The Portland daily press., 1894-07-03

the Durant House thai Monday night
He went into Bowker's room to give
him pink. Had no knowledge of sale
of liquor in the House during the three
weeks he had been there Didn't re-
member seeing Mr.. Bartlett in the office
of the hotel that night
| Cross examined by Judge Gould.
Might have been somewhat under the
influence of liquor that Monday night.
Couldn't say that he had ever seen
! Bartlett. Never had heard anybody
ask for Room II since he had been
| there
Mr.. Dingley was asked by the defense
| if he had seen any sale of liquor at the
Durant House: replied in the negative
| W.T.. Billsbourn took the stand Was a
decorator and painter from Boston.
| Came here to work on Hon. F. E. Rich
ards's house. Monday evening, June
25th, from 7.30 to 9.15, he was at the
street door of the Durant House. Mr..
SWEET came out about $50. Came back
in about IS minutes. While he was
gone saw Bartlett go upstairs with two
Others.
CAME BACK IN ABOUT ONE MIN
just as Mr.. SWEET came back. One of
them said to SWEET, YOU'RE shut off
up there" SWEET replied that there
hadn't been anything up there for
months. He had no knowledge of any
sale OF liquors there since the 18th of
May. Had tried to get it himself and
was refused. Was positive that three
men, of which Bartlett was one, went
up the stairs together.
Cross examined by Judge Gould. He
knew everyone else that went up the
stairs except those three who came there
about $40. They couldn't have stayed
up more than a minute.
Mr.. Richardson, cigar maker for
Thos. Cary, took the stand. That Mon
day evening he was in the Durant House.
Mr.. SWEET went out about 8.25; was gone
about 20 minutes. In his absence Bart
lett and two others came up.
a BARTLETT DID NOT SPEAK.
File was positive of it. He did not ask
anything about No.11, nor any question.
He went right down with the other two
men. Witness had boarded there about
two months. He did not drink. He
had not seen any signs of liquor selling
there.
James Carroll took the stand. His
home was in Boston. Came here week
ago Sunday. Boarded at the Durant
House. Was in the Durant House office
from supper until S35 Monday night,
June 25th. Saw Mr.. SWEET go out with
letter. While be was out Bartlett
stuck his head inside the Office door.
Two men were swith him. Witness was
positive that Bartlett said nothing. No
body went out after him. Had seen no
signs of sale of liquor at the house
since he had been there.
Cross examined. When Bartlett put
his head inEthe door he naturally noticed
it. Had told it to no one except Mr..
Coombs in the court
Chas. S. SWEET. the respondent in the
case, took the stand. Since the first day
of May he had not sold liquors on his
premises or lager beer. His first knowl-
edge of the bottle of whiskey was when
Deputy Plummer took it out of his
pocket that Monday night Before that
Plummer and Sterling came into the
office. He told them that they
WOULDN'T FIND ANY "BOOzEp
THERE
that time. When Plummer showed the
bottle he said he knew nothing about
it. He asked Mr.. Bowker if they got
whiskey there. He said nothing private
to him.
He saw Bartlett at the foot of the
stairs with two others. One of them
said Il guess they're shut off up there.
Witness replied, "There HASN'T been any
thing for months" The three said
they'd have to go down to Centre street
to get some of that stuff there. They
didn't want to because it wasn't good, :,
Witness pnt the jug in the closet of
Bowker' S room the early part of April
Witness denied selling liquor since the
first of May.
Cross examined. Asked Bowker if
the liquor belonged to him. Said it did.
Deputy Plummer testified that the bottle
of liquor was given to him; also that
the stains on the bed spread were damn
Mr.. Coombs began to ask Plummer
questions. When had he talked with
Bartlett about this case? On the night
of the seizure. Other questions caused
the sheriff to admit that Bartlett had
been in his employ before that: he gave
him SO cents TO buy beer with at the
Durant House etc.
Then said Mr.. Coombs, Mr..
Bartlett must have lied on the
witness stand? There was sensa-
ton in the court. Deputy P1nmmer did
not answer, but stepped up to Judge
Gould and stated that there had been
an agreement between him. and Mr..
Coombs that nothing of that sort
should be brought out.
Mr.. Coombs jumped up quickly and
made vehement speech to the effect
that had Bartlett admitted the reason of
his visit to the Durant House. he