Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-06

" hHe been upon the stand to rsntradiet i.
MOI at all, he did not dare to. lac vas here
yesterisy, he could have testified if he hal
Jared, he could easily have proved ;has he
Gid not go TO Winthrop that 10 him} fats
sunday If ne did not. bur he was there gentle.
lnen, ne .iid net dare 10 deny it, and il stands
eonlessed IN this case that he went there and
ne told Wallace what he (Wallacee saws he
ma D. a. White did not dare deny that con-
sersatien IN Winthrop after the severe cross
examination he gave him. there were too
many witnesses TO ii and ne took the wise
| course and skalked off home Yesterday morn
| ing.
1t Is an old and trife saving that man
VINO VIII steal will lie. !. .. While came
mere, to steal a seat in the legislature He
knew he was not elected. he knew Mr.. Eaton
was, yet he was willing To- come here and oc-
cnpy seat 10 which he was not electes-hc
mad been rcpudiated by his townsmen-and |
am Informed that since he made that remark
able exhibition of himself here upon the
| stand, he has been defeated overwhminsly
lot the very same office he held when here
anu will not further modest him. hope,
however, all Of Bro. Whites cousins, and
his uncles and his aunts are not ike this
James Obcron White, who was, as Swan
says, the agent of the republican party to
bride him.
Mr.. Swan met Mr.. White Tuesday at the
Court House, at 1880 A. N. Swan SAYS he
went there for the purpose of deceiviny Mr.
White, that he lied to him, and that White
paid him $1,000 to write the letter which has
been published and deliver up his GER
tIhcate, that White did not have the
money and went away, and was gone
twenty minutes, and then returned with
II, that he wrote the letter on paper that was
IN the room, and that he saw White return in
sleigh with man whom he thinks has
since been pointed out to him as Sheriff
Libby. Now let Us examine these statements
IN the light of the other testimony in the case;
let us look at them through the microscope of
common sense: let lis look at them having in
mind the fact that Swan stated under oath that
he thought it was right to lie sometimes:
in the light of the fact that he does not be-
lieye in the existence of a God, and regards
the bible as ancient history, and will, if nee
essary. pray in order TO deceive a confiding
old gentleman in order to sell ten dollars
worth of apple trees or grape vines. in the
light of the fact that campaign thunder had
got to be manufactured by his party in order
to Offset the count-out steal, As Swan stated
to several witnesses, and, finally, in the light
Of the fact that Swan came to Augusta four
days before the assembling of the legislature
at the command of Commodore Stacy, in or
der that more devitrv might be cut up this
year than common.
Mr.. White says that Swan came there as
agreed upon the night before, that they talked
over the situation. that Swan admitted the
count-out was wrong, and would kill the
party Il don't think he was far out of the
way that he White urged him TO write a
letter tor publication, that he told him it
would be the proudest act of his life, and
make him Senator from AndroscOggin coun-
~, that finally Swan agreed ~ write a letter
setting forth his determination, that there
was no paper in the room on which to write
and he left, went into the Grand Jury Room
and got it, and was gone five or ten minutes
and returned, that Swan wrote the letter of
his own free will and accord, without money
and without price, that he delivered the let
ter to him for publication, and was anxious
that others should take the same stand in or
der that he (Swan) might show that he had
great influence, and thus get better
standing in the republican party, and agreed
to come up again i'll the afternoon, and bring
others with him who he thought would take
the same course.
Now Mr. $. says Mr.. White did not leave
the room but once. Swan seeks to prove
that it was then that he saw him coming up
State street in sleigh and kimball was in
troduced to testify that he saw him get into
sleigh at LOB \. NJ. on State street. | asked
Kimball how he knew It was l03 \. NJ. lie SAID
he was sitting on a scttee in the Augusta
House; thought he must 20 to the State
House; looked up to the clock and saw 1t
was l04 A. NJ, and Immediately started, and
saw Wallace. Now if there is settee in the
Augusta House from which you can see
clock, have failed to find it, though have
- httttN
chairs, arm chairs, from which you can see
"a clock there. Mr.. White says he went after
paper. &C. Now he is corroboratcd by four as
substantial, reliable men as any community
affords. viz Llwelyn Libby, John NJ. Jewell.
Joseph Syphcrs and Mr.. Snow. who have tes-
tilted that White came down into
the Grand Jury room just before III
A. NJ. after writing paper, and
was invitedto write there, andthat he said he
had business up stairs. Was there from
to Is minutes Now mark you this was at
the very time Swan says he was SO uneasily
pacing back and forth in that room and
anxously examining his watch. and seeing
Wallace riding up State street With sheriff
Libby Have these men lied: NO man IN
Kennebec county will believe they have. No
one in Maine, it seems to me. can think they
have. Can they be mistaken? Not at ALL
They fix the time BY too many circumstances
that have been proved to have occurred to
he mistaken Then Swan lied. There is no
avoiding this conclusion. And if he lied
about this, he would just as soon lie about
the whole transaction.
He W rote letter,-just such a letter as 1t
was expected he would write. 1t was in ac-
cord with his previous declarations. as testi-
fed to by half score of Minot's most worthy
citizens. And Swan found himself in n ter
rible absolutely driven to con-
tradict, to put his own unsupported word
against at least ten as good men as this State
affords. Why, gentlemen, it was fearful
thing to do: but Swan did it. 1t was a fear
thing to do to hatch up this conspiracy;
but Swan did it. 1t was fearful thing to do
to blaspheme God. by mocking Him
with such prayer as he offered IN
Waterford; hut Swan did it. And
from this what may we not expect he
| would not do? Now. in relation to the tcsti-
| mony of Mr.. Kimball, that he saw White
ride up tow ard the Court House in the fore
noon. it is plainly evident from the testimony
of Mr.. Townsend that he was easily mistaken
as to the time. Mr.. Townsend. an entirely
disinterested witness, testifies that he rode
with Mr. White from Mr.. Blaine's TO the
Court House at about half-past one or there
abouts Mr.. Townsends team was such
one as described by Swan and kimbail MI