Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-04
THEY'RE HERE.
Sturgis Deputies Open
Campaign in Augusta.
Make Three Seizures, Satur-
day Night, and One, Sunday.
Gases Will Be Heard Before Municipal
Court, Tuesday Morning.

| The Sturgis commission has struck
! the war post in Augusta, ana the cru
Sade against the alleged dealers in al
! cohOlic beverages has commenced. The
| coming of the commissions deputies
| was not accompanied by any flourish
| of trumpets, or an Introductory over
ture. but they came. just the same, and
| it may be truthfully said that they
landed squarely on their feet. AS the
result of their coming-there were
| four Of them-several alleged dealers in
| the ardent are under bonds for ap-
pcarance at the municipal court, Tues
day morning, and quite IL respectable
quantity of liquid stimulants, which
were confiScated by the deputies, is
supposed to be safely guarded under
| lock and key. in the stable of the res
idrnt member OF the commission or
somewhere else.
The blow fell, Saturday night, at
about 9.31. when the deputies, the
squad being composed OF benjamin O.
Pare and Ferdinand +. Stevens of
Lewiston. and james Tibbetts of Bel
grade, visited the places on Water
street kept by Dwight L. Tasker and
Fred l.. Hopkins. 1t did not take long
for the news Of the raid to spread, and
the result was the gathering of one OF
the largest crowds that has been seen
on Water street for some time. But it
was an orderly gathering and tho peo-
pie assembled more to witness the nov
| city of the Sturgis deputies at work
than for anything else.
At Tasker's, they took q small pitch
| cr containing whiskey, and at the Hop
kins place the SpollS included some
glasses and several kegs. some of
which were alleged to have contained
ale OF beer. Mr.. TaSller was taken into
| custody. and also Harry Hopkins, who
was in tho Hopkins place when the
search was made. Both Of the men
were taken over to the city marshals
Office, where they appealed before Bail
Commissioner Rurleigh. and recognized
| in the sum of $500 each. for appearance
at the municipal court from day to
| day, to answer to the charge upon
which they had been apprehcnded.
1t was supposed at the time. that
| that ended the excitement for the
night but it was not to be, for soon
| after midnight, the deputies. having Sc
| cured another warrant, visited the
rooms of the Naturalization Club. over
| the store O.. the CaSaNant & ClOuter
Co. at the corner of Water and Bond
| streets, and made another and larger
| Seizure Much of the liquor seized at
| the club room was found in lockers
| which were owned by individual men,
| bers of the club. but that made no diff
| ference. The lockers We're broken open
| and the goods We're taken.
The quantity of liquor cOnfiscated at
| the club included q half-barrel Of beer
or ale and Il large quantity of whiS
| key in bottles, but it is understood
| that the deputies did not succeed in
| carting away all of the goods that they
| brought down and placed in their
wagon. Late as was the hour when the
| seizure was made. the work was wit
messed by a large crowd.
| Sunday Afternoon. another wave Of
| excitement was occasioned by the ar
| rival of tie deputies at the police sta
| ton, having in custody VIM. w. Shaw,
who lives out near the city limits. at
| TOgus pond. In their visit to Mr..
| ShlWdS place. the deputies mentioned
| above-Were assisted In their work by
| Deputy VIM. X. Clifford of SkOwhegan,
and their search resulted in the finding
| of Il barrel two-thirds full Of Schlitz
| beer Shaw was confined at the police
| station and his case will come up with
! the others. Tuesday morning.