Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-08
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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him to be in the liquor business during
that two years and three months? \.
The only place is the northwest corner
of Franklin and Commercial streets.
c. And is he the only Thomas \.
Browning You have known during that
time as having been in business at that
place? a. Yes. sir.
Q. During that same period of time.
have you known Patrick y. Sullivan?
A. Yes sir.
@. And is he the one 10 whom You
referred as Big Pat? A. Yes. sir.
@. And is that a name by which he is
quite generally known in Portland" y.
Yes. sir.
O. What has been his business during
the last two years and three months?
A. Well. as far as | know, he has been
in the liquor business.
@ And at what place have you known
him. ~ ! forget the number now.
e. On what street is it? \. ON Com
mereial street. the corner of Clark and
Commercial: northeast corner.
Q. Is he the same Patrick Sullivan
whose name WAS read by Mr.. owen as
holding a retail liquor dealers license.
Al Commercial street. and a wholesale
malt liquor dealers license at the same
place? A. ] think 50.
Q. You understand him 10 be the same
party? A. Yes sir.
q. And during the last two years and
three months do you know Whit has
been the common reputation of Patrick
a. snlliyan.s place ut that number. 50
far as the sale of intoxicating liquors is
concerned? a. The last is months?
@. No. two YEARS and three months.
a. The reputation has been that 1t has
been a drinking saloon, and place
where Intoxicating liquors were sold.
q. Do yon know what the reputation
of Thomas \. Browning $ place has been
during that same period of time. as far
as doing business is concerned. and il
you do know you may state. in regard
In the use Of intoxicating liquor A. /
40 not remember how long ago it was
that that place was an express Office
G. Since it has been an express office
and within two years and three months.
what has been its reputation \. 1t
has been place where liquors have been
retailed intoxicating liquors. and wheth-
er they have been whelesalcd there or
not | can't say.
q. | ask YOU If you know what has
been the reputation, 50 far as the sale
of liquors IS concerned. Of the place at
the corner Of Free and Temple streets
on the right hand side as You go down
Free and Centre streets. as you go down
from Congress. The one that has the
cigar sign and a front and back door
a. | know where you mean. 1t has
been The reputation of the place for
some time do not remember lust how
long, as being a drinking place whore
liquors were sold.
q. Longer than this year? \. Yes.
sir.
q. On the opposite corner of the same
street, what has been the reputation
Of tnat place? A. That has been
saloon, a drinking place.
q Upon the right hand corner of
Center and Fore streets coming down
from Congress street--to you locate the
place. a. Yes, sir
@ What has been the reputation of
that place for two and a half years?
y. That has been drinking place.
G. Upon the opposite corner of the
same streets what has been the reputa-
ton of that place? A. That has had
a reputation of being drinking place,
A regular bar room.
O. And Fore and Cotton streets, has
that the same reputation? a. Yes
sir. a regular bar room.