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


times than during the last two years:
a. l have. -'v-.- a-sy@.ss 1880 z,5.e5 .
Q. And are you in general way ia
miliar with the working of the sheriff's
office in Portland with regard to en-
forcement? A. l am.
O. Now from your observation what
would you say in regard to conditions
in the city of Portland with regard to
enforcement? A. / should say condi-
tions, today, that is, covering the period
of time back, are better than they have
been at any time ] have known it in
Portland.
O. And from your acquaintance with
the work of the sheriff and his deputies
have yeu seen amy, evidence -.of ~wilfal
neglect on his part of his official duties ?
A / have not.
Q. What can you say in regard to
that. if anything? A The sheriff has
told me time and again-give you the
exact words if you want 1.-THE says:
mo one has got any strings on me. If
you have any complaints to make
against any place at all and l can get
the evidence. l will close them tighter
than drume"
~. NOW, MI
you to say that you have had 20 cases
within what period of timer "A, Within
the past two years. I.
Q. How many in the past two or
three months? A. To the best of my
Judgment. or 10-S or 9, something like
that.
Q. About half of them in the last
three months? A. Yes. been getting
more business in the last three
.. Things are doing a little better
down there, aren't they? A. No. that
isn't SO.
Q. Now you say that in majority
of the cases you have been able to get
a verdict of mot guilty? A. In a
great number of cases said ! got
verdicts of mot guilty
q, How many? A. \ great num-
Der should say
Q. What proportion of the IS should
you call a great number? A A quar-
ter.
Q. That is four or fve9 A. Four
Or five.
@. You would consider that fair
luck? A. That is great number not
guilty out of 1S-agaipst our officials,
why it is a great number.
q. The other IA, some disposition
was made of them? A. Yes
Q. And now can you enumerate
any more of them? than those you
have already enumerated? A. l don't
quite understand
q. Can you enumerate any more of
hAv
A. You mean of everything
of not guilty-the disposition?
Q. No. the names of the parties :?
A. There was Jennie Stein.
Q. OF those you have already emu
l have now Peter Shuiuc
A. Yes.
Q. Israel Davis? A. Yes.
Q. Mary Foiippo? A. Yes.
Q. Leah Wise? A. Yes.
9. Jennie Stein? A. Yes.
Q. Bridget FIaherty? A. Yes.
O. Antonio Albino? A Yes. Ed
ward Harrigan.
Q. Now where is Mr.. Harrigan's
place located? A. 1t was located III
Forest avenue. l think.
@. He is the one on Forest avenue,
) oo ot'oNC Va dluH IHtG-
ton his nanle l think
@. Now what sort of place was ii
that was kept on the corner of Sum-
mer street by Mr.. Peter Shumc? a.
1t was a sort of a grocery store with
Il room in back
Q 1t was net n regular bar room
a. / never was in it, Bro. Wilson.
Q. You said it was a grocery store,
l presumed you knew something of it.
a. That is the testimony in court
.. How iong ago was that? "A. Shut
luc. it was placed on the special docket
of the January term of this year. +
q understand you to say now he is
combining himself to selling groceries? 4
He is out of business altogether.
G. He is not selling; groceries? A. 4IIe
is not selling anything. .-s y
G. Now when the sheriff Insisted or
Peter Shuiuc going out of business. did
they give you any special reasons why
Peter Shuluc should get out? A. Any.
thing more than in all my cases. -
9. Did they give you any speciaE rea-
son in any case? A. They did not.
Q. Simply they must get out? A. They
must get out.
Q. And what is Peter Shuluc's IA,
tionality? A. He is a Polish fellow
q. And Israel Davis. the same hsn,r,
with reference to his case as with re der
ence to Shuluc's? A. No, Israel Da,vi.
is still in business.
@. He is still in the liquor business;
A. He is out of the liquor business. He
is in the boot, shoe and clothing but ST
ness there now, and was then
@. Boot and shoe business at the ii MI
he was selling liquor A. Yes.
@. That was a side business was it
A. l don't know which would he Inc
side.
@. Well, he is now making his pr5r,
cipal business, boots and shoes? A. TIM
is right.
@. Israel Davis, what is his nation
atty? A. He is a jew.
Q. And Mary Felippo, what sort OF q
place did she run? y. She run a room
on Chatham street
@. That is a tenement house where
she lives? A.. 1t was not so described
in court. ] never was down there TIL,
officers testified that they found a kes
and a table there. + a.
. Q. 1t WAS not in a store? 4. 1t Va: