Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-28
ENFORCEMENT,
Deputies at Work in Port
land and Biddeford.
Secretary Phoenix Requests Use
OF Entire Police Force
To Enforce Liquor Law in the
City Of Portland.

Portland, Ne, March 27.-Mayor
Strout in a statement relative TO the
coming of the Enforcement deputies
here, says that he received q letter from
the enforcement Commission relative
to conditions in this city and that
meeting was arranged to discuss the
SITUATION.
Secretary G. NJ Phoenix of the COM
mission, the mayor adds, declared that
unless the entire police force of Port
land was used To enforce the liquor
law the commission would come to
this city al once.
Il told Secretary Phoenix the may
or goes on to say in his statement,
"that could not in instice to the city
direct the chief Of police to put the en-
tire police force on the liquor work;
that such enforcement as the commits
sion required would seriously increase
the outlay for the department, which
would have 10 be taken from the reg
ular appropriation, thereby Gripping
the general service, or largely m
creased appropriation fer police de-
DdTlllltHt NOultl We IltCtSodiN y. II N'ti'
seem to be hardship to compel the
city to pay all the expenses of en-
forccment. AS the fines collected go to
the county it seems only just that the
county should bear the expense OF
enforcement.
1.-THE county attorney and chief OF
police agreed with me that it would ne
lnadvisable to use the entire police
force in the enforcement work.
Ii is said to have been the first time
that a demand has been made upon
mayor of Portland to use the entire
police force in enforcing any single
law.
The Enforcement deputies visited the
drug stores of John j. O'Brien, 30 IN
dia street, and Frank d. Mccarthy
corner India and Middle streets. They
seized liquor at both places and ar
rested the proprietors. who provided
bail for their appearance in court.
Nina Sherman, who was arrested by
the deputies Friday was not in court
Saturday and Recorder Whelden order
ed her bail defaulted. Charles Peter
son, charged with illegal possession OF
liquors, was fined $loo
and costs. He appealed. second
complaint was made against nm on
the charge of maintaining nuisance.
Michael j. McDonough was fined $loo
and costs on a search and seizure COM
plant and appealed.
Biddeford. Me, March 27.-The two
cases against Charles F. Traynor, drug
gist, resulting from seizures made at
his home, "a Union street and also his
drug store a week ago came up before
Judge B. +. Cleaves in the police court
John j. Traynor, father of the re-
spondent. testified that the champagne
and other sealed bottles seized at the
house were bought for wedding last
summer and had been stored in the
cellar since then. None of the liquors
seized were intended for sale. Judge
Cleaves discharged the respondent on
the grounds that the State had failed
to show intent.
against Druggist Traynor resulting
from the seizure at the store.
The deputies arrested Dip" Pelletier
on a charge of being a COM
mon seller and maintaining a nuisance.
Thomas Moran of 6 Adams court was
arrested on a similar charge, and both
will be arraigned Thursday. Mrs. Es
Their Costello was arrested on COM
mon seller and nuisance warrant Saa-
urday afternoon and furnished $500
bonds for her appearance In court
Thursday.