The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-20
ROUNDUP OF LIQUOR SELLERS AND A
BUSY DAY IN MU|CIPAL COURT
Fines Paid---Jail Sentences Imposed -SquabbIe
On Street Car---The Details


one Of the biggest roundups Of II
quor sellers gotten together for years
in Somerset County. has occurred
during the present week in inc up
river sections Monday the O'Clock
ear from Madison brought down eight
Of The accused and Tuesday forenoon
Deputy Sheriff {. r. Chute arrived
from Jackman with three more viola
tors Of the Prohibitory Law There
was certainly something doing ii
Municipal Court during the rest of
thai day and the boarding list al the
Skow hegan Jail has been consider
ably increased Included in The first
lot We're Mrs Flora King Mike Cor
mier. Joe Naddeau. James Morrow,
Peter Turgeon of lockwood. George
Munster and Robert Carroll of Som
erset Junction. All of the arrests
were made on Sunday except Carroll.
who was arrested on Monday. For
some time Deputy Sheriff John Z.
Lamb. ably assisted by Deputy Sheriff
W II. Maynard, has been diligently
watching the liquor situation in upper
Somerset County They We're lately
reinforced by Sheriff Thompson who
sent up Deputies r. { Collins of
Bingham; Henry Brophy Of Fairfield
and Fred Webster of Norridgewock
These officers together with George
Pierce. an eX-policeman of Bangor
finally landed their party and started
for the County seat This was not
accomplished without some difficulty
as after boarding the trolley 10 come
to Skowhegan, Dudley decided he
wanted to punish one of the witnesses
and later seemed to feel a trifle un-
friendly toward the entire bunch
Quite a panic Immediately resulted
and some of the passengers. not in
cluded in the party became greatly
alarmed. The officers however. sue
ceeded in quieting the bunch. al
though a telephone call was sent on
ahead from Lakewood asking the
Sheriff and another relay of officers to
meet them at the car upon their ar
i rival in Skowhegan This was done
and no more serious afrays resulted.
Deputy Chutes little party were
more quiet, these gentlemen. Edward
BARLEY. Aimede Rancourt and Thos.
Nur'ha. all pleaded guilty 10 single
sale were fined $50 and cost amount
ing To SO. which they paid and de
parted
Taking up the other cases after
noon, the first man arraigned before
Judge Brazzell was Fred Dudley.
Against him were three charges. two
for liquor selling and one for nuis-
ance. In each case he pleaded not
guilty. but in every instance MAS ad-
/ judged otherwise. He was fined So
and costs on the first two, also given
a jail sentence. but from these deci-
sions be appealed and was asked 10
! furnish sureties in the sum of 5000 in
each case for his further appearance.
On the third charge he was bound
over to await the action of the Grand
/ Jury He WAS given over TO the
Sheriff in order that he might be re-
manded to jail. but maintained he
could secure sufficient sureties TO en-
able him to have his freedom until
the Supreme Court conyenes. Dudley
is the proprietor of the Riverside
/ House at lockwood
Mrs. Flora King was neNt before
the presiding Justice Mrs King had
been charged with liquor selling and
is alleged to have been an old offend
er of the temperance laws She is
the wife of John King. the mother of
some sixteen children. il is said. and
looks young and fresh Mrs King
Continued on Paec Four