Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-14
NO. Is.
Dailu Kfnneber 3ournal.
&C. H. vs.. Facts.


Mr.. EDITOR :-''Justitia" did enter reluct-
antly into this controversy and only for the
purpose of doing and securing justice and fair
play, and in the hope, chow vain that hope
was the sequel has already shown of induc-
ing or compelling &C. H." to state facts, to
confine himself to the truth. Nothing could
have been further from my thoughts than to
attempt to ridicule him or anybody else, and
nobody knows better than &c. H. that no
such attempt was made. l trust am a gen.
tieman, and believe I have that reputation
among my fellow citizens, as well as the name
OF fair minded, candid intelligent man.
appreciate as well as &c H." the fact that
ridicule is not argument, any more than the
coarse abuse with which sc. H." fills his
communications, but rather betrays the want
OF argument or reason. 1t seems that my eff
fort to bring him ''to book" has injured his
susceptible feelings.
He has had full swing at his neighbors and
fellow citizens so long unchallenged that he
had, apparently, come to consider it an exclu-
sive prerogative of his to criticize, misrepre-
sent and abuse them without reserve sub
NIT however, that the terms of which he so
plaintively complains, have been more than
justified by the facts. said that he stated
the instructions of the court, and commented
ON the action of the jury, he made assertions
affecting the character and integrity of twelve
of his fellow citizens without any foundation
whatever for such assertions. and without any
knowledge of the subject he ESSAYS to discuss.
and in so doing was guilty either ofintentional
falsehood, or of what was nearly as bad
Let us examine the case once more, for q
single moment. &C. H." says, ''the defence
attempted to show that the beer sold was an
article called cream beer, not lager. The de-
fendant was put upon the stand to prove this
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Yet three disinterested witnesses fully
and completely corroborated and con-
frmed his testimony in every particular
Again, 'all the circumstances in the
case contradicted the defendant, his taking 10
cents, the rum price, and the fact, not denied.
that lagar was called for" The testimony of
no less than three witnesses proved conclu-
sively to the jury that lager was not called for,
but the boy asked for beer, and that cream beer
was sold him as requested. So 10 cents is
the rum pricer" I am not as familiar with
rum prices as &C. II" appears to be- and can
not therefore. argue this point with him. Ten
cents is the price Of soda, or has been from
time immemorial till last summer, and If A
sells glass of soda and charges him 10
cents, shall that ''rum price" be considered
prrma facte evidence Of violation of the
Maine Law?
The witness, Hitchings, as I stated last
week, testified that repeated analyses of lager
beer showed from to s per cent of alcohol,
while a careful analysis of the beer sold by
defendant showed 2 34-lO0 per cent. of alco-
hol. If his testimony be worth ,nvth;r, :.
proves that the beer in question was ~ H..
wba,evor oIso !. ,r;,ht - wv '%Ser,
would il have caused go II" Too o-... =.
convenience to have given the whole state
ment Of Hitchings on this point would il
have consumed too much of his valuable
time? All. no. but his testimony =. o;wn.
on the stand. would not ,uit ssC II ~ mn
noses. would not sunnort b;s rrem;.o. p'.i. pi
not answer his ends and .o be ,r;ssI,,
suppresses the more material ror, 80 ! "a
thus subyerts the meaning and annl;c.h;,;..' -
of the whole wondrous f.;rrass .h;a'' VI
think I comprehend and annrec;a,o ...
language and ;nten, of ,ha i.,r r,';.. VII
as &C. H" will not d;scuss tho, 49,.
now but when he undartaLes ,o ;,',,,so. ,aJes 81.
integrity and motives of t,-o,xa 80 IL. s,i,n s.'
citizens selected frou, everv ro-.;, ~ - 'Io" W.
nebec Countv have /. r;gb, to coll H., =.
account. and to take excent;ors and ~
nose 70 exerc;se that r;obt Uesr h;n, .gr,.
law saws no person shall sell anv ;ntov;c.,;no
liquor. No, not one drop. The ;nry acon;t.
ted. II would seem that many mer ~ -.
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in iionor case They ac, 40 70 ,hs, .ho,'s.s..
IT a single individual on tho ono s;da ~
cold. arbitrary statnte or Tho o,har IT,
seem 10 forget in such cases Tho, ,ha In.
enacted N nrotact the neonla .n.;ns. "s ""s
wrong. TO secure order nasce on;s, .~ so,'S
neiehborhood 10 make life and nronar,v 49,, 9o
secure" '''"''
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that these mon IN dsSar.a &c py ,". s ssses 's,:s
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