The Portland daily press., 1883-04-23

/ A--NO blr.
Cross-erdninatioa, by General Mattocks.
Q-Has the loafing spoken Of, increased, or
/ decreased within the last two years?
creased.
.Q-Have you known any former Mayor or
| City Marshal issue orders not to allow those
! people In there?
Al do not know as | have, sir.
OFFICER BENJAMIN W. SLOWER,
| Sworn, examined by the Mayor.
The Mayor do not know as l have any
| questions TO ask Mr.. Crowell may question
| him.
Cross-eramination, by Gen. Mattocks
GLOW long have you been on the police
A-Thirteen years, think; thirteen or four
| teen.
Q-Eow long has Mr.. Crowell been on the
| force?
| A-The same that have
| GLOW many out OF the thirty-nine ON the
police force have been on as long as you and
Mr.. Crowell.
Alt is impossible for me to say.
Q-About seven?
| Al think there must be more than that.
Q-Haye you ever served on the same beat
| with him?
| Al was one year.
Q-Seen him az patrolman and Deputy Mar
shal?
Al have.
Q-Has he not been an efiicienti,)t;
Also far as 1 know.
,Q-Do you consider him good deputy ~
shall
| Ain what respect?
Yin attending to his duty.
Also FAR as 1 know.
He.direct Examination by the Mayor.
| .Q--Do yon consider that Mr.. Crowell has
| given you your orders in q sufficiently loud
| tone OF voice 40 you could understand them2
| Al can understand them; do not know
| as ever missed. You understand that have
not been connected with the Mar6hal's office
Tor some i've or six years. since he has been
deputy Marshal till last year. / was at the
Boston and Maine depot, and so did not report
| at the Office
Q-You were down here as turnkey some
three on four months?
Ayes, SIR
Q-Yon heard Mr.. Crowel give HIS orders to
the men, didnt You?
A--No, sir; did not.
Q-When you were there as night turnkey,
did you ever hear Mr.. Crowell tell these loaf
ers and others to get out OF there?
Q-Never gave them any instruction to go
away
A--No, sir.
Q-Used to 20 and mingle with them, and
| sit down with them?
A-Out there In the police office; yes.
Re-cross examination.
Q--Haye you during that period, heard the
City Marshal, or either Deputy give any or
utrs LOT them 10 leaY6I
A--No, sir.
OFFICER WILLIAM s. MORSE,
sworn. examined by the Mayor.
Glow long have you been on the police
| force?
A little over six years
Q-Were you one Of the class that were
called into the police headquarters, into the
Marshal's office. and lined out, and then Mr..
Huse and Mr.. Gerrish came 10 and asked you
| for an assessment?
Al was called in, and they stood there
when went in.
Q-Who called you ia?
Al think Deputy Crowell. / do not rec
ollect now for certainty.
Odd you see Deputy Crowell; there?
Al think did.
Q-Did you ever know Of Deputy Crowell
paying any officer at any time OF a seizure any
money!
Al made seizure once where I under
stood that some of them had barrels given
| Thorn. | wanted barrel ut home, and asked
for 1t and Deputy Crowell told me it was sold.
told him would like 10 have one and finally
he said he would sec II he could get me one.
After that he gave me $3.50 for q couple of
barrels, and told me TO 90 and get me some OF
the sherIifs, or anywhere | conld.
Q-What did he give You that for?
Ale told me 70 90 and get the barrels
myself.
Q-Are you always able to understand Mr..
Crowell when he gives you your orders to go
out2
Al made one mistake once, / believe
where misunderstood him.
Q-What was 1t you Misunderstood
Alt was not In reading; IL was by word OF
mouth, misunderstanding between him and
me when l first went ont.
Q-Give you your orders loud enough for
yon 70 hear?
Al think / beard it right.
Q-What was the circumstance
Alt was about taking warrant, and max
Ing seizure. We are in the habit OF TAXI ing
the warrants and going out and making the
seizure without reading IL ourselves. Perh APPS
II was not the way TO do business.
Q-Just say that over agaR
A-He gave me warrant 10 90 and make q
seizure, and 1t was about the time we were
bringing In the indicted men the liquor
business, and took it as warrant 20 bring a
man Ia that had bean indicted, and went 10
see the man and brought him in. think IL
was more my fault than his, because ought
to have looked At the warrant. ! misunder-
stood hisn.
Cross Examination by Gen. Mattocks:
Have you, on any Of these occasions,
complained 70 him that You did not understand
his ordere2
Al never did complain 70 him.
Observed six years as Deputy Marshal, and
has been acting as such during the whole time?
Ayes, sir.
Q-Who was with you them
Al was alone.
Q-Tou and Stevens ever 60 together?
Alt seems to me we made seizure on
Monument street once, OF a vial or bottle, but
no case came out of IL.
Q-Whether or not, in your opinion. the
Deputy Marshal. has been an efficient offic err
Al have never had any reason 70 complain
that know Of
QSo far as you have observed he has been
az his post of duty regularly
Al have never known him to be otherwise.
Redirect examination.
OFF should ask you II you considered
him an efficient or an inefficient Marshal, you
would hesitate before answering?
Al should hesitate IN regard to any Of the
officers as TO that.
OFFICER CHARLES W. STEVENS
sworn; examined by the Mayor:
Q-Were you ono Of the class that were
called into the MarshaFs office and asked to
contribute?
Ayes, sir.
A-vountarily. They asked it and gave
It.
Q--Perfectly willing to-
Ayes, sir.
Odd MIR. Crowell ever pay you any money
for Selling liquorsp
Al do not know what 1t was for. l was
given one dollar 1t one time. do not know
whether 1t was for extra work or not
Q-Ever have pay for extra work.
Al never did before.
Q-By any other Deputy Marshall
A-No, sir.
Q-What were the circumstances.
Al do not know. Mr.. Crowell came to mo
aud said that there was dollar that the Mar
shall gave him to give 10 me. understood af-
ter wards by the men 1t come for seizing liquor
Q-Always get your orders from Mr.. Crowell
so you understand them, Mr.. Stevens?
Ayes, sir.
Q-Never read them in such manner that
you did not not understand
A-There was some times when was at the
end, when did not understand?
Q--How far would that be2
A-About twelve feet.
Q-Been In the station often when the re wa
| loafers round In there?
Ayes, sir.
| Q-Deputy Crowell with them2
Ayes, sir.
| Cross-eramfnatio1a by Gen. Mattocks.
| Q-Iias the Deputy ever given you any
money on any other occasions2
| A--No, sir.
Q--Did this one dollar intimidate you in any
way2
A--No. sir.
OFFICER JOHN MAssuRE
Sworn. Direct examination by the Mayor.
| Q-Were you one OF tho class that were
| called into the Marshals office and asked to
give $40 for campaign purposes by Mr.. Huse
aud Mr.. GerrishP
| Al was