Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-22
From the Bangor Wing and Courier.
The Character of Pillsbury's
"Fraud" Testimony

Mr.. Coombs, the bright fist of Lewiston,
has made n cartoon portrait of the Boston
Globes commissioner" who furnished the
fraud" clap-trap about the Maine election,
and the face of the Commissioners is the face
of Pillsbury. There is no doubt of the faith
fulness of the portrait. Pillsbury has been
at work, through as contemplate creatures
as himself, manufacturing all over the State
wholesale charges of bribery and corruption
with the intent of thus furnishing pretext
for stealing the State Government outright.
Here is sample taken from the last issue of
Pllsbury's vile sheet:
How AN OLD Man WAS BRIBED TO VoTE FOR
GREAT MORAL IDEAS.
NEWPORT. Nov. Q, 1879.
l. w. l.. Folsom aged seventy three years.
depose and say that during the week before
the last September election, Trad Henderson
and James Rogers Jr., of Stetson, came to
me in my field and Trad Henderson said he
would send me five dollars if | would vote
for James Rogers, ,Jr. | voted for him on
receipt of the five dollars from the hand of
f. L. Whiting of North Newport. l have al
ways been a democrat, and should have vot-
ed the democratic ticket this year, if
had not needed the said five dollars
(Signed) w. l.. FOLSOM.
STATE OF MAINE,
Penobscot Co.
Nov. II, 1879.
Personally appeared the above named w
l.. Folsom and made oath that the above
statement by him signed is true.
Before me, j. ). BISHOP,
Justice of the Peace
And here below is the exposure of the dis
graceful methods resorted to by Pillsbury's
tools to manufacture false statements, even
by getting men drunk and then obtaining sig
nature to a SANDER. Read this statement of
how Mr. Bishop, 'Justice of the peace"
used '.pint of gin" on an old man over sew
enty to get false statement from him;
NEWPORT. Nov. Is, 1879
l, Ware l.. Folsom, OF Newport, in the
county of PenObscot, do depose and say that
! am seventy-three years old; that neither
Trad Henderson, James w. Rogers or any
other person bought or attempted to buy my
vote at the last election. | voted just as
had mind to and no one Influenced me in
any way in reward to my voting.
Yesterday Frank Clements and Joseph
Bishop, both Of Newport got me to go into
4. L. OAKS harness snOp ana tncre tney gave
me a pint of gin. Mr.. Clements gave me
drink; also one hour or about that before
Clements wrote the statement he called me
into his store and gave me a drink of gin;
just before ! signed the statement he gave me
another drink and then told me to put the bot
tie in my pocket. | did so. | signed the
statement that Clements had written. The
statement was not read to me and ] do not
know what the statement was or how it read.
could not read it. Clements said it was all
right. Bishop asked me if | would make
oath to it. | said of course / would. | never
should have signed the paper if it had not
been for the liquor which Clements gave
me.
w. l.. FOLSOM.
Signed in presence of
w. W. GOODWIN.
PENoBsCOT, SIS.
NEWPORT, Nov. 10, 1879.
Personally appeared the above named
Ware L. Folsom well known to me- and made
oath of the above statement.
WILLIAM w. GOODWIN,
Justice of the Peace.