Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-08

package must be plainl.' marked as
. / .uor. Would expect such supplles
to come by irregular channels. Hence
wouldn't connect these shipments
with any illegal sale, which has no.
been claimed
lie should have offered evidence tc
show that all of liquor in Bangor in
period mentioned was very limited
compared with previous times. Fool
III to deny that some selling is car
ried on by certain men. In my view
that wouldn't mean inefficiency by the
sheriff.
Could have shown 200 to $50 liquor
licenses and as many ople in the
business but that has very materially
been cut down. There are certain
number of men. who in very dry
towns will take chances that others
will not, for the great profits
We say: First, because liquor is sold
il is not necessarily fault of sheriff.
Enforcement of the liquor laws de-
ponds on other officials as we'll; not
all on sle rff.
1t is fact that the county attor-
ney and sheriff have not been coop
Grating very we'll; also men there III
liquor business many years and kno"
how to carry il on under adverse cir
cumstances. Therefore, a search now
might find an empty bar; an houl
later, a substantial seizure. M
charge is made of stocked bars; tic
dealers have il hid away and pedG'c
from the bottle, 50 it is hard 10 catch
liz l,a "a 70. IA
police to make seizures as for the
sheriff and his deputies
We would have shown from the
Bangor municipal court records that
the sheriff brought to them mum
Der of cases, previous to January,
but in which the evidence was hardly
sufficient TO convict. After that time
they were 10th to bring such cases.
Would have shown that sheriff 5
officers had visited all the places
mentioned, to see if liquor could be
found, the law permitting them :"
visit without warrant and seize i
any IS found.
No doubt that Brother Sturgis'
spoilers would admit that the wire
less" service would warn the deal
of getting evidence is therefore IN
flcult The sheriff tried it and every
one was soon ION to" the spotter and
it was given up
] think that practically every place
mentioned has had cases against i.
some now under indictment.
State has not offered anything 4
the effect that Sheriff White has
failed or refused to act in any cas7
presented. But he has never person
ally made q search or seizure O.
served paper-all being done by nj.
officers,
Second charge TO serve precepts IS
sued by the court and that was limit
ed TO capiaSes. We have evidence tina:
in all but two cases, the parties were
rot to be found Many We're Poland
ers and Went away. One-Brennan--
went into the army.
The two cases of failure 70 SER
Capiases were issued in September
against Charles Moland 3nd NJ
: chael Buckley Issued in Februa. y
\ and given to a deputy, who had then
AL. Has been custom for years, if !
capias was against 4 town man. wei
known, instead of an arrest. have no
. tilted him to appear. The deputy 40
tilted INLAND and Buckley to appear
and expected it to be done. Instead ot
: coming. they left the State on New
Years day with wives and didn't re
} turn until after February term Ca
phases were renewed deputies SEN
after them and they gave and Al,
now under bail.
, We think no ineffiicency could bt
charged on that account.
: Another case was the Charles John
, son case. He was sentenced on tW'
. indictments. 90 days and 800; 80 day
and $500. He went to Jail Sept. 10 or
. first the second sentence to follow
The warrant issued from the super
; or court and when johnson was sur
rendered at Jail, the young lady ster
ogra pher made copies of IAN paper:
: for the sheriff. the originals to ii
| returned She confused two blanl
, forms and filed in the wrong one
The difference is slight and consist
Of but few words. So that the jai
copy showed Johnson was to pa;
$500 and in default to serve tire;
months.
t When first sentence was served, h
paid the fine called for and was re
leased, instead of serving the 90-day'
imposed
1t being noticed that he was frat
when supposed to be in Jail and I'll,
. matter was looked into being found
as stated, a clerical error. through
, taking the wrong blank form
l have no evidence to present as re
CARDS other towns than Bangor.
Think it would be fair however, :,
say, if State had produced evidence
| would nave taken means to prepare
for that phase of the case.
1t has been said that statement
have appeared in the public press II
Bangor regarding the liquor situation
I've been on both sides of the news
, paper business. I've written a littl'
. and read much. don't think that ef
ficiency or inefficiency Of Sheriff
White should depend on a paper op
posed to him.
Therefore doesn't it all come to tn
fact that an amount of liquor is be
ing shipped into Bangor and has TIL
sheriff done all he should and couiC
to stop it?
Don't forget that a conviction OF
pending case stands against every
place mentioned. II the police OF
sheriff is looking after part, no need
} of duplicating the work.
, We should have shown that condi-
tons of liquor selling. shipping, &c.