Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-10

attempt was made To enforce The law
and eftsr communication with the To-
cal officials on May 8 enforcement
deputies resumed work in various
parts Of the county. including the city
% Bangor. where conditions were very
bad. They have continued in the
county ever since. The deputies were
withdrawn from the city of Bangor,
Nov. is. 1909 upon the assurance of
the mayor and chief of polics~that tine
authorities would enforce
the law. Conditions however were not
and grew steadily wore
until March 1910, when il was decided
to set the deputies at work again.
Before they resumed work new adj
miniStratiCn took charge and imme-
diate practical and efficient enforce
ment enSued until the fall of this year.
Since that time while enforcement has
not been kept up to the extent to be
desired. the local officials have made
a considerable number of raids and
have claimed to be enforcing as we'll
as possible.
y considerable portion of the report
Is devoted to statement of condi-
tons in Cumberland county and the
work of the deputies in that county
The report says that for a consider
allie time after the new officials took
Office Jan, l. 1909 Che law seemed to
be we'll enforced. Later conditions be-
came unsatisfactory and the commits
sion for q considerab BILE time enga ged
in correspondence and interviews with
the county officials to bring about To-
cal enforcement. At length things
were in such a condition that it was
decided that it was necessary to act
and March %. 1910 officers We're Sc,
at work in the county, making sue
cessful raids and finding conditions
actually existing that justified beyond
question the decision.
The officers continued work in Cum
befland, county until June L when
they were withdrawn after a confer
ence with the sheriff and county at
torney md prominent citizens inter-
ested in enforcement in Portland and
upon assurace that full enforcement
would be given by the county officials.
one OF the enforcement deputies had
been engaged for some time previous
ly IN secret work obtaining evidence
against the liquor sellers in Portland
When the regular working force was
Withdrawn the county attorney was
informed of the presence of this dep
uty, and by his desire he continued
reporting regularly in writing to the
county attorney as to his daily work
and placing his information at the
disposal of the county attorney to be
used as he thought proper in the prose-
cution of the various offenders. Condi-
tons changed after the removal of the
working force of the commission and
continually grew worse until it was de-
cided that ii was necessary to resume
regular work and on Aug. 90 the force
Of deputies WIS sent back and has
continued in Portland and Cumberland
ever since. The secret deputy contin-
ued TO work until shortly before the
session Of the grand jury i'm Septem-
Der and his evidence was placed at
the disposal Of the county attorney.
The deputy Mr.. Wcyand. was before
the grand jury, but practically no
prosecutions in the superior court re-
suited from his work. Accordingly
the commission caused complaints to
be made before the Portland munich.
pol court and very large number Of