Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09

4. Yes. sir.
q. And what have You observed
about those places Of amusement as u
conditions! a. Why, ii is excellent; W..
nave always prided ourselves on the
conditions a Riverton. / don't know
that ! can state real facts, but | have
always heard 1t said and / have mo-
tlccd III my own observation at RIVER
tor that We never felt il was Necessary
to have an officer there
Mr, WILSON: And you de make spe-
eial provisions on that account A.. i
arn not III any way connected with
RiVerton.
G. But you understand that special
provisions are made in tho way OF Off
| GERS? \. oh. imagine SO: never ex-
amned iEto it. There MAS in officer
| there. bat / presume they rad men
| there that would take care OF families
| hecGuse people are so fond Of Riyerton
rs sc an know. that they send their
families there without any heiid II The
| family going along.
| q. That il 4 place wnerc they cater
specially to women ana children? A.
| YES. sin. think So
| Mr.. CULVER; Do the Casco Bay
and Harpswcll Line. have occasion to
| employ special officers To keep, intoXi-
| Gated people off OF the boats? 4. No
| these islands are policed by the city po-
| ine.
g. And isn't it Il fact that Il Peaks
| Island partit ularly the sale IF ntox-
| icating liquors has been practically
unknown A. That part Of ii | haven't
feilowed very much. I go deWn there
| to the theater asionally. but ] don;
| go to the island enough to Know what
| the conditions are. / haven't heard
| any general complaint about it: We
| haven't lad any complaints on our
| steamers about it.
| Mr.. PAFTANGALL | wish now 10
| "ead the deposition of Or. :. G. Gordon
| deposition of Seth c. Gordon, NJ. L..
faken at Augusta. Monday, April 9Th.
| 1913, by agreement of counsel, in the
matter Of proceedings pending before
| the 10th Legislature in the matter o.
resolve ior proposal of address to the
| Governs for the removal of Lewis w
Moulton sheriff of Cumberland county
| peponent duly sworn by benjamin f.
| GIeaves. Justice of the pence.
| Appearances,
Scott Wilson, attorney general.
| Benjamin F. Cleaves. ESQ,
For tine Prosecutions
Hon. William K. Pattansall.
| William II. Gu.liver. Esq,
| Fer the Respondent
| Deponent being duly sworn, testi-
| tied as follows.
| BY Mr.. CULVER:
| @. What is your name? \. Seth e.
Gordon.
| @. And your age. Doctor? \. s. last
| August.
@. And you have been practising
| physician IN the city of Portland fer
how many years? \. IS years it will
IL. next June.
| Q. And you are still in active prac-
| tiee? \. | am.
| q. What institutions are you con-
| mected with as either q director OF Of
fieer in Portland? \. Well. most eN-
| efything i'll Portland, YOU might say.
am Il director in the Mercantile Trusl
| Company. and / am connected with
see, raj institutions in various Ways
| there. so that il takes me All over tbs
| city moro or less.
| O. And il takes YOU over the city
more or less each day a. Each day
| yes.
| @. And Whether or not in Your epin-
ion You are fairly familiar With tn
| general conditions in Portland A.
| think So.
/ @. What do yoa say rs 10 the gen
cral conditions IN Portland ut the pres
| ent time IN So far as THIS so-ealIed
| proliibitory law is concerned?
| a;r. WILSON. | would like to have
an objection noted because The answer
to that question may involve the eN
preston OF an opinion ! have mo. oh
,ee:ion to the Doctor testifyirg To the
facts that he has noted. anything that
has come within his observation \.
shouldn't give anything else.
Mr.. CULVER: From What ynu
| have observed what is the situation
A. That Is all should give OF course,
| have been all over the city.
Mr. WILSON: What time is this
AR. GI'LIINER: Within the last Two
years and three months A. Well in
that time my observation has been that
things are not essentially different
from. any time.
Mr.. WILSON. That is what | object
to.
MI. CULVER: Let it go In for what
ii is worth.
Mr. WILSON: ! wish to have my OBJ
| lection noted.
The SPEAKER The presiding officers
feel that that should be excluded as I'M
material.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: And the seereta-
ry will note the same objection upon the
record.
The SPEAKER: Yes, certainly, in all
| cases.
| @ DO YOU have any recollection as to
the conditions in Portland during the So
! called strict enforcement period, having
special reference to Mr.. Pearson's adj
minstration?
! Mr. WILSON: ! object TO that aues-
| ton This may not be strictly objection
! able. but what will follow will certainly
| be Objectionable.
| The SPEAKER: IL the answer goes on
and gives conditions ii should be cNciud
] ed under the same ruling.
| Mr. pATTA No;4ALL: And that Is true
| i'm regard TO the next three questions,
| and | think we all understand that Mr.