Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-15

before the publication of the npei ne GU
have a good reputation TO De hurt. ,,,, Dua
here by undenied and undeniabie testi-
mony that not only is this mans repu.
tation for moral character bad. anu
proven bad by the testimony OF ms
neighbors, proven bad by the awful ST.
lencc of the rest of the community that
he cannot produce. but we go another
step. We prove not only bad repute tnat
could not be hurt by this or any other
libel. but we go a step further, and out
of the mouth even of one Of his own wit
ncsses prove. and it Is undenied by him,
that he is a man of actual bad character.
That is not wnat his neighbors say about
him. That Is what he is. How STANDS
the proof on that?
Jennie Nelson SCARED though she Is.
immoral woman though she is. mas toiu
you some truth upon that stand. ! VIII
say naught about the bringing Of the
loose woman there at night. | will say
naught about his occupation OF the dln-
ing room with the loose woman until the
early hours of the morning. She testified
to it. She knew when she testified to 1t
that she must stand the adjective of pro-
curess that came so easily from my
brothers lips. With all her wickedness.
she is n woman and she knew she must
told Il. Mr.. McNally weakly denied II.
and yet the woman who could have told
which was true and which was false, Mr.
McNaily says he knows. and she Is now
liNlnS III Clinton. w ilS uiOL uc piouuNS
her? But not that. not that. Perhaps
some men may not call that the grossest
OF crimes: but l submit that 1T Is over
whelmingly proven in this case that TINS
man, who was u deputy sheriff of this
county. has been proven here to be of
worse moral character than an adulterer.
shameful rs II may he for this man, Il
married man, to have gone there ana
have mct this loose woman IN this miser-
able hole kept by these Nelson's. say
thai so far as this case is concerned. the
evidence shows that this man has been
guilty of n more henous offence so far
as the public Is concerned than the COM
mission of adultery. He, was Il visitor
at the Nelson's The story of his visits.
running hack for two and three years, is
given. He goes upon the stand and he
tells You how many times ne has visited
there within the last six months: and for
what. He gave the purpose. Discreetly
and substantially silent as to the three
years history before. But not that. Bad
as it might be for George r. McNally.
with q deputy sheriff 5 commission in his
pocket to make that Il place where with
out business he could drop In for a social
call. it stands in this case undenied by
George McNally that many of his visits
there were to that place which he him
self had hadindicted as liquor nuisance.
where he drank liquor with the people
that ran that home Of thugism. Jennie
Nelson SO testified. She testified that he
had been there drunk. She testified that
he had drank liquor there repeatedly.
Now who else? Mr.. Kelley. their wit
,nor 40 ,and u ,,, ,,t u, f ,u
po t; ta,oi, a,',' 80, t, ~ ~.
produced and endorsed to you as 4 cred
ible witness: the man of whom they say
Eo,i, ,i,e saiS ~ ,,o,, tro+ ha Ind san,, ,,
fcenrga ''i ,JcNsu, drinl i;o,o, t. tharo T.,
tt ,o, 49,, Ii IN ,,aaot , - ~
McNally upon that? Asked the one soh-
&C. "a, ~ q's. 1.,',,i d aa'd ~ .ndi IA NV
-. IA "a "..N ':o ~ aaiu w
u,. inan. sa,u tf1 ny si, sei,,ie,itli 81 ~
M"Nallv S ,, cot drink End Went tbcrc re- .', The
aefniE tti,,,Es sot ul'h liz wei,. 'lsiG uie
roSsiits t', VI ~ ->tsot Gnu % Ntiss .,l
ns INA, Geose n, tE.astia Ven .ne.e
ioi , 'ne pu' oi ,ia5 th uith ,'l.er ne
So tHele; ~; .tNtliieu my ne wen.
lnsfe aIIo ar, nr,hk .iisie, am anu It. Mas not
~ e.''ith 'i.at ':lIS iittit ~. W tih so;.t i
VIE Wile.t 80 @ anu ~ {, nuuco9 S,"ts Eoiiiss
eta.tc. ""S euuana soils ., ei,t ne.',1us G p:
pl,eiitt . ~ siu M!"i'S {" t!ie teopie oi t'i.s
count count % 9Gins 10 u rum Snop' ny, l.
T,,, - "a ~ taneli U''i MN
, - ~ - "nu,' s''et't ;l'i,u
saasn lie l'''" ii ~ toi"panH " fticiius ,
so'''e" 7 teIe ttd,-N tVo iiuon nluor:
i,lrl !, t.leI H"oH i"Ht ms sense OF
'e'eli,' anu ~ fIp''"t. @hu inning
up up I'LL, sndt roIsl @ nao tnen Soie ifto
~ .i.c ,, .nelan.iH nonsS ne "ouiu r! iios nav
50 Stossiy oaenucu % ne Pupiic seiise Oh
rIsnt anu Wrohs. Sut tne testimoily
from Mrs. Neisoll ana from Mercy Is tnat
ne Went ihere nos drunk but tifat
ne Went ,nere soper, N ms SOBER mo-
ments, aeliperateiE' with gross ana re.
noitnls tastes, WIN ah apsoiute Want OF
sense OF rlSht ana wrong IN a pubic
onIcer' tnat ne III that heil-hoie, Il no
t0rlous rum Shop' worse tnan rum
Shop-tnat ne there win those people
FRANK lhluors IN tnat mouse ana that
man a utputy Shefn1 OF the county or
Nenhepcc: Gentieneh, Whatever our prl-
Nate opinions may pe as 10 tne elncacy
OF tne adVlsaDllty or the poicy or pro-
hlDitlon IL STANDS as a part OF the or
sdric law OF tnlS state. Ihe constltu-
tioh mas oeen supplemented ny penal stat
ute a1tcr penal statute. until. be 1t right
or wrong, IL Is the living law or the
State OF Maine. II IS n part OF the set
tled poilcy or TINS state. and however
muchsoevcr we may dlSaSrce as to its
poilcy or eincacS, II is the law OF the
lahd ana TINS man was sworn as deputy
SherlT especially TO enforce that statute.
now uocS ne enforce ~: SelZlng stray
package OF liquor, Whlcn ne does not
noiu LOT want OF evidence. Has Nelson
INDICTED Tor i1uior nuisance. and upon
ms recommendatIon, undoubtedly. one
case goes upon ME. that funeral of so
many cases in the other court, and upon
the other case nominal fine of $4j for Il
ndnor nuisance. Ana TWO other cases,
one one OF 1nem restlh: 'lhally IN the slum-
per OF death upon the specia! docket on
ne, ihe other one j beileVe. rising to the
uiGhlty OF $40 or 800 for fine: That is
ms record OF the prosecution of the Mel
SONS, Sohs, ms boon companioils, his social
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