The Portland daily press., 1896-01-25

about the last part of May, Liquor
deputy Goold had conversation with
witness. and told it to Col. Dow before
th3 trial.
Mr.. Noble objected to the admission Of
what witness told Col. Dow and the lat
ter told Mr. Norton. Judge Strout ad-
mltted it. 1t was about Goold's alleged
remark to Swett to come to the sheriff's
office and do business and make some
money. and that the first seizure was
simply blow aimed at Col Dow.
Witness testified that Mr.. Coombs was
his counsel ana he himself paid the fees
Between the interview in Coombs's
office and the night after the trial, wit
ness saw Col. Dow. It was the same day
of the trial. He told Col Dow all of the
facts OF the conversation,
SWETT'S CROSS Elk ANIMATION.
Cross examination. Witness had been
in the MOTEL business since '92. The siez-
ure of April s, 1894, was the first at his
place. BARTLETT was not at witnesses
p.nce to his knowledge before that seiz-
}ure. The room in which the liquors
were then sold was room fourteen. He
had no United States license.
Witness did not know whether in 1894
anyone had United States license. He
knew Of no special tax being paid.
While he was selling at the Durant
house he used the same room all the
time. That ;yas room fourteen. He re-
mem bered using no other room.
Room eleven Is on the same floor as the
office, about twenty feet distance. 1t was
used as bedroom Bartlett was at the
Durant house the night of the goth.
EsWitness did not contest the April 9th
seizure. He paid the fine. He was in
dicted for nuisance. That case was mol
pressed. He didn't know by whom.
Witness said to Plummer at the first
seizure, that if the case went into court
and he tried TO get Plummer to drop it.
b Plummer said nothing to indicate that
he knew it was Col Dow's property or
that he came their for any other purpose
than to make the seizure
. At thu time of the second seiznre wit
ness went into Bowker's room alone
The sheriff stood outside. Bowker told
witness that he told The sheriffs that the
liquor was his. Witness declared that
Sheriff Cram told him that the first in
dictment was against Col. Fred Dow.
He went to Col. Dow and told him all
about the second seizure. He asked Col.
Dow who was & o1d lawyer, and he sug-
gested Mr.. Coombs. At the first trial
witness had George Libby
L.
they went down to the liquor room ana
saw Plummer Coopbs ana Plummer
had conversation, which witness didn't
hear. Then Coombs told witness to come
to his office. He went several days after
ward. He couIdn't reinen her how he
happened TO go there. He didn't know
that Hummer was coming there also.
At the time OF Bartett's perjury wit
ness did not see Plunner go to the
Judges desk and whisper something.
Plummer never suggested To witness
that he was after Col. Dow or that the
witness had better come down to the
office and do business.
Witness had heard Mr. Coombs say to
him that il he testified to what wasn't
SC. Plummer would he justified in doing
the Same as he, (Coombs) used to do
when he was county attorney.
EDITOR NORTON.
George W. Norton testified that he had
been editor Of the Express ince 49, He
had been present in court during the en-
tire trial. AT the time lie wrote the ar
tlcle he had no malice or ill-will against
Charles A. Plummer. He had then
known Elummor since April '9l. He had
seen him frequently. Their relations were
always pleasant. When he wrote the article
he believed the statements We're true. His
grounds for such belief were his knowl-
etlue Of the facts of the trial, on the pre-
getting day. He was not present at the
triai He lid not prepare any part of the
report but probably wrote the head lines.
Witness testified lis to the information
given him by Col Dow. Witness had
been informed that BARTLETT had been
promised So. If he made out n case
aqainst Swett. Gel. Dow told witness
thi al d lsp about BARTLETT being at his
house nd saying tn 1t he did not buy the
.Iq or as re- testified, also about the IL
ollur sheriffs making up apurse OF Sl5 or
@'rif he'd 90 on The stand, and that
BARTLETT understood .r4. he was NOT going
! u ne called uuon tho I'D.
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