Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-12

e--ralS- bottled -alG- --Scx
enth, l.. Abrahamson, 8 barrels ale. A
Pellerin-
MIR. PELLERIN: Unless you want tn,
details, could he tabulate that and pu
it in? Or do you want the details?
MIR. SHELTON: / don't believe he ha:
got the time. We will let him give a
sample. unless you care to pursue it fur.
Their.
@. You may read on for two or three
A. Pellerin, barrels whiskey. l barrel
gin, l barrel rum; A. Beleveau, l bar
rel whiskey. case Tom and Jerry; II
Harrisburg, half barrel spirits. A. Pei
!. lerin, 5. barrels beeE. Vincent Rattliug
Co.. . half barrels ale. "a quarter bar
rels ale. Joseph Lemay, / half barrel
| whiskey; Paul MERCER. half barrel gin.
Fred Metayer. l half barrel whiskey:
Paul MERCER, / barrel rum. A. Belle
veau l barrel whiskey.
| @. Now, Mr. Pettengilf, how far have
you read now? \. Up TO the 10th of
| January.
| Q. Now / will ask you if shipments
/ have continued about the same? a. Up
| to the last of March. yes. II
@. What about the time since the aast
I of March,, A. There has been quite a
falling off. " =
Cross Examination by Mr.. PattansalI.
Q. You have the total quantity
| with you? A. No, sir, have not,
@. Would it take you long to fig
ure it up? A. For the whole three
months?
@. Yes. A. 1t would take. some
time, yes, sir.
@. You have got all the slips
there? A. l have.
@. Could you leave them long
enough for a stenographer to tabulate
them? A. / can leave them.
Q. Will you do that? a. l will do
that.
(Witness asked to tabulate them
during the supper recess)
JOHN H.. REED. having been duly
sworn, testified as follows: ~
Direct Examination by Mr.. Shelton.
Mr.. SHELTON: l will put M.
Reed on out of order because he IS
here simply for the purpose of verify
ing this paper and wishes to get away,
unless you wish to keep him for some
thing later on.
Z
Yes.
@. You are an attorney? a. | am.
@. Are you the secretary of the
Citizens Law Enforcement Associa-
ton? \. l was.
Q. State briefly what that was. A.
1t was an association formed by
number of prominent business and
professional men of Androscoggin
county for the purpose of endeavorinS
to educate the people as to conditions
which exist in Androscoggin County
with regard to the enforcement OF law.
Its object was not to enforce law
ITSELF not to swear out warrants or
make complaints, but to investigate
conditions and publish them SO thar
the officers of the law might know
what the conditions We're and so that
the public generally might be informed
upon those questions.
O. When was this organized? "
1t was in December of 1911, or jan
uary 1912. think, along.
@. Who was president OF II!
\. President George C. Chase of Bates
College.
@. who was vice presidents y. DR..
Geo NJ. Twitchell of Auburn.
Q. Who was secretary? a. / was.
@. And who was treasurer? a. ].
! H. Stetson, the treasurer of the Me-
ehanies Savings Bank in Auburn
O. j. w. Stetson? a. j. ". Stetson.
yes.
O. Now did this organization cause
an investigation to be made, last spring.
year ago? 4. They did. -
Q. State briefly what was done.
\. The association employed a detec-
tive from Boston to visit suspected liq-'
uor places in Lewiston and purchase
liquor. He worked for-they had two
at different times-I think a little over
a week, going to different places in Lew
iston. They went to one or two in Au-
burn. but | think. if my recollection is
right, didn't find anything in Auburn.
They went to Livermorc Falls. made one
or two purchases there.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: ! object to
your stating where they purchased LID
uor unless you were with them.
The WITNESS: No. wasn't--and
they brought the liquors to me, all
marked with the places where they were
purchased and the date, and I think in
inOSI cases DTleI utSCI1plioI VI luz
person who sold it was written upon it,
and gave the information upon which I
issued what we call Bulletin No. -
which gave the name
Q. The bulletin will show for itself
what it was. l show you paper mark
ed state Exhibit ." and ask you If that
is the bulletin referred to? A. 1t is.
@. Was copy of that bulletin sent
to County Attorney Hines2 a. 1t was.
Q. Was it also published in the Lew
iston daily papers? A. ! think in full.
Q. Do you know positively that it
was sent to the county attorney? A. l
sslsiled 1T myself
@. Was any of the evidence In your
possession or shown to be in your pos
session by that bulletin. asked for by
the county attorney or anyone else rep
resenting the prosecuting officials
A, 1t was not.
Mr. SHELTON: We offer this huIfe-
tin and will read such parts as weseare
to in evidence, later on IA
Cross Examination.
BY Mr.. PATTANGALi: