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

we're in the cellar. not hidden. at al.
I must also note here that l.
quarts of whiskey seized by the
sheriff office of the IS quarts | find
were taken from Orono, so that IN
Bangor the records of the Municipal
Court show that only 70 II were IN
Bangor from January 3 to date. Ana
I note I have forgotten to say that
the records of the Municipal Court
show that since May l, up to DATE
there has not been one complaint or
one request for a warrant for SEARCH
and seizure by the sheriff's depart
ment in Bangor
Now as to the knowledge or oppor-
tunity for knowledge the part OF the
sheriff or his deputies of the true
conditions. witnesses would TESTIFY
that the daily papers have repeatedly
stated that the rum shops were run
ming openly and that large quantities
of liquor were being sold. That
newspaper articles have charged the
sheriff and his deputies with being in
active and that it was common knowl-
edge that these old established rum
oAioPo "SiO boiAiS q eshA CPNHA
business. That the sensational eX-
perience of a certain lady il Bangor
in the shop of Charles Fl. Milan a few
weeks ago brought the attention of
the public to the open character of
the traffic in that place. This lady S
brother being addicted to drink in her
attempt to keep him away from sa-
looms, she visited one saloon after an
other until she found her brother in
Milan's place, III Pickering square.
and tried TO get him to come away
and was ordered by the bar tender to
get out or she would be arrested.
The man was there with a quart bot
tie of whiskey on the bar taking a
drink. and the bar keeper insisted
that she would be arrested. She at
tackled the bar keeper with her UNI
brella grabbed the quart of whiskey
whereupon the bar tender tried to get
the bottle she beat him up and
walked through the streets Of Bangor
with the quart bottle of Whiskey,
which everyone knew and which
caused public excitement. Drunken
men have been on the streets in large
numbers and it was apparent that
liquor was being obtained in large
quantities by those addicted to its
use.
In the town Of Lincoln. Kelley's
Lincoln House and his other hotel
have been openly and actively selling
liquor and men coming in and going
out drunk Kelley himself carrying
drunken men to a neighbours house
and leaving them there to sober off
In an alleged barber shop men We're
coming and going. obtaining liquor
and coming out drunk, with a deputy
sheriff in that town and not a search
and seizure has been made there.
Mr.. PattanaaIps Statement and Ar
guments
Counsel VIM. r. Pattangall said he
was conscious of the importance OF
this matter. No question exists as &c
your right to hear and decide this
case. through the recent amendment
to the Constitution. 1t is possible to
remove the sheriff for the simple
charge of inefiiciency. This renders it
a difficult case to argue. because eff
cheney is not a matter of opinion. We
must argue, therefore, on the parts as
they exit and are shown.
One of the acts of 1905 (now Sec. 40
Chap. 127, Revised Statutes) has beer
made a standard of certain public of
ficialS. that requires sheriffs. deputies
and county attorneys shall inquire
into and enforce the law, especially
the liquor laws.
Ii an official acted in all matter:
brought to his attention l don't thinl
he could be called inefficient. If in
efficiency could be based on failure tC
perform all duties, il would be posi-,
bic to find in any community certain
infractions of law that had not beer
acted on by sheriffs, through no faul
of theirs.
Going into the quantity Of liquor
shipped into Bangor and vicinity
think it would be fair to reckon
pounds to a quart. If it figured ] l..
tons a day it would mean 700 or S0
quarts. Included would be some no
intended for beverage purposes or fo
sale. Bangor has two large essences
manufacturing concerns: also drug
gists. They received a large amount
of their shipments and deductions
should therefore be made.
Take into consideration that ship
ments embrace more territory thar
Bangor. 1t embraces Brewer: electric
line TO Charleston: etc. And most o
surrounding townspeop' have thei
shipments come to Bangor. w
should therefore consider that outside
population with that of Bangor, max
ing it nearer 10000 than $4,000. Tit
shipments would then revolve them
selves into comparatively small guam
titles per capita.
1t would have been possible for III
to have shown large shipments o
liquor into other cities of Maine ant
that would seem to indicate that IN
Bangor shipments are not abnormal!
large. 1t is we'll known that the dry
er the town. the more cases and pack
ages of liquor are shipped in.
l don't think fair deduction of in
efficiency on the part of the sheriff
can be made on account of their ship
ments.
AhtiO "otHS no 10" o5oiiio' SlippilE
liquor into State for personal use
the State officials do not have to act
1t may be that the sheriff might hav,
paid the matter more attention ant
the Attorney General will probably 81
argue.
Note that the shipments are al
marked For medicinal purposes
only" Now TO examine these pack.
ages the sheriffs did not need searcf
warrants; they could go to freight Of
fees ANYTIME and examine / coulC