholesalers paid: Rob
ert Brown of J. S. Singleton & Co.
So: John A. Burns, Exchange
st; W. H. kannaley of Kannaey e Nc
Aloon, Main st. and State st; Joseph j.
Grove, with John Grove, Pickering So; |
James Mcclure, Main st; P. II. O'Don-
ahue, Main st. All of these firms are
also retailers, and do bottling business,
from five to Is people.
Some anxiety was relieved by the dis
position of the first retail case. Ru
mors have been ahoat that fines from
5000 to S4OO would be the figure, but it
now appears that S210 is to be the rate.
The first retailer to settle, and the
only one today, was Amos S. Carney of
Patterson & Canney, who run reStau-
rant and bar on Haymarket So. Against
him was the usual Indictment found on
the evidence of the U. 5. stamp and also
a case of search and seizure. lie plead
ed nolo contendere. His counsel, Pere-
grine White, said that he had nothing
to say except that he supposed the |
court would impose such sentence as it !
deemed sufficient
'That's what the court intends to |
do" said Justice Spear. Sentence was
then passed of $500 and costs of SO, and,
in default of payment iii 10 days, to
four months in the county Jail at hard
labor. This was on the Indictment on
evidence of the stamp. On the search
and seizure charge the sentence was
800 and costs of 5000, or 60 days in
Jail. Canney produced $316.65 in cash
on the spot.
1t was given out today that the re-
tailers' cases will be taken up tomor-
row and disposed of in patches of about
25 a day. There are about 100 in the
city, and about 50 outside, including 20
from Old Town, 10 in Orono and from
Brewer, the rest being scattered among
the small towns.
There has not as yet been a single
bar closed, and everything has been as
wide open as usual today.