Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-19
HELD ON ALL COUNTS.
State Senator Green Of Binghamton,
N. ", Must Stand Trial.

States Commissioner Hall, this afternoon,
handed down his decision in the case of
State Senator George E. Green of this
city, charged with bribery and conspira-
cy to defraud the government in connec-
on With the sale of line ana
held on all five Of the indictments for
Judge Hall reviews at great length the
evidence submitted by the government as
to money transactions between Senator
Green and George w. Beavers, former
superintendent of the supplies and allow
ance division of the post office depart
Green to induce favorable action on the
part of Beaver in purchas of time records
and that the evidence discloses a sus-
piclouS activity on the part OF Beavers
ceiling machines for which motive must
have existed.
THE evidence in the Doremus cancelling
machine cases." the decision says, Is not
so full and complete as In the time re-
corder cases, owing to the unexpected dis
appearance of Truesdell and Ida Crowell.
said to have been important witnesses
before the grand jury. just when wanted
| for this hearing and by the fact that
Manager Fish of the Doremus Machine
Co., suffered SO severely, last winter, on
was obliged. as he testifies, to burn all
the cid books and papers of his company
] to keep himself warm. regardless Of their
possible value as evidence; and that his
|
| led him to tear out and destroy a num-
| Der of scratched stubs from the compa-
| nyS check book which should have. shown
, in whose favor checks had been drawn.
1t is proper to say here that there is
not the least suggestion in the evidence
| of any of these cases that the defendant.
George f. Green, ever benefited person
| ally from these transactions beyond the
additional profit from the increasedS sales
laccruing to him in common with the 9TH
er stockholders of these two companies.
THE only questions to be determined
by the commissioner from the testimony
given in his examination are:
firstM tht tsr it. appears IRON the
States have been violated as charged in
Observation-Disclosures there is probable
cause shown to believe the defendant.
George E. Green, guilty of the offences al
legged
dence in all these cases, have been I'M
able to reach any other conclusion that
that in each and all of these five cases
the laws of the United States have been
violated as and at the place charged in
the complaints and that there is prob
able cause shown to believe the defendant
George Z. Green guilty of the offences
alleged.
Wherefore the following order in sub
stance has been made in each of these five
cases:
1T appearing to me- the commissioner,
from the oral and documentary evidence
produced upon the examination that the
laws of the United States have been vio--
lated as charged in the complaint and
that there is probable cause shown to
believe the defendant, George E. Green.
guilty of the alleges offence. and that the
same was committed in the district OF
Columbia it is hereby ordered:
'"rhat the said George E. Green give
bail in the sum of $4,000 with good and
sufficient sureties for his appearance be-
fore the supreme court of the District of
Columbia at the city of Washington on
the first day of the next regular term
thereof, then and there to answer said
charg. and that in default of the same
United States marshal for the Northern
district of New York, pending an appli-
cation of the district judge Of said dis
trict for warrant to remove him, the
said defendant, to the District of Column
bia for trial.
At A o'clock this afternoon. Senator
Green appeared before Judge George w.
Ray at Norwich. in custody of United
States Marshal Black and accompanied by
George b. CurtiSS.
Mr.. Curtiss on behalf of the govern
ment asked for an order from Judge Ray
for the removal of the defendant from
this district to the District of Columbia
for trial This application was opposed
by the defendants attorney, who at the
same time applied for writ of habeas
corpus. which was granted directing the
marshal to produce Mr. Green before the
court, which was done. At the same time
the defendants attorneys asked for a writ
of certiorari which was granted. direct
ing Commissioner Hall to return all pro-
ed term of the district court of the Unit
ed States, which will be convened by
Judge Ray at Albany. Feb. Q.
Senator Green was then released until
that time by giving $4,000 bail. George F.
O'Neil, publisher of the BinghamtOn
Leader, becoming his bondsman.