The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-08
ALLEGED B00DLERS
Aldermen Tilton, Ham, Hoyt
and Gate Found Guilty.
Two Liquor Dealers Are Included In TIA"
Verdict Haverhill Wrought Up TO
High Pitch Of Excitement by the Verdict.


LAwHENcE Mlss., Ny. 5-Affer being
out shortly more than an hour The inry IN
the Haverbil conspiracy cases saturday
night brought ina yerdief Of guilty against
all the defendants They nrr Aldermen
Fred II. Cafe Gcorre0 Tilton, Hadlay II
Hoyt. William " Ham u ilaYerhlL
Fred Smith of Cambridge, who is in tho
liquor business in Boston, and Charles a
Kimball Of Hayerh,li, VIE IS employed by
fmth.
The verdict was reached NJ s.l5. tho
whole day having been occupied in te-fi
mony for the defense and arguments Of
counsel All tho charges Of conspiracy To
demand money from persons desiring
licenses In Haycrhill were denied BY the
defendants and several persons testified to
their good character.
Attorney Moulton, for the defense.
opened his argument to the jury when
court came in after the afternoon recess.
Ho argued that II was natural that alder
men should be thrown in contact with
persons eamorlng for licenses, and
that those who were disappointed wore
ready to cast suspicion on the licensing
+ board Much of tho testimony he char
DC crized IA having been prompted by
desire for revenge.
District Attorney Moody said the de
PENDANTS had been meeting and acting to-
Rether with one common handspring of
purpose. There was a series OF. remark-
able condolences throughout tho case. IL
was one of these condolences which
brought the defendants together at How
ards saloon on tho night after the license
had been granted.
The real purpose Of that meeting was to
rejoice over their victory, and when tho
people learned that Smith was there cele-
bratng they rose up and demanded an in
vestigation.
Tho case will DO taken to the supreme
court,
Disagreement Was Expected.
A dispatch from Haverhill says that had
Mayor Taylor been assassinated or had tho
city hall collapsed it would not have
caused greater excitement than the an
nounccment that the jury had found the
alleged doodle aldermen guilty of con
spiracy The verdict was entirely unex-
pected, for 1t wa the general opinion that
there would be IA Disagreement.
1t was known, however, that District
Attorney Moody secured u vast amount Of
uhluuBiuB cflueHCt, anu bnaO inc UtStl-
mony of such prominent citizens rs Will
lam 5. Merrinan DR. G. H. Clement,
Thomas f. Carroll, Charles leighton and
others carried with 1t an air of conviction.
Local lawyers crowded the courtroom,
and all of them assert that no sooner hal
District Attorney Moody completed his
argument than the counsel for tho de-
PENDANTS
Admitted That They Were Beaten.
1t was expected, however that the jury
would remain out until Sunday morniL :,
and 1t was not expected that II verdict
would be rendered before this morning
Among the members of the city govern
ment the verdict was received with feel
ing Of sorrow, for tho defendants are T.
most prominent members Of the board
and held high places, both In business and
social circles.
1t was expected hero that one man in
the jury would hold out, and that dis
agreement would be the result.
Alderman Hoyt was nearly Frustrated
on learning of tho verdict
The aldermen refused to be interviewed