Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-03

Waterville, Me-, April 2.-(SpeciaD.-
While accompanying officer Lorenzo
NJ. Davis, aged So in serving a search
and seizure warrant against the prem
Uses at % and 231E Maple street, at 1.30
o'clock, Tuesday, Rev. II. n. Pringle
of the Christian Civic League, was set
Anon by Joe Wolman, one of the al
legged proprietors, who knocked Mr.
Pringle down and struck MIN several
times about tie face and body. Preyi
Gus to this. help had been asked for
the fact that the men We're at dinner,
and that he could not leave the office,
says City Marshal Barton police aid
could not be given at once. Night Po
liceman Charles II. Butler arrived on
the scene half an hour after being sent
for and was of assistance in quoting
the crowd Rev. ". f. Berry was used
roughly, also.
The warrant against the premises
WAS sworn ont by Mr.. Pringle at about
IL o'clock. and officer Davis was Sc
cured To serve the warrant. He asked
the assistance of Mr. Pringle, Mr..
Berry and Rev. c. f. Stimson in serv-
ing the warrant. and they consented
They proceeded to the promises. and
wen. into lie saloon numbered 231a
Here Frank, Joe and Meyer Wolman,
alleged proprietors. with the harten-
der. Roberts. gave opposition to MIR.
Pringle and the S0year- deputy.
demanding that The warrant be read.
This took five minutes, and during this
time. II is alle ged. that the liquors in
the barroom were removed by Rob-
erts Roberts had locked the officers
out Wolman tried 10 yank the officer
and his assistants out at this time.
this constituting the most Of the re-
sistanee II this iuncture. The party
then entered. but found no liquors.
They then proceeded to No % Maple
street about 20 feet away. Meanwhile
word was ont that there was trouble at
the place and a crowd Of more than a
hundred gathered the majority of which
was hostile to the searching party. There
were cries Of XIII him." meaning Mr..
Pringle It is alleged that the liquors
which had been taken from the barroom
i'm the other place We're removed to this
dwelling, so the Welmans We're naturally
averse to this place being searched an
put up determined resistance. Mr. Prin-
gle was met with a storm of profant
and vulgar abuse and this was taken VI
by others. Soon after, at Mr.. Pringle's
request, help was asked by telephone
from the police station, but none arrives
until half an hour had elapsed, accord
ing to Mr.. Pringle's statement.
Finally Charles II. Butler, night po-
liceman, arrived ON the scene and ht
was of some assistance in pacifying mat
tiers, but it was after he was on tht
scene that the vigorous assault on Mr.
| Pringle occurred. Mr.. Pringle wen
around TO the rear and found barre
of beer, which he was leaning over {,
examine, when JOS Wolman is said Il
| have run upon him and struck hin
heavily in the face knocking him dow:
| and repeating the blows. Mr.. Pringlf
was stunned for a moment, and was un
able to defend himself, but Wolman thei
desisted. Mr.. Pringle's face was discol
| ored and there We're several scratches
and cuts on it. His arm was ais
| bruised
| John Hyland, who is said to have beel
| liquor seller, tried to interfere in tn
| officers behalf during the proceedings