Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-07
Maine LEGISLATURE,
Stenoeraphic Report to Complete Fri
day, April a, Session.


of these rum sellers fined. search and
seizure warrants? A. No. | don't
think there We're.
Q. You don't think there We're as
many as that? An No, ! don't think
there We're any.
@. Not at the December term?
A. don't think so.
Q. or the January term? A.
don't think there was anybody fined;
] think they all run away.
@. There We're some cases? y.
Yes, there were some cases and l
think they all run away.
@. There We're some cases that
were brought up? A. Yes.
@. Were the fines imposed?
Mr.. PATTANGAIL: ] think the
record shows that the fines were con-
tinued.
@. This record, Mr. Ballou, Will
show cases of search and seizure and
the men against whom they were
found? \. | don't remember.
@ Roland Lewis. sentenced 10 fine
and costs; Joseph Ifooter sentenced TO
fine and costs: Wilbraham Levitt
seems To be the only one that was
continued? y, Yes
Q. Here are five Eases here \.
You know more about it than | do.
@. Now Mr.. Ballon, YOU say that
the first acknowledgement had of any
complaints as to conditions you had in
Bath wasA sonnet hing like ten DAYS
ago? Aeb Yas, sir .si
O. Did you see Mr.. divers stat
ment in the papers? a. Yes. sir
q. And of course you did not con-
slider this in the nature of COM
plant? A. No, only considered the
instigation of the thing.
@ Did you take any trouble Ia in
vestigate and see if there was any
truth in that? A. No. sir.
O. And the fact that there might
be some L houses of i'll fame in Bath,
or that he alleged there We're and gave
the location of many of them, You did
not consider worthy of investigation?
A. No, sir
Q. | suppose you mean by that yN
did not consider Mr.. oliver worthy a
consideration? \. No sir
O. As a matter of fact, YOU did nor
investigate that? a. No. sir.
Q. And did not investigate the
A. No, sir.
Q. And did not make any inquiries
of John to find whether there was any
selling of liquors as alleged That i,
you made no inquiries of John TO see
If there was any truth in the allega-
tions that liquor selling was being
done? A. No, | think not.
Q. And when was it after that you
called on John and found out that pc
was not doing his duty and called
upon him for his resignation a.
The day he gave ii to me.
@. Within a weeks time? a. Yes,
q. And where is Your. son now
A. / don't know, l suppose he is in
Bath.
@. You suppose he is in Bath? A.
Yes. sir | suppose he is. That -
where he lives.
@. | suppose you made no investi-
CATION of course of the retail liquor
licenses held in Bath to see whether
they were held or not? y. What IS
that?
o. You have not felt it your duty
to inquire in regard to the liquor IL
eenses held in Bath? \. No, sir
think John found out something about
that: he told me how many there
were.
o. When did he tell you that? "A
think three, or four weeks ago.
someone was inquirine about sending
someone up to Portsmouth To find out
about this.
@. Did you take any steps TO see
hat
was enough.
@. When were those seizures made
against Schoppe? A. Three years
ago i should say.
@. And when was IL mat TINS
Topsham affair took place? A. Last
year. i think
@. This 'yery last year? A. Yes
- Mr.. STAPLES: 1t was year before
last, 1911.
@ fBy The attorney Generap And
the schoppei business was, before ina
time? "A. Yes, sir. before that.
have had frbnhl&aeshoush, God knows.
TESTIMONY CLOSED.
Me. sxAIrAss Mr. President by
agreements. certain of the votes at the
last State election in Sagadahoc
county are 10 De admitted IN evidence.
= and without reading the whole list, 1t
shows the vote for Governor and
sheriff in the county. l offer simply
the 1910 vote for Mr.. Fernald for
Governor in Bath, 700: Mr.. Ballou for
sheriff. 927; total vote of the county
for Governor. Mr.. Fernald, 17S5; M.
Ballou sheriff, 1920. In September.
1912, vote in Bath for Governor, Mr.
Haines. 123; Mr. Ballou, sheriff, 1914;
total vote in the county for Governor,
Mr.. Haines, 1875: Mr.. Ballou. 2021.
Mr. PATTANGALL: | would like to
offer, Mr. President. without recalling
Mr. owen, the statement in regard To
the number of liquor licenses held in
such counties as are recorded and re-
ported in the Civic League paper.
The PRESIDENTS: Is that agreed
to.
Mr.. PATTANGAIL No, but it was
spoken of by Mr. owen.
Attorney General WILSON: It
seems to me, Mr.. President, that is
going a little too far. / do not object
To