Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-30

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IN 3Ahao Saturday.
Ths hearing Of esidencs felsting .
charges against Jsdss Hanilhaa Il Dtdde-
fsed, vas continued Saturday forenoon
Posssoon HssriDg-
The esrvsnfioa rs called 10 order at
half past eleven o'clock.
Charles T. Chsrlaad hss been member
Of the police force Of BiddefoFd fuf tvo
yesfs. Tssefed; am acquainted with
Jades Hamilton. SAY him year ago last
elecfion day At the Journal ONCE. ard
thought he bad been drinking. saw him
II another time in his own ONCE when l
thought be had been drinking, and IN tact
l saw him when be did drink
Cross enthusiastically position - .
police offceT has brought me into court .
great deal Have never seen him IN court
when thought him under the influence OF
liquor. when saw him in the Journal
odlcs theuett he had been drinkir 9.
The time Qsav him drink in his ONCE vas
when MaRshal Taxbox had the trouble With
him. Should say / saw him drink about
~ or Is minutes after Tafbox left the
office.
John P. Moulton, carpenter and builder
Of Saco, testified: Was engaged in build
ing ct Goose Rocks first part OF lAst spring
Goose Rocks il about nine miles from
Biddefo,d. ssv Judge Hamilton as the
Goose Rocks mevhefe about the middle
Of April. There were two ladies in car
risse. and he vas leaning sgsinst Q fence
or tree 1t some little distance from them
don't know that he either came or went
with them. 0ae Of the women in the esr-
risge Was quite large nice looking lady,
quite light complicated. have never known
by appearance or tight the woman known as
Ida Greenwood. l saw the Judge some
time after that, on = Sunday, think.
thought from his look he had been taking q
lite something. saw him once on the
public streets OF Biddeford when l thought
from his walk that be vas intoxicated.
This wss some time later, l don't knov just
when.
Cro,s examiuation-Saw the JUICE on the
Washington street. Judged that be was
intoxicated only from his walk When
saw the Judge at Goose Rock didn't think
he talked quite right. Don't know how
old the woman I have described was, but
should judge she might have been rs
The women were in . two seated carriage
si'h covered top. The JUICE Was per-
haps about 20 feet from the carfisge. He
was not holding conversation with the
women TO my knowledge. This, was
between four and ave O'Clock.
William A Mitchell OF Saco testified
Saw Judge Hamilton in Saco the latter
part of last summer between and 10 In
the evening with . woman. This was on
one Of the principal streets Of the
CITY. Was not acquainted with the
Judge at that time. The Judge vas riding
in top buggy alone and passed the woman
and Mt dded TO her. She didh't get in ~
the time but when came back l saw the
woman in the carriage with him and they
were headed toward Old Orchard. Thil
girl was one Of the IRVINE girls. The
Etvine girls are generally called fast.
Cross examination - Judge Hamilton
came into nv stable one night with 9
deputy sheriff ard attached one OF my
horses. There was some loud talk aud
excitement. He wasn't thexe but = vers
few minutes. This was in the winter Of
80.
Redirect had an incompetent French
man at work for me tina. winter with .
team. told him didn't want him, ani
he be- 4 SAl1 \
couldn't pay him then. He said bs
would get his pay. and came bacl
in the evening with Judge Hamilton
and Officer Stackpole Mr. Stackpole tool
out the papers ard IweLt and got tn,
money to flx it. Judge Hamilton did abou
all the talking The Judge said the COS
would be five dollars. said is WAS TO,
much, and the Judge said il that wss too
much he would charge me $40 l said
could settle with Stsckpoie better. and b,
said could settle it with him, SO I tool
him into the Office and settled With him.
Cross examination resumed: When
saw the Judge ard the woman in the car
liage lie was on Elm street. This rost
leads direct to Portland, also to Buxton arc
10 Ferry Park, but not directly to OF,
Orchard
Frank L. Norwood of Saco testified
Am siqusinted with Judge Hamilton b,
sight. Saw him one Sundsy afternoon i,
1890 in Saco coming up Common stree
with two women in a one seated top buggy
wagon. One OF the women was Rose Dur
gin. The other don't know.
Cross eIamiDation-Should think hav,
known Judge Hamilton Is years. Have
livo I'D in al
Durgin in the summer of 1890
Fred o TRrbox, city marshal Of Bidde
ford, testified: Am acquainted with Judg,
Hamilton. Saw him one afternoon las
September s'andir G at his tfii,e door. HI
bad been taking something, as knew from
the appearance Of his face. September 4
Anseli Hamilton was on trial for intoxica
ton. The real complainant. was his wife
although the warrant vas sworn to b.
myself. The Judge at that time. in mi
opinion. vas in,ox'cstsd. I asked Ausel
If he was any relation Of his. An.ell smiled
and .aid no" The Judge then sait
"If l had q woman like that for
wife l would take her by the heel
and beat her id brains out The wifi.
was present at the time. Saw the jadg,
walk, on that occasion. He stumbled, ant
caught hold ola chair. AuseIl said: "a
gness you've been drinking too, Judge.
Went to the Judges office on Feb. l6 .abou
20 miautes past six While outside tn.
door heard loud talk inside. stopped
NONE Mt and Immediately the Judge rushed
out and struck me on the side Of the face
Thir k he said something about "lis.enin,
at my door, Think he had been drin king
Alter the difficulty with Hamilton 1 caush
PHI ce leading the woman out Of the bach
door Of the office. took her to the station
and interviewed her. Her name is Rutl
Day and shs lives in Kenne bunk port
Don't know her very well. Have see,
ton with Ida Greenwood on Main street il
Bidd ford in The afternoon. Judg,
Hamilton has Issued to me warrant
zig ed with blanks left for dates aut
to be searched. The oath had nevel
been administered and thev were signed il
due form by the Judge. No complainant
nsmes we're on the papers when they wers
signed by the Judge The witness wa
shown paper snd identified it as one Of
these papers thus signed by Judge Hamil
ton This is ore Of the papers deliverst
to ne Within the last year he has no
issued many Of iho.e couldn't .tsts
d. fiaitely how many in 1889 but certainly
have hsd dazen. In 1890 / have hal
about half . d I'm. These are what arr
known ss complaints CT search snd seizurt
and warrants accompany ing. The paperl
were issued for me to use according to ny
Judgment, ard filed in afterwards. In al
the cares I have mentioned we filled
them cut when we wanted to. The
mitiimuses were issued at the time
the RESPONDENT was tried. These
blank nistimuses we're simply handed