Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

moment, Mr.. Hines Now the grand
jury at that January term, 1912, re-
ported before the end of the term, OF
course? A. Certainly.
q. And Justice Savage was pre-
siding? A. / think SO.
q. Now ii would have been possi-
Bile wouldn't it, for you To have had
some capiases taken ont and al least
brought some Of the nuisances, u
persons indicted for nuisance, into
ccurt at that term. A. II woald n9t
been possible for the court To have or
dered bench warrants to issue. As TO
whether or not they would have sue
eeedcd in heating any of the alleged
respondents, couldn't say. Thas
Will ne a matter for the deputy Sheriff
q. Is there any question, MIR. Hines.
hut that if you had applied to the
court flf capiases and had handle
them to the deputy sheriff that they
would have been able 10 have faunl
some Of those respondents cut of the
90 odd cases. \. / don't know.
@ Well they We're all nearly all Of
them at least, men whom you Knew %
be right there in Lewiston in tha
liquor business. wore they not? \.
They lived in the city Ct Lewiston, all
Of them On the d jciIet
O. Well do you know of any reasoh
why if you had not made your in
dietments public. as you are not OBJ
liged To do are YOU n. The prac-
ticc is when men are under bail 10
make the Indictments public.
@. But you are not oliged To do SO
a. | do not know whether | am
obliged to do 50 or not | know it $
the practice to do SO.
q. | am not asking you about the
practice. | say YOU are not obliged 20
make them public y. | don't know.
@. Well, now do you know Of amy
reason why if You had asked foe
bench warrants or capaises at thai
term of court and given them to an
officer. they could not have brought in
some OF them at iaast? A. 1 don :
know whether they could have ieeat-
ed them or not.
O. DO YOU know of any reason
why they could not? A. know OF
no reason why they could not.
@. Now if YOU We're Jealous in tho
enforcement of tne liquor law would
ea''N'
one to get them up before? A.
think he would probably be as good a
Judge as anyone to bring them before.
@. He was the one man whom they
didn't want to go in before. wasn't
he2 \. | think that is very true
one of the men.
@. Well, now these January in
dictments, as a matter of fact there
was nothing done with them and they
went over until the April term Oh
1872? A. That is my recollection
Mr.. Wilson, and the docket so show
| 1t.
| @ Now at the April term you moi
| only had those indictments on your
docket but YOU also indicted So more
| for liquor nuisance? A. forget the
| exact number, Mr. Wilson.
@. But there was a certain num-
her indicted at the April term-there
were between 80 and GO? A. i don't
remember the number. have no
doubt about it, if ii has been investi-
gated. but | don't remember the mum
Der myself.
g. Now at the April term of court
did there any respondents appear al
the April term. either personally OF
| by council, ON a search ana sei4ar'
warrant that came up from the lowe
leoart9s. A. ! don't believe that any
ONE appeared there in person. 50 IA
rs can remember.
| o. Or by counsel? \. don
know | didn't look at the docket.
| q Well would You mind looking Il
see A. Certainly not April term
| 1872?
Q. Yes, And if in any. i'll how many
cases did counsel appear A. Glanc'
ling at this hurrdiN ! dent see any
Iappearances Il "a !,
| O Well. Will YOU state. to the, Con
iyention whether or not, in any OF tn
lliauor indictments that were then Oh
the docket. including those in the Jan
luary term and the new ones in tn
Aprft term, any respondent appeared
personally, or by attorney, in any o
tthasc cases. A. / don't see any.
lhaven's looked at them all Mr.. VII
son-yes, here is one here, Holmes.
| q. One? \. Joe Black.
| O. You find one in which there wa
|co4nselo 4. Holmes, McGillicudd
land Morey, Holmes. | didn't look a
Ithis docket, Mr.. Attorney General.
| q. Well, will you tell the conVen
ltion whether there was more than one
Ia. I told you | didn't remember.
| @. Well look at the docket-run
lover and see if you find any more.
Mr. PATTANGALL: l understood
him. to read three. A. McGillicudd
& Morey, Holmes. and Holmes, New
lell & SHELTON. Newell & SHELTON. J. c
jChabot, H. e. Holmes, Comedian. an
IConnellan.
| Q. Was this at the April term? 4
Docket of the April term.
! O. Those are the old cases, are the
mot? am speaking about the Janu
larry indictments and the April indic'
lments. 4. DO you know the nam
they start with ?-Bealleau & Bealleai
do YOU want the name of the case
@. No. A. a. T. LHeureux, Nc
lGillicuddy & Merey, Molmes, Holmes
| . New those are the new indlc'
Iments? A They seem to be appeale
leases, Mr. Wilson.
| Q was speaking about the IL
ldctments particularly. A. Yes, IN
indictments.
| @. Do you find any more of the ap
lpealed cases? A. / don't know.
Twas just CHANGING through. l wouiah