Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-27

testimony adduced either at the pres
ent trial or before the Frawley in
vestigating committee directly con-
Meeting Colwell with the Governor in
that capacity. Croker testified that
the Governor wanted the check in a
convenient form to cash it immediate
ly because he was i'll hurry TO starr
his campaign trip through the state.
This was on October l6, and 1t was
developed that Colweli did not cash
the check until october 81.
The latter testimony was given by
William r. Houghton, paying teller of
the Equitable Trust Co of New York,
who said that Colwell was his Sunday
school teacher. The Crocker check was
one of several unreported campaign con-
tributions which were the subject of
testimony, today.
John w Cox, Thomas w. Brady, John
IT. Dooling, J. Temple Gwathmey, Luit-
hold Mendelbaum and Judge Lewis }.
Conlan, all of New York. testified that
they had contributed checks or cash
from amounts ranging from $1,000 to 5000.
none of which was mentioned in the Gov
ernor,s sworn statement of campaign
contributions
Counsel for the defence fought desper-
ately to gain from each witness testi-
mony that he had made the gift not for
the purpose of helping the Governor in
his political contest, but to aid him per-
sonally.
These questions twice precipitated a
heated dispute as to the admissibility of
any evidence tending to show the inteu-
tons of the donors of the gift. The OBJ
jections to admitting evidence were twice
overruled by vote of the court which
was in keeping with opinions previously
rendered by Presiding Judge Cullen. Gro
ker, DR.. Cox, Judge Conlan and Brady
all gave testimony to the effect that their
contributions had been given to the Gov
ernor for other purposes than campaign
expenses if he wished so to use them.
Gwathmey produced letter which he
had sent to the Governor which read as
follows:
Enclosed please find 500 which | wish
you would hand to the people who are
conducting your personal campaign, as
wish this money to be devoted to that
cause alone
Evidence to Support Charges.
The prosecution brought in, today. for
the first time, evidence to support the
charges that the Governor used some of
his campaign funds to speculate in Wall
Street Phillip Boyer, head of the New
York Stock Exchange firm of Boyer,
Griswold & Co, and two of his en-
ployes, testified to the purchase by Col
well of $4,000 worth of Big Four stock
which was paid for by seven checks Civ
en- SulZer, his own personal check for
5000, and s7125 in cash.
Senator Duhamel of Brooklyn, elected
on an Independence League ticket, asked
in the course of an argument for a lib
eral ruling by the presiding judge on
technical legal questions.
"On behalf of the laymen of this court
he said. II ask liberal ruling in all
questions. And in making this request
i am mindful of the words of counsel
that such proceedings as this may be
the result of a conspiracy of crooks and
criminals to save themselves from pros
ecution as the result of chicanery or OF
parties prompted by other Interior mo-
tives."
His remark, the first of its kind ia
come from any of those sitting in iudg-
ment on the Governor, caused a stir
among the spectators.