The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-03

BY an examination of the report of the
Bath City Council in relation to certain
charges against the man the Governor and
Council refused to appoint constable to en-
force the liquor law in Bath, and also the
affidavit submitted by the Mayor and two
other citizens we find that the PRESS was
misinformed in regard to the precise nature
of both of these documents. While they
were evidently intended to convey the i'm
preston that Mr.. Bailey had been guilty of
taking brides and of having confessed it.
and when taken together would be likely to
be construed in that way, so that person
might represent them as they were rep
resented to the PRESS without intending
to misrepresent them, careful reading of
them will show that they do not necessarily
impute any such offence or any such confess
sion. That no injustice may be done to Mr..
Bailey or the Bath people who supported
him we append the records of the Bath CITY
council in the matter and also the affidavit of
the Mayor and others
[Copy of Record of the City of Bath,]
IN CONVENTION.
The Mayor stated the purpose of the conyen-
ton, and on motion OF Aldermen Shaw, appointed
Alderman Shaw, Councilman Ride0ut, and DON
nell (ward u a committee to receive, short and
count the ballots given in for City Marshal
Alderman Duncan moved that committee
consisting of three from the Board of Aldermen
and five from the Board of Common Council, be
appointed by the Mayor, to report as per amend
ment offered by Alderman Greenleaf, this even
ing" after due investigation, charges openly
made against one Of the candidates for the office
OF City Marshal, and the Mayor appointed as said
committee Aldermen Duncan Hogan and Noyes
Couneilmen; the president, WEIGH, Rideout, Hill
and Kimbal ward y, after which the Mayor de-
a hP IN until a,
as the committee might be ready to report
The committee being in waiting the convention
was again called to order, and the following report
was then presented and read by Alderman Dun
can, chairman of the special committee appointed
by the Mayor for the purpose previously stated.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
BATH, March 20, 1880.
The committee appointed to examine charges
preferred against one of the candidates for CITY
Marshal, have attended to the duty assigned and
report that by preponderance of evidence it ap-
pears that Mr. James Bailey, while acting as CITY
Marshal OF Bath, received certain sums of money
especially the sum of $50, in an irregular man
sent by one who has the reputation of being en-
gagged in the liquor traffic
Direct charges of bribery were not presented
to the committee.
II. A. Duncan, w E. Hogan, |. c. Moves. Jos.
NJ; Haynes Hiram Welsh, E. II. Kmball, w D.
Hill, Charles Rldeout.
City Council, in joint convention
BATH, March % 1880
Report read and accepted
Seth 0. Rogers, City Clerk
l, Seth o. Rogers clerk of the city of Bath here
by testify that the foregoing is true and correct
copy of the records of the dongs, of so much of
the proceedings OF the City Council, as appears
recorded on pages % and 20, letter ''G'' records
Of the city OF Bath.
Given under my hand and seal of the CITY of
Bath, this 10th day Of January A. D.. 1888
Attest,
81 Seth o. Rogers
,o.,, City Clerk.
To a0laona 1t may concern:
The undersigned, citizens of the city of Bath
make oath and say that in the month of March
A. D., 1880, in our presence, James Bailey adj
mtted that, while he was City Marshal of the city
of Bath, he the said Bailey received at two diff
ferent times through the postoffice, letters from
the proprietor of the Sagadahoc House, each con-
tanning the sum of twenty dollars.
James w. Wakefield
E. 2. Donne
Thomas A. Brown.
Sagadahoc SIS.
August &c, 1885 Then personally appeared
the above named Jas. W. Wakefield, E. T. Don
nell and Thomas A Brown and made oath that
the above declaration by them Subscribed is true.
Before me F. W. Weeks,
Justice of the Peace.
The friends of MI Bailey alege tia, the
whole matter was cooked" up to defeat