The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
LAW AND LIQUOR.

bath. May i. County Attorney Hilton
announced the following liquor indictments
today: Pearl Whittier, two indictments
single sale and common seller; Charles Cliff
ford, two single sales, common seller Joseph
Lewis, liquor nuisance; Benjamin A. Smith.
liquor nuisance; Charles McKenney, liQuor
nuisance.
AUGUsTA, May 5. Although the members
OF the Sturgis commission maintain silence
as to the enforcement of the prohibitory
liquor laws, it is learned from a reliable au-
thority, that at the meeting of the members
mapped out. 1t is understood that under
the plan to be adopted certain sections of
the State will suffer.
AUBURN, May 5. Judge Spear, who is
presiding at:the Supreme Court, sentenced
Tretie ST. Hiliare of Lewiston, TO four
months in the county Jail and a fine of 5000,
four months additional to be served if the
fine is not paid this afternoon. The case
upon which st. filllare was sentenced was
for common seller, second offense. 1t was
placed on the special docket in September,
1902. st. Hiliare was indicted at the pres
ent term of court on search and seizure and
common seller.
BATH, May s. The city liquor agency
was closed, today, by order of Mayor CroS-
by at the instigation of the special commits
sion appointed to investigate liquor agen-
cieS. This committee today, reported that
since Monday, was open illegally, as the
mayor had not appointed an agent, and the
present lncumbent's term of office expired
May l.
BIDDEFoRD, May ). When the grand
jury for the May term of the supreme court
rose at Alfred yesterday % indictments
were not made public, but today the iepu-
ty sheritfo iii this city began serving notices
against 10 local druggists, informing them
that theyhad been indicted for selling liquor
1t was stated that the basis for the iudict-
mentS was the fact the druggists in ques-
tlOD held United State revenue stamps The
druggists have not taken any concerted ac
ton, but individuals who have been indict-
ed said that they would fight the cases Wig
orously, contending that since the passage
of the Sturgis bill they have not sold any
liquor An indictment was also returned
against Harry 5 Sawyer, the local agent of
the American Express Co., and a test case
will be prosecuted by the State The ndict-
ment charges the sale of liquor on the
ground that the delivery of liquor packages
shipped sc. Q. d." constitutes sale. Mr..
Sawyer has been summoned to appear at
Alfred Monday to answer the charge. He
says that the company will contest the case
This is said to be the first case of the kind
in the history of the Maine courts.
RocKLAND, May s. The city liqnor
agency difficulty was settled today for the
time being by the agreement of Sheriff Tol-
given IA bond of $1,000. Alderman c. f.
Rising, chairman OF the liquor agency com
mittee, said that this would be done at once
and the agency will reopen tomorrow morn
ing. The libel filed in the supreme court
will be heard at the September term in this
county. Should the sheriff's position be
sustained the city must make good the
value of the liquors thus surrendered The
agency committee was on the point OF order
ing new stock when the compromise was
effected.
AUBURN, ME. May s. Another Lewis
ton liqour dealer received a Jail sentence in
the supreme court this morning. William
Haushill was arraigned ON three charges,
search and seizure, nuisance and common
seller, several DAYS ago. and he pleaded not
guilty. He retracted his plea and pleaded
guilty. Sentence of 800 fine and GO days in
Jail, with 60 days additional in default of
payment of the fine, was imposed in the
nuisance case, and the other two cases were
put on the pecial docket. John F. Morris
of Livermore Falls was tried upon nui-
sance Indictment and was found guilty