Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-05
BRIBERY PROBE MADE
TO INCLUDE RICHARDSON
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work in the situation here. Witnes,
replied: Il don't know as we could d.
| that here, Asa, il looks like violation
of the law"
Witness quoted Mr. Richardson a!
/ saving Charles Read tells me that i
| is runorcd that you are getting $50
week for protecting. runselers in Ed.
deford:. Replied to Mr.. Richardson
| that he had heard it rumored that h,
| received more than that in the sum
mer months. when things were moving
| ct old Orchard.
Judge Stearns-Did You ever receiv,
| pay for protection Of LIQUOR sellers?
Witness--"No SIR
Anywhere
| NO sir"
"In York county"
mo sir. nowhere in York County
Witness spoke rs county attorney
about a letter from lirs. William Wa.
| terhouse. ASS said, You don't want
to paw any attention to her. She is q
| temperance crank
Judge Steamship YOU offer to pay
| the County Attorney any money al
that interview
yitness-No sir.
Did you offer tc collect any money
for him of rumgellers.
II did not
Did YOU think at any time in that
interview that the county attorney sus-
pecfed your integrity9r
Only from what he said was ru.
moretH
Did YOU eyer tell him that YOU had
received any money"
II did not
Witness detailed tie circumstances
of tile interviews Of March with the
county attorney. Witness arrived or
the 1d45 ear at ISennebunk and went
to Mr.. Richardson's office Followed
him into his private office and asked
| him about matters a. Eennehunk
which he he'd promised to investigate
Asa started te lock the door and I said
! that IL wasn't necessary. Re went te
3 bookcase in the other ONCE couldn't
see what he did, he was back TO me
Then he came back in and pretended
70 lock the door.
W ilSii ne caai' of'h ~ tooh . ,o'l =,
biiis from ms co'f. posNse anu pes
10 UNFOLD them on ms desh, | t9io iiiii
re haa oetteF llhe care Oh az i'ioi,o'
pnt ne sald ,hae WIS al rish1, ! asA -.
nm atout lhe Piaee.Hi heiiiiea..iih ~
was 10 investigate anu ne sa'u .la' "a,
haa not zone 80. s'Hsi' .o,i mn %
hao otper BUSINESS i.tlis'ss NC t'o'', 70. :.
1oase Seams 'u wv sai. g. ~ e'os'
hve s2o eiiis INTO 2,fia ii's man o'i.oe,
Witness uiu nor. -,
HAD you ever seen ''ieil. oeiote
NO slr' ~, So
nat ofo YOU iiiean Nilei. ! W s.,'s
you Wou!a eau upon ii'i'i 'as's'' % ''',
as l'ossipie-
meant IN ,''e pursuance u NY %
ieiai duiies' -. =,
70 eniofce me Jaw Y h ).
ihat Was my pufposs
| are You q TOLL aostal'i.,.
! ess SIT always nav peei',
Have you always attempted 10 en-
torc@ the Jaw ~ 'hs COUNTY .. IN,
law 20 t,se oess y. my
lnder the eireNiilst;si'ces:
The Cross Examination.
The cross examination OF Sheriff
| Emery was then taken up by At
torney General Pattangall.
Did the County Attorney show yot
| any list of liquor sellers while 80,
| were at his office, Feb. %:
He did not"
| Did he mention the name of any
lio,lor sellers?n
NO sir.a
For what purpose did MIR. Reed re-
| quest you see the County Attorne,
| for?"
| Fer the discussion Of tAe better en-
! foree.nent Of the law.
| Did YOU make any suggestion to th'
| County Attorney as to a plan..'
| Il did not. | told him l had OK
haustcd all my resources in that di
rection."
When did you discharge Depui!
sheriff watkinsea
Il think it was the 9th day OF fepru
airy, .,a,,,
| iaa ne iiol iiidue ,a'us -. ''''
We s,r."
why did You discharge him.