The Portland daily press., 1891-03-30
The Government Case Nearly Com
pIeted Against the Judge.
The Militia Believed Te Be Suffering
With Big Head.
LegisIatIng for the Benefit Of Seals
and pecrePlt Cannon.
especial to the Press.l

titled Yesterday. Bodman's statements that
he had seen Hamilton in rooms at the Bidde.
ford House, while the witness was porter,
in company with dlsreputable women, con-
stitute, perhaps. the strongest portion Of the
case against Judge Hamilton. large part
of the other evidence In support Of the por-
tlon of the allegations OF immortality would
lose much of its effect without the evidence
of Bodman. The charges Of intoxication
are based largely, as brought out by the wit
nesses. on the appearance of the respondent
when seen by them at various times. Few
OF those who testified that in their opinion
| Hamilton was under the influence of liquor
| nad talked with him at the times they
timony of A. j. CARL. the stable keeper, Civ
| en- yesterday, and of City Marshal Tarbox
today, on this subject, was more direct. The
third portion OF the allegations. that relating
TO the signing OF blank papers, was support
| ed BY evidence which, while 1t showed that
| such papers had been so signed, brought out
the further fact that this seemed to be an es-
| tablished custom of the court; that the war
rants were only for searching for liquors in
| designated place, the stations of the Boston
& Maine railroad in Biddeford and Saco, and
were directed against persons unknown and
that the mittimuses, while they were signed
wnlie plank, were done so only after the
tiidI VI bu6 Cdo6S lUE WHICH bUey were In
tended. Still, the case against Judge Hamil-
ton Is damaging one. The defence, how
ever, proposes to be ready to disproVe the
charges, and until then judgment must be
suspended.
Charles T. Charland of Biddeford. police
officer, testified that he was acquainted with
Judge Hamilton. A year ago last election
day he saw Judge Hamilton In the Journal
office. At that timeIhe thought he had been
drinking. He saw him again in his Hamil-
drinking; in fact, when he did drink. He
had not seen Judge Hamilton intoxicated on
the street.
On cross-examinatien the witness stated
that he had not seen Judge Hamilton intoxi-
seen the Judge drinking In his office was the
day OF the trouble with Marshal Tarbox. The
witness could not say that Hamilton was in
toxicated. He appeared to have been
drinking. When the witness saw the Judge
at the Journal Office he thought he had been
drinking, but should not say he was intoxi-
Gated.
John P. Moulton of Saco, carpenter, tes-
tilted that last April he saw at Goose Rocks
sitting in carriage, by the side OF which
Judge Hamilton was standing, two women.
de did not know either of them. At this
point Mr., Heath objected to question as to
what the witness learned was the name of
either OF the women. The witness described
the parties next day to a gentleman who
lived near by andl the gentleman told him
tnat one OF them was named Greenwood.
PRESIDENT Libby before giving decision On
the objection, asked IL the gentleman had
said be had seen the party or whether he
judged one OF the women was the Greenwood
woman from the witnesses description. The
witness said that the gentleman had not seen
the party and thereupon this part of the tes-
tlmony was excluded. The witness had seen
Judge Hamilton on one or two occasions
where he thought he had been drinking.
On cross examination, the witness could
not say Hamilton was intoxicated. He
thought the Judge had been drinking when
he saw the women at Goose Rocks, the judge
them.
VIM, A. Mitchell of Saco, testified to see
ing Hamiltsn driving in the evening with
one Of the Irving girls who was "sort of
fast" On cross examination, the witness
testified that some of his property had been
attached by team driver whom he had dis
charged. On redirect examination, the wit
ness said that Hamilton charged $5 for his
services In the matter The witness told him
that he thought the charge too much and
Hamilton replied that he would charge him
$lO. Witness settled the bill then and took
odor Of the witnesses breath that he had
been drinking.
Frank L. Norwood of Saco testified to
seeing Hamilton driving with Rose Durgin
tation.
