Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-01

Ara The Assumsnss ID the Hsmiitoa
1sfal VIII b. Heard Yoday-fuss-
days Procssdhgs.

ony ESoCoeoM&S
Tue hearings ia the case Of Jadse Ham,
ilson before the lsgisla,ire j,iat coaven-
ton Tuesday, occupied about hours
and vas principally devossd TO tessi-
moay on the psrs Of the defense.
Forenoon esssica.
The convention vss called to order .,
lilo o'clock The petitioners concluded
their testimony - follows.
Miss Lestina Gnsna Of Ken1eburkpoft
testified: There 10 house ss Kennebunk
called the Moussm House. kept by Mr.
sawyer. Was there the day Of the horse
srot. Had been absent previous 70 the day
OF the horse fyos about two months. Pre-
vicrs {, these two months had been en-
ployed st the house IS q dini5g room
vsitsr. Saw Judge Hamilton II the house
on the day OF the horse tros With tso women
ard . small boy. Heard enc Of them called
Rose, the'o.her Ida. The woman stayed
teete that night. They came down 70
supper, but Judge Hamilton vas sick and
his supper was sent him- Th'nk all three
came 70 their meals the next morning and
sitter that, coming 10 after all but two or
three hsd gGne our. They we're In room 2. Ad-
j Dining my room. The morning altar the sec
ond day the two young ladies' carried the boy
back 10 Biddeford and returned without
him They sill remained q. the hotel the
second Eight, and left il the third day at
about II O'Clock. The evening Of the sec
ond day, Mrs. Savage. the landlady, called
my attention to what vas going on in the
room. | went up with Mrs. Sawyer and
three or four others. There was closet
with al outer and inner door where we
could see into the room through the key
hole. Judge HAnilton and one Of the young
ladies were in bed addressed. The Judge
had an undervest on. The young lady was
trying to read. The other yourg lady came
over and sat down by the side of the bed
With cape over her shoulders. Jadge
Hamilton got up and sat down on the side of
the side or the bed, and left them talking
TINT night was awakened by sort OF =
whining noise, and went 10 the door aad
listened. One Of the girls WAS making ter
ribie noise. Judge Hamilton said to the other
girl Wake up. Rose. She has drank
that rum and is drunk" This WAS either
a. l or O'Clock. | suppose she woke the
girl up. and Judge Hamilton got up aad
wen; across the II ,or and asked her if abe
knew who he Was. She said: Yes; YOU
are Judge Hamilton of Biddeford. Maine
She used profane language toward the
Judge. He asked her to keep still as he
was paying her bills at the hotel. | went
70 bed and left them talking. Couldn't tell
which girl it was that saw in bed with the
Judge.
Cross exsmination-Hsvet told this story
to no one but my mother, except Mr.. Small
when he came to summons me yesterday
afternoon.
Fred II. Page of kennebunk, testified
Was At hennebunk on the day Of the horse
trot. Was driving hack for Mr.. Savage
of the Mousam House. Saw Judge Hamii
ioi on the grounds about 230. just as |
was starting to go TO the depot to the
next trains. There were two ladies' and a
boy with the Judge. Tie boy asked me if
| would take the Judge and a couple of
ladies' to the depot. | told him yes
drove them as far as the post office, was
going TO look at my order slate there and
the Judge looked OUT Of the windaw and
asked me to drive them to the hotel, and
drove them to the hotel. The Judge, the
two women and the boy got on. together
From where my hack stopped 10 the hotel
entrance Was about - or 40 feet Think
the Judge wobbled little ia walxiog to the
hotel. Should say from his breath that he
had bee1 drinking. | showed the lsdiea
lao number 2 and the Judge into number
4. Saw the two girls the next day at the
h,'el. Took them from the hotel to The
Depot to the train going east toward Bidds-
ford. They came back on the 4 28 tain
aud vent back 10 tie hotel in my esrrisg=
Tank | saw the Judge shat afternoon bat
id not see the girls after that Saw The
Judge when he left. Conld not say GER
tainly on what day the Judge left but
think it was on the 4.h day a the ireuoon.
Saw Mrs. SAVERS husband yesterIsy and
he WAS quite sick.
Cross Examinatian-Should think the
boy was about IL. Have never seen him
before or since To my knowledge.
james W. Small, deputy sher ii OF York
county, testified: Have had the summons
ing of good msuy of thu Witnesses in this
case. Have The subpoenas u.th me- l
~Ss notified 10 summon Ida Greenwood,
but don't remember that Rose Dursii,e
y
search for Ansall IIAmiltoo but wss unable
TO find him. Made search for Ijs Green
wood but was unable {, find her. l served
a summons on Mrs. ChNIes f Savage of
Kennebunk. st the Moussm House, Who
said that her husband was =, very i'll that
she did not dare to iesre him. l have ALTO
received ateiegrsm this morning from
physicisn stating that fact.
Cross Exsmina'ioD-Don know where
where Anseli Hamilton lives, but have
been told he lived 10 Biddef)rd. Was
satisfied from what vas told ne By Charles
E. At~ord, one Of the petitioners witnt s,es
IN this case, that Anseil Hamilton was IN.
Wiling to come. Did no, know that Mr..
Atwood was one Of the Giro alators of The
petition for the appointment Of new judge.
Should say have summoned 40 or 45 w.t.
NJ s.es Was in Bid3eford yesterday from
about to perhaps $3.50, Don't know where
liza Green's GOD lives. Made diligenr
srs,ch for her.
Mr. BaAer stated thai this clos d the
c4ss for the petitioners.
NJ Hestn then opened III, defense.
Fsllovins is an abstract Of his remarks
This is the first time, believe, in the
history of he Stat, ~ Msine, tina. any
cane rssing questions Of fact under thi.
constitutional clause has been submitted to
the Legislature. Thirty-ive years ago
this proceeding was used sgsinst q di tin
gui.hed judge Of the Supreme Court, but i'll
that case there were no issues Of fact.
and At this time it may be safe
TO say that there were no issues
of law. So that you have no precedents
for the trial of a case like this. 1t is
meter Of serious que stion how far. under
urdsr the constitution, it is within the
province CT the Legislature to inquire into
the private life Of apy Of its civil officers.
There are are some remarkable features
of ihls case. | think ii stands as conced-
ed fact that for seven years Judge Hsmil-
ton has presided over this court with fair
I ess, jastice honor and integrity--s curt
with broad jurisdiction and of more than
ordinary responsibility. And yet, with all
lis vast amount Of criminal aud civil bust
ness fer seven years no living being comes
here or will come here to say that in sr-
gle judicial act has Judge Hamilton done
the State or a respondent injury, that there
has been ausht of wrong, OF corruption. Of
parlisiity in = single Judicial act from the
time he took the oath of office down to tAe
present day.
Further than that, he hiss record for
accuracy Of judgment, measured BY the
RESULT Of the few appeals taken
from his decisions, thst any Judge,
municipal, superior, or even supreme,
might we'll envy. So much for the
public side of this case. Now agaiost this
Whist charges Of misdemeanor in office are
made! | must confess that am surprised
that charges ), and have ever been laid
bs fore this Legislature. Charge :, that he
had issued blank warrants and had armed
the officers Of Bidieford and Saeo with