Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-09
GRANT ROGERS
Under Indictment by the
Federal Grand Jury.
Accused Of Defaming the Good
Name of a Boston Firm.
A Grand Jury Composed Of Maine Men
Makes the Charge.

Portland, Me-, Dec SIN the list of
indictments returned by the grand jury
in the United States district court
Thursday morning. was one against
Grant Rogers Of Auburn, the somewhat
celebrated temperance reformer. ex-
county attorney of Sagadahoc. and
lately the candidate of the Prohibition
party for Governor. The indictment
charges him with using the United
States mail to defraud the good name
of a firm of Boston liquor dealers. This
firm sent to eX-Chief Templai Rogers
one OF their lunches of circulars, con-
tanning among other things an enve-
lope addressed to their Boston hous.
Mr.. Rogers used the envelope. but he
added to the simple address certain
terms which the grand jury concluded
We're more in accord with a temper
ance lecture than the legitimate use
of the United States mails, and they
therefore returned ali Indictment.
The indictment alleges that Grant
Rogers Of Auburn. on the 22d of June.
1904. did knowingly and willfully de-
post in the postoifice Of the said Unit
ed States for mailing and delivery
through the mails of the said United
states. certain envelope. otherwise
lnailable by law, thcn and there ad-
dressed in the words and figures fol-
lowing, to wit:
Mack & Birmingham.
Ungodly Runsellers.
6S Harrison Ave,
Boston. Mass
Upon which said envelope then and
there was written and printed language
Of scurrilous and defamatory charac-
ter, in the words and figures following,
to wit:
God and decent
men despise
IMPORTERS
AND
WHOLESALE DEALERS
IN
Wine and Spirits
On the road
to Hell-UngodIy Rumsellers'
ana which language was calculated by
the terms thereof and obviously in
tended to reflect injuriously upon the
character of another, to wit. the char
acter of John P. Mack and James w.
Birmingham. against the peace AMI
dignity OF said United States, and con-
trary to the form Of the statute of the
said United States, in such case made
and provided"
The grand jury made it's report at
the Thursday morning session OF the
United States district court Judge Hale
presiding. returning indictments of
which the following are made public:
William TerriO Of Old Town, retail
liquor dealer.
William Shean of Enfield, retail
liquor dealer.
Zebard F. Hyson of Waterville, re-
tail liquor dealer.
John Taylor of Midway, retail liquor
dealer.
Charles Miller of Chelsea, retail
liquor dealer.
VIM. G. Casey of Chelsea, retail
LIQUOR dealer
Grant Rogers of Auburn, unlawful
use of the mails.
George MOckler Of Columbia Falls.
violation of alien contract labor law.
Douglass M. Frazer Of Calais, viola
ton of alien contract law.
George w. Sabine of Weston. four in
0ictments for violation OF pension laws.
Edward Jenness of Augusta, retail
liquor dealer.
Shean and Taylor pleaded guilty.
Jenness pleaded nOlo contendere
Mockler pleaded nolo contendere and
was fined $1,000 He was charged with
having brought in four alien laborers
under contract, and it cost him $3.50
for each. He was represented by r.
u. Gillen. Esq. of Bangor.
Mockler is one Of the leading citizens
of Columbia Falls and his arrest Gre
ated much interest in Washington
county.
Jenness was fined $50, which he
paid.
Shean was fined 800 and in addition
thereto was sentenced to 80 days in
the county Jail at Eangor.
Taylor also received the 800 fine and
80 days with Sheriff Gilman.
No bills were returned against Midas
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