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

Iiauor sellers were brought in and
| convicted. most of them for the Of
| lenses of single sale and nuisance.
Practically all Of these cases, which
| were in the jurisdiction Of the lower
| court. have been appealed ard with
| the bound over nuisance eases will be
| before the superior court at its next
| term for disposal These cases have
been efficiently handled in the mu
nicipal court, largely by the assistant
county attorney, Mr.. Dodge.
The report alludes to the attack
upon Deputy Doughty in Portland
while making a raid. Nov. %, 1910.
He entered the place alone in the eve
ming finding Il considerable mount of
liquors. the person in charge making
his escape at the time. While Mr..
Doughty was in the place attending to
the liquors the lights were turned out,
the wire being cut. and mob broke
into the ROOM Mr.. Doughty forced
his way into the yard, where there was
light from the street lights and was
there assaulted, struck over the head
with a club. and was for some time
lighting for his life. He probably
would have been pounded to death but
for the arrival of Police Captain Small,
who came to his assistance and sue
ceeded in dispensing the crowd This
attracted much attention. and aroused
much public Indignation, a reward be-
ing offered by citizens for evidence.
which would lead to the conviction of
the assailants. Fortunately MIR. Dough-
fy was not permane ntly injured and
soon afterwards resumed his work.
Work has been done to some extent
by deputies in ArooStook, Franklin,
Knox Piscataquis. Sagadahoc, Wash
1ngton and York counties. In Frank
I'm county in the first part of 1909
there was failure to enforce in the viii
lage of Chisholm. which practically
forms part of Livermore Falls, where
Deputies were at work. An adequate
force was provided by the county Of
ficIls after a conference with them
and since then satisfactory work has
been done. In Knox and Sagadahoc,
as result of conferences with the
county officials they undertook to en-
force the Law and while the results
nave not haen in all respects as COM
pletc as desired, the commission has
not undertaken enforcement since i'm
SaSada Doe county and only for a short
time in Knox.
IN Aroostook and Pscataquts coun-
ties officers have been sent in upon
particular complaints but have not
been kept in the counties. U.Iic
have been sent into Washington cc,rn-
! ~ several times. but except in or. g or
two instances in Calais quite general
| ly in PASSPORT conditions have been
reported as quite satisfactory. In
| Passport the sale of liquor has been
more or less constant. deputies have
4 been sent there for investigation and
to make raids and while officers are
stationed i'm the place dealers pla to
stop business and ship away their
stock by water. Much difficulty exists
in landing deputies as suspicious
characters are reported along trans
portation lines and whenever an alarm
is given the liquor business stops.
Notwithstanding this successful. raids
have been made. Conditions in York
county have been generally go0sl. The
small amount. of work which has been
do"r7 There. has been in. the way of In
vsstajation, u The rspert alludes 10 the