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

! the difficulty he had about enforcing
the law. Mr.. Richardson said that he
had q talk with Charles Reed and the
/ sheriff replied he knew that he did.
! The sheriff advised some kind of rcgu-
4 Iatiun and said that it was almost i'm
| possible to get a conviction in the
| Biddeford courts. The sheriff cited the
| Bangor plan and said that they got
| considerable money by it.
| Whom did he mean got considerable
money from it?" asked the attorney
| general.
Il don't know whether he meant the
courts or individuals"
! Mr.. Richardson said that he told
Reed he was ready, to do business but
I thought ! ought to have as much as
YOU The sheriff said he was to get s..
| but if ne got more he would be square
and divide with him. The sheriff told
the county attorney that he was ex-
pected to keep the men out OF Jail, as
they would not stand the Jail sem
| tences
The county attorney suggested the
| Sheriff coming to his house 10 pay the
money and it was finally decided To
come to the county attorneys Office
4 nv SItiiti 'etiH tlirt IL " ITO iltt Ntit
| for the two to be seen too mach to-
getheE and also that if one OF them
I were assailed the other was not 10
defend him.
Mir Emery then described the con-
| ference of Sheriff Emery with County
Attorney Richardson, on March 8. The
| hole in the wall between the Rich-
ardeGn and the Dane office and the
map which concealed it were described
| in detail. Sheriff Emery came to the
Office at about 10.45 Witness had the
Dane office darkened and put his over
coat over his head when listening at
the hole so as to shut out the light.
The first witness saw of Sheriff En-
cry he was sitting in County Attorney
Richardson's office beside the hole.
Witness could see what was going on
but could not hear what Sheriff En-
cry said who was speaking in a low
voice.
Witness saw sheriff hand Mr.. Rich
ardson something. Richardson hand
ed ii back and then witness heard the
signal of the two raps. The sheriff
again handed the bundle to Mr. Rich
ardson and witness saw that it was
money. The county attorney counted
the bills and witness heard him say:
is this for protecting those fellows
down there, Charles? The sheriff
walked about the room and appeared
very nervous Mr.. Richardson said.
For the love of Mike. Charles. what
are YOU afraid of" After the sheriff
left the office Miss Roberts, the Ste
nographer, and I counted the bills.
There were five new $50 bills. Miss
Roberts gave the money to Mr.. Little
field, who put the money in an enve-
lope.
Witness said that an item appeared
in one of the Portland papers stating
that a sensation would soon come in
York county and that a county Off
clal would be indicted. Witness stayed
in the Dane office during the greater
part of the next week and had his
food brought to him. After that it
was decided that the sheriff would not
come and the office was abandoned.
Secretary Emery was quite as
sharply examined by Judge
Stearns as the county attorney had
been. Witness had hired men to buy
liquor and had bought liquor in sa
looms.
Judge Steamship YOU buy the
liquor that it might serve as evidence
against the sellers?"
Mr. Emery did not buy it as evil
dence.
what did you do with it. drink to-
"No. sir. As an officer of the Civic
League / have to report conditions in
the State and 1 cannot tell what they
are unless / see them for myself"
you know the sheriff.
Yes, he is my uncle l helped elect
him twice"
Have your relations been friendly? ?"
Always until this matter occur
red
when you went into the cellar Of
Mr.. Richardson's office. YOU were
seeking evidence to destroy your UNI
Gle as public officer, you We're act
ing the spy?"
Il went there to see what was
done"
''To secure evidence against your
uncle"
Il had rather broken an arm than
see what | did,
Witness said that he had talked with
his uncle and advised him until he
thought that he was crooked.
Judge Stearns-sDid you ever state
that you only wanted to see your uncle
twice more, once in prison, and once
in the cemetery?"
Witness-"I do not recall utterins
such words. But l wish that every
sheriff that was breaking the law i'll
Maine was in Jail.
Witness illustrated with the aid of
his overcoat how he listened at the
hole in the Dane Office Witness de-
MED that he ever distrusted the coun.
ty attorney. He did not recall that
he had complained in particular of the
county attorneys failure to secure
convictions. He was dissatisfied with
every officer that had been in York
county for the past 90 years.
Harold Bourne of Kennebunk. trial
justice, testified to the records of his
court III connection with the Emery
case.
Miss Alice X. Roberts of Kennebunk
described briefly the visit of Sheriff
Emery TO Mr.. Richardson's office ON