Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-16

I know of no law that will allow the
sheriff in a county to agree to it. l
don't know why these men should be
permitted to have beer or deal in beer
or make profit in beer when other
men can't do it,
Mr.. Oakes-'There was practically
no profit in the beer
THE Court don't know about
that. l had the same thing put up to
me when l was county attorney. Men
who were very rigid Prohibitionists in
this county. wanted beer furnished to
Italians on construction work in the
back portion of the county. They urg
ed Sheriff Pennell very strongly at the
time, l remember. don't know where
the sheriff Of any county gets a right
to make an agreement with anybody
to permit the sale of beer for any pur-
pose. Your client has no right to plead
it here as defence to this matter, if
it is not so. it is either illegal or is le-
gal. You say it is illegal when you
plead 1t. but, on the other hand. so far
as his action is concerned it is legal
Mr. Qakes-I say illegal, but. NOR
ally, so far as Pho is concerned, it was
legal. l say l would not have raised
the question in this case unless 1 were
satisfied in my own mind of that
"The Court don't think it comes
in very good part from you. raising
the question that it was an amicable
arrangement because it is a serious
accusation. I think recently you were
very industriously engaged in the sup
preston Of the liquor traffic.
'Mr. Oakes-'Not that, no.
The Court-'You were sworn in as
a deputy sheriff?
MIR. Oakes-'That was political
commission entirely
The Court-It ought by now to be
brought home to the people in this
State that rum is political issue.
and it makes a difference whose OK is
Sored. You say there is an amicable
agreement between this man and the
sheriff of Kennebec county. want to
hear his statement He may not like
to be accused of such thing in
court
Mr.. Oakes-I say this is matter
didn't know about until the case
was over
1.-THE Court want to hear what
the sheriff down there has to say about
it. | want him to know he is so ac-
cused.'
AT this point court was suspended
until afternoon.
I'm the meantime. the matter was
brought to the attention Of Sheriff
pennell. who in turn took it up with
Colby Getchell of Waterville. sheriff
of Kennebec county. Sheriff Getchen
requested that Pho be held IN deteh-
ton until an officer could be sent mere
to take him into custody.
"Deputy A. r. Buoklin left Augusta
armed With warrant on the carry
afternoon train.
with the converting of the court IN
the afternoon Attorney Cakes retrac'.
ed his statement that the omcers vi
kennebec county had acauiesced III
the matter of selling beer in the ltal .
ian camp. saying that he had ootaine"
that idea. but learned ne was me-, -.
taken. after talking it over WIN nls
client. Pho. He then informed Inc toui
that the case in hand had oeen se'..eu
nv agreement between the pa,ues
a,,r;ng the noon recess and 1t had oeei'
!. ereed TO have the case entered OH 'Ae
court docket for neither party.
There being no further business ,oa
t,,e d.v the court suspended until TINS
morning. r. ,ofore
The case had been heard before :
I,,aga Rates in the municipal cour'
ehor, time ago, and Judgment was rem
dered for the plaintiff. An appear wa
entered and the case taken 10 'ne
perior court"