Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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q. And Coxs, where you saw IN
40 men is also a restaurant, isn't it
A I suppose so, yes.
O. OF those places. restaurants ar
the only ones whose names-th
names of whose owners you know
A. Yes, sir.
j. NJ. 3ARTERS. called and sworn
testified as follows:
BY, Mr. CLEANES:
@. Please state your full name am
occupation? A. j. NJ. Arters; clergy
man.
@. land you are located at Port
land?s A. live in Portland; yes. sir
Q.k'During the present year while
you were visiting in Bangor did yot
make some observations? A. ! did
@. When was it? A. On Friday
the nth of February.
OWN you state what Won did ane
what you saw? A. Well, with refer
ence to the map ] would be very glad
to trace my travel. l don't know the
names of the streets of course.
QyPerhaps | can assist you. /
want you TO be where you can make
the Il convention hear. A. / don't
think they will have any trouble
O. Where did You begin? A.
Leaving the railroad station and pass
ing into Exchange street | visited the
place where your pointer now is, en-
tering and remaining moment OF
two and then passing on and visiting
two or three additional places be-
tween that and the corner OF Han
cock street: passed along from that
point to the place at the corner OF
Exchange and York streets. and en-
tered that Just a moment or two, ana
then went into State street. crossing
over the bridge there and coming
down into what is marked on the map
as Broad street. Now down this way
-theSe places that are now in the
nashborhood of your pointer one or
two. but making especially my vista
tions' along in that nelghborho"a
where your pointer now is. entering
six .t,r seven of those places. having
in mind especially the place at the
corner of Rroad and whatever street
that is.
G. Union? This place known az
described locally as the Devils Han
Acre? A. Yes. in that place, ana
having in mind especially the two
places adjoining there just above your
pointer, the one on the corner and the
one above the place on the corner
making special observations there and
theffn coming across the foot bridge
used also by the railroad, crossing
there, through the railroad station
again and over into what is marked
on the map as French street, and
visited one or Two places there; and
that ended the investigation.
QaaNow, having located the places
and having described your itinerary,
can you tell the convention what you
saw A. In most of the places en-
tered l saw fully equipped barroom,
that lis, bar and an attendant at
the char. a stock of liquors displayed
backs4of the bar on shelves. men
drinking and ordering intoxicating
liquors at the bar and being served ON
their order: and in. q number, OF the
places, especially in the place known
as the Devils Half Acre | saw a con-
siderable number of drunken men or
men in half intoxicated CONDITION
In one place, just above the place ON
the corner of Broad and Union streets
l saw there 16-year-old by tending
bar
@. And were liquors being served
by that boy? A. They were. upon
order of those who were ordering in
toxicating liquors.
G. You didn't go to Bangor for the
purpose of making an investigation?
A. T'did not.
o. aYou were there upon business?
"A. 9pwas.
Q..aIn any of these places. Mr..
Arthers did you find any fastened
doors or any watchers of any sort?
A. Lsdid not.
san Cross Examination.
BybJUDGE sTEARNS:
@. ! understand you too are clergy
manu. A. / am, sir.
QlsfAnd resident of Portland? A.
live in Portland
Q. +. And what is your denominations
A. Pam Methodist. ~
o. And who did you visit in Bangor?
A. IL didn't visit anybody in Bangor;
was there between trains.
@ How long did you remain? A.
About two hours.
Qf9And did you see all that you have
described In those two hours? A. l did.
O. And have made no other visit in
Bangor? A. l never have been in Ban
gor since.
Q.asWhere was the place where you
found the lad behind the bar? A. The
place just above the corner of Broad ami
Union streets.
e. Broad and Union streets? A. Yes,
sir a.,
q. And do you know the name of the
lad7sIA. j do not.
a.. Did you inquire his name? A.
didsnot.
@. Did you make any inquiries of him:
A. I did.
Or You inquired his age? A. l did
noeaif
a.. How do you know his age then?
A. BY his general appearance.
O. Mr.. .Arters. do you mean to tell
this convention that that boy was lG
years old by his appearance alone? a.
Yes. sir: i mean TO say that judging
from his appearance he was not over 1e
years. of age.
GEORGE A. TIBBETTS. called and
sworn, testified as follows:
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