Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-28

0to1&kok0 nO0S3 - - s<11sR8 ~ S.-AS
hosel that / kn3v If Il In city. Do
NOT know the usDans nans. Nexs
time sav Jsdes Hsmilhcn In ths
hotel With woman vas soos time aftes
during the week, af roon 30. l car
Yied ice water 70 the room and BE-
fore l knocked heard the voice OF .
woman. The iadss came to the door. he
vas dressed, except that be hsd no shoes
on. Ga opening the door sav some emp
ty beer bottles on the bureau. Didn't sss
the womsn; merely heard her voice S,me
time after this. don't know whsn, Hsmii.
t,n va at the ho.el. He rang ihs bell and
ordered six bottles Of lager beer. re-
turned With the beer. The judge Vas m
dressed. Saw . woman. who vas act IN
dressed. The Judge had nothirg On but IN
under.hirt. AT other than these three
times, have seen on several occasions
one ard sometimes two women
come in and order . room. Watched
them, ard some time after would zee the
Judge enter and 20 up stsi.s. Waited to
see him come back, but alas. no. On
some Of these occasions have seen him
come ont Of hotel next morning about or
10 O'Clock. Should think that this might
have occurred from IL to 20 times between
May and October. One Of the women ID
known a. Ida Greenwood. the other as
Rose Durgin. They were known and have
been pointed cut to me IS prostitutes.
Cross examination-No less than six
men have pointed out these women
TO me as prostitutes. Was study
ing for the ministry before l left
England. Did not report these occurrences
he - No hat al n
identify or recognize the women. Room
20 is on the second flor, directly opposite
the stairwsy-s prominent room in the
house. Don't knoE the woman that was
thers the second time. Might have been
the same woman I saw the frat time.
Third time saw the woman. Neve: have
seen her before or since so far IS know.
Can't say that Judge Hamilton went 10 the
same room rs these other women on the
occasions have mentioned.
Mr.. Dnmas, dry goods merchant, was
boarding at the hotel on the second
fl Dor from May to October. Never knew
Judge Hamilton visited Dumas room.
Did aot know they were intimste friends.
Charles II. Grant, city msrshsl of Bidde'
ford, testified as follows: Have been On
night police force for last two years, My
hours were from Pm. to 4 A, M. After l |
o'clock people whe had no key to Biddeford
House had to apply 70 me to get into the
hotel. Was xcquainted with Judge Hamii-
toa Have let the Judge into the house al
night after the hotel was closed and women
have gone in with him. Couldn't tell how
many times. exactly. Should say it oc,
Cured more frequently the last year
than the year before that have seen ia
Greenwood go in with him. Not great
many times Should say more than once
this last year also, q girl that they cal
Carrie Cleaves--it was always one of these
two girls. Cannot give any dates. Have
let him into the house with women some
times about one O'Clock. Ida Greenwood
Was known as woman of the town, the
other woman was not talked Of so badly
Think the Judge had u residence IN the
city in 1889, and thiok he lived with hi:
wife. HE house is on Mason street
Have known Judge Hamilton to go into
Mrs. Patterson's restaurant with Ida Green.
wood and Rose Durgin between and {
o'clock at night. Another man was in Thai,
company. Rose Durgin has bad chsrac.
ter. Think this occurred as. year. Think
have seen this occu, twice, Mrs Pstter-
son bad to be aroused from her bed. Hsvs
heard noises ia Judge Bamilton's eff ce af,e,
IL O'Clock az night and have ,hrown pebbles
against the window and asked them to stop
One night | was given The tip hat some
thing was going on in the office. stepped
upstairs and heard the voices of mer
and women. Have seen Judge Hamii
ton intoxicated. Couldn't say when
Fhe first time be was goiog from
Franklin street TO his office, across Mail
street, the principle street Of the city, i,
she reighborhood of 9 o'clock in the even
ing Second time saw the Judge intoxi
Gated wss on my beat at HsrmoD's corner
The Judge staggered some. This was be
fore the electric lights were out. These
think
Cross Examipstion-The Judges eff e
is in what's called Union Block. Wouldnt
say hut what there are oth-r offices in the
block besides Jddge Hamiltop's Should
say it Was an office block. Ca TIL o;
.4sinns when heard the noises i, the eff e
did not 60 ioto the offi:e Dian
hear mis- voice. Coul ,n's tell whether h
was in the office. /. was last summer nj
fall that saw him intoxicael at Hscmnn't
Corner He could mt 90 straight. This
other time, when he went across Msir
street. he staggered some. Have kuowr
Carrie Cieayes two years or more. Did no
know she was in Europe last yesr. Think
size was in Biddeford part of last year
When let Judge Hamilton into the Bidde
ford House with Carrie Cesves, she wen
upstairs and the judge and went into tbs
office and got key for him. The same
in the case Of Ida Greenwood.
Reduction more OF the OCCASION.
when let Judge Hamilton and the womer
into the Biddeford ii ,use hava furnished
the judge with more than one key.
Alyah J Garlic, stable keeper, testified
Am acquainted with Judge Hamilton
Aoort the last of August or LIST of Septem
Der, the JUICE came TO our stable in com
pany with Tia Greenwood. Her reputation
is as low 81 that of sny female in the city,
| was the only one at the stable. Some.
where's between 10 aud 10 80 team came
in. Judge Hamilton came in aud said
'sCarley. want TO go to Old
Orchard" says "whst 10 yon wan,
TO 90 to Old Orchard fo,?" Hp
ssid i've got to 60" and says; 81
wouldn't" harnessed a horse, and when
went into the carriage room Ida Green
wood wss sitting in a chair. The jujge
was si'ing in her lap with his arm sroun
her neck talking. They got into the team,
with boy named David O'Hsra and drove to
q d Orchard. The boy came back without
them. The Judge wss staggering while he
was a. the stable. As he got out of the
womau's lap ne made an indecent proposal
to her.
Cross xamination-Hsve lived in Ssc0
eight years. Have knoHn Judge Hamilton
Fl re years Have most slsays spoken to
him v hen | me. him Have hSd no busi-
ness trouble Of any kird with his fa'ber.
David A. o. Hara testified: Was IS
years of age last June. Lsst fall or SUM-
mer drove The team from Carries stable
at B;ddefo7d 10 Old Orchard. Did rot
kno~ tie man in the team WAS Judge II ,n-
ilton. The woman was IDA Greenwood, ss
| lesrIed sftsrssrd,. After [ came back
| was told shat The man was yhdge H,mil-
ton. | ltfl the man and woman on the
plank sidewalk opposite the grove at Old
Orchard near the Whitmore House. Tae
Judge wanted to drive fast and wanted +
have the relns. ! declined TO let him have
them. Don't know whether he vas under
NC l. II NeHcN "a i4aof VI Hus. Duh IKE
The Conversation he had with The gIrl on ha
say down. They didn't seem TO notice
me- He Vas mating lewi reference. to
come girl.
Cross xsmina.inu-Mr. earle told me
that the man vas Judge Hamilton; diin'i
see the man whsn he got in; sa~ him when
he got out and be walked all right; saw
nothing 10 his walk or bis talk 70 indicate
that be was insoxicssed; couldn't see the
mans face when drove him down TO Old
Orchard; he got out in the main part Of Old
Orchard, right where the hotels are.
Tfistrsm Goldthwaite, Jr, resident Of