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

Some men under the influence Of liquor
80 that you would notice it. and most
of the men were standing in front of the
bar; there were Il men in that place 1
think
@ How many? \. Eleven men.
g. Did Seu gQ to the McGlnchey
place, or perhaps haven't it in my mind
right. or have You mentioned that al
ready? \. ! have mentioned tAe plae
on Federal street. and also the place
where Mr.. Coleman run.
@. Now did YOU go to No. 6 Com
mercial street? A. NJ, on that Satur-
day night; no. sir,
q. Did YOU at any Other time this
year. al. within 4 year? \. went It
week ago last Saturday night.
@. What did you observe there? \.
l found Mr.. Patrick Halluran behind the
bar, and there were II men in front of
the bar, some standing al the bar, and
some against the walI opposite the bar
q. What il any exhibition or display
of whiskey did you notice In that place?
\. didn't sec any whfskey in thar
place. | saw one glass and one of Those
small gobicts with L large top setting on
the counter about half full of liquid, red
liquid, ale or beer one or the other. 81
.. Did you see any bottles behind the
bar Labelled or markcd2 \. No. ] aidn' t
a. that time.
@. Have YOU during this year2 \. I
don't think 50: | think that was in De
cember
@. What did you see in peeemDer with
reference t. botttes2 \, As stated be-
60 ,tafe u a
took ME there and / went in there and
| found il on the shelf behind the bar
with MIR Halloran in there himself, aud
/ think ii was six or seven bottie-,
marked whiskey; and while | was IN
there there We're men that knew me- ard
a man come up to me and he says, Mr..
Haiioran, give Mr. Doughty hot drink. =
and | says. Il don't see any reason why
couldn't have it if l wanted il by the
looks Of the array on the shelf" and he
never made any answer To that.
G.. span my Of these places you have
mentioned, upon either of those Satur-
day nights was there any evidence II
any watchers around the place? \. Ne.
sir.
Q. Doors locked or in any WY
guarded? y. Doors were open; the out
er door in most of these places were
open and the inner doors were swing
ing.
q. During the present year have you
been down to the freight office or sta
tom \. Yes. sir
q. And IN the early morning? \. Wei.
| have been there as early IS perhaps
half past seven in The morning.
Q. And your duties kept YOU about
there more or less during how many
days? y. l used to go there frequently
sometimes two or three times day and
tnen sometimes / wouldn't get there
more than-perhaps | would miss a day
or two sometimes.
Q. What do you know in regard Il
liquor being hauled from freight cars
and freight sheds? \. | observed in
that station that year, perhaps not 50
much a. the latter part of last year:
but this year | have seen them haul it
from there in carloads: l have also
seen great many barrels of whiskeN
marked G. +. Odiorne Company, Port
land, Maine.
q. And marked whiskey2 y Marked
whiskey on the barrels. yes. / want e
say that have counted As high as los
quarter barrels piled up in one place in
the Boston Il Maine shed. and others be-
ing added to it wnlie | was standing
there: that was beer or ale.
q. ~ deputy sheriff for six months
and as Sturgis commissioner for such
time as you We're such, YOU got in touch
there with old-time places. did you? A.
Yes. sir.
G. Or you knew whore they were? a.
Yes, sir.
G. Now during The present year have
YOU travelled around at near the hour 81
10 o'clock at night upon many occasions
TO see whether they closed up at a Ger
tain hour regularly ut that time? A.
No, | haven't been around as late a.
that.
.. You haven't been around to observe
whether they closed up at 10 o'clock OF
not? \. | haven't; no. sir
@. Have you noticed whether they l
any times have closed at o'clock N
Saturday? \. Not from my personal
knowledge | haven't noticed that.
Q. What about the 22nd of March. l
mean, this year? y. ! understand. but
1hat is merely hearsay.
G. don't mean that. | thought you
knew about it? \. | don't wan to give
that to this convention because | don G
know that TO he a fact
Q. You have given us now what per-
soma observation you made this year,
have you? a. Not all of it, no, sir.
.. What other place did YOU visit
4. Went to No. 800 Fore street, L
place called MeMenniman's. and found
IN there / think IL men or nine men
here were III there, and as | went into
the outer door between the outer door
and the single doors that go into the
bar | found three men, as | recall IL,
drunk in the Vestibulc going from the
outer door into the saloon.
@. How many bartenders: y. There
We're two bartenders at that place, and
they had white coats on.
q. Any display of LIQUOR there ex-
cept what yea saw ON the bar? y. /
didn't see only Il pint on the bar.
Q, What was the next place You
went To. what other place did you go
TO? a. / went from there to the cor
ner of Silver and Fore streets. No @i>
Fore street. think.
Q. Run by whom, IS you understood
il. ~ that time? \. Mr.. Coleman |
tt,ipl, >,.au tha man | don't inst rec;ll Il