Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-07
BUSY men.
U. S. Marshal Mayo and
His Deputies.
Who the Men Are and the
Work They Do.
Interesting Facts About One Of Tie GoVera-
menl's Important Offices.


putics Burton Smith, Winfield ). Hasty
ana Charles Il. Haskell, together With
| Il history Of the office, the work Of
| the deputies and also some Of their cX-
pericnccs. All four of the gentlemen
are well known in this vicinity as well
as ali over the State, and the compli-
mentary reference to them is fully
| mCritcd:
| Although comparatively little known
| To the general public, the United
| States marshal and his deputies. the
| police officers of the Federal Govern
| mcut, 10 4 very important work and
4 have many exciting adventures in the
Il line Of duty which never get into the
4 daily papers. They serve papers i'll
Il civil cases in which millions are in
II VOWED, s,izr ANA libel vessels make
arrests in the depths of the woods and
in out If the way places as we'll as
in the most popul0uS cities. Time
/ after time they have been obliged to
snoWShuc through the forest after some
1 ViolIt"r OF the customs or internal
revenue laws, ol drive over SHOW
blocked roads for many miles i'll the
pursuit Of THEN duty. They have ar
rested alone and single handed in the
weeds, outlaws ana criminals who
have sail that they would never be
taken alive and still the story Of their
exploits seldom reach the public. They
are modest, cool and mcrvy, little given
to talk and as the stirring incil' hts in
their careers happen away from the
usual haunts of the reporter they so
for the most part unrccorC."d. 1T is
only after they get back, usually I,
long time after the affair, that they
may unboSOm themselves and with the
restriction, You must not print this, F"
tell 4 tale Of daring or Of exciting in
cidcnt i'll q simple matter of fact way.
| notwithstanding that the criminals
| they have to deal with are many
| times reckless care nouhing lot. the
| officers seldom have trouble. When
they tell Il man they want him. tho
man usually comes. He does if he is
lany student of phySognomy for he
will then know that it Will be danger
GUS to kick up (, rulHpus. several
have tried it but in the great number
of eases the men accompany the off
GERS without requiring the use of force
| The George Nadcau case 50 familial
, to great many people. is only
one IF i great many that illustrate thu
way these officers work. In the first
place The crime for which Nadcau WAS
wanted WAS a comparatively insiguili-
ICant OF" ana one which he could have
t"tpidteti by serving Il month or 50 ii
Jail or by the payment of Il fine Of 81
or so. But whom Il deputy Unite,
states mHr*hrl went after him ut hi,
\ home back in Arpostook County. Ma.
dcau, who said that he would not be
taken alive. shot Tie officer from l.;
window Of his house. Many attempt.
Wcr" made after this to take Nadcal
nut IL WAS always informed Of tho
"pprnFch Of the officers ANA took t,
the woods With Lis rifle and Il larg,
supply of ammunition.
! ON" day United States Marsha
n Saunders CAV" the warrant to I}crnc.
4 q. Merton. now the warden of tn,
4 State Prison at ThumaStnn and DEBUT,
Norton got his man. II" got hin
without any grand stand play IF any
kind. He reached the house Uithou
Nadcau'g knowing that he was, in tina
part Of the country ana said. "ticprg,
want you to GENIE along with me-
Gr"rsc knew for what ~ VAS wantc,
AMI asked no questions. He WASH
lElvcn tim" to ~ his gun. He knew
as many another man EaS found Oh
that Deputy Norton meant hu.ince.
ami it is Just the same with Dcputic
I@mith, Haskell and IIasty. All hay,
had thciv hard cases ami have 60
their men without trouble ANA no ON
ever hears of their difficulties.
This force is Tn" polio" force of Tn
National Government. They are th
It men whose duty it is to arrest viz
Il lators Of the Federal laws such !,
customs. internal revenue. postal. prn
ion and Other laws made ~ con
I gross They arc t. the National GOV
eminent what III" sheriff ana hi
deputies are 10 the county ami the.
have similar powers.
The office of United States marsha,
is an old one. 1t was created by a,.
of Congress. approved September .;
,. l1S9. There were just Is states at tha
l. time, and - marehals were alnrointnd
Main" WAS then a province of Massa
chus"tts and thu marshal for tn
Massachusetts, district looked after IN
laW breakers in Maine thrnuuI
deputies located here. There wor
then four terms Of court in each ,Ii..
= trirt ami in the district Of NaEs;l
4 chlsctts the terms were held one clr
ut Boston. Salem. Portland and roa
Marlborough. now WiScaSsct
At the prrScn, time there are 81
tcrms in this district four held i
4 Portland and on" each in Bangor an
Bath. OF the four held in PnItIan
two are of the Circuit Court prcsiric
over by Judge Putnam. or Judge Hal,
beginning the third Tuesdays of AM
ana September and two of the Dis
trict Court. presided over by Jude
Hale beginning the first TUESDAYS i
: December and February. The term
= at Bangor and Bath, also presided Owe
. by Judge Hale. convene at Bangor II,
n first Tuesday in June and at Bath III
first Tuesday in September
=. This district includes all of Main
and three miles out to sea. The offic
IA Of the United States marshal is on til
Of h.,