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The Portland daily press., 1897-10-30
SECOND DAY ON EARTH.

Princeton, N. j., October 29.-Master
Cleveland entered upon the second day
of his life in this busy world this morn
ing and celebrated the occasion by exer-
cising his lungs to their fullest capacity.
All day long kilograms of congratulation
have been pouring In from cabinet off,
GERS, political leaders, party men and both
personal and professional friends of Mr..
Cleveland.
Mrs. Cleveland rested comfortable and
listened with joyous pride to the new
master Of the mansion. Cleveland, Jr..
has an elaborate wardrobe than which
there is no finer In the land. Princeton
society paid it's respects to the new arri-
val today and every one pronounced the
boy an infantile Apollo.
THE QUEEN CONGRATULATES.
New York, October 29.-The Jourpal
and Advertiser tomorrow will publish
the following:
Ex-Presidenu Cleveland in his Princeton
home today received the following mes
sage from Queen Victoria:
Windsor Castle via London.
Hon. Grover Cleveland, ex-President of
the United States, Princeton N. i.
.sFelicitations on this, the day of your ham
piness and may your heir bring you ioy.
VICTORIA.
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THE FIELD OF SPORT.
A BIG MOOSE.
Mr.. Arthur I. Merry Shoots Him as He
Was Preparing to Charee.


Mr.. Arthur L. Merry Shoots Him as He
Was Preparing to CHARGE.
Mr.. Arthur j. Merry of this city re-
turned yesterday from a hunting trip in
the vicinity of Patten. He is young
sportsman, but he returned with seven
hundred pound moose as trophy of his
skill. The moose wore seven-pronged
antlers, and was monarch of the forest
Mr.. Merry was out with his guide, the
latter being several rods away. Mr.. Mer-
ry heard something coming through the
woods, and creeping in the direction of
the sound, saw big moose coming down
a gentle declivity. The moose also saw
the hunter, and putting his head down
and rounding up his back, charged for.
ward. Mr.. Merry was cool enough to do
lust the right thing. He aimed low at
the breast of the beast and fred. The
shot was lucky for the hunter and fatal
to the moose, which fell bleeding with a
mortal wound.
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BOWLING LAST NIGHT.

But for the fine bowling of Davis on
the first string and Silva on the last the
Imperials who are conceded to be one of
the strongest teams would have been de-
feated by the Orients last night in the
game at Pines alleys. Davis started in
very strong. securing two successive
spares on the first string, giving him
high single forssthe evening. Craig made
a great try for the game and secured
several difficult spares, one in particular
being a gem. Waite and Silva made
good totals but could not quite reach
Davis who was high at 268. The score:
IMPERIALS.
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MIsCRLLANNOUs.
CANNOT BE DESTROYER.
Portland People May Dispute This But
They Cannot Disprove 1t.

