Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-18
CONFERRED.
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thss be xriss frisud Coombs, a. W
Cocmbs9. II hsve keosn HIM from .
boy. Ia that letter expressed ofhdence
in Jud.e Coomss, for thea had ccnh
deree ia bin. ssrfy hsvsnsi bis fepi;.
Mr. A W. Coamss thsn told MIR. Wake
fsld that he had copy Of IL; he vonie
awe is to him. Mr.. Wakefield sail be
vshsd he would. This be read.
Ceasit ng be said be thought be wrote
= very paursl iet.s. unees the cireum-
stances TO The son concerning his father.
He said bis COZ fiercs in Ju5ge Coomos
bad remained mistaken ill Caembs him
self test led in court that be had iscsiv' d
. par, Of abe money that Bailey had os-
tel ed in this irrs galar msnnss from the
prisoners. and this when he had said be had
told M.rshsi Bailey not TO continue that
practice any lorger and that sgch seis might
be termed seis Of bribery ETC. Mr..
Wake q ID said that at that time be VAS
asare Of the expiration Of the term Of
Judge Cos mbs as municipal ju &c but had
not seen the date after that and tn usht
that the tenn expired later than that ds;e.
de said be w.s SUPP ised when he learned
that the governor had nominated Mr..
Coombs as Judge Had it been known thst
lhs term vas to expire when il did he be-
li,ved hat the people Of Bath who wished
. proper administration Of jIsslcs wou d
have been here.
Mr.. Wake fell then took up the charge
that Mr.. COMBS Of Portland bad made 1t
the previous heafieg that ihs Interview
shst had been printed in the Bath
Daily Times and which he (Coombs)
character ID as stab .; bis
ia her, Judge Coomhs, had bsen written
By himself (wske6eld) AND had been print.
I'D 81 his request. This he said be could
prove false, He said that the reporter of
the Bath Times, Mr. f. C. Flammer, who
was present, asked him On the day Of the
Interview y eo he was in the { iii re IL he
(Wskt fieldl vi uli consent to an Interview
snd be told bin be was busy then but be
would cali in the afternoon, he might get an
interview. Ia the meanwhile before the re-
| p 3rter called he himself wrote down Al
interview, questions and answers and
when the reporter did come in and asked for
the interview he told him, showing lin the
paper he had written If these are your
questions then these are my answers He
| then submitted an . iii isvit from Mr.. Plum
mer as to how be had obtained the inter
view OF Mr.. Wakefield. /. coroborsted
shat the latter had stated bei.re reading
The sfi isvir. MIR. wskt fad said he be-
lieved thst Mr.. Coombs had been mi,in-
formed with regard to this interview.
The letter Of Plummer stated that he had
\ been ordered to get in etyiews from The
| leading men by the managing editor, Mr.,
A. c. Shorey. Mr.. Wakehe d ADDED that
| st the time the charge Of r.qussliss this
| Interview, etc Mr.. shorsy had been pr.s-
ent In The council chsmb snd hadn't ssii
a word Ia his (WskefsId's) behs
| Mr.. Wakene said that after gard, judge
| Coombs, when asked W certain parry il lie
| (Coombs) had sad to W ,kedeld that h.
hadn't IL c.lved m oDsy he .sld he hsd, but
| added that he meant he hal not received
the money as jldse, but a. Ns'bsn Coombs
| M, ssrs. Wax. 4 sid, Bsket AID COMBS
at this point in tie hearing, had some dis
| ssion with regard 10 p5in's OF Law relating
| TO the action of Judge Comb. when the
case against Mar,b,i Bailey WAS first
| brougat ard in ihe Municipal Court, The
testimony of Jutg- COMBS b, fore the
county commissioner was ihen read And
remsSks were made, pro and con, on this
| tesumono
| Mr.. A. w. Coomhs then began to ques-
| ton Mr.. Wakefield. He asked him IL .
moment b. fore he had not said that after
the trial before Justice mall Judge Coombs
| had come to him add said that none Of this
| money had been paid him! HsnIing sir
| Wakefield the paper, lie asked him to re-
| fresh his mJry with regard To dates
| After com srison Of these dates it vas
| shown that the trial before Justice Smsil
| uas on the IA h Of December, after which
rlai Mr.. Wakefield had previously stated
| that Jcdgs Coombs had denied 10 him hal
he had received the m lDey, and that the
| date of the bearing before the County com
mirsloners was on the s b Of Dec. mber. It
| va. at this hearing before the county en-
| mission ers hat the evidence showed that
Judge Cuomt had stated TO them that he
had received money from Bailey IN
| hi. private capacity, ard Mr.. Waze Il I'D
| sdmitty that III read the ne~sp,pers NJ the
inns sod thus knew Jdtge Co 'mos' posi-.
| ton elghr days before writing NJ. A. w
| Coomes the letter produced by the latter ST
| Inc ia,t hearing
| Mr.. Wakefield ADMITTED that be had con-
\ i :.
| Mr. Wax fed then s., ! TO Mr.. Coombs ::
You DO NOS ssy ihss this money 10 not
| 10 tae hands of Judge Coomb.2"
1T is 10 the hands Of Ma han Coombs,
replied Mr. Coombs He sddei that Law
y,r Hogan had notified Judge Coombs not
TO pay it over till certain action had been
| taken.
Il amounted he said 10 sos 50.
| Reference being mads 10 stasema mt
h,t Mr.. Wax. fields learning that Mr.,
| Coombs was to be 8 candidate for mayor
| 10 Portland had something TO do with bis
wri;io z that letter to Mr.. Coombs, viii b
The isttef Rad st the previous hearing. Mr..
| Coomts took occasion TO state that the
time when be frat consented t, run as 3
| C indicate for msyor was subseQuent to ibs
2o;h Of Jsr usrS sbd that he vas not can
l
MIR. Wax field was then asked il In look
| ing over the records durif g Msr.hal Bailey 3
administration where he found The discrep
Al cy brt-een the arrests and the court
record be took occasion to look over the
records of any previous administrations.
| Mr. WAKE field ssid be did not
| Councilltr Smith then asked Mr.. Wake
| field il this custom Of le.ticg prisoners 90
l p-arailad uptar nthsr
| sdnibi.trx ions prior 10 Marshal R,ileys
The repls was to the effect thas ii bad not
He knew there vas 10 such custom under
| his sdn inistration,
Mr.. Smith asked if all the men arrested
were brought inlo CT urt during bic, Wax. -
| hel1's administration. Mr.. Wak, fell I'D
miste d that Iht re were cases where It would
| b. hardship TO bring the man into court . d
hns him . hta bis .mlly needed he money
that would be taken up ia the fac he
.xld that the Marshal had been Instructed
| by him 10 let such go u DIR eertsio cireun-
| stances, taking from them the fiji 'efs fees.
Councillor Smith - You "ndsrsasnc
| such proceedings to be irfesulsf:'
wskefe ld-"Perhsps 50, III der recent
| ruin q of the court, bus / should do go
| sssin."
In course Of he hesiing Mr.. Wakefield
re.d .eries Of ehsrgss sssiiss Judge
| Coomos, similar TO those that have sp-
psz'ed before.
Ac journment vas then bad till 2 30 P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
Mr.. Wakefield id not remsin till the
afternoon session. Mr. A. W. Coomb,
b,i fis addressed the G vernon q C. anciI.
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