Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-08

the MAY term. 1911 there we're collect
cd s56oo.73. At the September term.
1911. there were collected ss51s.s4. At
the January term. 1912. there were col
Iected s3.S04ss. At the May term. , al2.
there were collected s3.049.0T The fines
for the September term are already in
record. / gave them here, Saturday.
Q. Those are already in and you
have not the record of those terms with
youf A. No for tie September term,
last year, or the January term of this
Year.
MIR. GELLIvERs Now, Mr.. President,
so that the purpose of the next inquiry
may appear clear, fl was stated by cotn-
sci for prosecution in his opening that
certain Italian places were raided, and
that these Italian places We're next door
to well-known bar rooms, and II was
argued from that that the purpose Of
the raids was protection for the bar
rooms. The purpose of the present Of
fer is 10 show that owing to the num-
Der of crimes of violence committed by
Italians that raids We're instituted by
the sheriff at the request of the judge of
the superior court, and this result shows
Il comparison between the enforcement
Of the law against these special italian
places and the increase or decrease of
crime by those of Italian names. 49,
q. Have you, Mr.. Gately, at the re-
quest of the respondent, prepared list
of crimes committed by persons holding
Italian names? \. ] have beginning
with the year 1909
q. And without taking the time of
the convention, will you read from that
list term by term, commencing with
the year and the term and the number
of such cases at each term? \. | will
say that these are general crimes, or in
other words. cases wherein Italian re-
spondents We're brought in for violation
of other saWs than the so-called 1faudr
law tseRipnEi,e with The JanHafy 3&l.
9os AZ tifats terYfi There were ffvs ~csS3es
! At the May term, 1904 there. wafA&e
case. At the September term. 19a9f No
cases. At the January term F9fo, HTe
were two cases, At the May k1M.
1870 there We're two 5 "a At Hfie
September sterm,r 1910. tleges sWefsss fsyo
cases. At the January taaais ] 81 |, there
werestwo cases. AT tho Nay term, 1919.
there We're three cases. At the Sep
tember term, 1911, there We're six cases.
AT the January term, 1912, there Were
two cases. At the May term, 1912, there
We're two eases. At the September
term, 1912, there were four cases. At
the January terms. 1913. there were
none.
@. Now if you have it in your pos
session, will you also read to the con-
vcntion the list of seizures and indict-
ments found against persons holding
, Italian names? a. ! begin with the
year. 1912. At the January term of
that year. there We're no Italians there
, brought in for violation of the liquor
laws At the May term, 1912, there
We're 20 respondents, IL upon appeals
, and five upon indictments.
@. Can you give the names of the
persons so that we can tell whether
men or women? a. l shall have To
read from the docket.
@. Read that first A AT the Sep
temher term, 1917. there We're four
cases upon appeal. and at the January
term, 1919 there were lii cases upon
appeal. and two upon indictments.
\. Now commencing with the May
i term, 1911. have you prepared resume
| OF abstract of .1ke--nauher of appeals
/ and nuisance cases m The superior court
relating To violations of the liquor Law?
/ \. | have.
@. Please read it. 4. At the May
i term. 1911, there were Sc appealed cases
i. and 16 indictments. making total of
102 cases. AT the September term, 1911.
there were 60 appeals and 81 indict-
ments, making a total of % cases. At
the January term, 1872, there were IS
total of SO cases. Vt the May term
1872, there were 63 appeals and 81 in
, dictments, making a total of 81 cases
For the September term of last year
and the January term of this year the
records already has the amount of bust
ness.
Q. Now. Mr. Gately, as | under
, stand it, the list of appealed cases in
the superior court of course does not
include such fines and search and
seizures and other cases as are paid
in the inferior courts? You have no
record of them? A. | have no record
/ of any fines that are paid in the mu-
nicipal court OF course we get moth
ing but appealed eases and indict-
| ments from the grand jury.
q. And your record shows nothing
as to libels against persons unknown"
A. No. sir. ~
G. You testified at the hearing.
Saturday, that it was your impress
sion that most of the witnesses be-
fore the grand jury ina liquor cases
since the commencement Of Sheriff
Moultons term were from the liquor
deputies Will you state whether sotl
have made an examination and wil:tt
the examination disclosed? A. so
did testify and wish to correct it, aft
er having examined the record since
Saturday. | wish to correct it in this
respect: That at the May term, 1911,
there We're five appealed cases that
were brought in by officers other than
the liquor deputies. AT the Septem
her term of that year there were IS
appealed cases brought in as | have
stated. III
q. All the others We're brought in
by the deputies of Sheriff Mouiton as
l understand it? A. Yes. sir.
Q. Just one further question.
whether ar moi this list Wp will call