When man allows his opinions to be
made public and prefaces them with All
Introductory sentence like that which
folloWs he must have incontrovertible
evidence to back them up. What his
neighbors estimate may be of his ideas
one thing cannot be disproven, his con-
vietions as far as be is personally con-
cerned cannot be shaken. 1t Is certainly
tribute that anyone interested in an ar
ticle that has come to Portland tn s+av
ought never to lose sight of and at a time
when SO many preparations are before
the public, all claiming representations
that border on the miraculous, it should
stiffen the back bone of the timid and
prove to the skeptic hard nutto crack.
Read this: Mrs. P. j. Murphy of No. SIS
Tying ST., says; $50 long haye suffered
and so much that really cannot remem-
Der when first contracted kidney COM
plant. Shooting pains in my back that
made it a torture to stoop, rise from q
chair, couch or any resting place without
assistance were my daily companions.
If not assisted 1 had to gradually twist
and turn myself upwards to evade the
positive punishment | bloated so that
my clotneS hurt me, my nead acneu ana
other symptoms of acute kidney disor-
ders were evident. read more than
one newspaper notice about Doan's Kid
ney Pills, and thought they might help
me. | procured them at FL. Il. Hay and
Sons drug store at the junction of Free
and Middle streets. l never expected to
be benefited half as much as l was.
The pain left my back: the dizziness left
my head; and the bloating disappeared
from my body and the kidneys for once
worked properly. I have noticed no
changes since l stopped using Doans Kid
ney Pills, and certainly, without any
hesitancy, can recommend them"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers-price so cents. Mailed by Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. n. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name DOAN'S and take
no substitute.
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erty of the city of Deering, the handouts,
billy and badge. L asked him why he
wanted them. He said, "Verrill, don It
ask me; go into the house and get them.
We have no work for you, and you will
not need them" The witness said that
then the Mayor threatened to lock him
up. Witness went back and completed
dressing, and coming back asked if they
would let the matter go over until the
next day. The Mayor refused to do this,
ard witness continuing to refuse to give
up the articles, Mayor Davis ordered the
Marshal to arrest him. Clark did this,
taking witness by the arm. The nearest
way to the station was down Cherry
street to Forest Avenue, and thence
straight to the station, distance of
about three quarters of mile. But they
did not go that way. Instead they went
out Cherry street, up Oak, up Stevens
Plains Avenue, out that avenue to New
street. There Mayor Davis left to go
home, directing Clark to lock the wit
ness up if he did not give up the articles.
They then went to Clark house on
NEW SGI65G. Hroul Un0f6 Iu6y WSub aoIos5
the field towards Mayor Davis's house.
On Central avenue they met Mayor Da-
Wis. Witness said he stepped aside to en-
able the two to speak together. Clark
construed this as an attempt to escape
and raised billy over his head, threat
ening to smash him. Then they proceeded
towards the station, Mayor Davis urging
witness to give up his equipment. Wit
ness refused to do this, preferring to be
locked up. They then went TO the station
and Clark said: Brown, lock VerriIl
up" Brown hesitated, but witness said,
"Yes, Brown. lock me up Witness
said he was released about $50 p. H., Mr..
Clark letting him out, saying "Verrill,
don't pay any attention to what your
Democratic friends say to you. You go
around and see Mr.. Davis in the morn
ing" Witness replied that if either of
them wished to see him they could find
him at his house.
Witness sale. that he had no CONVERSE
ton concerning his release, and there
was no agreement that in case he should
be released no further action would be
taken
On cross examination witness said he
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said: "Well, Fred, what do you think OF
that circus last night?'' Mr.. Matthews
told him that he had gone too far and
| Clark replied that he had actsd under the
mayors orders and had to do as he did,
but did not think that it would make
such stir.
On cross-examination, the witness said
he saw Verrill after his arrest and told
him that were he in Verrill's place, he
should bring suit for false imprison-
ment. The witness occupies an office with
Mr.. Reynolds counsel for Verrill. The
witness told Verrill that he would see a
lawyer and ascertain if he would take the
case. Mr.. Reynolds was the lawyer the
witness had in mind. He had not said
that he was Mr.. Verrill's lawyer.
Mr.. Matthews was asked If he considered
it part of his duty as city solicitor to
advise Verrill to sue the CITY officials for
false imprisonment. He said he did not
act as city solicitor when he said that he
should bring suit were he in Verrill's
place. He knew that the ordinances of
the city of Deering made 1t the duty Of
the city solicitor to defend suits brought
against city officers, but did not defsnd
this suit for the reason that all the parties
to it were officers because the city council
had refused to pass vote directing him
to do SO.
In reply to question If he always
waited for vote of the city council be-
fore beginning actions or giving advice,
Mr.. Matthews said that he had
WASTED A LOT OF ADVICE
out there, at which everybody laughed
Judge Hopkins testified that when the
mayor asked for warrant he said that
Verrill had resisted the marshal. He did
not say that he assaulted the marshal
Alderman Eldridge Matthews testified
that the marshal asked him what he
thought of Verrill's arrest. Mr.. Matthews
replied that he thought the marshal had
put bis foot in it. On-cross-examination
the witness said he is the father Of City
Solicitor Matthews.
This closed the rebuttal testimony of
the plaintiff and then Marshal Clark took
the stand and denied that he had told
either Mr.. Elbridge Matthews or Ut.
Fred V. Matthews that he acted under
orders when he arrested Verrill. He de-
tailed conversation in which he said
Alderman Matthews advised the securing
of new equipments.
| Then Alderman Matthews came back
to the stand and declared that heIdid not
SOW Tho thiuor which Mr. HlarIy rajd he
did. SEQ
That closed the testimony. The argu-
ments will be made this morning.
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called as the first witness the plaintiff
himself, Wadsworth Verrill. He testified
to his length of service as police officer
of Deering, and told how shortly prior to
April 90 1897, he had received note
from Marshal Clark directing him, by
order of the Mayor, to bring his billy,
handouts, ETC., to the station. He got
this about the 18th or 18th of April He
paid no attention to it. On the goth Mr.
Clark saw him and asked him if he was
going to give up his equipment Witness
asked Clark why the articles were to be
given up, and whether OF not he was to
have work as policeman, as he had in
times past. Clark replied that there would
be no work for him, las Henry thought
they had no use for YOU" Mr.. Clark
then said that the next day would do for
the giving up of the equipment.
But that evening the Mayor and Mar
shall Clark called at his house. He was
dressing at the time, and came to the
door before he had finished.
Mr.. Davis said he was after some prop
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ty. The Mayor said they claimed they
had not been removed. Witness asked how
he had removed them. The Mayor said he
had done it by appointing others in their
stead. Witness asked If in the order of
appointment he had specified that the
new men were in place of those removed.
The Mayor said that he had not. Then
witness Expressed the opinion that the
men were not removed legally; and even
if they were it would not be proper to
proceed against them by warrant. They
discussed the subject at some length, and
looked up authorities. Then witness
asked the Mayor why he did not consult
the city solicitor. The Mayor replied
that the city solicitor would not do as he
wanted him to do. Then witness asked
the Mayor why he did not get the city
government together and remove the
men. He expressed doubt as to whether
the city government would sanction the
removal
After the arrest witness saw the Mayor
IN the Deering Club and the Mayor told
him that he had arrested Verrill and had
him locked up. At this witness said:
Mr.. Davis, L told you explicitly that
that constituted no crime for which 1
could issue wa rrant.' Then he said
He resisted the officer; cannot take
him for that To this 1 replied that as
the arrest was illegal the resistance con-
stituted no offense.
Mr.. Chase conducted the cross examin-
alton of Judge Hopkins, going partiou
larly into such advice as the witness gave
to the Mayor.
CITY CLERK FRANK JONES,
of Deering, was called to testify as to
whether the records show the appoint
ment of Verrill as policeman and also
his removal Mr.. Seiders objected to
this. Mr.. Tompson said he wished to
present it merely in anticipation of any
attempt to show that Verrill was not
policeman. The question was ruled out,
but with the understanding that it might
be admitted if there should be such an
attempt.
At this point the plaintiff rested his
case, and tho court took a recess to $50
p. m.
After the recess Mr.. Seiders made the
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The Portland daily press., 1897-10-30
DEERING.

