Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-04-14

lOfney Hines.
q. You have been sitting on the
grand jury with Mr.. Hines presenting
evidence for how many terms? A.
Two, September 1912, and January
1913.
@. During the time you have been
foreman of that grand jury | suppose
that you have had abundant oppor-
tunity to observe Mr.. Hines and his
work? A. Yes, sir.
Q. What do you say, Mr.. Pottle, as
to Mr.. Hines conduct of his his office
60 far as YOU have observed, as indi-
eating wilful neglect or refusal to per-
form his duties?
Attorney General WILSON: | think
that comes within the objection
The SPEAKER: The question is ex-
cluded.
Attorney General WILSON. That is
for the convention to decide.
Mr.. MCCARTHY: What have YOU to
say in regard to Mr. Hines conduct,
have YOU observed that?
Attorney General WILSON: | don't
see but it is the same thing.
| The SPEAKER: 1t appears to in
volve an opinion also, and it is ex-
cluded.
Mr. MCCARTHY: You may state if it
will be permitted. what Mr. Hines has
done by appearing before the grand
| Jury in the line of his work.
Attorney Geaeral Wilson: The wit
ness should understand that he is to
state only facts.
The SPEAKER: He is to under
stand that he is to state from his own
observation, and no conclusions, as
that is for the convention. You may
! state facts from your observation,
| facts that have appeared to you. A.
AS far as | observed his cases were
we'll prepared.
| Attorney General WILSON: Now
veu are giving an opinion.
The SPEAKER: You did not heed
the admonition of the Chair. You
NAV state what he did and what he
said, and that is all.
! Mr. MCCARTHY: 1 will ask you this
question whether or not his actions
showed a desire to
Attorney General Wilson: That is
the same thing.
The SPEAKER: The question is ex-
cluded.
Attorney General WILSON: 1t seems
to me they are trying to get an opin-
about way.
Mr.. MeCARTY: During the terms
that Won have sat through as a grand
Juror did Mr.. Hines present any cases
for YOUR consideration involving vio-
lation of the prohibitory law \. He
did.
! O Whether or not the evidence
was presented along-A. All the evil
dence was presented.
/ Attorney General Wilson don't
,Inow whether all the evidence was
presented or not.
Mr.. MCCARTHY: So far as you know,
was all the evidence presented?
The SPEAKER: ! don't think thai
is admissible; | think that is a mat
ter of opinion
Mr.. MCCARTHY: 1t is a matter of
knowledge.
The SPEAKER II seems rather
vague
Mr.. MCCARTHY: l ask him so far as
he does know.
The SPEAKER: As say. that
seems rather vague. Can't you put It
what the county attorney said and
did before the grand jury, so far as
he is allowed as a grand juryman to
disclose it, of course not the details
A. As each case was taken up wit
ncsses were summoned and they We're
questioned thoroughly, and at the
September term with one exception an
| indictment was ordered; at the Sep
tenlber term, 1913, in every case
Mr.. PATTANGALL: You mean Jan
uary 1913. A. January 1913, | should
say, in every case an indictment was
ordered.
Mr.. MCCARTHY Do YOU know of any
case or where any person applied to
YOU for the purpose of giving tesu-
mony before the grand jury and hav-
ing their request denied? a. No, sir.
O. Or do you know of any case, of
/ any persons or parties being refused
| by Mr.. Hines admission to the grand
| Jury room for the purpose of testify
| ing? A. l do not.
-. How many indictments did YOU
say there were found at the January
term of this year? A 30 or ~. can
state exactly the number
~. Ou refer u HlS'i
| A. Liquor indictments. nearly 50 OF
all kinds.
O. Who produced the witnesses and
who furnished you with all the evil
dence in regard to these violations?
A. They were witnesses that were
called by the county attorney: they
were police officers and deputy sher-
lifts of Lewiston and Auburn.
c. And did you yourself or any
member of the grand jury have any
occasion to ask fer further testimony
or evidence from Mr. Hines than that
which he presented? A. l did not.
Cross Examination by Attorney Gen.
eral Wilson.
@. Just one question, Mr. Pottle--
you recall the September term. the first
term you served A. Yes, sir.
@. And you recall the 1912 indictments
for liquor nuisance? A. | can't recall
the number.
@. DO you recall any particular in,
dictments for liquor nuisance wherein
there wasn't in your judgment SUI
fcient amount of evidence to secure a
conviction A. There was one case.
c. When was that? A. fhe September