The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-30

a company TO Mr.. Fenton, the last
one bearing the date January, lvOt'
Mr.. Fenton testified that ut least one
of the receipts had been given TO him
in his store in return for money which
he had paid Gale. He also said that
he supposed the receipts were IN u
compartment of his desk, and could
account for their appearance In Mr.,
Smith s possession in no other way
than that they had been stolen togeth'
or with some letters and photographs
which he had missed.
At the close of the testimony State s
Attorney Bacon issued a summons TO
Presiding Justice A. +. Schwenk, into
whose custody the receipts were given,
TO appear before the grand jury at the
September term of Windham county
court and bring the receipts with him.
Mr.. Bacon also served summonses on
Gen. Albin, his law partner, William
IL. SAWYER of Concord, \. H., and At
torney Smith to appear before the
grand jury and testify as to their
knowledge of the receipts. state 8
Attorney Bacon intends TO give TINS
matter thorough investigation and
it is not unlikely that extremely IN
teresting developments will follow the
session Of the grand jury. Mr.. Bacon
will not only try to find out how Gen
eral Albn's counsel came in posses
sion of the receipts which were pro.
duced in court Saturday but he will II
possible determine what has become OF
the letters and photographs which are
missing from Mr.. Fenton S desk and
which il is believed were stolen.
On the strength of the testimony
given by Mr.. Fenton and Others
State's Attorney Bacon issued Satur'
day night a warrant charging f. G.
Gale with selling liquor illegally in
Vermont. Copies of these writs are
now in the hands of Vermont officers
and they will be served if the occasion
offers.
The taking of depositions was re-
sumed Wednesday, the first witness
being C. n. "Nat'O Herrick. lie
testified that he had known F. G. Gale
about 80 years and had visited Gale s
place of business on the island, both
when it was run as a saloon and after
il became the office of the Cheshire
Express company. At the saloon he
had known of gambling, but never saw
Gale gamble. At the request OF Gale $
counsel Justice Schwenk informed Her
rick that under the New Hampshire
law it was crime to be present where
gambling was being carried on and that
he had a right to decline to answer
any question which might tend to in
criminate himself. Herrick did not de-
cline to answer any question, how
ever. In regard to his purchases at
the express office he said he some
times telephoned orders from his house
to Curran s saloon in Hinsdale and the
LIQUOR was delivered at the express Of
fee, where he got it and paid for It,
He testified that he always paid for
liquor so purchased on the New Hamp-
shire side of the river,
/ John Larrow, barber, was the next
witness. He took advantage of his
personal privilege and declined to an.
swer vital questions on the ground
that such answers might incriminate
himself. He was placed on the stand
again yesterday morning, but little
new information was brought out.
Lewis Harris was then called. lie had
known of Gale a long time, but not
to speak to him. He had visited the
saloon and had heard of rafies being
INDUCED in there.
Fred Cressy was questioned at
some length, but took advantage OF
his personal privilege and declined to
answer certain questions. "Have you
known of gambling being done over
thereP" said Mr.. Smith, counsel for
the defense. to which Mr., Cressy re-
piled that he had not played a game
of poker there for 10 years nor known
of f. c. Gale playing poker there IL
that time. Mr.. Smith said he did not
ask if the witness had played poker
but if he knew of gambling going on
there, to which Mr.. Cressy replied
I"I decline to answer, for reasons pre-
viously given" Mr.. Smith asked Mr.
Cressy what the reputation of the
brewery" had been by common re
port. Mr.. Cressy said that every man
must be his own judge as to that. Per
sonally, he thought its reputation was
as good as that of any other saloon
When asked as to why Brattleborc
people opposed renewal of Gale 8 II
cense Mr.. Cressy said that as nearly
as he could judge it was simply case
of Fits against Gale,
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cressy
testimony William Smith of Towns
Ihend was called. He was the most
picturesque witness of the day. His
only visit to the "brewery' was sew
en- or eight years ago. Asked If he
saw any gambling devices there, Smltl
replied that he saw wheel there thai
went Ground and round" He testl
fed that he saw one man play quar-
ter and get So. Chow did the othei
fellows come out?' asked Attorney
Smith, and the witness replied: "They
put down considerable many quarters
and got nothing The witness sale
he had made three purchases of liquor
at the Cheshire express office begin
ming last spring, and that each time ne
ordered the stuff in the forenoon ano
got it in the afternoon, paying the
"lady" in charge twice and a man
once. The other witnesses who testi
fed yesterday were I'll. FL. Howe OF
Brookline and E. s. Wilder of London
derry, whose testimony added but lit
tie to that already given. When asked
how recently he had ordered liquor al
the Cheshire express office Wilder re
nlina. NSiy hours y and added thai