Workmen commenced yesterday to lay a
brick cross-walk across Woodford street
the old Mosher house. The walk is being
laid with brick made of New Jersey
clay and were presented by Hon. E. B..
Winslow. The walk is to be nine feet
wide. The use of the stone orusher
owned by the city will be discontinued
this evening, as the appropriation for
work on Forest avenue will not permit
any further new work. The work of
maoadamizing the avenue will continue
until finished as far as Coyles galley.
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the property. Then Verrill went back In
to the house, and presently returned and
said he could not find them. Witness re-
preached him for losing them, and told
him that if he did not give I'D the
property he would be arrested. Then
verrill went back into the house, got on
his coat. etc., and coming out rapidly
went past witness and started up Cherry
street, saying that he would go to the
station, The marshal followed from be-
hind, not having been5with witness in
front of the house. Verrill spoke of 60
ing to the Doctors. Then the three con-
tinued until they come to the corner of
LELAND and Leonard streets. No instruc-
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MAINE MAN PRESIDENT.

Washington, October 29.-Ab bout fifty
mem ers of the New England Cotton
Manufacturers association, which has
Just concluded its annual session at Phil
adelphia, arrived in Washington today,
and left tonight for tour of the southern
mill districts. They go upon invitation
of the Southern railway. The party in
cludes many of the representative manu-
faoturers of the eastern states and is
headed by the president of the association.
R. W. Eaton of Brunswick, Maine, of the
Cabot Manufacturing company.
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THE QUEEN CoNGRATULATEs
POOL SELLER FINED.

