| Show R j OCKS J AND REVOLVERS A Lively Prohibition Row in a Little Maine Town The Mob Smash Windows Destroy Furniture and Fire Off Their Guns The Newspaper Mobbed and its Editor Peppered Results of Maine Prohibition SPBINOVALC Maine June 12 Trouble which has been brewing for sonic tune over the enforcement of the prohibitory law culminated cul-minated last night in the formation of a mob ABMED WITH REVOLVERS AND STONES and attacks upon a number of houses in which windows were smashed and other damage done The gang went to the house of William H Frost about a quarter of a mile from the village and sent a shower of rocks through the windows accompanied by a volley of bullets from revolvers fired in reckleSs disregard of the sleeping family within Taking the direct road to the village vil-lage the mob next stopped at the house of John W Frost a trial justice and here shots were fired into the house where women children and an old man were sleeping Fortunately no one was hurt but the windows win-dows were demolished The house of G H lloberts was next visited here also windows were smashed and furniture damaged Tho residence of Wilson Cheney a prominent clothing dealer was also treated to a volley of rocks The final effort of the mob was made against the office of the Advocate The editor of this paper sleeps in the office and a perfect fusilade was kept up and BULLETS RAINED INTO THE BOOM The editors only offense was the publication without comment of the liquor trials By what seemed a miracle he escaped injury The raiders then disbanded Much excitement excite-ment prevailed this morning and the sheriff of the county was telegraphed for |
