Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-06

Both Houses of the Maine Legisla-
ture. Friday night, voted to adopt
an address To the Governor for the
removal of County Attorney Asa A.
Richardson of York county, upon the
charge OF corruptly producing at the
September term of court, 1911, in
York county, blank paper instead of
an indictment against William L.
White of Old Orchard for violation or
the prohibitory law. The original re-
solve against County Attorney Rich
ardson upon which he was arraigned
before the bar of the House, also
charged him with soliciting a bride
from Charles T. Read of Biddeford. a
member of the Democratic State COM
mttee, with giving false testimony in
proceedings for the removal from Of
flee of Sheriff Charles o. Emery of
York county, with resorting to improp-
er and unworthy methods in seeking
to bring about the conviction of Sher-
iff Emery and by reason of incom-
potency and ignorance of law bring
ing the office of State attorney for the
county of York into disrepute and con-
were thrown to the four winds by the
attorney general and prosecution made
upon the second charge alone Pres
ident Clifford of the Senate, who pre-
sided in the Joint convention, had rul-
ed in the afternoon that testimony
might be brought in by the defense
upon The other counts, but in the eve
ming he practically reversed his rul-
~, 70 a
second paragraph of the resolutions.
the White case.
The vote for the adoption of an adj
dress to the Governor asking for the
removal of County Attorney Richard
son stood 16 to in the Senate and 81
to So in the House and was almost
strictly upon party lines. Judge Ben
iamin F. Cleaves of Biddeford senior
counsel for Richardson, who protested
vigorously against the ruling OF Presi-
dent Clifford, during the progress OF
the trial, is confident that his client
will be indicated in September by the
voters of York county. Said he: we
will go to the polls with this man in
September and elect him.
The Legislature after the adoption
of the address adjourned until A.
NJ. Saturday, at which time the sup
Elementary appropriation bill will be
passed and final adjournment of the
special session made. Never before in
the history of the Maine Legislature
have two trials by address taken place
at the same session. either special or
regular and never before have trials
by address been attended by such pc
culiar and sensational circumstances.
One feature commented freely upon,
Friday night, in regard to the two
trials was the remarkable difference
in the quality of the pleas made by
Attorney General Pattangall in the
two cases In the prosecution OF Sher-
iff Emery his argument was the CAIN,
judicial charge of a justice to jury,
while his plea in the prosecution oil
County Attorney Richardson was filed
with biting sarcasm and passionate
pleadings, the argument of counsel 10
| jury.
Although Sheriff Emery, after the
Legislature voted against his conVie-
| ton upon the counts presented in the
resolve against him. rendered his res
| ignation, there appears to be some
doubt as to whether or not Governor
! Plaisted will accept it. The Governor
and Sheriff Emery had conference
during the afternoon and Governor
Plaisted, Friday evening, gave out
the following statement, when asked
| in regard to the results of the confer
| ence.
II told Sheriff Emery that he was
| to continue to perform his duties as
| sheriff until | informed him to the
contrary The resignation has not yet
| been accepted. If | We're to accept IT
| | should desire to make an appoint
ment at the same time