Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-29
1900 GALLONS
BEER SEIZED
IN PORTLAND

Portland, Me-, March 2s.-More than
1900 gallons of beer were seized by the
liquor deputies as it was being cart
ed cut of the yards Of the Portland
Terminal Co., by the teams Of four
local express companies Saturday
forenoon. The seizure was the largest
that has been made since the new
administration took office. and APP
parently was prompted by 1, desire to
check the prevalence of intoxication
which has been SO much in evidence
on Saturday nights of late.
the SEIZURE came as complete sur
prise to the express companies and
judging from the few arrests for in
toxication made by the police Satur-
day night it had it's intended effect
Under the direction of Chief Liquor
Deputy Hall the entire staff gathered
in the vicinity4of the railroads freight
sheds on Commercial street early
Saturday forenoon and as the express
teams came along with capacity loads
deputy climbed upon the seat with
the driver and ordered him to drive
to the county building Six of the
wagons left the sheds ut about the
same time and when the last deputy
had taken command of a team the
line of booze-laden wagons resembled
a circus parade.
Direct to the county building the
wagons We're driven and upon their
arrival there Deputy Huilet was sent
in hn
OF the teams, which he found in front
OF the office of the Portland & Boston
Express Co., its lead undisturbed
Lot of Work for Officers
\ greater part Of the forenoon was
occupied in discharging the kegs
cases and other packages into the
rum room in the basement Of the
county building and when account of
stock was taken it was found that
there were 14S Kegs or quarter ba rrels
or draught beer 81 cases Of bottled
beer, half barrel of beer. three one
gallon packages Of hard LIQUORS and a
barrel containing 10 dozen bottles of
peer. oI TINS quantity there was con-
signed to the Italian-American En-
press Co. 40 cases and 23 kegs; to the
Maine Express Co., % kegs and four
c2ses: u liz General F,Apress Co. ii
kegs. II cases. one half barrel and
TWO one-Sallon packages. and 10 the
Boston & Portland Express Co., SO
Kegs. tour tascs, one barrel of 10 doz-
en- bottles and gallon package.
Took Order Books
Not only wet goods did the depu-
ties take but the order books of the
drivers as well, thereby putting them
selves in the way of getting consider
able information concerning the ad-
dresses of the consienees. Among 9TH
er information thus secured il was
found that through the various ex
press companies the same individual
was to have received three or four
kegs or cases, that in some Instances
every member of a family was to have
received either a kcS or a case, one
for father, one for mother, one for
son and one for daughter. In some
cases 1t was found that there were
several packages consigned to the
same address hut each package car
rying a different name.
All the liquor, beer and hard stiff
together, has been placed under libel
and consequently, will be held until
the court orders some disposition of
1t. The liquor deputies believe that
they will be able to convince the
court that much of the stuff was in
tended for Illegal sale and therefore
will be ordered spilled