The Somerset reporter., 1904-12-29
Sheriff Lang In Fairfield.

The off. nr4th FL on Fairfel ri.
day. with III result Int Is gams4lg
slot. machhss, 100 bottles of agef heet,
and figs-Zallon keg Of mhi.kes i've
ben cap nred AZ eontraband, aid ,iZht
Ylolators II The law are held 70 answer
to Indictments which the grand jury may
/ find against Them one Of them 10 sddl-
ton being given fine and Jail sentence,
from which he has appealed.
The raid was planned and executed
with Sheriff Lang's Characteristic energy
aud thoroughness. He had with him as
aids Deputy Sheriff Duren, Horace NJ.
Weston, Fred c. Dunlap and W. L. Gif-
ford, police officers of Skowhegan. Eight
places were visited and ut least one slot
machine was taken In each place. In
addition to these warrants, a warrant for
! intoxicating liquors WAS Issued against
/ the building owned by Amos Learned
and occupied on the first fl 1or as q res
taurant. Il was IN this building that
the liquor was seized. The greater part
of II WAS found Ia close. on the second
hoor, where Mr.. Learned lives. This
closet WAS behind the stairs leading to
the attic and 80 concealed that the door
leading 10 It could only be detected by a
careful examination Of the wall, which
presented 10 the view an even papered
surface. The officers found lock under
the paper, and called for a key, which
revealed the hiding place of the liquor
Here WAS the keg Of whiskey, and the
most of the lager beer bottles. few
more bottles and number Of empties
and glasses were found down stairs.
Two bottles were under the floor and
two were found In a barrel OF peanuts.
a quantity Of Lthia beer was found but
nor taken.
On the premises of Mrs. Selden c.
Seammon three machines were found.
Six other places were raided, with the
following results: William Wilett, one
Thomas j. Steelbrooke, one; Forrest
Allen, three; John Mulhollin, four; Gil.
bert Peters, one; Fred Romeo, two.
Two or three of these were cigar ma
chimes, the rest were money machines of
the common type. The abuse to which
they have been put was evidenced by
the fact that Sheriff Lang saw minor
playing one of the dice machines for bic
supper in one of the shops searched.
All the respondents, with the exeep-
tioh of Mrs. Scammon, were brought TO
Skowhegan Saturday forenoon, where
they appeared before Judge Bachelor in
the municipal court and pleaded guilty
waving the reading of the warrants.
They were held in the sum OF 800 each,
on their personal recognizsnce, TO ap.
pear before the grand jury.
Mr.. Learned pleaded guilty to the
warrant for being the owner Of a no 4se
in which intoxicating liquors were kept
for illegal sale, but asked the mercy of
the court, through his counsel, George
g. Weeks, Esq, in view of the fact that
he had nothing whatever to do with the
sale of liquor himself, and had repeated
ly warned his tenant below that he would
get caught if he continued. He asked
that IL sentence were imposed. the mtti-
mus might be suspended. The court
failed to see it in the same light, and im-
posed fine of 500 and costs, and SEN
tence of 60 days In Jail, with 60 days adj
diIional in default of payment. From
this sentence Mr.. Learned appealed TO
the Supreme Judicial Court.
The machines were brought to Show
hogan, Saturday, aud are held by Mr..
Lang during thu time required by stat
ute in which claimants may appear.