Boston, October 29.-John L. Hicks of
Medford appeared in the Maiden district
court today on the charge of selling pools
on the Combination park races. The com
plaintssswere made by theWatch and Ward
society.
There were two counts and Hicks was
fined $500 on one and 5000 on the other.
He appealed and was held in $4,000 bonds
for his appearance an the superior court.
The Portland daily press., 1897-10-30
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OPENING FOR THE DEFENSE.

He said that there were two sides to
this story as well as to every other. 1t
was admitted that Verrill was arrested.
1t would be Doticed from Verrilrs testi-
mony that Mayor Davis and Marshal
Clark went to the house of the plalntlH
Now it was proposed to show that MI
Clark was at Verrill's house only for
a moment of time; that Mayor Davis
went there and had the conversation with
Verrill, while Clark was Mt nelghbors
and not a participant in the conversation.
They should also show that Mr.. Libby,
if he heard the conversation, must have
done SO at distance of forty feet, They
should also show that when Verrill came
out of the house he did SO at almost run
saying that he was going to DR.. Gardi-
ner's; that he went up Oak street; that
he passed Clark and the latter asked him
where he was going. Verrill replied that
he was going to the Doctors. Then the
three went until they came to New street.
where the mayor left them. Then Yer
rill went along with Clark to the latter s
house and waited while Clark went in,
This did not look like an arrest Then
the two went across to Mayor Davis and
it was there that Verrill assaulted Clark,
Selling Clark's hand and breaking his
thumb, Then it was that Verrill was ar
rested. He was not arrested at the house
for keeping the property of the city; but
on the street for the assault. After he had
been lodged in the station May or Davis
| IN Ind inc amt m
the assault, and also for the keeping of
the property. Judge Hopkins refused to
hold this, perhaps for some misunder-
standing Then 1t was that the mayor
advised the release of Verrill, although
Clark demurred. However, Verrill was
anxious to besreleased, and after talking
it over with him, Marshal Clark let him
go.
MAYOR HENRY j. DAVIS,
of Deering, was the first witness called
He said his business was that of florist.
He had been for three consecutive years
an alderman of Deering, one year presi-
dent of the board, and was now mayor
When he appointed the police this year he
put on two new men in place of Wooster
and Verrill The police of Deering were
equipped with badges billy, handouts and
twisters. 1t was desirable to get these
equipments from Verrill and Wooster be-
fore Fast Day, when they would be re-
CURED for the new men on duty at the
baseball grounds. On April 20, Marshal
Clark, who had been directed to get the
equipments, came and reported that . he
thought5Verrill would give his equip
ments if he (the Mayor should walk
over and see him. Accordingly the wit
ness WENT and told Verrill that his OBJ
ject was to get the property belonging to
the city. He said: ~ do not know why
| you should turn me down; l voted for
you Witness told him that this had
nothing to do with the case. They needed
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paid no attention to the note demanding
the goods, because he did not think he
was discharged as policeman. He also
thought he should see them in few days.
He knew the articles were city property,
and that Fast Day was approaching.
Witness also admitted that Marshal Clark
showed him list of the newly appointed
police officers, and that his name was not
among them. Witness also admitted that
he did not really want to give up the
equipments then. When they had the
trouble described as an assault, Mr.. YER
rill admitted that he, tried to take Mar
shall Clark's hand from his collar, but
did not seize that official by the hands.
He also admitted that they had "spabs7
on the way. ays
The most important part of the cross
examination was when Mr.. Seiders asked
him whether or not he was the. same
Wsdsworth Verrill who was convicted of
selling charcoal in small baskets, in the
Portland Municipal Court on December
IA, 1880. Witness said he did not appear
before the court, but paid money to settle
it.
Mr.. Sieders next asked whether he was
the same Wadsworth Verrill who on
Aug. 81, 1889, was convicted in the Port
land Municipal Court of cruelty to ami
mails. Witness replied that he was.
IRVING W. BARBOUR,
City Civil Engineer of Deering, was
10 4l< e+o r nf DIG
tances from Verrill's house to the sta
titon, first by the direct route, which he
said was 1924 feet, and then by the route
on which they took Verrill, which was
SOL feet.
GEORGE W. LIBBY,
who boarded with Mr.. Verril1 at the time
of the arrest, but who is now employed
by the Berlin Mills Co., next took the
stand. The witness narrated the circum-
stances of the meeting at the house.
Edwin R. Brown, POLICEMAN of Deer
ing, who was on duty in the police sta
ton the night of Verrill's arrest, related
what took place there. His testimony
corrob1rated that of the plaintiff. He
locked the plaintiff in cell, upon Mar
shall Clark S, order.
Alderman Wyer P. Aver, OF Deering,
and Dr. Francis D. Coleman, OF that city,
who were at the station when Mr.. Yer
rill WAS brought in, corroborated the tes-
timony previously given as TO the locking
up of Verrill
g John NJ. Rounds, of Deering. was also
in the station, and testified as to the
occurrences there.
Judge Geo. c. Hopkins, of the Deering
Municipal Court, testified that prior to
verrill's arrest Mayor Davis and City
Marshal Clark talked with him one morn
ing. They said that Policemen Wooster
and Verrill refused to give up theil
badges, etc., although they had been re
moved. Therefore Mayor Davis wanted
a warrant for Wooster. Witness asked
why they would not give up the proper
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TouCHDowNs AND GOALS.

