Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-31
Before United States Commits
sioner Choate, Yesterday.
Nhitefeld and China Men Up for Vi
o|ating Internal Revenue Laws.
Former Discharged and Later Held Tor the
United States Court.

brought before United States Commits
sioner Choate, yesterday afternoon. IL
answer to the charge of Dispensing
liquid refreshments without a United
States license. The four witnesses
summoned hy the government in the
case of Carlson sWure positively that
they had never bought any liquor of
him and had never known of his sell
ing any. one Of them testified to at
tending church, but the commissioner
assured him that he would not be held
on that account. AS there was no tcs-
tmony to elbow croul,ing upon Mr.
! Carleson's premises he was allowed TO
| depart in peace, never again, it is
hoped. to +, Il under such suspicion
| Tho first witness in the ease
! against Haskell was Everett A. Clough
Mr.. Clough testified that on two occa-
sions. in August, 1889. he hii pure has
"a pint h"ttlos af what purported t.
he rum. Ia, which, upon subsequent
Investigation, Ii" had i,as,n to suspect
was chiefly alcohol AID water
Mr.. Hask,ll in his own behalf enter
"a Il vigorous denial VI Mr. Cluughs
statements He declared that H. was
not and never had been a rum seller
but earned an honest living from hi
farm which contained, in the two
places" comprising il. upwards of 900
acres. II was evident that he was
considerably wrought up by Mi
CltuGh'S testimony. He controlled
his voice with difficulty ana hurled hi
honest INDIGNATION in tha direction
of MIR Cluugh with considerable Ora
matt. effect. not hcsitating in his earn
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n exclaimed. and ;elI you it's hard.
h. added, pointing at Clough, for an
honest man like me u be brought into
court Oh such a charge by thing like
that"
Here Mr.. Haskelrs emotions appear
ed t. overpower him. and the tears
coursed freely down his checks.
Mrs Haskell corroborated her hus-
bands evidence.
Nathaniel Buker stated that he had
at the time of the alleged sale of liquor
To ClouSh lived less than a mile from
Haskell, although ne was now resi-
dent OF Augusta He had frequently
VISITED MIN, put had never seen any
liquor there. neither hdd no ever hedrd
that ne was IN the hablt of selling ~
tie knew that ClouSh had been IN
dicted on the horse case He had
had a conversation with Cl"ush fela-
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