Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21
of the man who run place in question


of the man who run place in question
was William F. Newman.
| The testimony was then upon the
| records OF United States licenses, par
| ticularly in relation to the DriScoll
case. and the contention that the cap
tons i'll the book in which the record
| was kept was incorrect.
In the DriscOll case. it was said thai
| Driscoll stood in the crowd until the
| STATES case was put in.
When the Milau case was taken up
in which Mr.. Pringle was asked to
| identify the respondent, the witness
| said that he thought that the respon-
| dent was in the court room. but had
| disguised himself.
| Judge Newell conducted the cross
examination. He said that he under
stood that Mr.. Pringle found fault
| with JuCSe Chapman because the men
were not put in the dock.
| Mr.. Prinsle said that that was MOI
it. altogether, for there was d fence
| there which might conceal Il man..
| The witness was asked if he dill NOT
| know that men were often tried for
mislomeanors without the respondent
| being IL court. He replied that he did
| not know it.
The witness was asked il he went
| round to al the places and attempted
to buy liquors. He replied that he
| bought it III one case.
He was asked il he was not infiu-
cnccd in his campaign against Mr.. Bass
| by the fact that one-half went to the
prosecution. In reply the witness stated
| that he had previously announced that
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| in case convictions We're secured.
! Another question brought it down to
whether or not he had ever sat down
| and figured out just how much money
he could get ont Of Mr. Bass. The wit
ness denied that he over did it.
Mr.. prin1le was asked if nc knew
that JuCgc Chapman had sent more
| m"n to jail for liquor selling than in
any other municipal court i'll the State.
II" replied that he did not. TIc should
! say that about one ont of % had been
:" sentenced in the Bangor court
Mr.. Prinele fas asked if he knew Of
any case where Judge Chapman he'd
| back any warrants. He said tina; he did:
in some of the liquor advertisement cases.
Several questions were as to who ac-
| comDanied Mr.. Pringle as to who was
! with him in his search for liquor lie
named q man from NorridGewocl< and an
other from VassalbOro who were under
pay of So per day and expenses. Mr..
| Pringie said that he objected to the term
"spotter" but Judge Newell insisted
Frederick RI. Appleton of Bangor was
/ the next witness. He was asked concern
| ing his acting as surety on the Bass
warrants. Ifc said in reply that he did
not understand that he was acting IA
surety until the cases came up in the
Isupreme court and was told that the bail
| in all cases had been defaulted An
agreement was then reached between
| County Attorney Patten and the witness
whereby the case went to the law court.
The ton of the witness
| was conducted by Judge Stearns.
| He read 10 the witness portions of the
| agreed statement Of facts in which d
waiver of certain procedure.
Objections were raised to answers from
Mr.. Appleton as to what he or Judge
| Chapman understood as to just what was
| waived. The objection was sustained.
The next question was as to Judge
Chapmans reputation for integrity.
Judge Cleaves said he would not object
| to this last question if it was intended to
go into that side of the case. The ques-
| ton was answered. Mr.. Appleton saying
that he never heard any reason to doubt
Judge Chapmans integrity.
Aubrey II. Chapman was called to tes-
| tify as to the tenant at ia Haymarket
square. This related to the Newman
case.
Aaron F. Davis of Mercer was the next
witness. He was asked as to his testi-
mony in Bangor court in regard to the
Newman case. He described his visit,
telling of the bar. the bartender and the
sale of hot whiskey' which was gotten
from dumb waiter by asking for coffee
He also told of two subsequent sales and
declared that these statements were the