Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-03-18


difference of opinion as 10 what YOU call
threats; they we're made in speeches. etc.
W. Z. Frye's speech at Lewiston: thought
that was a Wild speech. and in the meeting
at Augusta there we're rlmoss OF raising
many thousand men ana marching 10 Au-
gusta.
O. Was there a single Indignation meet
ing held until after YOU issued the ccrtit;.
Gates? A-Think there Was not; ,nav
have mixed things up solnew hat as to da.e>;
dozens OF persons said that attempts we're
made TO get the returns.
Mr.. lalc--Name one; for this il certainly
new information 10 the committee
Gov. Garcelon-l cannot now. bat certain
" nave the impression got the information
VERY dlFcdiy; no one was seen during the
might lurking about with a purpose to get
inso tie building increased the guard from
time 70 hnt. a. needed had. however, heard
Of persons lurking around the house; COM
meneed with some ~ or 10 men: the war
rant was drawn for police purposes; did not
regard Il necessary % call out tie militia:
did not tle voucher. for Il was in a time Of
great cNcitemcnt lnd bills were running
along and We didat know how much il
would take @ pat ta.a,: there was a higher
state ot public tcc.l,- ate III certificates
were isSucd had 30 order tae ..H;ufant Gen
cral 10 bring arms iruin Bangor: dec ied i
my duty after advising with Com Tors
Brown. Chase AMI Others; It VAS FOR public
defence.
Odd You know tha, the mil; "A was AZ
your command aud that YOU had l. isht To
increase the civil police force
Al considered it proper 70 do u gave
orders that IN case an attack MAS ml.sr To
use force 70 rcpel i, consulted with Nlaror
Nash. Who offered the police force Of Angus
"a for the protection Of the Capitol a com
mitice % citizens extended the same thin
refused to accept Il ; was willing to do SO,
provided the police force could be cquitably
divided between the political partir, in the
event Of that being done. there would not
have been guns brought from Bangor. but Il
was not done had previously issued orders
% Gen. lcayitf 10 bring the guns. and vas
called away from Augusta that night, before
getting other orders 70 him, and ncvt morn
ing vas surprised TO learn thu, the gun, hld
been brought.
Odd YOU know the character u tie
men Won had brought here A.-No. ,lr.
bad nothing 20 dp vi;h selecting them
Q.-nid Won recognize any a- men whom
You had Qarlon,d na. n 'Hr State Pfisou.
A.-N". hrrr were -. 80. ant even go
nr morv men employed took Ian. t,'cr'- ro-
ecipts ~ mono! pAid them
Q-Hafr You those receipts 4 Not
nnv ~ my possession
Z 80 An go. produce them Al think
! Gan if | can collect them together
IT. had brought n.y. paper ~ Voucher 81 TEA
MIN. IT, hr-i learned that conspiracy Was
charged warn he t'rk up fhc Bangor Mag
a1f '"trt@-. ou The T.; ot October. IT,
Vas asked = 'his agreed With BIZ. former
statement, that hc vas oh.lyJ0us 81 th., dizzy
p! the Eth ~ Novcmhcr 20 which hc ~.
pilcd tha' ~ TIE ls'b ~ November fhr
Portland Press and The Boston paper. charged
4. mare seriously kurw there va- great palm
Al interest iuw tt. gathering q dts,...
-u.,htd mcn in Augusta uu that date whom
'h, committee. ruwpu.,l ~ Nr Dmetrr
aat others. ,4..el upon hsm. dai no; q, tcf
t1 fastr a. tar "mnh tui s4fi / Should a.t
give 'hr rrtHru, ir'a The hand. NJ 4 ln.r f.
meant tn aurl, .t GENERALLY. tna a-rn. acre
Kept secuted va thc lower -na,u a ra.. ~
~ ATTACK thgs rr-y tu p, g,s.! b., fh.. anon
employee, 10 ,hr >,~r House. anG.r-tu..
thai Lancaster t4a charge. flt rrs,,fal en-
employing ifrtt against threatened r'f~.. .Af.
"a, aud those who wanted n ". r-,..,.>..,,.
u ;ic House. Another warrant wa. mo.
aHrta drawn hs tAr Governor. December
81. t5r ~iuuo. f,r mtlI.ar, purposes. for ,tc
d,icuc, III r4h!.. PROPERTY, IH,. hc .a.l
"a, ipr ,hc us,inru, 81 ri,a. similar %, rh,
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