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

, recall it.
Q. Nothing of that kind happened to
him before that, that YOU know OF?
~ No. sir
O That was one of the well-knowH
places in Portland \. Yes sir.
O. no You remember At one time
while YOU we're an official That MI Cur
it's now mayor of Portland. called that
particular place IL your attention and
asked You why it was not closed
\. / do not remember
@ Would it refresh your memory II
| asked YOU if yeu recall that YOU said
to him that il vas impossible 10 clnse
ii? \ M. sir; | don't remember any
thing about il.
q or would it refresh your mind II
| ask You il YOU said to him that YOU
did not know the reason why it was not
closed? \ do not remember any
thinc about At II may have happened,
q rs u matter Of fact. WAS amy at
tempt made to close it? \. Yes, sir
@. Who by? y Myself.
@ Did you succeed? y. No, sir.
@. So that from your experience as
an official. did you ascertain the fact
that even when YOU We're attempting To
close liquor saloons, that it was I'M
poSsiblc 10 do So y Not impossible,
hnt hard work sometimes.
@ You tried to close this maa2
4 Yes. sir,
q. Did YOU succeed? y didH
succeed. that is didn't succeed, | cant
remember whether anyone else succeed
ed or not.
- III G1nsFf
or not You know you did not close it,
4 No. sir.
q. Yau do not know that anybody
else Cd sed IL y don't remember.
q. And your general fecelIection :
,lIat John Holloran's place has been
open from then to now \. Yes, ST.
q. Do you mean to include the time
when the SturSis deputies were there.
vzas Hollnrans place running then
\. As far as | know. it has not been
closed. it may have been closed.
o Would you be rather of the opin-
ion that it had not been closed? a
would not express an opinion
q. Yeu expressed the opinion that
the place was running right f.lonS. y
may be mistaken,
.. Would YOU say you may be mis-
taken as To ether places referred to as
elatimela? y. No, sir, this is an old.
timer.
@. In 4 general way, all those old
timers places have been running right
aieng TO- L years \. Yes. sir.
@. Would that include the Pierssn
regime and the Sturgis deputies time"
Yau do not know Of any places that
do you? ~ Yes. in the latter part Of
Mr.. Piersen $ Administered ton, and Sher-
iii DGnn,s.
@. Who WAS closed of the places you
testified, saturday had been open 10
or l. years A. No. ] Pleasant street,
james WEIGH or Walsh.
O. What business did he go into aft
er he went out OF the liquor business
A. | don't now that he ever went out
of the liquor business until he died.
G. Was that caused by his; place
closing? Was that the cause of ms
place closing or did the sheriff Close
it, A. No. sir; he died Some years
after that. 1t WAS the deputy SHERIFF
Under Sheriff Pierson who closed it.
@. What Go You mean by closed it,
A Why. made it so disagreeable to
sell liquor there that they shut it up
Q. How long did they keep it shut ,
4. | don't remember.
@. Not very long a. Yes. sir.
@. How long? A. / can't say.
c. Give the convention some idea.
YOU must have some idea in your mind.
A. 1t might have been six months.
@ That was during the latter part
~, nj -.
sir. and in mir. Dunns.
q. You think that place was closed
about six months? A. Yes, sir.
@. Now can you tell me some other
enes of the old-timers that have been
open during the whole of these 10 or
II years. \. 10 India street.
q. Who run that place? y. | don't
remember.
q. Well how long was that closed.
a. / couldn't say.
@. WIS it closed at all? \. 1t WAS
closed, yes. sir.
=. Now you mean by closed that tito
SHOP WIS not run for any purpose y.
Wasn't run for any purpose.
@. NoH how long Il time" \. Per-
hapa that was six months. / couldn't
say positive just how long.
.. Who was in business next door
to this last place mentioned ~ l
don't remember now.
q. Somebody was. wasn't there? a,
Yes, that was closed and this place was
closed.
@ Who was in business a the next
door on the other side, do YOU re-
member A. India street?
q. Yes. y. On the same corner
@ No, right next door to it. A. On
the same side of the street?
@. Yes. a. And above?
=. Yes. \. Andrew Eagan.
9. Was that place closed, Eagan :?
y. think it was.
@ What do you know about it? that
is, mean to say, do YOU know that
it vas y Well. ! can't say posi-
lively as to that.
q. Let us see-AndrcW EaSan was
the mpr whom you spoke of, Saturday,
as haginis ran q liquor business for -
years? 4. Yes. sir.
@. That is on India street? A. Yes,
Sir.
9. DO You mean by that that he has
run il at times, or that has been his
business for l3 years there, at that par
tic;,laT place? A. That has been his
business there for IL years in that par
tic ular place, but at times there may