Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-07
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL SATURDAY JUNE T. 1902
UNDER HOT FIRE.
Continued from page 1.)


Recorder Whelden to produce the NUM-
clpal court records and read the entries
OF warrants issued against liquor deal
CTS and seizures made during the al
legged protected period
The records showed that which num-
Gus complaints We're made and war
rants issued against Ford's place dur
ing 1901, only few seizures We're made.
| The same condition was shown at the
other places named during the period
Of alleged payments.
The records showed that while nu-
merous complaints were made and war
rants issued against Fords place dur
| ing 1901, only few seizures were made.
The same condition was shown at the
other places named during the period
Of alleged payments.
Judge Foster brought out the fact
that large seizure had been made at
Farrclls place during the protected
period and was not included i'll the
| court records.
At this point the prosecution rested
and large number of witnesses, in
Guiding Sheriff Pearson and Deputies
Dunn ana Sterling were sworn by the
| defence. The first witness called to the
stand was Charles a. Plummer, the ac-
cuSed deputy. The direct examination
Ct this witness had not been completed
when the noon recess WAS taken.
in substance Plummer's testimony up
to that point was fiat denial of all
the charges alleged III the warrant. He
recOunted the story of the loan of $500
from Frank Ford, but contradicted
Foru's story regarding the manner in
which the money was paid. He also in
sisted that the loan was returned with
interest at per cent. while Ford tes-
titled that no interest was paid He
denied ever having any conversation
with Ford relative to deal for the
protection of Ford or others or ever
having received money from Ford or
any other person to influence his OFF,
cial acts.
Michael j. Callahan did come to his
house one evening, he said. and mum
hlcd over something about certain
druggists" but was ordered from the
house and was told that none Of the
| liquor deputies want any rum money"
That was the nearest approach to an
attempt to arrange Il deal he said.
The nearest Ford ever came to any
|
mcr, you are a - fool to work for
nothing" Plummer's attorney al
| tempted to Introduce Il large number
Of slips Of paper in evidence as SAM
PIE Of the messages delivered to Plum
mcr by messenger, but the county at
| tcrney objected ON the ground that the
| messages were not signed and it had
not been proved that they were the
sl.me messages referred to by the pros
Ccution. The objection was sustained
and the messages were excluded.
Plummcr denied that he ever agreed
| viii, Ford to say not a word about
their transactions, or that he ever said
| it was all right if Ford and Callahan
wanted to max something for them
| selves out of the deal. He explained
Ford's numerous visits to his house by
saying that Ford came to give inlorma-
ton that would assist the deputies in
Selling liquor from other saloons.
| When given an opportunity to make
a statement at the conclusion of the
direct examination, plummer said:
"All these places they say ! was pro-
tccting | was following up and trying
every way to catch them. ! even en-
ploycd spoilers to get evidence against
them"
| ON cross examination, Piummer de-
MED that ne tOld a man who came to
his house with Ford that he would
better send down still ale or that
Ford was the only man in Portland the
} stranger could do business with When
questioned about the numerous mes
sascs brought TO him by district mes
~cur"r boys. he stated that The tcsti
moly given by these boys WIS untru"
in some eases While they had tcsti-
TED to delivering S5 messages, he had
received not more than Is only. Not
more than five of these were handed to
him personally by the messengers. lie
denied emphatic that he ever gave
an answer of any kind to these mes
) sages.
III reply to d question Plummer dc-
nicG that he went to the county attor-
ncy after an indictment had been re-
turned against one Of the "protectcd'
liquor dealers, and told him there was
not sufficient evidence to secure "a con-
viction."
When pressed by the county attorney
as 60 why he made no seizure at Ford \
plac, between Feb. Il ana April 16 of
| last year, fIuilillcI pIoducCd al pii'e-
showing that 4 seizure was made there,
| April . There was no record of the
seizure on the court docket, but the
answer finally was accepted.
The reason he did not make more
seizures during that time, he said, was
because much Of his time was taken up
| in searching for evidence in the Graf
fam murder case. He issued no war
rants against Ford or any Of his men
between Aug. and oct. /, he said, be-
cause he believed they were doing no
business at that time.
| The crCSs-eXamination was not com
| pIeted when court adjourned for the
day.
| NnIIr,tcCc At PIrLh1ONn