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

NdlftaDlt, IRIS question:. however,
seems to shade little bit on the prop
osi,on as to whether or not conditions
We're SO bad or otherwise as to be the
cause of complaint. and it may be that
there is an element of value in that tes-
timony, Mr.. Attorney General.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON: !
will admit that the question itself. at
first, on the face of it suggests that
proposition But | do not think the an
swers do.
The SPEAKER: That point of view,
the Chair desires shall be used to give
the defendant, so called. every oppor-
tunity that there may be, To Justify his
position.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON:
The language of the question itself in
Inmates that there may be something
of that sort in it. but the replies do
not go along that line That was the
reason
The SPEAKER: Will there be much
more evidence of that kind?
Mr.. PATTANGALL: ] think SOBER
haps rather more carefully defined than
Mr. Winslow'S The question was not
stated with regard 10 liquor conditions,
but / think the answer shows that Mr..
Winslow understood that to be the
point.
The SPEAKER: The Chair is quite
firm in the opinion that the opinion as
such of any one, as to whether not
the law has been enforced or whether
or not the sheriff has done his duty
that those opinions as such, should not
he admitted nor are they admissible
FL ~.
complaints by citizens OF Portland in
regard to condition of the liquor traf
fic, might be admissible This question
appears to he between those two ex-
tre1nes Let me hear that question
again.
MIR. CULVER: You may answer
the question, whether not YOU are
about the city more or less. every day?
y. Yes, | spend good deal of time
around the business section of tie city.
q. And you have occasion to talk
with and do business with great many
of the leading business men Of Port
land. and the bank men? \. Yes. that
is my business.
Q. Whether or not within the last
two years and three months there has
come to your attention any general COM
plant Of dissatisfaction with the ad-
minstration of Sheriff Moulton's office ?
Mr. WILSON: The face as 10 a com
plant being made
Mr. CULVER: / say, general COM
plant.
Mr. WILSON: ] think ] Will object to
the question because it will involve "A
lot of matter which is not admissible,
and it has no bearing upon the qaes-
ton.
The SPEAKER: There is another
possible objection. that there might
have been complaints that did not
come to his attention. and he might
not have been IN position to know
about them. This particular question
as to whether or not there has been
manifestations of a general dissatis-
faction or otherwise with conditions
that is this question?
AIR. PATTANGALL: Yes.
The SPEAKER: | think that should
be excluded.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON
| would be very glad to have thu
presiding officers see the answer
The SPEAKER: If the witness Were
here he could he inquired of in an
other way which would make it ad-
Missile: the witness not being here
so he can be inquired of in any way
To make II admissible. would it not he
proper To have that admitted witt
the understanding that it shall not be
used as precedent in the testimony
of an oral nature.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON:
/ don't think the testimony that is in
here could be admitted IN any form
They might have pressed that ques-
ton in another form and obtained
some evidence that would be admis-
sible but the evidence which they did
obtain. [ do not think admissible.
The SPEAKER: In order to close
The door and make a distinct ruling.
the Chair sees nothing to do but to
sustain the objection. from which rul-
ing as the Chair understands the us
ual entry of appeal is to be made.
MIR. PATTANGALL: / want to get
the matter clear in my own mind.
Would the Chair give ME information
To guide me in connection with our
other witnesseS-does the Chair take
the position that if a business man of
Portland who was about the city
every day meeting the people o. Port
land, could be debarred from saying
that he had heard no complaints OF
dissatisfaction with the administra-
ton of the sheriff during the Two
wears and three months.
The SPEAKER: Yes. because any
persons who have knowledge Which
leads to satisfaction or dissatisfaction
should come here and state the facts
so that the convention could deter
mine whether or not the charges here
should be sustained.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: And the usual
entry will be made.
The SPEAKER: Certainly.
WITNESS: Il haven't heard any
complaint in regard to Sheriff Moul-
toms office. / have heard compliments
from people who have gone to his
office to transact business, and they
spoke very highly of him as Il gentle
man and a man who was very pleas
ant to do business with That has
been my experience from people
whom l have heard express opinions"