The Portland daily press., 1890-11-14
THE GOVERNMENT STILL AT WORK
Introducing Evidence That Tells
Against the Aldermen.
important Matter Just Discovered
To BE Presented.
Testimony Will Probably Be closed
Today.

| Judges Colt and Webb. The examination
| of government witnesses continued, the first
| called being Mr.. Landre who was on the
stand Wednesday. He produced his new
| papers received at the Cumberland Super
ior Court, the date being September 2. and
the citation of the Aldermen. Messrs.
Boldue and Provencal also produced their
new papers bearing dates subsequent to
| August 14th. James Bellaire one Of the nine
men next testified recitiDg substantially the
same story as the others on Wednesday
that he was naturalized in the Biddeford
| court several years ago and lookout new pa
| pers just before the September election. On
cross-examination he testified to receiving a
summons before the aldermen and going be-
| fore them. He showed his newspapers and had
| his name restored. James f. Stanton
testified that he was born In England; came
to this country in 1866 going first to Lewis
ton and from there to Biddeford In July 1867.
He was naturalzed in the Biddeford court
March 10, 1877. He applied at the United
States court for naturalization August 20,
1890. He was cited before the aldermen
September 9Th. He did not 60 before the
aldermen. Supposed his name was taken
off the list but finding afterward that it was
on he voted at the election.
Saul Sicard next called. He was natur-
allied in Biddeford but finding his papers to
be invalid had burned them. He was re-
naturalized in the Cumberland Superior
Court Whether before or after August IA
he could not say. He was cited before the
aldermen and had his name replaced on the
list, telling them that he had taken out new
papers. The new papers were sent to the
city clerk of Biddeford in whose custody
they remain at the present time.
John B. Beauregard was the next witness.
He had had similar experience to the 9TH
ers, receiving papers after August IA from
the Cumberland Superior Court. He went
before the aldermen with FL. 1. Lord and his
new papers and his name was retained on
the list.
Edward M. Rand, United States Co minis
sioner, next testified. He said that the de-
PENDANTS were brought before him on the
9th day of last August. They were arrested
on that day. Edgar A. Hubbard testified on
that day and produced certain papers, the
list of doubtful voters and the rescript which
Mr.. Rand Identified. On cross-sxamination
Mr.. Rand testified in regard to the postpone
ments of tie case at the request of the
defendants.
Quite lively tilt occurred at this point be-
tween the counsel and the witness in regard
to the point whether Mr. Strout did or did
not expressly ask for the continuance of the
case. 1t ended by Mr. Rand's producing his
blotter of record of the proceedings which
did not show at whose request the adjourn
ment was had. He repeated his recollection
however that 1t was continued to September
by the request Of Mr.. Strout, and to Sep
tember 10 by an agreement made on the 9th
of August that the middle date was taken
only to provide an arrangement to get over
the provision of the law of Maine that ad-
journments should not be for more than ten
days.
Mr.. Dyer then read the heading Of the list
of challenged voters and the names Of the
nine men called in the indictment and Of
fered the list in evidence.
Edgar A. Hubbard was recalled to testify
in regard to the meeting Of March 9TH at
which two of the defendants were present
and at which certain action was first taken
in regard to the list of alien voters. This
evidence was excluded on Wednesday on the
ground that acts Of March 5 were acts Of
another board Of which only two Of the
defendants were members, and that lists
prepared by them had no bearing on the pre-
sent case, the election for which they were
then preparing being city election over
which the United States had no Jurisdiction.
Judge Colt after consideration decided to ad-
NIT the evidence, since they bad allowed the
defense to put in evidence dealiug with what
had taken place after the date In question,
as throwing light on the motives OF the de-
PENDANTS, they should now allow the gov
ernment 10 go back reasonable time to
go back reasonable time to show prior
knowledge of the subject matter of the in
dictment.
Mr.. Hubbard produced his record book
and read the record of March 5th, 1890, show
ing Messrs. Garnache and Yates to have
been presents and doubtful list of voters in
troduced and looked over by the chairman
Mr.. Yates. The aldermen looked the paper
over, talked about 1t considerably, and finally
decided to lay 1t on the table. He didn't know
what had become Of it. No mention Of the
action was entered on the official record.
This record was subsequently approved by
the board at another meeting.
John Moody, one of the aldermen of 1889
90, was the next witness. He testified to in
PRODUCING list of doubtful voters. the head
ing of which was read by the chairman. and
on motion of Alderman Gordon the docu-
ment was laid on the table. 1t was substan-
TALLY like the lists that had been already
produced Mr.. Moody aiterward moved to
have the list taken from the table and re-
ferred to the city solicitor. This was Sec
onded by Alderman Piper The motion was
lost. Witness made no further effort to call
1t up.
George f. Piper was called. He cOrrobo-
rated the testimony Of Mr.. Moody, adding
that the list was published that same night
in the journal. He had seen the list before
the meeting In Charles Ii. PrescGtts office.
Mr.. Piper resumed the stand at the coming
In of court after the noon recess. copy of
the Biddeford journal containing a list OF
challenged voters, was shown to him, and ne
identified 1t as having the same heading and
some of the same names that he saw on the
aldermen's list. He recollected particularly
the name of Beauregard.
Radcliffe II. Ford was the next witness.
He testified that he prepared list Of per-
sons who had been naturalized in the munic-
ipal courts of Biddeford and Saco. He fin-
ished it on the 5th of March, at Mr.. Pres
colts office. He and Mr. Presc OFT carefully
compared the type and the original manu-
script. The Journal Of that evening con-
tained the same list. Mr.. Ford identified the
list in the Journal as the same which he pre-
pared. He testified that the names Of the
nine men were on the list The name of Da-
vid Garuache also appears On the list as be-
ing naturalized In the Biddeford court. He
testified that he was present at the Septem-
Der election, at the polling place, when Stan
ton attempted to vote. and that he chal-
lenged his vote. Alderman Yates was pres
ent at the polls, but he did nothing. On
cross examination he said that Stanton per.
sisted in voting Notwithstanding the chal-
lenge.
Mr.. Dyer offered to introduce the copv ot
the Journal, but the court suggested that
Mr.. Ford's manuscript should be produced