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

tut hssterr and secrecy in which Il & !,
ohiy Tie more jealous the en.leavc
ishmenf. anu orihg u 70 puf
uehiienen, all the evidence is before vo,
no" stands the erise at this hour. The wi,
nesses nave bcen before you. Mr.. White !
!, ,ohe amicted by sickness has at last Give
us testimony, his statement has been attach
su rom every point. and tested in every va
'l'at ingenuity could suggest. Has any ma,e-;
- - poiht IN his testimony been impaire,ls ~
.he contrary did ever a witness apDear he,
le'' more truthful, more honest. And villa
hut'tuac OF facts and circumstances n
gave you IN evidence, all consistent. all sun
porting each other and all tending 10 m,
SAME conclusion. the guilt of Swan and Har
ii,'ah, IN Matching up a terrible conspiracy
l Deg you to consider if w. r. Whit,
''''ue = single statement inconsistent. OF i'm
Pronabie, and yet, gentlemen, there will b.
great effort made in one way and anothcr ;,
prevent his statements from being believed
out 1t cannot be done. Truth il MIGHTY
ana VIII prevail, crushed to earth will riss
again. His statements clothed in the pure
Vesture OF immutable truth, will stand agains,
all assauits-thc battering rams of political
malice, envy and hatred NAV be plunged
against them, but they will stand firm as the
everlasting foundations Of truth and justice
upon which they are based
Iwenty-three or twenty-four witnesses
were called by Mr.. White, who have testified.
not one OF whom but wlraf gave important
testimony, and every one of whom fIatlv.
squarely and unequivocally contradcted Mr..
Swan or Mr.. Hartman in statements they
made on the witness stand, and most of then,
important statements as you will agree.
This large ARRAY of witnesses and the tes-
timony they gave cannot be winked out
OF sight. These witnesses were not
taken from the slums of this city.
not one OF them but what is an honored ard
respected member of society, and each and
every one entirely disinterested and anxious
only for the truth to be made plain
Against Mr.. Whites statement we have
what: Against the statements of these twen-
ty-four witnesses we have Wharf.-The unsup-
ported word of Swan as to one fact and the
unsupported word of Hartman as to another
fact. Swan has said that sin the early part
of the day, Monday, Jan. the 9Th, | heard
rumOrs of attempts to bride fusion members
from taking their seats. did not know
whether there was any truth in them. Went
down to caucus with J. q. White in evening
came back with him to Augusta House, and
went to my boarding place about half past
eleven, and went to bed He had then
heard nothing definite. When pressed him
on cross examination, to find out about these
rumors, he could tell nothing about them
but thought Dr. Bradbury, q counted in menl-
Der from Norway might have told him some
thing about the Winthrop case. so when
Swan went to bed he had not
then by his own testimony any idea that
w. r. White was trying to bride anybody.
Now, right here, gentlemen, let me call
your attention to a most remarkable piece of
estimony-testimony that throws a wonder
ful light upon this whole transaction. Swan
testified that late Monday night, between l
and II o'clock, !. .. White came to his
room and said he had been offered $1,000 etc
to resign; that he got up and went to the Au-
gusta House. consulted with l.. II. Cove and
Moses Hartman. and then went near mid
night to find Scion Chase. that he (Swan)
and Cove went and found Scion and left So
lon near one 4. NJ. Tuesday morning,
that he {Swan) talked with no one else in
the Augusta House. at that time. Now, then,
Mr.. KimbaI, Of Waterford. upon whom the
prosecution build largely their hopes.
testified under oath before the Ingalls, COM
mittee as follows: VIZ Alfred :. Kmball
sworn, testifcs. my first conversation with
Swan was at the Augusta House Monday
evening before the legislature organized
W etnesdav; il was in the office of the Au-
gusta House.
Qucs-You may state what that converse
ton was.
Ans.-Mr. Swan came to me and said he
wished to ask me legal question. took me
hv the arm and we moved out near the din
ing room: he wanted to know if he should
sign certificate resgning his seat if it would
-. lyn Lis
seat. Now then this testimony is important.
Ist. As contradicting Mr.. Swan, and
nv one of the witnesses whom he summoned.
> As clearly showing purpose on Swan 3
part to enter into conspiracy such as he did
enter into even before this J. o. White had
conveyed to him the startling intelligence tas
he calls it, that W. II. White had offered him
il. q. White 81 900 to resign. and before
he (Swan) knew anything about w. X.
Whites pretended offering of money, and Sd,
il shows clearly and Enthusiastically that w.
X. Whites testimony is true, upon the point
of what that conversation was in the Augusta
House that Monday night, which is OF vital
Importance in this case. 1t is the key to the
whole conspiracy, because it shows that be-
fore Swan had. as he says, heard OF W. H.
Whites offer of money to J. q. White, swan
had formed determination to hoodw WINK
and deceive somebody. as clearly SHOWN ny
his inquiring of Kimball what effect it
would have if he signed resignation,
and this inquiry of Kimball was evidently
after his conversation with W. X. White
Monday night because that conversation took
place immedirtely after his return from the
caucus Now as to what that conversation
really was, there can be no doubt.
white and Swan agree as to the first part
of il. Swan denies making an appointment
NJ that time to meet White the next day al
the Court house. White says Swan came
along and introduced himself to him and
asked about bill sent him white, for col
lection, AMI then they talked about the meet
inc of legislature the decision OF the court
&c. Mr.. White is corroborated in his state
ment as to what was said at that time o,
Ileweilvn Libby of Albion, most worths
and reliable gentlemen, whose WORD Is a.
good AS any man in this county. MIR. Liopy
saws he was standing by the side OF Swai
during this conversation, and heard Swan ash
White if they could not meet and talk ose'
the matter of his making public his intention
of not acting with the fusionists
John NJ. Jewell of Clinton eorrooora'e'
White and Libby as to being there. NO"
e;,ber MFR. Libby and Jewell have deliberate
IL falsified. or Swan has stated falsely VIVA
that conversation really was. LIBBY an'
Jewell could have no earthly motive 10 star
fran, what il really was