Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-07

u flltSllclu are the TWO once deputy
United States marshals
Marshal Mayo is an attorncy-;lt-law
ana 4 member of the firm or Mayo and
Snare of Bangor
II" was four years in Gov. Powers
council. from 1881 to 1901 and two
wears in Gov. Hills council. from 1901
10 l?N3. II" WAS in the House from 1893
To 1897 and in tn" senate from 1901 To
l9o' and was appointed Il trustee of the
State School for boys in 1903 to serve
until 1907
He was appointed marshal in July,
'od to serve until Congress convened,
and III November of the same wear was
for Il full term Of four wears.
chief Deputy Burton Smith has been
the longest in service. having The dis
tinrti"n of being retained by Il Demo
CRATIC mlrshal during Clcycland's
administration and also for being for
several years tn" youngest chief
deputy in the United States. He WIS
appointed in 1859 by Marshal Charles,
=. Harmon Of Biddcford. shortly after
he had graduated from Enwdoin Col
lego During inCumbcncy III has made
more than 400 arrests for nearly every
crime set forth in the United States
Statutes. ANA has seized on civil
process over 80 vessels Ic has had
q varied ana cxcitinG experience in
the office and has served under four
marshals: Harmon. who appointed
him; Donovan, Saunders and Mayo
He is in charg" of the office during
the absence of the marshal
He was appointed in Octuhcr. 1898.
Previous to coming to Portland he
was deputy sheriff of York county,
had hccn city clerk of Saco ana re
signed the office Of city m3rShal Of
Sato to accept his present position.
he has tact AMI an abundance Of
nerve and no prisoner has vet screwed
up sufficient courag" to Kick over thu.
traces while in his custody.
Deputy Charles Il. Haskell of Pitts
field WAS formerly Il newspaper man
and good one. For l. years he sent
he Boston Globe the news from the
ccntral part of Maine and his stories
We're bright, lively and true. He WAS
also one of the owners Of the Pittsfclri
Advertiser. He has been constable III
AI'Sif'A'' ~ t'uNN tNIitl III VI t0''Ilt'I StI
County, been Il candidate for sheriff 81
the County ana for years was IN the
insurance business Like Deputies
IIasty and Smith. Ii" has little trouble
| in making arrests ami he is instantly
pbcycd by the people h. is after or has
| IN custody.
Th"s" mon are types of the mrn who
have held tn" office of marshal or hr;'i,
| deputies. With the entire state to
| draw from the government has been
uniformly successful in getting ncrvy
courageous men for this service and
| since Maine became Il state in $50 tn,
men attached to this office have been
4 credit to the State ana to the Coun-
| try. In all this time there have been
| ,, 'narShalS ANA of this number The
| only living cX-n?arShalS are Gen
| George y. Risbcc Of Rumford Fails
| Charles Il. Harmon. chief % police 81
| Hid,icfnrd, and Hudson +. Saunders
| treasurer of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany.
| Pr; ViouS to 1896 the marshal and his
| deputies were laid by fees, but by the
| act Of May %. 1896, all United State:
| marshal ana deputies were put OF
salaries ana the titles Of deputies
changed from deputy United state:
| marshalS to Office deputy Unite,
States marshal and field deputy Unite,
States marshal. There are no fcl'
| deputies in Maine.
By this same act the system of book
keeping and the blanks We're mad'
uniform all over the country, SO tina
now Il deputy from this otiic" coui'
go to any other district and take III
the office work whore it WAS left of
There and complete it. The records an,
coIlrlctc and til" forms many. Ncar!,
20 different blanks are used. which
will give some idea Of the carcfulncs
and the extent Of the records.
| The appointment Of the marshal i
made by the President and the marsha
laproints his deputies with the ap
prevail Of the encouragement, AM
also appoints three hailiftS.
| It is the duty of the marshal and tn
dcputi"S to attend all sessions of tn
Circuit and District Courts sitting il
his district and hearings before tn
Tinted States commissioners of WHOM
there. ar" three. one each at Portland
Augusta ana Bangor. ana also 70 exc
| cute all lawful prccrptS directed to hi
land ISSUED under the authority Of til
| Unit.I States ana at any tim" the
IAN command MI necessary assistance
They may also arrest in this dStriC
| offend, rs who have committed crime
| in other districts and transport then
to the districts in which they ar
wanted.
The marshal is also tn" disbursin;