The Republican journal., 1907-10-17
ENFORCEMENT IN WALDO COUNTY

AT the September term of the Supreme
Judicial Court considerable interest was
taken in the disposition of the so-called
liquor cases and brief summary of those
cases will, it is believed, be of interest to
the readers of The Journal throughout the
county.
At the close of the April term of Supreme
Court there were IS cases remaining on the
docket. Since then the sheriff and his depu-
ties have brought Is new cases into the PO-
lice Court on search and seizure processes
and those came before the Supreme Court
on appeal, and the Grand Jury found 10
new indictments, making in all Sc cases for
disposition at the September term. County
Attorney w. P. Thompson tried by jury 4
cases against Edward Hanson of the Frank
fort House, Frankfort; cases against Ed
win A. Jones of the Windsor Hotel, Belfast :;
and l against Robert Logan, of the Phoenix
House, Belfast, and verdict against them
was found in each case Guy Gray of the
Commonwealth Hotel, Belfast, plead guilty
to cases found against him since last
April; and John E. Ward who has run the
place on Main street, known as the Jesse
E. Staples saloon since last April, plead
guilty to 3 cases. Robert Logan demurred
to cases and True G. Trundy, who has
had the management of the Searsport
House, Searsport, during the past year also
demurred to . cases. The presiding JUS
tice, A. W. King of Ellsworth. intended to
be entirely fair, as proved by imposing the
following sentences:
Edward Hanson was fined $500 and costs
for maintaining a common nuisance; was
sentenced to serve 90 days in Jail and to pay
fine of 800 and costs, and in default of
payment of fine and costs 60 days additional,
for maintaining a drinking house and tip
pling shop; w2S sentenced to pay fine Of
500 and costs for common seller indict-
ment-the full sentence on the three cases
| amounting to 90 days in Jail and $500 and
! was continued for sentence.
| Edwin A. Jones was sentenced on three
| search and seizure cases to serve 60 days in
| jail and to pay a fine of 500 and costs and
in default of fine and costs 80 days addition
al in one case; and on the others to pay a
| fine of 500 and costs on each and in default
go days additional, which in the aggregate
amount to 60 days in Jail and $500 fine and
costs. A nuisance case against Jones was
| continued.
! Guy A. Gray was sentenced on nuisance
case and on two searches the same as Han
son received on his three cases; total of
60 days in Jail and $500 fine and costs.
Three other cases against Gray were con-
tinued for sentence.
John Z. Ward and Robert Logan each re-
ceived the same sentence as Gray on three
similar cases; a total of 60 days in Jail and
a fine of $500 and costs.
True G. Trundy had but one search and a
nuisance case against him. On the nu-
sance, he received $500 and on the search
60 days and a fine of 800 and costs ; total
of 60 days in Jail and S4OO fine and costs
These sentences were arranged so that one
follows the other when respondent has
two or more cases, and as result each must
serve go days in Jail and pay the amount of
fines as per the above total or serve ad-
ditional time in Jail and give their notes to
the County Treasurer for the amount of
their fines, which will compel those who
have property to pay. The fines imposed
amount to S27o0 Each respondent took his
cases to the December Law Court, either on
demurrer or exceptions, W hch of course
were intended for delay, but it looks as if
each would have to begin to serve their
sentences at that time.
The County Attorney carefully tried the
cases which went before a jury and in no
case was a jury out more than 90 minutes
often less.
Hanson and Gray were represented by
Arthur Richie, Esq, as counsel. James
Hartman, Esq, defended Jones, Ward,
Trundy and Cassidy.
Robert Cassidy, who keeps q boarding
house at Cape Jellison, should have been
tried on nuisance case and d search, but
through some misunderstanding his bail
was defaulted and the cases 90 forward to
the next term.
Like cases received the same sentences
this term and it leaves small chance for
criticism as the law was administered with
dignity and fairness to all.
Nine old cases were mol pressed by the
County Attorney: Frank Nash, 5 cases;
Patrick Haley, cases, and Cassius Dckey,
cases; making total of 80 cases actually
disposed Of this term; but as one case
against Hanson and three against Gray are
continued for sentence only 26 were taken
from the docket, leaving 60 cases to be con-
tinued until the January term, s of which
are ready for sentence. They stand
against the following persons: Robert c.
Logan, IS cases; Edward Hanson, 6; Daniel
Magee, 8; W. S. Ehminster and Jesse
Staples, each, 'Guy Gray, John a. Warren
and Edwin A. Jones, 3 each Patrick Haley,
Robert Cassidy, R. II. Moody and John
Donlin, 2 each; and ChaS. Logan, Chas W.
Parsons, Daniel O'Connell, NJ. R. Knswi-
ton, John Mellen, Walter Dalton, Homer
Carter and c. II. Chamberlain, each.
The true friends of prohibition have much
to be gratifed for as result of this term of
court. Their sheriff and his deputies have
secured much convicting evidence and their
County Attorney faithfully used it, As a
result six well known dealers have been
sentenced as allowed stated. Less sympathy
for this class of law breaking is manifested
at each subsequent term of court, for it is a
well known fact that they are all keen bust