Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-18
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chase cigars and Intoxicating liquors
to be used for the purpose of inducing
and procuring persons to vote for
delegates at the Republican caueuses
in Wards ?, 3 and i in the said city
OF Portland. On the 10th day Of No
vember. 1911, said caucus being then
and there held for the purpose of
eleeting delegates to the Republican
mayoralty convention held at said
Portland on the 22d day Of November
1911. for the purpose of selecting
candidate for mayor at the city cleo
ton in said Portland. on the 18th DAY
of December, 1911, who would support
the said Walter g. Hay at said mayor
atty convention as candidate for
mayor
Johnson on being arraigned pleaded
not guilty and gave bail in the sum
OF 500.
Quinn was committed to jail for the
present without being arraigued.
No arrests have been made as yet
on the third indictment.
Portland, Me, Jan. 1.-THE grand
jury of the supreme court. which be-
December city election in Portland
with a view to ascertaining if there
was any violation of the new law
against corrupt practices reported.
today The foreman announced to the
court that the jury had acted in
some cases and others had been de-
ferred until the May term. a num-
Der of secret indictments were re-
ported. None of the indictments made
public related TO the election
y complaint and inquiry was filed
Jan. 4, to Associate Justice Leslie c.
Cornish of the supreme court by six
prominent business and professional
men. charging the commission of cor
rupt practices by the present Demo-
cratic mayor of Portland, Oakley c.
Curtis, and five Democratic aldermen
a hearing was ordered for Jan. 80
and Associate Justice George NJ
Hanson has been assigned to sit with
Judge Cornish at the hearing.
This action was followed day la
ter, by the summonng of the COM
plainants before the grand jury of the
superior court by County Attorney
other citizens. including number
of politicians of both Republican and
Democratic parties, also were sum
moned before the jury, and later the
county attorney announced that any
citizen of Cumberland county might
appear and give evidence Judge Jo-
seph Z. f. Connolly charged the jury
to inquire into violation within six
years
The proceedings under the COM
plant TO the supreme court do not
constitute criminal action, the only
penalty being the invalidation of the
election and the debarring of the con-
victed persons from holding public
Office for time. Further penalties of
fine and Imprisonment are provided
by the law, but to render the accused
liable to such penalties the proceed
ings must be by Indictment
1t was understood on reliable au-
thority that some of the secret indict-
ments were for alleged corrupt prac-
tees.
Judge Connolly before excusing the
jurors until the May term of court,
addressed them in part as follows:
This has been a long session and
there have been some matters for
your consideration that were not
pleasant You, however, must do your
duty. and act ON the evidence present
ed whether ii affects a friend or not.
PERSONALLY I am sorry to find
among your indictments one against
man whom / have held in high es-
TEEN, though of course / do not crit
icize your action.
II had anticipated when you began
your session that evidence was avail
able and would be produced upon
which you could act 1t seems from
your report that this was not so. 1t
is wise then for you to let the matter
stand open until the May session, at
which time you can proceed further,
and if it is proved that the miscon-
duct or omission OF others warrants
indictments you can and | am sure
will present them"
Fred V. Matthews, attorney for the
SIX complainants, had refused to an
swer certain questions of County At
torney Bates before the grand jury
and had been summoned before Judge
, Connolly. His contention that what
ever knowledge he had was privileged
was sustained and he was not OBJ
liged to answer.
JOAN S. NJ. Quinn, druggist at 1877