Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-04-14

them on one at time.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON.
What nonsense that is.
Mr.. PArTANGALL: | would rather
The SPEAKER: Mr.. Attorney Gen.
eral, suppose we name these gentle
men, have them stand up, and have it
stated that they would testify substan-
tally the same as mir. Pottle did.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: I don't want to
do that if the Attorney General is 60
ing to take the view of it in which he
said that it was nonsense for me to put
chem in that way. l want to recall 10
the counsel that in an earlier case We
agreed that Mr. Berry and another
man would make the same statement
that other witnesses had made. | only
am trying to carry ont the same proce-
.iure.
The following witnesses were called
and rose in reponse to their names,
namely:
t'haunoev F. Crafts John NJ. Googin,
Charles F. Barr Albert C. Merton, e.
M. Plummer.
The SPEAKER: II is admitted that
these witnesses would testify to sub
stantially the same facts as Mr.. Pottle.
GEORGE c. WING, called for the
defense, sworn in answer to questions
by Mr.. Pattangall, testified as follows:
G.. You live in Auburn A. Yes, sir.
G. You are a practioing lawyer? \.
Yes, sir.
@. How long have you liked in Au-
burn? \. 40 years.
@. During that time have you actel /
as county attorney in the county IF
.Androscoggin. A. Yes, sir.
Q. For how long time? \. Three
years.
@. And you are familiar with the
York of the States prosecuting Off
Ger? \. Yes, sir.
@. Are yol, at the present time Presi-
dent of the State Bar Association? A.
Yes, sir.
Q. Are you acquainted with William
II. Hines? A. Yes, sir.
@. And during the last two years and
four months have you been more or less
familiar with his work as county at
torney2 A. | have seen him in court.
@. What can you stat. to the conven-
tion with regard to his work, 50 far as
you have observed it,
ATTORNEY GENERAL. WILSON:
That question obviously may be an
swered with opinion put in as TO What
Brother Wing thinks about it, and l
want to have 1T understood that no
opinion is to be expressed
The SPEAKER: We think questions
along those lines should be excluded,
Mr.. Pattangall.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: think as
asked, if Judge Wing has not already
heard the limitation put upon it by the
hat or hp lc from
his knowledge of law that there would
be no danger of his oversteppins the
law.
The SPEAKER: That is perfectly
true. OF course Judge Wing knows TIL :
law better than I, and if 1t is under
stoed that he will not attempt to give
any opinion or judgment the question
may stand.
WITNESS. Now just what was eur
question:
(Question read by stcnographer)
a. / have seen him in court, / have
heard him address the court, l have
been present when he was conducting
business as county attorney for the
county of Androscoggin.
Q. And have you seen anything OF his
conduct Of matters relating to the Ii
quor docket or of liquor cases in court?
A. What have said relates to that il
particular, because his practice in civil
matters has not been Sc extensive as it
has on the criminal side
Q. You are speaking of his Work as
county attorney now, with especial re-
lation to the criminal docket? y. Yes,
sir
Q. And can you say anything fur
ther in regard to the matter? A. |
understand that under the ruling Ut
the Chair l am not permitted to say
that he is an active
The SPEAKER: State what you
saw him do and heard him say in con-
nection with the performance of his
duty? A. / can't do it. | can't re-
peat the Language of lawyer III
court or the addresses to the court in
the conduct of his business, or in re-
lation to his activity or ability
can say that | have seen him in court
and heard him address the court.
Mr. PATTANGALL Would the rul-
ing of the Chair extend so far as to
exclude question relating To his
general manner of conducting his
business?
The SPEAKER | think it would
(Cross examination Waived.)
Mr.. PATTANGALL: Now, Mr
Speaker, we have here Il number of
other attorneys of the AndroscogGin
bar. including Judge Newell. Mr.. VIII
liams. Mr.. Chabot Mr. Weber. and
quite q number whose names l don
recall for the moment, but l suppose
it would be impossible under the
present ruling to get any evidenc that
could he of any value from those at
torneys who have had something ac-
tually to do with Mr.. Hines in con-
nection with some particular case.
Perhaps | could limit it to the gen
eral inquiry.
The SPEAKER: II these gentlemen
have any information as to facts IN
connection with the performance of
his duty bv Mr.. Hines from which
the convention could draw conciu-
sion, we would be very glad indeed to
hear it, but if it is along the same
lines as Judge Wings testimony, 1T
would be useless.
Defense Rests.
On motion of Mr. Austin of Phillips
a recess was taken for five minutes