Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07

cry T. Haskell was called to the stand
as first witness. He testified that lie
| had bought cider number Of times
| for . ',cverage of the respondent since
| Jan. I. 1908 At the last town meeting
| day he saw dozen men at the re-
| srondents place in the kitchen and he
saw one man buy cider and pay the
| respondent Tor it. EIe had bought cider
| and drank it ON the premises at least
| 10 times since Jan. 1, 1908. and on four
or five occasions he bought cider OF
| the respondent and carried it away.
| THE witness testified on cross-eXam-
ination by Attorney Beane that he
could not remember the first time that
he bought cider of the respondent. He
distinctly remembered buying cider OF
the respondent on the last town meet
ing dav. He did not remember Of ever
drinking any cider at the house with
out paying for it.
William Haskell testified that he had
bought cider q number of times Of the
respondent and drank it on the premi-
ses. He hal bought it by the pitcher.
paying 10 cents for it, and had also
bought it by the gallon.
On crOss-eXamination the witness
testified that the Melvin place was
quiet and peaceable
Melvin Sturtevant of South China
| testified that he had lived the next
house to the respondent and had seen
cider sold there
The witness testified on cross -cxami-
nation that he never saw any disturb
ance at the respondents house.
Other Witnesses testified to buying
cider of the respondent for tipping
purposes.
Andrew Small was the first witness
called in behalf of the defence. He
testified that he had been by the re-
srondent's house number Of times
and had never seen any disturbance
there.
On cross-eXamination the witness
testified that he never tried to buy
any cider of the respondent.
Other witnesses testified that they
had never seen any disturbances at the
respondents home and that the repu
tation of two of the government wit
nesses for truth and veracity in the
neighb0rhood was bad.
The respondent, Mrs. Ada Melvin,
took the stand in her own behalf She
testified that she never sold cider for
tipping purposes to Emery Haskell,
Frank Wood or anyone else. She has
frequently given cider away to her
neighbors but she never sold them any
cider. Emery Haskell never sold her a
watch for so cents and a gallon of eli
der. Persons have carried away cider
in jugs but she never received any pay
for it.
On cross-eXamination the respondent
| testified that she never sold any cider
| in her life. She went to Portsmouth,
n. H, dressed in male attire while
| the grand jury was in session.
| On re-croSS-eXaminati the witness
| testified that she did not leave the
State when she heard that she had
| been indicted. Her husbands money
paid for the farm on which they lived
Henry Melvin of China, husband of
the respondent, testified that last
town meeting day he was at home the
most of the time. No cider was sold
| on that day and he had never seen
any disturbance at his house. No cider
was ever sold there and there were
never any large crowds of people in
| the house. He had frequently given ci-
Ger to the neighbors.
| On cross-eXamiration the witness
testified that ne thought he gave cider
to some of the people in the house last
| town meeting day.
| The evidence on both sides had been
| presented when court adjourned until
$50 o'clock Thursday morning.