The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-24

was lying just after Bartlett got through
testifying.
Witness never directed BARTLETT to say
that he did not go TO the Durant' house.
He gave him no counsel or direction in
regard to any of the false answers.
In regard to his out of town trips, he
was directed and employed by County
Attorney True. That was at the time of
his suspension. Complaints had been
made that these wholesale houses were
shipping liquor about the state.
In regard to these cases he had made
an estimate that he lost little over
500.
Gross resumed. The liquor obtained
was destroyed.
Ibid you put the value of the liquor
on to your estimator
Mr.. Noble objected
Judge Strout said: "That performance
may he ventilated"
The witness replied to the question in
the negative.
1t was at witnesses own suggestions
that he was directed by the County Com
missioners to take these out Of town
trips. Witness understood that they
vert to pay expenses, but thoy didn't
pay all of it.
The Afternoon Session.
Chas. A. Plummer resumed the stand
in the afternoon and Mr.. Coombs re-
sumed his cross-examination. Witness
reaffirmed that where small quantities
of liquor were found and evidence of
sale, he always brought a nuisance in
dictment. Mr.. CoombS wanted witness
to examine the records of the lower court
between January l. 1894 and July 3, and
see how many nuisance indictments he
had brought in that til me against parties
where small quantities of liquor were
found.
At the same time he brought the action
against SWEET for search and seizure in
the lower court he brought action
against him for nuisance. He nearly
always did this.
Direct resumed. In all cases where
they had any evidence OF sale they
brought indictments before the grand
jury.
Judge Strnut instructed, the witness
to look over the records SO as to answer
more in detail at later Gate.
EX-SHERIFF CRAM.
Ex-Sheriff Leander e. Cram testified
that the plaintiff was his deputy sheriff
in '94. Witness designated among others
the plaintiff to act as special deputy.
WITNESSES method of bringing cases
before the grand jury was to keep
record of the cases sworn out in the lnu-
nioipal court. just before the grand jury
he would call in the deputy sheriffs and
from that record they made up docket.
Witness always presided. 1t was no
part of the deputys' business to bring
cases TO that docket Independently.
Witness presented the cases of the whole
sale druggist houses to the county attor-
ney himself.
ibid you in 94 Withdraw from Mr..
Piummer his special designation as
liquor deputy?"
This question was objected to- Mr.
Noble desired simply to show that it was
competent for the sheriff to remove d
deputy from his special work SO as cause
him to lose his per diem compensation.
The witnesses attention was called to
the article in the Evening Express. as
| a result Of that article he withdrew such
direction as he had previously given
| Deputy Plummer to enfolc the liquor
law, SO that he might not draw compen-
sation per diem. This was July 9th,
| "a. he relnstated MIN September 22d.
| In the enforcement OF the prohibitory
law, witness was accustomed to employ
| private detectives, especially with refer
| once to hotels, when they employed de-
teetives TO locate the certain apartment
| where liquor might be found as they
Judge /, ient did not thu hat at
this stage j. ne trial it wo4u ii 4orer
to examine Cram as to thu y.tintitf's
| character, sNtt not having yea been
attack ed
There was 40 cross-exalnination. MIR.
Noble said ut here this plaintiffs case
rested, but he desiied +. hold the right
to examine a5i. Gram 4 ,Ater date.
Mr.. Nohlt t,erirea / in evidence
copy. u g Expf July z, 1894,
| in which > an .eaded "The
Durant .s'@se. Al attempt to
deceive - court I. securing a
spite case. =
Mr.. Noble read the 10 which was
! published ut the time II the Durant
house seizure and which inveighea seri-
usly against Sheriff Cram and the
LIQUOR deputies in regard to the former
cigar business and the latter's alleged
methods of enforcing the law and indi-
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