The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
JUDGE ROGERS RETIRES.
Legislated Out of Office after % Years of
Service to Make Place for Democrat

Especial to the Bangor Daily News.]
BELFAST June 20. At midnight, Judge r.
W. Rogers will cease to hold the Office of Judge
of the Belfast police court and will retire in
favor of Wayland knowlton, Esq, recently ap-
pointed by Governor Plaisted.
Judge Rogers has completed a long and
honorable service of % years and three months.
He leaves the Office with record for honest
and impartial administration of the law that
cannot be successfully assailed. His strict
adherence to his own convictions of right and
justice, regardless of outside influence of any
sort or kind, has long been proverbial. His
long experience and profound study of human
nature as we'll as his knowledge of the law gave
him most excellent equipment for the Office
which he has so long filled. Although always
tempering justice with mercy when in his
judgment the law of the State was amply
satisfied, the real transgressor found Judge
Rogers court no primrose path or place for
idle tales. Judge Rogers always maintained
that his oath of Office called for the administra-
tlOn of all laws on the statute book. There
was to be no exception. Consequently he has
imposed upon such respondents in liquor cases
as he was satisfied were guilty, or there was
probable cause, the full penalty made and pro-
vided, and without fear or favor. Liquor pros
ecutions in Waldo county for the past 20 years
have made history The results are we'll
known, results which could not have been ac-
complished had there been partialit leniency
or Indifference in the police court.
Judge Rogers last day of court was busy
ones.
Sumner Maddocks, of the Commercial
House, was arraigned on four counts, COM
mon nuisance, common seller, keeping drink
ing house and tippling shop and single SALE
Moses St. Dennis of Thorndike testified
against the respondent. On the first three
counts he was bound over to the supreme court
On the charge of single sale he was fined $50
and costs and 80 days iii Jail from which he
appealed. He gave bonds aggregating $11OO,
with A. H. Ellis, M. E. Ellis and Andrew L.
| Ellis as suretes st. Dennis was fined SIS for in
toxication, without costs.
Perley N Gray, was arraigned on a search
and seizure case the result of raid at his
house on Front street, where quantity of
California wine was seized. He was fined
pealed. Fred 7. Gray and Lillian M. Gray
furnished bonds.
Raymond Ellis was before the court for
search and seizure the result of a raid last
night on the Alden House, which he runs as a
boarding house. The officers said that they
found pint of whiskey and quantity of lager
beer on the premises. Ellis was fined 500
and furnished bail for $500, his father R. M.
Ellis, and Martell E. Ellislqualifying as bonds
men.
Linneus C. Merchant pleaded guilty to a
charge of non-support of his wife and was
bound over to the September term. his bail be-
ing placed at $780, for which his mother
Mrs. Fanny L., and his father, Seth L. Mer-
chant, went sureties.
Levi P. Harvey of Waldo was in court
charged with breaking and entering hen.
house and the larceny of six hens. He pleaded
not guilty, but was bound over to the Septem.
ber term. His bail Of $500 was looked after
by Charles E. Marden and Walter J. Harvey.