Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-18
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Defective Libel Claimed.

was presented to the Lewiston munic-
ipal court, Friday afternoon, when At
torney Fortunate Belleau presented
claim for liquor which had been seized
by Deputy Lyons The liquor was
consigned to Oscar Messier. but he had
filed no formal claim to it. In present
ing his claim Attorney Beleau offer
ed a brand new reason for it's return.
That the libel made by the deputy
was defective, was his position. The
libel stated that the liquors were
seized at the Grand Trunk station in
Lewiston, but Mr.. Belleau claimed that
ii was not secured there, but on Lin
coin street. This, he contended, rem
dered the libel defective and for that
reason the liquors should be returned
to Messier. Deputy Lyons was ques-
toned. He said that as the driver of
the team on which the liquors were
started to leave the Grand Trunk sta
ton he, the deputy, raised his hand
and called to the man to stop. The
driver did not obey the order until he
had reached the street. The court took
the case under advisement and will
announce the decision later
Cumberland S. j. Court.
The Cumberland supreme court
jury returned verdict for $175, Thurs
day, for the plaintiff in the case of
Mary Feeney against John j. Abbott,
suit for personal injuries received
by falling on the slippery sidewalk
in front of the defendants property
on Adams street, Portland In this
case it was alleged that the defend
ant, had neglected properly to care
for the prevention of flowing water
from the roof of the building onto
the sidewalk. The case of Emerson
H. Doughty against John w. Sulli-
van and his wife, Margaret +. Sulli-
van. to recover a judgment previously
awarded him for personal injuries re-
ceiVed in a so-called Center street riot
Al Portland, has been taken from the
jury and will go to the law court up
on report.
Charles Campbell Is Located.
Charles Campbell, who disappeared
from his home in Auburn, nearly a
fortnight ago and caused great ankle
ty to his wife and family, has sent a
letter home, explaining his hasty de-
parture and saying he has gone into
the woods to work. The letter was
evidently written directly after his ar
rival at Haines Landing but it did
not reach Mrs. Campbell, until within
a day or two. Mr.. Campbell said that
when he left home after dinner. on the
day he went out of town. he did not
KNOW OF the, opportunity to go into
the woods and did not have time to
go home and tell his Wife He said
ne mad no intention of deserving her
and would send money to her. lust
as soon as possible. Meantime. the
mother and five children, the Young
est a paby less than year old, must
nave rather hard time for the father
left them practically without means.
Kind friends are intere ted however
and it is hoped that a s all rent NAV
De secured where they .ay be COM
Portable through the winter.
Anti Cigarette Crusade.
Another crusade for moral reform
will soon be under way in Lewiston
and Auburn if the plans of A. ID. Gray,
is a member of the Freshman class
and is from the town of Bluehil He
is strongly impressed with the dan
ger of cigarette smoking among young
boys and is anxious to arouse the
parents of these cities to the enormity
Of the evil. He says that but few peo-
pie here realize the extent of this hab-
it among children, and declares that
Lewiston and Bar Harbor have more
cigarette smokers than any other
places in Maine 1t is the intention of
Mr.. Gray to organize a club among the
college students with the object of
arousing public opinion to the danger.
He says that this habit is only a be-
ginning to other forms of dissipation
and crime, and believes that but few
people understand that we have a new
law to deal with this question The OBJ
jeet of his club will be to place this
law before the people of the city and
ask for it's enforcement. 1t is said
that this has never been done.