Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-26
Lewiston Liquor Dealers Are
Restrained from Hauling Lii
quors by Temporary Injunc-
ton Ordered Thursday
TO REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL TUESDAY, AUG. 8
Hearing on Bill of Equity of
Ferd Stevens and Voters of
Lewiston Is Refused by Chief
Justice Savage

Lewiston, Me, June 25.-Temporary
injunctions were ordered prohibiting
the Illegal handling of liquors at 46O
Lisbon street, Lewiston, owned by
Thomas Saucer and one at 161 Lin
coin street in the same city owned by
Joseph Ouellette, by Chief Justice
Savage, Thursday. These temporary
iniunctions are to remain in effect un-
til the August rules. Tuesday, Aug
A. when further hearing on the plac-
ing of permanent injunctions, on the
same buildings, will be held before
the chief justice.
Hearing on three bills in equity
brought by Sheriff Ferd E. Stevens
and 10 legal voters of the city of Lew
iston was held in the judges cham
Der in the Androscoggin county build
ings Thursday forenoon.
The bill in equity, asking that an
injunction be placed on the building
at 304 Lisbon street, Lewiston, owned
by John e. Mccarthy, to restrain the
same sort of business was refused by
Chief Justice Savage on the ground
that sufficient evidence had not been
produced by the petitioners This re-
fusal is not equivalent to a dismissal
and this bill will also be given hear
ing at the June rules.
Albert E. Verrill,, Auburn, appeared
for Sheriff Stevens and the 10 Lewis
ton citizens. j. c. Cha bot, Lewiston,
appeared for Saucier and Oueliette.
George s. Mccarthy, Lewiston, ap-
peared for John E. Mccarthy.
Liquor deputies as well as Sheriff
Stevens, testified but none of the three
men, against whom the injunctions
were asked, did.
Second Instance in County
With one exception, this is the first
instance when an injunction of this
nature has been brought. The excep-
ton IS that when Charles s. Cummings
was sheriff, a building on Middle
street, owned by Michael Ward and
known as "the green 'front.'" was made
the object of a restraining order
Sneriffs say that never since has H.
quor been dispensed at the Green
Front"
The prayer of the petitioners al
legged that since the first of Septem-
Der, 1913, up to the time of the bring
ing of the bills the buildings had
housed parties engaged in the liquor
business. With the OOuelette building
on Lincoln street were connected the
name sof Paul Roy. Joseph Giardin,
and Auguste Leclair; with the Sau
cier building on Lisbon street. Arsene
or Archie" Leblanc, Eugene Boucher
and Pierre Labrie; with the Mccarthy
building the names of Patrick Doyle,
Alphonse Nadeau and Nicholas Now
ter. All of these persons, from time to
time, have appeared in court in re-
spouse to liquor charges.
| In the case of the Mccarthy the de-
| fence was the doors had been locked dur
| ing part of the time that it was alleged
that illegal business had been transacted
| and that no business whatever had beer
done there. The understanding is that
two of the persons whose names were
mentioned in connection with this place
are now in Jail on liquor charge. The
sheriff's force holds that this may be the
heason why no business is being done
| there at present.
| That Sheriff Stevens would adopt this
! policy In throttling the liquor traffic
whenever the oppo.t unity presented it.
self was not denied BY him,