Fred A. Tarbox, the city marshal of Bidde-
ford, was the next witness. He had seen
the Judge standing at the foot of the stairs
one afternoon last December when the judge
had been drinking. On September 4th, last,
when Ansel Hamilton was the respondent in
case In the municipal court before Judge
Hamilton. the witness should say the judge
had been taking something then The prs-
oner was arrested on a charge of drunken
ness. Ihe prisoners wife was in the court
room. Judge Hamilton asked the prisoner
| II he was relative Of his and the prisoner
replied that he was not. Judge Hamilton
then said: III had such woman as that
her brains out" The witness said that
Hamilton stumbled and fell when moving
across the court room. The prisoner then
said: Il guess you've been taking something
TOO, Judge. Ihe witness related the cir
cumstances of the scufie between himself
and Hamilton at the door of the latter's Of
flee on the 10th of Febsuary last Hamilton
accused the witness of listening at the door.
| The witness had seen Judge Hamilton in
| company with Ida Greenwood.
Mr.. Baker, who Is the examining counsel
for the petitioners, then took up the allega-
tion that Hamilton had signed blank COM
plainants, warrants and other papers OF the
court before they had been filled out and TO
| which no oath had been made. One such
paper was shown and identified by the wit
ness. The witness had personal knowledge
OF ABOUT six such papers being so signed Dy
the Judge during 1890. They were complaints
Ior search and seizure with warrants accom-
| panying. The witness supposed these pa
pers were issued In order that he might use
these papers according to his Judgment. 49,,
Inc witness identified several blank mltti-
muses. as bearing the signature OF Judge
Hamilton. These mittimuses were given
MIN aIter the trial OF the cases 10 De niiea
| out.
In response to questions by the President,
the witness stated that as some OF the VIII
nesses paid their fines, the mittlmuses ~ ~
those cases wore not used. Tnis accounts
for there being blank mittimuses In MS pos,
session. He thought that this custom hau
prevailed during the service OF other mar
shals.
On cross-examinatioI the witness SAID tnat
he had read law. He had made out the nit
timuses as an accommodation to Judge Ham
iton. He never received mittimuseS where
no case was tried. The cr0ss-examination
brought out the fact that the blank warrants
al th pIntsd aSTs of the Boston and Maine
railroad The premises being SO designated in
the nrinfed forms. In some cases the wit
ness had written In the words Old Orchard
and made search on tne Boston ana Maine
that the liouors were owned by persons un-
Enown The searches were made in the
niyht the marshal filling out the.papers
Shortly before freight trains on whose arrival
| he aynacted to find liquor were due In Bidde-
forJ When The witness had trouble with
Hamilton at the latter's office in February,
the Witness ..cuffed" the respondent but did
nof t strike him with billy. He then had no
hiIIv in his possession. 1t was true that the
rasSyondent had sued the witness for $4,000
don,oSes as the result of that trouble. The
Su;tnass new of a number Of candidates for
the municipal judgeship In Biddeford.
On redirect examination, the witness said
that this first blow was struck by Hamilton
on the 18th of February. There had been
talt Of removing Hamilton before that time.
'"iN Mehstsr r. Clement, a dentist, testified Ia
soa,ng Hamilton on the street when the
iU6nas onneared to be Intoxicated.
!uHE1 Hsctnr Bellai.e of Biddeford, testified to
seaing Hamilton intoxicated on the day OF
the March election, 1890, and about two
TharIas K. Atwood Of Biddeford. testified
.. sneing Hamilton on the street last snm.
wer when be judged that the indge was in
toxicated because he reeled against the build.
mo ON cross examination the witness said
,hhs thst be had circulated a petition in favor M
the the appointment of Mr.. Prescott to the Judge.
| ship. ..s.o,ys ono 90 .hy
ommissioners, testified to having seen Ham.
lion intoxicated in the street.
i'9n 9nsanh Gooch testified that on the dav oi
.ho mnnicipal election In 1890, he saw .ind0e
Memilton when he thought the Judge was in.
ttdssioated as he came near falling and seamad
to have difficulty in getting up. This was
near the entrance to the municipal courl
room On cross examination, the witnes.
conid not remember that 1t had been rainina