Thornton is too confident.
Some of the confidence may evaporate
before the season ends.
This team claims the championship al
ready, though the season is hardly com
menoed. If they are az careful in ar
ranging their schedule as they have been
Thornton is .likelysto lremain the cham
pion team of Saco.
It is said that Hebron will play no
games away from home this season. This
is too bad if true. The Hebron boys al
ways play a gentlemanly game.
Bangor is so far out of the world that
the papers of that city haven't !heard of
the Portland High school team yet. They
will know more about it November 6.
Bangor plays Kent's Hill at Bangor.
Bowdoin plays the M. I. t. at Bruins
wick; Portland plays Edward Little
High school at Auburn and Westbrook
Seminary plays G. G. I. at Portland to-
day.
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NO FOOTBALL TODAY.

The Westbrook Seminary Coburn game
at the Deering grounds today has been
declared off, the Westbrook team having
disbanded.
Manager Durham has released Hadley
to Gardiner.
Manager Carroll of the Salem team has
offered the use of the rink to the Port
land team for practice.
+ Bath Times-Manager Cody and Nc.
Auliffe of the Lewistons were in Salem
this week and signed Jimmie Doyle, a
we'll known ball player and polo rusher.
He is said to be good man and one OF
the squarest athletes in the sport.
The GARDENERS will play in Portland
Thanksgiving night, the game being
transferred to this city by mutual ar
rangement.
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reward of $500 is hereby offered by the
Citv of Westbrook for information which will
lead to the arrest and conviction of the party or
narties who unlawfully removed the body OF
Mrs. John Roberts from its burial place in Sac
carapna Cemetery on or about October 4th
1897. This offer to remain open until February
/, 1898. .,>, ,,i+,. f,o,vou
- FRANCIS A. CLOUDMAN, Mayor.
Westbrook, Me-. October s. 1897. oct9 If
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FOOTBALL AT LEWISTON.

Lewiston, October 29.--Edward Little
High School, IS; Lewiston High School,
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1t Takes All Day to Put the Stories in
and Then They Don't Fit-oficer Yer :
rill's Sojourn in the Cage and What
Came of 1t.
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City Solicitor Matthews testified to a
conversation he had with the mayor in
regard to the issue of a replevin writ,
during which he declined to issue such q
writ without time for reflection and ad-
yised the mayor that the arrest of Wor-
cester and Verrill would be likely to get
the mayor into trouble in an action for
false imprisonment After the mayor
left, Mr.. Matthews said he advised Mr..
Clark not to take any step at the request
Of the mayor unless he was sure that 1t
was an act which was within the line of
his duty. Mr.. Matthews told the ma rshal
that it would be no protection to him be-
cause tho mayor told him to do it. The
next day, Mr.. Matthews declined to draw
the replevin writs and repeated his advice
IN the mayor against the arrest Of the
two officers.
The day following Verrill's arrest,
Clark went to the WITNESSES office and
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

W ANTED-Boys to sell 5 lbs. Of tea and get
w full sized Rugby Foot Ball. Ten
pounds for Solid Oak Table or Commodo Set.
GOOLD'S TEA STORE, Free St. 301