Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-05


Yes.
q. and of the nine complaints where
the parties went clear. can YOU tell me
how many were made by the city
marshal or any member of the force?
a. Six, | think.
@. Now can you give me the result
of the other nine cases, those that had
a conviction? How many of those We're
bound over TO the grand jury, how
many were punished i'll the lower court,
and what was their punishment? A. /
would have to look ulsstsfhh individual
case for 1t.
O. You haven't that memorandum :?
A. No.
@. Would you look that up and let
me have it later? A. Yes sir
@. Something was said in Mr.. Oil
GERS communication and also in his
testimony and something appears in
the testimony Of MIR. Owen with re-
gard to clubs. | have no4tthe slightest
desire TO ask in regard tossach particu
Lar club. but are YOU a membet of one
OF more Of the clubs that have been
mentioned? A. | am. one.
ARTHUR J. DUNTON. sworn for
the prosecution, in answer TO ques
tons by Mir, Plummer, testified as
follows:
30 What is your name? A. Arthur
J.sDunton-
@. Where do you reside? A. Bath.
G. You were judge of the Bath po-
jiee court for four years prior to last
4ughst? A. | was.
-Qx puftpg all your term of Office
din 4bes 3hEriff. of sagadahoc county
setef ssWear tut any complaints agains
lids1fr. Sfl{efs ia that county before
you? "A. He has not.
q. whether or not there is Il record
kept so that if warrants are sworn out
the returns shsw? \. The book will
show every warrant that was issued
on a complaint - =...,I
@. You have heard the places Of
John O'Brien, Joe yFooter, Dandy Var
ney. American House, Harbor> View,
Tim McAuliffe. Leavitt's, John Can
mons and the Columbia Hotel all
mentioned here. Do you know what
the general reputation of those places
is as regards infractiens of the LIQUOR
law there? \. Well, it is common
talk that they are saloons, or engaged
in the sale of intoxicating liquor.
Gross -examina ton waived)
Mr.. PLUMMER: Now if the court
please, we have here a transcript of
the records of the supreme court of
Sagadahoc county for several years,
and agreed to as admissible by all
parties, and it is suggested that I ex-
plain to the court that these abbre-
viations here-"Cont." and so one mean
continued Some of the lay broth
ers may not understand, the abbre-
Walton and we offer this as the evil
denee that these parties whom we
have named and regarding whom
testimony has been offered, have been,
SO far as the record shows, constant
inhabitants of the criminal docket OF
the supreme court of Sagadahoc
county.
will read the beginning of this
record and the close Any man with
sufficient patience can read the inter-
vening pages and it will sound like
a repetition.
tFirst page and last two pages
read.)
Mr.. PATTANG NIL. don't suppose,
Mr. President that the prosecution
would desire the convention TO infer
that the sheriff had anything 10 do
with entering eontinuances or mol
presses. or anything of that sort.
ATTY. GEN. WILSON: Our point is
that he didn't have anything TO do
with any OF them.
Mr.. PATTANGALL That was prob
ably So but however. the court dis
posed of the case, that is out OF the
Jurisdiction of the sheriff, of course.
Mr.. PLUMMER: ] stated in the
opening that that paper would be Of
fered that there was in the county
building. where the sheriff had his OF
flee. these records showing that these
men who were rcputed to be constant
~ violating the liquor law were req
ular inhabitants of the criminal
docket.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: That was as
understand it, and we assume That IS
where a rum seller should be, a reg
ular inhabitant of the criminal docket
On motion of Mr.. Austin of philips
a recess was taken for ten minutes.
After Recess.
At this point Attorney General VIII
son stated that the State would rest its