Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09

that while the old-timcrs change, vet
Holloran who escaped during all the
years without going to court, was con-
Ntcted ana sentenced to nine months in
the county jail under the admins ration
of Sheriff Moulton. We will show you
that Oakley g. Curtis, now mayor oi
Portland, and treasurer | believe of the
great Randall IL McAllister concern. dur
ing Mr.. Persons administration enieav-
ored to have that place closed. Why?
because the lightning rod stuff being sold
there was being drank by his drivers
and stevcdores. by sailors from the ves-
sells, and they carried 1t in half pint bot
ties and deposited it on the wharves
! where the dreSs of it were being drank
( by young boys. Mr. Skilings, who tcs-
! tilted here, and | submit that Mr. Skill
! lings is an honest witness and one whose
| observations are pretty near correct, Mr.
Curtis said to him. why can't uollo-
! rams place be closed?'' And hc said
| Il do not know; | am doing the best |
! can"
am reminded that fr,<n January /,
1912, to March %. 1913. there have been
| brought by Sheriff Moullon $50 separate
! aud distinct prosecutions Of the liquor
| ~ of Cumberland. most of them being
in the city of PORTLAND, which. gentle
men, YOU will perceive represents at
Least one seizure per FAY for every work
! ing day during that.wholc year and three
| months.
Now we eomerid that the sheriff or
| Cumberland county has other duties to
perform. lie has the important duty Of
hi
their duties: that writs are promptly
| served | suppose il the record of i'm
! portant suits and writs which were re-
quired to be served in Cumberland coua-
ty was compared with any other two
counties in the State that it would ex-
coed any of the two large counties. The
! sheriff is responsible for the conditions
ut the county Jail. He is living in Stand
| ish and ] presume that you will concede
| to him the right to so to his home over
| Saturday and Sunday. We will show
| YOU that the arrests for drunkenness all
| this time have maintained the same gem
! eral average that they have for 10 years
, past. We will show you that there have
been less crimes of violence in Portland
and throughout the county during this
| administration than in the administration
| of any sheriff yet holding office hereto
| fore.
We will show you that kitchen places
| in Portland, pocket peddling and Sunday
! selling are unknown. We will show you
by the records of the municipal court the
number of cases brought there We will
show you that from 1909 TO the January
| term OF 1912. there were many eases of
violence brought in the court. We will
show YOU that in January. 1915 the last
term of the superior court. there was not
one crime of violence committed by Ital-
ians. And why ! speak about Italians is
this: Because the State brought it out
| do not wish to be understood as re-
fiecIinS on that race more than any
other, except to say this: That the Ital-
ians unfortunately still hold to the Gus
tom of carrying about their persons
weapons. That is the custom that came
from the old country His sons and his
srandsons will not do that but people
do not change all at once because they
change their place of residence, and
when those NEIL drink liquors to excess.
IN the heat of their blood, being armed,
they commit deeds of violence which
they would not do under other conditions.
We say ana repeat that the sheriff has
given special attention to those things.
believing that the preservation of human
life in the community was of more i'm
portance than the appearance of saloons
the street.
We will show YOU that at the MAJ
term of l12 there were Il appealed
cases against Italians for violations
ii the Liquor law, and five indictments.
At the September term there were IL
appealed cases. and at the January
term, i31S, 1C appealed cases and two
indictments, coiroborating our asser-
4 ton that we have given special atten-
ton 10 those cases. and | have already
explained to you the reason which re-
quiIes such special attention.
| want to give you now Il resume I'll
the sheriff's administration and this
same class. This shows the following
Appeals entered at the Nay term, 1911,
So, and | will say now so that ! need
not repeat it each time that these are
all records of liquor Observation-Disclosures
| found, Is. September term, 1911. APP
peals. 65; indictments, 27. January
term, 1912. appeals, 3S indictments. Is
May term, 1912, appeals, 63; indict-
| meEts, u.
y
term, 1911, $1103. May term. $500. Sep
TENDER term, SS5lS. January term, 1872,
$3S04. May term, 1912, s30i9 September
| term, s2l9S. January term, 1913, s66i0.
Now you gentlemen may perhaps be
interested IN knowing why we discuss
ibis, and why fines are not imposed
with greater regularity or why they do
not average up better Ii you will COM
pare tie terms of court where a small
| amount of money has been collected
you viii find that at those particular
| terms there were Il large number of
| men committed. IT. other words, they
We're committed rather than being fin
] cd.
I Just one other thing along the line
| of discussion, and / will close. If n
| sheriff has some discretion in the en-
, fGrcement of the law, he is entitled TO
rely to some extent and receive advice
| from time to time from people, individ
Gals and the populacc at large in whom
| he has confidence.
| After two years of Sheriff Moulton's