Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-20
LEGAL TILT.
Third Day OF the Adams Case-The
Question Of Secret Hearing Under
Heated Debate-A Bitter Assault ON
the Press Reporters.

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.,a,;rs I.,.r sna ha das;,.a 80 h.rs ,.s
80
NJ Rus..u tho nrs.sman,. co,,..l roso
and exclaimed. al annear for tha,a nsr,;ss
The n,oca., of IN. copr, has hsar .hn.aa ~
the i.sps Of .nbpmnas 70 them"
Mr. MascbsrII, i unn,,al for w;,nossas
IN he nrssent dpr;pg an axam;na,ion
Mr. Rnssel--It is nnuspaI for any n.r.on
n ba axclpdad from a nnhIic cour, wba ~sn,.
IN he nre.snt
The commissioner remarked that he was
string 10 hear evidence in the Adams case
and could nor listed n argument an apo,her
matter
Mr. Rns..ll-The evidence ;pvolve. n,
argument and the process. Of III. court wa,
beino .bu,ed These men are not vitne.,e.
/ in the thew guhpnOapd fnr the nj r
pose of endeayoring TO keen them ont of the
court,
M Meauber-I am not uoinu to renlx N
thar and T am NOT going to di.cn.. the mat.
ter
Mr.. Ru..ell-You can't give n renlv bs
car.e ,b.re ia nors 10 c;vo
Mr. Me.oher-If had M o,hor oor.. o..
this .ten the nr.;ud;ced ana rn,r,a 80. !,
tbi. morniny'. Cbron;cle i. .rf,,.;on, 20 ;,.,;f,
II Lam me, oo;ng ~ .n.-ar ~ p,,..aii
and will ,,ot nav anv at,e.,;on 80 ~,
have No ;ns,rnc,;or: ,o oorauI,
in mi, cose
rhe Comm;ss;o,.- no, h.,o - IA
c;ds tho nr;y;lsoas of tho nra.s Tha 80.
were s,hnmnsea ana ,hara h.. -, ~
.greemen, rho, -;tna.sas .honIa ~, -
~ oonr, '' No'''
Nv Rn..o,,- -Tha,. man ~
IN ,h., agreement, and in tho .h.onoo p pt .nr
nrdar e., ,ha Co., ,ha., Iii .,. '
Thsv don,r mind ~ ,aa,a ana a.,
tnow,edas tho ,iah, -, oonn,., % a.,
arranoemer, nv .h;cb ,h.v .ha,I ba 80 Lan, ; ""'
Mr Meaghe,-Ifthe. Sen,Iar,an ~, 80 ~
t;r. .haiI hsxa 80 ~ ,hs -, :, .a;a
mil rho ch;of ;..,ics ~ :. - p;o,a,
80. -, 81. o;, IN
co. a, nrd., nomnoIlino ,,ou, -, To
tho cbief r.f,... ,ha la o.n,, h.in :,
NJ Crahan no. ;n,a,r,,n,od g.. ~. a.,
rim. No vould liLe 70 ae, on -;,h ,ho -
nes.es and xan,ad M asl.r rho So
.xorn w.s IN .rI h. rn,., NV. NJ. Id.
NJ Moaaher ranI;ad ,ha, ha a;an.,
anv dalav oi,h.r for his No. 80 .ar;o,.
ma,,er II would no an ;ncon,so;o,,na ~
Mr. Graham bnt ba fMeayhsrI %. ho;na
nre.sed very hard when he vas .st.d ~ 40
some,binu that might nre;ud;ce IN. am.r;con
c.s.
Mr. Russell ip,errunted AGAIN and Mr.
Meapbar sarc.s,icaJlv remarked tho, ;f no
thought he knew more about the case than
m. nresent American copnsel he had ha,,or
take hi, (Ms,gher'sl nlace
In reply to Mr.. Graham. the commis,ioner
SAID he had made no note during the nro-
ceedings that witnesses should be excluded
Mr.. Graham-Mr. Meapher demanded that
witnesses he kent from tn. room Asa mat
tor of courtesy 7 requested two of mine IN
withdraw. but did not acknowledges the To-
gality of his demand. do NOT think that
ueaoher's application tn the chief ;ust;ce
for a motion will be granted. do NOT wan,
tbi, adjournment. as have a witne,. her.
for whom a steamer is actually waiting. a.,
well as another who is i'll. and vants 10 re-
turn home.
Mr. Russell. in remarkipg that there seemed
to be no order for the exclusion of witnes,e,
was interrupted by Mr.. Meapher who reiter-
ated his conviction that the course taken ba,
predudice his case. If these persons who
are subp9naed will retire, the evidence can
90 on.
Mr.. Russell repeated that they were not
going: they were present to stay in spite of
Mr.. Meayher's extraordinary attempt TO gag
the press.
Mr.. Meagher demanded an adjournment
until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. and imme.
diatelv afterward stepped over to tho Domin
| ion cnunsal-Messrs Graham Sedoe~;ck and
/ Borden-and entered into conversation in a
low tone. The consultation occupied ten
minute. with no apnarent resul, for Mr
Graham again nro,ested against ad;o,rnmen,
AiInd,n, m the reno,,e,s no ,e;d ..Erom
,ha;r annosr,nca wnnld M, ,oko ,ha,, 60 ha
Witnesses "a thew do not look lilo a f.hermen
or others who have already been called -
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Nj , ,. ,rt s.ilnA "ni go y" N,.li al
MI "aul al auJourn'
in.at' ,,i' i"u'' .n', =, VI. "e"'paper nen
mr. nusseii-An' uiun unuers'anu 'ha
oelore' us newspaper, 0nen ne ooJects TO-
ne coln'nissio,er-i "ouIu hke W gran
an adjournment, out this man IS SICK.
Mr.. Meagher-Do you refusef
Commissioner-Ies, l must.