Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-31

to accord to the publishers Of each one OF
these newspapers the privilege of making
nui,liC retraction of the lihelouS matter
Contained in this false report.
/ will .dd Il word further, suggested by
Frother Heath. that, as to the appear
ancc Of the word COPY upon INC uotu-
ments handed in. that / had no knoWil
edge of it whatever. 1t was thtre on az
OF then. evidently and lid not attract my
attention at all. II | had seen 1t should
have supposed it referred simply 70 Bong
the stcnograplIcr's copy as they ol'Sh put
the word copy on their documents before
Mr.. Heath: understand that the
counsel for the city wish this matter 10
stand az it Is. ,,,.
court are entitled also TO its protection
and this court itself in this great power
that it has to sit upon the taxation OF al
equal in dignity and responsibility, TO TIE
supreme judicial court. ara II II De true
that witnesses in this court, or any other.
can be treated with the unbridled Incense
with which this gentleman has peen
treated here then 1t IS high Tune tnat
their privileges be curbed by positive
statute that they understand. we are
getting accustomed il this country 10 tue
license of the press Of the metropolitan
centers. 1t seems that that same spirit
is reltering down into the good old state
of Maine. In all the so years that L nave
beel III business | have this 10 say |
i,d;ciaI outrage as this is 1t is not Mr.
Pernells standing, as man that makes
it so. COR there never was any one cor
nectcd with these three papers and Their
,,., y VII h any one connected W tn
these three papers that is MS superior
,. v, hood. i'll integrity in Keen sensitive
zen You knew that. gentlemen. without
my eulogy from me. You know Wh1t hi'
sonl, TIL NIX f him ard III, e''p e OF this
State, and you know what he is as ,nai
Lie irrI Cfn MT
HWY taa bcrr pub shed hv tn III 3r"St
:r.d lnuest cit zen of this ~ the Outrage
voc.I have beer as great. To atcuS"
this man of entering il to a conap, tracy 70
charrr his stim"nv under cath, N Other
y, re to accuse him of a cpnSp l1cN -
.uro-~.t the crjr = of pe:iHrv-that :
= HIT it is md MY friends say IL the Ugh
a. IT,. record knowing as they do tn It
be pos COVE rl0On the stand her AMI haS
supported the content ons OF the city TO I
degree not exceeded by single witness.
giving them Il valuation Of SldOpD III
rnrrd nu~bers HIGHER thar witness s Xix"
Mr. WarmSley and being the very h Ch st
in the list. showing conscientious dlS-
position as if he, were here nron the dn
of the city. and know ng as they DO. from
this very record and from t stl'nony that
they will not contradict and did not even
cross examine. that. on minor matters.
wherever he made a change. he made as
roaltv changes along the line Of their con-
t.ntions as ne did along the line Of tn"
contentious of the company. actuatHd IN
e1Ch case by desire 10 tell llie tFltn,
and in the end compelled to increase his
valuation and they propose to sat silent.
do they? And say that this paper Is right
in accusing him Of reducing his valuation
$3.50 900 odd. | did suppose that when the
facts were put before them that counsel
for the city would join with us IN seeing
that tho press of this STATE ard the press
of other states that might copy these
items would set this thing right. Tho
declined to do it. The responsibility is on
them and not on me. And now may it
please the court. they being out of it, in
stead of making the motion that process
of this court issue for contempt. as well
it inicht-a wickeder case Of contempt
was never before tie cOurt-thcrc never
was Il stronger case where newspaper
mon ought to be brought into court and
summurilv punished than this-instcad of
asking for that court process of this
court I ~il SIMPLY ask for the present
that this court will address courteous
communicate to the publishers of these
three papers and ask them In 4 proper
way to examine the record Of this court
and rcpublish the truth that is now
spread upon the record uncontralicted by
tn" city Of Augusta.
Mr.. Williamson: l have taken no part
in this discussion because properly it is Il
personal matter between Mr. Penncll. Mr..
Heath. Mr.. Baker. and the court I am
in no way authorized tn speak for any of
these papers. but it would seem to me-
the last suggestion Of Mr.. Heath Is very
fair and proper.