Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-08

regarding the drinking in the saloon; sal.
that Payson and Farnham said sever
urlnks-tWo OF rum, two Of Whiskey. two
81 gin and one of ale: Pays0n said t,
4 fafnha;n: 'tome up and have another
drink. Witness thought they were com.
ing pretty swift. Saw Bert Rowe ant
Sanford Benner
+ tross-examined Witness went in soon
after o clock with Chester Eenue. ana
others, was standing round. staid in un-
VI pace closed: went in from habit: firsi
drink taken by Payson and Farnham waz
ale. did not hear Farnham say NJ nad
7 no money ana couid not treat; Farnha m
! TOOK no cnasers. Payson did: Farnhanl
did not Stranele- seemed to like it: Paw
son was IN tne worst shape when they
went out. witness saw Farnham at the
DalI game. he pitched two innings: saw
hlhn later sitting down near the factory.
FRED a Purinton. Lives In Hailowel
works at the quarries Witness went in
10 Mcl"nchs at s.i5: McCiench was be
hind the bar. witness did not belong to
the gang: saw fayson and Farnham be
iore the bar. drinking; heard Pays0n say
10 farnham: Come up and have an
other drink. Thought the drink WAS ale
iayson urged Farnham to drink. placing
MS hand on Tarnnam shoulder: within
tEiee to hVe minutes Payson repea ed mis-
invitation and witness Thought they
drank whiskey; heard Payson say: n N
going to fill Farnham up
In the cruss-eXamination of this wit
ness. Mf Goddard questioned him as to
what he had been doing in the interval
between his arrival in town at l.i5 in the
afternoon, and his appearance at Me
tIrnch :. at 50 in the evening. and
caught him in such wholesale rehearsal
~ Ialsehood that II is not worth whilt
Ia publish the evidence.
Only one witness was put on by the
defence, Charles 4. sumner Witness
said he was in McClenchs. Monday night
after o'clock: had not seen Payson be
tore that day: WAS there i few minutes
t"frre the place closed: saw Farnhaul
| there ana noted the condition of the two:
son was not So We'll Off and staggered ;
saw Them come toward post office. saw
tarnham on Acads my street. ahead. and
i,ayson staggering In the road saw
f'arnham haul elbow from window. but
saw scuifte.
After the place closed. witness went OUT
on sidewalk; went up railroad track with
street. calling Farnham names. saw Pay
son later. about 81 feet above railroad.
ivIng on the bank; got him up to take
him home; Payson wanted TO go down
town 10 get something 10 eat. but finally
witness. kittridge and Bert Rowe carried
nim home. ana kittridge and Rowe put
him in The barn and lett him.
Witness did not go 10 the saloon until
after o'ClOck kluridge was the
sidewalk. and. with Ed Crotty. went in.
on witness suggestion Witness saw
FaySon and F1rnham sitting In the room
ana heard Payson say: Lets have one.
Remembers that Payson and Farnham
had three drinks.
tfosS examined Diu not near faNSOn
toll Farnham to pour the liquor out, and
did not pay much attention to what was
going on; heard Payson on sidewalk, af
,er going out, ask Farnhan to have an
other drink.
This concluded the evidence presented
At the hearing. The arguments of the
! county attorney and Of the counsel for
the defence were both very brief. and
the decision ot Judge Safford was that. in
view OF the evidence which had been sub
mtJe he should held both of the re
spotdents la the sum Of $aNu each Tor ap-
pearance at the September term of the
superior court.
Both Payson and McCiench furnished
SECURITIES the bondsmea of the former
| being L. W Payson and X. NJ johnson
! OF Hailowell while those of the latter are
Thomas Mclaughlin of Hailoweli. and
| Edwin Iittleiieid Of Chelsea