Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-12

leeiyed showing in the minds of the
Estate that there was some under
standing between the dealer ana
lcountv officials Otherwise the deal
er would not have dared To have snch
| large invoices of contraband liquor
come in.
Judge Skclton led up to an alleged
admission of County Attorney Hines
to n Dir Leech Il am in a hard place,
Doctor said Mr. Hines. according to
Prosecutor SHELTON, Il WASH tieN'e'
to enforce the prohibitory law.
Judge SHELTON went over the court
records of 1912 showing for example at
the January term of % Hanor cases
of which go We're continued and not
ona oot q criminal record. During Inc
onti,.e year there were no convictions
of f30 eases in all save two and one
ntoadfna noIo All the others went
clear and the system ran so 'smooth-
w that hardly a man arrested Tor
selling liduor found it necessary 10
appear with lawyer in court.
Where bail was defaulted and IN
snfta of orders of two supreme judicial
eo,rt justices the county attorney iall-
al 10 nrocced against those giving pail
cases were either mol pressed or con-
timed from one term to another. The
state claims wIful neglect of duty ana
disohedienoe to the law
ludpe skeleton stated that covering
| this present year there are u I n''e"
states lianor licenses for Lewiston
| alone.
In eases of houses Of III fame the
CHI,
few arrested went free in fashion SIM
liar to those up for liquor sales
John H. Weber and L. r. PettensIli'
! railroad freight clerks. testified to re-
| ceipts of liquor coming into Lewiston.
| "Dnring times of enforcement
| asked Atty. Pattangall, don't YOU find
that express companies do most OF the
| business shipping directly 10 the CON
suIner and when things are wide open
thai the railroads have the moro
| freight ."
This asked Clerk Webber was an
swerea in the affirmative.
John l.. Reade of Lewiston secretary
Of the city League. an organization of
which President Chase of Bates Col
| lese is president. testified as to the
pufneseS of the League which was or
eaniae1 to educate the people on pro-
hibition and actually employed detec-
lives from Boston To find out about the
Lewiston liquor traffic. This informa-
fion was printed in bulletins and the
lewiston Journal and sent to County
Attorney Hines. The League hoped 10
aid the officials in obtaining evidence
against liquor dealers but nothing re-
suited and the League quite for lack
of cash and because of conditions.
Rev. F. a. Leach of Auburn and 9TH
ers took an evening stroll aid found
Lewiston saloons on Lincoln, Lisbon
Main and Ash streets and found bars
busy Was not allowed by County At
tors4ey Hines to present this evidence
10 the grand jury. Mr.. Hines explained
be had no such jurisdiction over jury
and that Mr.. Leach knew that he
Hines was not elected 10 enforce the
prohibitory law. He had 60 odd cases
and was unable to get them before lie
grand jury.
After verbal wrestling that con'in-
aed between Atty Pattangall and wit
ness to the great amusement of the
House members. the witness was IN
strGetea by Speaker Peters that he
must give direct answers TO reasonable
4netfIens and AIR Pattansaii Won
victory BIZ leading The witness - I'd
nit thai he sought TO give his svI-
denee 10 the grand jury for the purpose
of proceeding against Sherlu Lowe on
the basis of the Oakes law and not di-
reetly to use this evidence which he
and his friends had obtained. against
the liquor sellers
When Mr.. Pattangall smlingly sat
down and Rev MIR. Leach had retired.
the House adjourned for supper until
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