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

don. Haines, Hartman, Hodsdon. 10
gan, kehoe Kelleher of Portland, helie'
veille, Sen. Mansfield, Mathieson, May
bury, Metcalf, Mooers, Morgan, Nor
neau, Sen. Moulton, Piummer, frice
Ramsay. Kicker, Rofe. Rousseau, Sher-
man, Smith of Pittsfeld, Sprague, stan
ley. Thompson, Yeaton
The PRESIDENT: A call of the roll
discloses the presence of 12S members
of the convention. Counsel for the re-
spondent may proceed.
WALTER A. TRASK, recalled, testi-
fled as follows:
BY Mr.. CLEAVES:
@. / was asking you, last evening,
Mr. Trask in regard to a seizure at the
dwelling house of one Holland. com
plant came to the sherif's department
against that dwelling house, \. Yes,
sir.
@. And upon that complaint did YOU
and Deputy Wood visit the premises
A. We did. sir.
@. And were you shown by some
person connected with the house down
into the cellar. and there into cup
board of some sort? a. Yes, sir.
@. And you took what there was in
that cupboard? A. Yes. sir.
O. Did you find anything besides
that? \. Now the cupboard
O. What sort of place was that?
II had door to it? A Yes, sir; it
was a back room; everything there that
we found we took.
Q. Was there anything more than a
few bottles of hard liquor? a. There
were: yes, there was box of brandy;
| think there was a box also of wills
key, and if | remember right there was
one or two barrels that was hauled up
from there. the contents of Which l DO
not remember
Q. Did you search anywhere except
in that room? A. We looked through
the cellar and that room.
q. Was your attention very shortly
afterwards called to the tact that there
was a much larger quantity OF liquor
upon those counters than you had
found? \. No, sir.
Q. Wasn't your attention in any way
called to that place? A. Not To my
remembrance.
Q. What was the date of that search
and seizure at the Holland house?
A. L couldn't tell you, sir.
Q. What month was it in? A II
thiEk il was in February, but | wouldn't
be sure.
@. And did you afterwards ever visit
those premises? A. No. sir.
@. Never to make any observation or
10 go there with search warrant?
A. No, sir.
@. Was it James p Holland?
A. James p. Holland.
Q. And WAS the seizure which you
made "a quart bottles of whiskey, %
pint bottles of whiskey. 10 quart bot
Ties of brandy? A.. I should say it
was. yes.
q. And if l have correctly read your
returns that was all you found?
A. That is right
Q. And the warrant which l hold in
my hand is dated January 18th? A. /
was not sure about that
Q. You never were upon those prem
ises afterwards? A No, sir.
Q. Now, with reference to your be-
ing busy attending to the enforcement
or attempted enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law. you had had some cards
printed which you put about different
law offices, haven't you? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Advertising that you are deputy
sheriff? A. Yes, sir
Q. And intending by that advertise
ment to obtain civil business the SER
wee OF civil processes which lawyers
may put in your hands. That was your
intention, wasn't it, in putting your
cards saround? A. Could explain
that? E
Q. I simply ask you if that was your
intention? A. 1t was at that time
when l put them out
e. When did you put them out?
A. AT the very first of the administra.
ton
O. And upon the day or evening.
whenever it was. that you Numbered
into this rum shop down to Brewer for
q match and made the seizure, you were
then engaged upon the service of a civil
process, weren't you? A. was, sir,
LlNDLEY w. GILMAN. called and
sworn, testified as follows:
BY Mr.. THOMPSON:
e. What is your name? A. LindIey
w. Gilman
" And your residence is Bangor2
A 1t is; yes, sir.
u And you are at present chief of
ponce OF Bangor? A. I am, sir.
O. Whether or not you have been
Sheriff of Penobscot county? A. have
been.
9 When? A, From 1903 to 1909,
inclusive
G. And you have always been a,
resident of Bangor? A. have. sir
T. Now, Mr.. Gilman. tell this con-
ventlon the conditions in Bangor at the
present time from your observation
A. Well, sir. only went into this Of
nee, on the 18th of March last past. and
Tor the past two years have not been
very much in touch with affairs of that
KIND; but since the 18th day of March
.hat crowd of men We have had init
has been very different from what II
used to be, very much uuieter. very
much less drunkenness, very little riot
ing such as we used to have, years ago
.. Will you tell the convention
Chief in your Judgment how many
rivermen and lumbermep there are in
Bangor in the spring of the year. at the
present time? A. Oh, should say