Summary
The Sturgis deputies were very unpopular enforcers of equally unpopular prohibition laws about 100 years ago.
That's an unmistakable conclusion when you read many of the Lewiston Evening Journal accounts of the deputies' alleged strong- arm tactics. Their raids and arrests drew the ire of many L-A residents, and the newspaper reporters took every opportunity to paint a Keystone Kops characterization of both the lawmen and the hapless offenders.See the full content of this document
Extract
Liquor Laws Led to Conflict
Abuse of liquor led to laws prohibiting booze in Maine as far back as 1851, and that legislation was a model that several other states soon followed.
Although drunkenness was recogni...See the full content of this document
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