The Portland daily press., 1897-02-09
WILLIAM H. LEMONT,

| WILLIAM H. LEMONT,
storekesper ut West Bath, was in bath
on the night in question as speclal
policeman. Saw the students coming up
Front street singing and hollering. were
doing this nearly all the way up broH'
street. He followed them up as near AS
no could. Two thousand or three
thousand people were in the immediate
vicinity at the time. Saw marshal meet
thcm near the Republican headquarters.
Heard him tell them TO keep quiet. Tney
stopped moment and then began again.
Saw the marshal make an arreIt. Man
| arrested said prior to arrest. something
| similar to "They ain't making any CHS,
turbance; mind your business Heard
man arrested tell the boys to Seep on
Yelling. Boys made no more nolse that
he heard after the arrest.
! Cross. Didn't know whethc, Baxter
came up with boys or not, nor whether
he tried to stop any noise.
GEORGE f. WRIGHT,
milkman of North Bath was there that
night, A and saw students. Herd them
cheering aud singing. Kept it up during
the march. They were making aterrible
racket. Saw nothing of the Arrest or
Baxter's connection with the affair.
JAMES F. LEIGHTON,
baggage master at M. G. station At Bath.
Saw the boys and followed the boys up to
Dunton's. They were singing 'Mckin-
lev and Gold." heard the Bowdoin
yell a number of times at various places.
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the boys. Don't know whether or not
Baxter tried to stop any noise.
WILLIAM II. HAINEs.
| Saw and heard the students first when
they left the car. Followed them up the
street. He corroborated LeightoI's story
in part. Couldn't say the talk as wmade
by Baxter, but somebody told Kittridge
to mind his business. He didn't know
who.
CHARLES L. FARNHAM.
contractor and builder of Bath. Heard
the students singing the "gold gold''
song. Saw marshal meet the column and
stop it. He told the boys to stop or he
would arrest them. Those in front
stopped. Some in back didn't. Baxter
said something to the effect OF keep up
yelling boys
Marshal then arrested him.
On GLOSS he said he didn't know of any
body who was disturbed by the boys.
Couldn't say if anybody was dis
tubed by Baxter except the marshal
Knew of no cheer ing stopped by
students They were making mixed up
noises at tue time of the arrest. Didn't
know whether Baxter stopped any noise
or not.
EUGENE ". FULLER
corroborated ego ahead and holler,"
When marshal started off with prisoner,
somebody in crowd said: "Dsmn you,
let him CO."
Cross-ex.-" What is your business"
SO, whatever can get to do; Whatever
comes along"
well, what does come alongr
20, I work in store sometimes; at
other times work in the mill. :"
FRANK E. HAM.
painter and polisher. Overheard
dialogue between marshal aud Eaxter;
zorro borated main points testified TO by
the witnesses for the defense. Didn't
think marshal was excited. First talked
of this case with Marshal Kittridge. IA
OFFICER LuNDRIGAN
was on duty III Bath at the time of this
affair, and heard the boys singing and
cheering. Heard no talk by marshal,
but Rheard some one else sayh' what's the
matter with them? Make all the noise
you want to- Didn't identify Baxter's
voice. On cross he stated that when the
exclamation was made. 'holler all you
want tn, )" the fact was brought out ttat
| lundrigan had been sued in the Superior
court for damages for assault and battery
and the case decided against him.
CONSTABLE NORTON
testified to similar effect. Told also Of
the action of the marshal as testified to
by the witnesses for tine defense. Noise
stopped after arrest. Couldn't ! say
whether Baxter or other boys tried to
stop the noise or not. Witness drives
team for the city of Bath and is under
| marshals orders only when acting as
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STEPHEN CONLEY,
cigar salesman and resident Of Bath for
thirty-two years had charge of the plat
form the night of the celebration. Had an
officer to assist him. Heard the crowd OF
students coming up singing what
understood to be, Gold Gold McKin-
lev and Goldr' Heard the yells for
Bowdoin and Mckinley. Didn't see the
arrest of Baxter.
DR.. CHARLES f. BIBBER,
mayor OF Bath and physician in regular
practice there for twenty-five years. Is
also chief of police Appointed extra
police September Goth. There was ap-
pIehension OF trouble from the Bowdoin
students at the Bryan meeting. Chair
man Hughes of the Democratic commit
tee and others went to Brunswick to $50
President Hyde about it. The crowd was
the largest he ever knew in Bath. He
heard the students. They were coming