Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11

asktu Mr.. Thompson, in closing.
I most certainly have declared the
sheriff eEphaticaily.
If YOU are continued in Office will
ycI do al in your power to enforce the
prohihit6ry law?' went Gil MIR. Thomp-
sen.
T certainly VIII came The answer
firmly.
Cross Examination.
Judge Cleaves started the cross-ex-
ANNA ton ut $40. He asked Sheriff
Emerson if he believed much could be
done toward enforcement without per
scaai attention. The sheriff did not be-
li,ee much could be done unless per-
corai attention were granted. He adj
mitteG that but one attempt, TO his
knowledge. had beef. made against tue
place of Peter McAuiiffe. that being on
Jan. 4.
Judge Cleaves demanded 10 know II
the process of securing the names of
those holding internal revenue stamps
and having these indicted and tried be-
fore some judge not in the habit of Civ
ing Jail sentences was not the odd Ban
gor plan... Sheriff Emerson averred he
did not know.
The sheriff Was excused at 9.&. and
Donald f Snow. county attorney of
-apetsosseot county, called.
Fred NJ. Gates Of Mnlinocke;. 10 or II
years "A deputy sheriff, was the next wit
ness. and he was followed by Calvin
knaide. police ofli9er and plain clothes
man. Mr. Knaides answers. concise ard
to the point. caused much amusement
lie told of the driving out of two liquor
dealers.
Question: Have you ever heard OF
their returning to the business"
Answer: "Oh, they're back.
Capt. Norman Smith another police
officer, defined the meaning of the word
wireless" He said if an officer left
City hall, every place in the direction IN
which this officer travelled would he nou-
fled by telephone or by public carriage
drivers.
f. l.. Dearth, postmaster of Dexter,
declared conditions in that town had
greatly improved since January l. He
believed there was no occasion since that
time for seizures at Dexter.
Artemus Weatherbee, trial justice in
the town of Lincoln. said five searches
and seizures had been made there. this
year. The general conditions, he de-
clared. have become much improved
DR.. NJ. c. Fernald, formerly president
of the University of Maine, said he be-
lieved conditions very much better than
they had been in the past two years.
Charles f. Rackliffe of Old Town, a
deputy sheriff, told of his raids alone
or in company with other deputies.
Albion Cakes of Milford, believed 'the
liquor situation is being cleaned up NICE
ly in Old Town and utterly in Milford -
George Hathorn of Milford, one of Pc
nobseot county commissioners, said he
had not observed as much intoxication
on the streets in tAe past three months
as formerly.
Judge George w. Stearns, judge of the
Millinocket municipal court, reid list
of search and seizure warrants issued
from his court and said his observations
led him 10 believe conditions much im-
proved
John Harlow, superintendent of a pulp
and paper mill in Old Town, knew of
no place running open near the mill.
Charles j. Hutchins of Brewer, an at
torney, believed no places were selling
liquor in Brewer proper. lie was not
sure about drug stores.
Walter A. Trask, special liquor deputy
Of Hampden, related attempts at en-
/ forcement, and some of the practices of
liquor dealers.
! In the midst of the eross-eXamnation.
Senator Morey of Androscoggin raised
the point of no quorum. Recess was
takau without roll c4ll until $50 A NJ.
Friday.