Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-09
tORD'S LETTERS
10 Deputy PIummer Cause a
Sensation in Court.
mysterious Allusions to Rounds, Plum
mer and Judge Hill.
PHYSICIAN Says Deputy Leach Is too III
to Attend Court

Portland, Me, June THE cIosin,
session of the Plummer bribery hearing
inns afternoon, was exciting almos
from first to last.
AL the morning session it was shown
mat Deputy Plummer did raid Franz
-. Ford's place during the alleged
| protected period, and that he did i,
az the time he stated. Fords name did
not appear on the index OF the court
Sheriff Pearson told how Ford was
ordered to leave his office ut The i.i
because he made Il proposal to pay hin
u commission on pop beer, the paw
ment to apparently be for charitable
purposes. The sheriff. however. said
| that Plummer did not state correctly
the facts connected with his own knovl-
edge of the mortgage given by Plum
iher to Ford. Plummer was just as
positive that he did tell the sheriff be-
Tore ne was appointed u deputy.
| Lewis :. Lamb. SilaS B. Edwards and
| r.. j. EraSdon told Of working under
| RUNNERS direction and against the
men said to have been protected" and
Deputy Charles Dunn, Jr, told the
story OF the discovery of Ford's hide. =
Deputy Obed +. Stackpole closed the
morning session by telling how the war
against rum was carried on. He gave
Plummer full credit for his good work
and said that Plummer never showed
laVors to any one.
VIM. F. Stone was called. He said
he was in the Callahan pool" but
drew out. not getting the promised pro-
lection. His last payment was $40. He
was notified by his attorney, Judge
Gould, not to make further payments.
This was in line with the statement
made by Plummer that he told Judge
Could that stone was throwing away
his money
James Perrigo, the Prohibition candi-
date FOR Governor, gave the details on
some detective work he did for the good
of the cause. At the suggestion Of
Plummer ne tried to secure evidence
against Frank .. Ford and to find his
hide"
Rev. Fl. T. SkiIlings. one Of the liquor
deputies. said he often visited liquor
places with Deputy P!ummer He
thought that Plummer worked con-
atantly. They made many official calls
without warrants. lie went through
the list of the alleged protected
places and said he was at all of them
with Plnmmer.
Mrs. Plummer. wife of G. A. Plum
mer, said that messenger boys occa-
siOnally delivered unsigned MESA ges
at the house. she thought she always
saw them. They were tips" where to
find liquor.
This testimony was cOrroborated by
Mrs. Sayward. who said that one mes
sage was handed to Plummer on the
street, and his sight being poor he
asked her to read it for him. Ii was a
tip" where to find some beer.
Daniel II. Bennett, foreman of the
grand jury, was called to testify re-
garding the statements made by Ford
ana Callahan before the grand jury.
| Mr.. Whitehouse said both men had adj
mittcd they told exactly the reverse OF
the story they told in the pending
case.
| Il do not propose to Let a man admit
| that he committed perjury; l propose
to prove that he did" said Judge Fos-
ter.
Bennett said that both mon positive
| IN said they never hribed an officer. and
| that callahan further said he did not
collect money from the rumsellers foi
| that purpose.
| John A. Beals, Rollin Leighton, f. l.
Houston and J. =. i. Jordan. members
Of the grand jury, gave the same evi-
dence.
II. w. Shaylor. an expert in hand
writing. was handed IN admitted speci-
mon Of the writing Of Frank d. Ford
and then five notes written on tel"-
ar2ph blanks. He said that, in his
Judgment. they were all written by
Ford j.
Mr. Whitehouse objected that th'
witness had. not connected them witt
Ford. ana the objection to them wa:
sustained.
Frank D. Ford. take the stand saiC
Nudge Foster. ana Ford did 50. h'
was taken by surprise. but soon re-
lowered his self-possession.
The notes were addressed to May.
w them one person was designated n!
"P." another as "PL," another as II
land still another as Hill
II can answer all the questions g
once, Ford said. "'P" is Pearson. tn
sheriff himself. Pr is Plummer, r.
llS MT. ikouluS. anu NO.
briggs. There you have it all.
Looking at one note. Ford said:
don't see why I wrote it,"
I'm sure l don't" said Foster.
II read as follows. and was prompti'
taken in hand by the court:
pear May-How are you? X am
doing n thing. but tell p | VIII II
him hand and foot Hill won't sign n
warrant for him. Try and see r lie
him I cut it out until the 1st OF JuiN
1 Tell him not to mind r. W. VIII 0
NJ hack the 9Th of July. Shall try TO Sc
: YOU tomorrow. -.
= Meet me at the corner of Newpur
!, and Franklin at lie A. M. tomorrow
). "FilI won't sign no warrant FOR nm
/. said Judge Hill from the oencn, an
tbon he said to Ford: What dld 70
$ mean by that?"
nj Ford said that by Hill he mea.
:. tbe court. Tte was asked by Judge II, !,
). 70 make a further explanation. II
Il cold that r. was eX-Alderi'i,'
/. rounds. who is a constable, ana WI
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