Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-05

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| force the liquor law in Bath, but felt
that Bath was one of the best order
cd cities in Maine
He further admitted passing the
places known as The Ram and
! O'Brlcn's Cafe even when they were
referred to by Mr. Wilson as saloons.
He did not believe that "inquiring
would stop liquor selling and said
these places would spring up over
night and disappear as quickly.
| The sheriff began to show resent
ment us Mr.. Wilson's questions became
| more pressing, then he lost his temper.
| Why" asked the attorney general
| "if you understood the police were en-
| forcing the law in Bath, did you keep
| three deputies there
Il don't know as it's any of your
| business" was Mr.. Ballou's answer.
| "Won,a said Mr.. Wilson, Il don't
| know that it is my personal business,
but the convention might like to know +"
He finally declared that he felt con
| ditions demanded the extra force.
| No Attention to Charges.
| Later, il reply to the attorney genef-
| III > question:, He sdfu lic iIdt iIol opA4-
sideled MI divers statements in tire
newspapers relating. to houses OF III
fame md saloons in Bath. worthy al
| investigation. I knew why they We're
made, he declared, "he was running
! for mayor z.--
| t1 Prosecution Testimony.
F., Seven witnesses were heard for the
! prosecution, led by Rev c. T. owen
| OF Waterville. secretary of the Maine
| Christian Civic League He haa visited
| the internal revenue office a. Portsmouth.
| \. H. on March II, April = and 3, and
| had copied the names of the persons ho,d-
| ing licenses to sell liquor. lie read tile
names of 3 retail liquor dealers and
| gave their addresses.
| Col Pummer questioned the witnesses
| for the prosecution and Mr.. Pattangall
| cross examined.
| Mr.. Oliver went on the stand after Mr.
| owen, and was followed by Charles w.
| Purinton of Bath who testified that lie
| had been in several places which sold
! liquor. He had been there, he said, to
| ask the proprietors to discontinue selling
10 one of his friends
| Judson c. Atherton, a police officer
| told of several seizures of liquors ana
| Oh many places now operating, WILL
he called booze joints.
| An Interesting Witness.
I One of the most interesting witnesses
of the day was a elean-cut young man
who said his name was Henry {. PARISH
ley.
| He was neatly dressed in a black suit.
and answered the questions in a quiet.
| frank manner, using very good Ems
! lish.
No one was surprised when he stated
himself a member of the Peoples church
of Bath, and considered his familiarity
with the liquor trade in Bath to be full
| ly explained by his testimony that his
| business as a driver of d laundry deliV-
cry team called him into these places.
| 1t did occasion some surprise however
when he calmly remarked that he had
| been in the business of selling liquor two
| years ago, had been fined and had serY-
| ed Jail sentence.
| lie was followed by Judge John j. kee-
| gan of the Bath municipal court. lie
| declared that no warrants had been
sworn out from the court by Sheriff Bal
| lou or by his deputies. Four warrants
| had been sworn out by the city marshal
and one other man.
| Arthur j. Bunton, former Judge of the
Bath police court testified that he knew
of no warrant being sworn ont y ..se
sheriff
Col. FlGmfias then presented a tran
script Of the supreme Judicial court OF
/ Sagadahoc record foa the past several
years, naming tire men to whom the tes-
timony pointed liquor sellers.
Not "Ram" but Saloon"
In examination of the wit
| nesses for the defense. Attorney Gen
eral Wilson brought out even more
significant testimony than had been
drawn from the witnesses for the
prosecution. ,
lanes Roberts, deputy sheriff I'M
der Mr. Ballou, professed to be I'M
acquainted with Bath. but later show
ed some familiarity with its geogra-
ply.
He declared he knew nothing about
1.-The RAM referred to by the exam
iner, then later remarked, Il never
heard it called that
Never heard it called that?" de-
manded Mr.. Wilson quickly, what
! have you heard it called?"
The witness was confused, and
stammered, ga saloon, amid
laughter.
Directly following. the attorney
general led the deputy into admitting
knowledge of two more saloons. He
attempted, however to qualify this by
saying, They didn't sell anything
Sundays" In all these weekly visits
he had seen Ballou but two or three
times" and he declared that he per-
formed his duty only when specially
, detailed.
Fred w. Atkinson, another deputy
testified that Sheriff John w. Ballou
had left liquor enforcement entirely
in his sons hands.
Edward w. Hyde. the first witness
at the evening session testified he was
postmaster and ex-mayor of Bath
and declared the county could not be
benefited by the removal of Sheriff
Balou. He believed the people woulf
resent such action. He told Of the
custom whereby the enforcement o. tbs