Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-24

court, PIE ddCu guilty, ana Was held III
tua alm ot $l09U for appearance 1T the
September term OF The superb court.
Captain Charles II, Durton, WHO
Wa on the stand at the adjournment
Friday afternoon. @ae recalled 1atuf
day mcrrias. lie stated thdt lie Let
the v;rd room With WadsHorth. DlH
and l.angs. lie walked as far rs tia
Trust Co. mlilding and Wsnt from
th-re t. the Journal Office
james W. Beck. the successful can
didstc for alderman was c.ilicd To tie
stand and testified that l.es was It
tic !olls all dav election day and
at tHc counting o. the ballots. "There
Were = %; 80 persons outside The rail.
said A!r. Beck. Vt the time ballots
Were counted wine IS stated that h"
pun some figures all the rail Witness
said Ic heard Dill announc, the count
and langs was at the right Of Dill.
who came out and CONGRATULATED
YOU" Dill. Bowman and runton."
bid Bangs and Blake come out to
c"nGr,' tulate YOU" Ne. thcy Wer,
at the table"
Did Difi stay al the iGil long
Ne
Your office is in the same build
ing rs Mr. Fisher and in two rooms
that ;djoin:." "YeS sir"
Did Bangs come into your office
the day after rlection?" Yes. sir
with my certiticate Mr. Banss then
went in Mir. Fislor's ollicc with his
certificate, Then Mr.. Barbour Went
INTO Fishers effcc the city marshal.
George T.. Fletcher. came into my Of
ice Ia consult Witil me. Bangs. Bar
bour and Fisher were then in Fisher
"tiic" toS' thor. I'angS Won't out tirSy
ana tHen Barbnll, came out and IL
hooked as if he Wisi.s.d to speak t.
me. Int seeing Mr.. Fietoher fhc'c
Went ant. soon ltad i te!ephol..
call from Ms---IHs5,lhour stating tha.
he Vas not satisfied Wit. the count
and wished recount said. 'Au
right and | called at Alr Barbour ;
home that evening and we namrd
the time for the recount
Had anyone suggested before tlat
that there was some question as IN
Your el"cti"n"" asked Mr. Heath. ~
sir
What did You notice first on these
bdilots?' "rht scroll which was sim
liar on them all
You wcre talking with Ranss about
this@o" Yes. and / had rot accused
him and told him so. but We both
agreed j Was done in the ward ro1:n.
also talked it over with Dill. lie
said he didn't care to associate With
anyone who lid it. and Dill agreed
1t WAS dcne in the ward room.
"Mr. Heath; Now. why don't yoI
ask witness if h was talking with
WadsWorth"" Il will"
Mr. Beck: Nc. was rot"
Mr.. Heatn You eliminate Mr..
answer that
Did you see Charles Wadswnrth
shak" tho ballots roughly" Yes.
sir"
You had p clear view of Wads-
forth'S back" Yes, sir" He Was
handling the ballots very roughly ="
Yes. sir
Was he mtoXicated"" Il didn't
know that he was
'I"u are on the best of terms with
Bangs and Wadsworth?" Yes. sir
Did y"l see Wadsworth shakins
the ballots after you had been con
graduated by the ether warl officers -
Yes. sir
Ernest l.. Mclean. city solicitor
| said that he represented Beck at til
Investigation. He said he noticed thai
| Beck's name was scratched with 6
scroll several times.
George +. Fletcher. city marshal o
Augusta. testified that lie was II
Beck'ss office the day after election
He saw Bangs and Barbour go out
Orrir L. Choate. turnkey at the jail
stated that he was outside the rail or
election day when the count was being
, made. Saw Bangs marking speci.
mon ballot on ballot box turned or
end. Saw Dill. Bowman and Duntor