Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

substance of his testimony before Judge
Chapman.
Judge Newell cross-eXamined. He ask
| cd the witness questions concerning his
failure to identify Mr.. Milan. The wit
| ness testified thar. he was under pay by
| MIR. Pringle and also received witness
fees.
Roscoe L. Burns of Vassalboro was the
next witness. He repeated his testimony
in the Bangor court as he remembered
it, The statements Were largely i'm cor
roboration of the statements Of Mr., Da-
Wis ard Mr.. Prngle.
| The witness said that there was a mis-
| take in the warrant in the Milan case
| the witness being set forth in the war
rant as the man who bought the liquor.
| Judge Newell asked this witness also
how long he had been doing the work
| of spotter. He replied that he had done
| but little of it.
Willis Y. Patch was then called. He
testified that he acted as an agent for
property owners.
| A question was asked by Judge Cleaves
concerning evidence which was excluded
in court.
Judge Stcarns objected. on the ground
|
to anything which was not brought out
at the trial.
Judge Clcaves maintained that where,
the fairness of the judge was the ques-
ton. he had a right to show what would
have been introduced had it been per-
mittcd.
Pres. Allon ruled that as the witness
did not give the testimony at the trial
| l., xI, 1,.
| should not be allowed to give it to the
/ convention.
Terrence r. Towle testified as to the
conversation in the court room, but
could not say that Judge Chapman took
any part i'll the conversation, which was
that Mrs. Newman was probably guilty
for there was a strong case against her
! A question was asked of the witness
tending to show that unjust discrimina-
! ton was made between two respondents
arraigncd for the same offence. There
were objections but they were later with
drawn
| The witness who is an attorney had :,
client named kcefe. Ecefc was sentcnc-
| ed to Imprisonment and fine. while a pre-
| vious respondent was allowed to settle
with fine. The witness stated that he
afterwards settled Keefe's case in tny
supreme court for fine ana costs
J Judge Newell in cross-eXamination
brought out the fact that the elle eed dis
elimination was on account of the fact
that the first man had wife and family.
while Eeefe had none. Judge Cleaves at
tempted to rebut this by asking the wit
ness when he learned ali those last facts
from Judge Newell. He replied in some
heat that he had had no conversation
with Judge Newell
II. II. Patten, county attorney for Pc
Tobscot county, was the next witness.
He spoke of the request by Judge Chap
man that he Patten) use his influence
with the Governor and Council TO secure
his appointment as judge of the court.
He also spoke of the agreement to en-
force the prohibitory law, which agree
ment was. for a time. enforced.
Mr.. Patten then told of his experience
in the Ring and another case and of the
conversation in which he told judge
Chapman that he was surprised at his
decisions, that the supreme court was
surprised and that he would never ap-
pear in his court in the future in a IL
quor case
Inc next move was 10 snow tnat Judge
Chapman was admonished by Associate
Justice Savage against changes of SEN
tence in appealed cases and that such
practices were continued. There were
objections, but the evidence was admit
ted
Judge Stearns cross-examined. He ask
ed the witness if he did not think that
perhaps he was a little over Jealous and
perhaps excited at the time that adverse
decisions were given.
so, upon reflection.
A lively tilt arose concerning whether
Charles W. Morse of Bangor was IL
quor dealer and as to whether the county