Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-26
SECOND ARREST.
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would accept a check for the princi-
pal and interest, and hold the check
a few days until | could get together
enough money to cover it. He replied
that he would willingly do it.
Il gave him check for $S12 and he
handed me receipt for it. He did not
return the note, as he said he did not
have it with him.
within a Eek / had deposited more
than enough to cover that check, as
my bank book will show, and L told
Ford he could draw his money any
time, but he held the check. l have
recently been told that he carried
around that check of mine and eX-
hibted it to rumsellers as evidence
that he had a bind on me.
"A few months ago | negotiated
loan for my brother, whose obligation
was at the bottom of the suit against
me. and he sent for Ford and insisted
on having the outstanding note and
caehing the check.
Il defy Ford or anyone else to prove
that l have ever accepted a bride of
any sort or that I have in any way been
neglectful of my duty as a deputy sher-
III 50 Lar us lIltN were concerned.
When Sheriff Pearson was informed
shortly before PIummer's arrest that a
warrant was to be served on the head
of the Selling force, he replied:
IF there is a mark on him, thank
God for its discovery"
| He said the county attorney had his
full Endorsement in the investigation.
County Attorney Whitehouse was
asked if any further arrests were prob
able. and he replied: mo: | believe
that the bottom OF the affair has now
been reached
Charles A. Plummer. the accused dep
uty, is about As years of age. q native
| of Scarhoro. and has seen long service
as an officer.
Deputy Plummer has engaged tho
services Of Hon. Enoch Foster, former
| Judge of the supreme court and is MAX
| ing preparations to vigorously contest
the case in the municipal court. Tn"
| arraiSnmcnt will take place before Re
corder Wheldcn. Monday. but Judge
Foster will ask for continuance until
| Wednesday.
| L shall not only draw out the States
side. but shall put in my defence at
| Wednesdays hearing" Plummer said
| to a reporter. ~ am innocent OF this
charge and 7 want the people to have
| all the facts on both sides. So they can
| Judge for themselves. I have nothing
to conceal. The warrant charges that
| I received money for the protection of
Frank u. Ford, John A. Fecney, VIII
| liam H. Farrell. William +. stone,
| Thomas ]. Cronin. Charles S. SWEET.
| James II. Sullivan, John Sullivan and
| others. The court records will show
that have continuously bounded these
very persons. ana the docket of the
liquor deputies office is filled with eN i
dence that l have kept after them day
ana night They have been driven to
the wall and I regard this action as 4
desperate plot on the part of desperate
men to drive me off the Shcriff'S force
| OF course it is the county attorneys
duty to prosecute all such cases, but il
| those ruInscllers have been promised
| Immunity from punishment, as | under
| stand they have, no innocent man is
safe They could Islander ana ruin any
public official that darcs oppose them. y
| Sheriff Pearson was asked if he in
| tends TO revoke Deputy Plummers
| commission. He replied: q certainly
shall not until after he has had a hear
ing in openco court. Though | signed .he
warrant charging him with crime, l did
it as a formal act at the request of the
county attorney. But | believe it would
be unfair to discharge or suspend him
until his side Of the story is heard. II
at the hearing. Wednesday. the testi-
mony is such as to show probable cause
for binding him over to the grand Jury
of course | shall suspend him."
Many of the friends of the sheriff's
administration who have confidence il
Deputy Plurmer's declaration of inno-
cence have express the opinion that
politics are at the bottom Of the action
against Plummer; that Republican and
Democratic leaders are determined 20
prevent the reelection of the Prohibi-
| ZIONIST sheriff.