Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-12
Daily Aennebet sournal.
Augusta, Wednesday Morning, Nov. u, TO
4 Crushing Reply.

to liquor prosecutions in that county and
election matters, which is perfectly crush
ing. One of the charges of the ''commis-
sionern was, in substance, that petition
or agreement was drawn up, the sign
ers of which agreed to vote the republican
ticket at the election in 1873, in considera-
ton that one NJ A. Ward, then confined
in the county Jail at Auburn, should be re-
leased from confinement and his fine re-
mitted; that by this means and by threats
one hundred democrats were procured to
vote the republican ticket in whole or in
part. and that Ward was released without
the form of either a pardon or trial.
Mr.. White saws that if such petition
or agreement was drawn up and circuat-
ed he knew nothing of it; and that if the
Globe commissioner means to assert
that he (White) or anybody authorized by
him threatened persons over whom in
dictments hung in order to get them to
vote the democratic ticket. then the com
missioner lies. He furthermore goes on
and shows that Ward was in jail under a
sentence from the U. $. District Court.
with the proceedings of which court and
its officials the County Attorney has moth
ing to do that Ward was committed for
carrying on wholesale liquor business
without having paid the special tax re-
quired by law; and that having
paid part of his fine and served
out the full time of imprisonment
to which he was sentenced. and being
bankrupt, he applied to United States
Commissioner. Charles +. Clifford Of
Portland, a democrat IN reguldr standing
and by Mr. Clifford was discharged from
imprisonment and allowed to 90 free
So much for the cock-and-bull story
about Mr.. Ward and the election of 1873.
The assertion that County Attorney White
had anything to do with the release of
Ward is not only lie, but it appears that
his release came from an immaculate dem
ocrat in Portland, under the forms of law
and with all due propriety it seems.
But the punishment of the lying Globe
is not ended with this case. County At
torney White takes up the charge madein
the columns of that paper that liquor SELL
ers who were under Indictment had their
cases mol pressed or passed over harmless
ly from term TO term, and by this means
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ticket; and invites them to come on with
the proof. He declares that the whole
thing is colossal lie, and makes good his
statement by the disposal of the only spe-
cific case mentioned by the '.Globe COM
missioner This is the case of Jeremiah
Buckley, who was pardoned by Gov. Gar
celon last July. 1t is alleged that Buck
ley was asked to sign the petition above
mentioned, but refused, and for this he
was arrested and sentenced to eight
months Imprisonment, for the first offence.
1t is said that he was pardoned by Gov.
Garcelon because he was threatened with
this arrest unless he voted the republican
ticket. The Governor himself failed to
give any statement Of he case, as required
by law, to the prosecuting officer and the
judge through whom Buckley was i'm
prisoned. What an innocent creature
Buckley was, and how near true the state
ment is in the Globe that this imprison-
ment was for the first offence is abundant
ly set forth by the following facts in
County Attorney Whites reply:
But the commissioners statement of the
facts of Buckley's case is as wild and reckless
as any Of those have mentioned. He says
it was Buckley's first offense; but the facts
are that my predecessor, Hon. G. c. Wing
Indicted him at least three times-On nuisance,
common seller, and drinking house and tip
ping shop indictments.
He first appeared before me at the Septem-
Der term S. j. Court, 1877, on search and
seizure complaint, and at the same term he
was indicted with his father in-law, John
OCoDnell, for keeping nuisance, and tried
at that term. O'Connell was convicted, but
the jury disagreed as to Buckley.
At the following January Term (January
1879 Buckley was tried on the complaint,
found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of
$50 and costs taxed at 500, and thereupon the
indictment on which the jury at the previous
term disagreed was mol pressed.
At the September term. 1878, he wa' again
indicted by the Grand Jury on three indict-
ments, nuisance, common seller, and drink
ing house and tipping shop, and was at that
term tried on the nuisance, founi guilty, and
sentenced to pay fine ST 500. or in default
TO imprisonment six months in the county
Jail.
The common seller and drinking house and
tippling shop indictments were continued
open. At the January term. 1879 he was
again indicted by the Grand jury on three
more Observation-Disclosures common seller.
and drinking house and tippling shop, and At
the same time was tried and found guilty on
the nuisance, when he voluntarily pleaded
guilty to the other two indictments found at
this term, and accordingly moved for SEN
tence in all three cases, and it was on these
three cases that he got his eight months
in the county Jail and from which he was so
kindly removed by the governors pardon.
These statements of mine are all matters
of record and any increduous citizen can
test my truthfulness by examining the dockets
at the court house in Auburn.
Mr.. White closes his crushing reply by
stating that if any one has any knowledge