Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-22
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Charles Z. Hanscom, a cripple. was ar
raigned before Trial Justice Walter Fl:
Downs at South Berwick, Monday, and
fined 800 and costs. amounting to sllG.23,
for the illegal sale of liquor. HanscoEl
paid and was released. Sheriff George o.
Athorne and Deputy Sheriff Preble OF
York. raided Hanscom's place. Sunday.
and found and seized il large quantity OF
liquor.
Deputy Enforcement Commissioner
Maxine Beaulieu seized II 5-gallon kegs
of whiskey at the Grand Trunk depot in
Lewiston, Tuesday morning. The stuff
Me )" and is supposed to have been ship
ped from Boston. One of The barrels.
however. was directed to N. Goldberg.
Both CT these names. the officers believe.
are fictitious The whiskey kegs wers
placed inside of ordinary sized barrels,
two in each. There Were, therefore, seven
suspicious looking barrels at the freight
shed. When Mr.. Beaulieu came upon the
scene a well-known Lewiston man took
his departure very suddenly. Pretty soon
another fellow appeared in the yard and
watched the proceedings with great inter
est. The officers believe that they know
to whom the liquors belong and do not
expect that tn" party will appear when
the goods are li5eled.
Louis Desrosiers. the young man who
was knocked down and robbed by tramps.
last week, being missing from home from
Wednesday until Saturday afternoon, is
confined &c his he'd ut his home in Lew
iSton as the result of injuries received.
He says that on Wednesday evening he
left his rooms and walked to the farm of
Henri Picard, about three miles and IL
half up the College road. and collected
a bill of 81. He left Mr.. Picards about
10 o'clock and had walked about half a
milo on his way home when hwo men set
upon him. He says one struck linn Il
heavy blow or the head, knocking him
down, and the last he remembers is be
ing kicked in the side. The next morn
ing Mr.. Picard on his way to work in the
city. found him lying unconscious in the
road His money, watch and chain and
home and cared for him until Saturday
afternoon, WREN he took his team and
brought him homo. The police have been
unable to get any clue to the highway
men.
In order to decide whether or not the
Usher Shoe Co of Springvale, was over
insured at the time of the big fire in that
town, last April, a hearing was begun in
the law office of Geo. E. Bird at Port
land, Tuesday morning. Mr. Bird is one
of the commissioners chosen under the
terms of the insurance company, other
commissioners being willard M. Munroc,
shoe manufacturer of Auburn, and III.
G.. Allen, a merchant of Sprngyale The
fire which wiped out the business section
of Srringvale, last April. started in tn
shoe factory. The insurance on the plant
and stock was S101..GO. divided among 30
companies. The Usher; claim to have met
with a total loss OF $10S,0OO That is the
footing OF their proofs Of loss. but the
insurance companies take the ground
that some of the items are ovcrstatcd. 1t
is expected that the hearing will occupy
two weeks. L. c. Cornish of Augusta.
and Allen 81 Abbott of Sanford. are coun-
sci for the SO conteSting insurance COM
pani"s. Now York att"rnics and Haley t&
Haley of Eiddeford, represent the insured
MIR. W. r. Usher, president of the cor
poration. was on the stand, Tuesday
morning testifying as to the value of the
machinery that was destroyed.