Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14
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@. HIVE You issued any scire facias
writs ID the cases mentioned? "A.
haven't$
Q. WY haven't you done so. A. In
the firsf place because l had year
before Which to do it and the custom
over there had been to sue scire ficias
out rettEnable at the April term and
then enEtr them, and they would be in
order fSf trial at the August term. ]
had thdpght that | could issue scire
facias Il any time now with notice for
trial, aIal adjust them at the Septcm-
Der tern of court but MY experience
had been that we could dispose OF them
ON the fbdictment Without scire facias.
@. In 1hese particular cases, Brother
Hines, Mas it your intention to sue out
the scirR facias writs? A. Certainly.
Then ttkre was one other reason why /
didn't The Court adjourned Feb. IL,
and yo9 see Immediately afterwards
the maSeralty election came on and
there was Also. "a murder case in the
city of lewiston.
@. ToSwhich you had to give some
atentione A. some attention.
O. NoW 20 make It Very plaiH, IN
order to bring such a seit, would you
have to have writ served on the
parties two weeks before the opening
of COURT A. Yes, sir.
c. When does court meet? A. Next
Tuesday
@. So that your Writs would have to
have been served at least as early as
two weeks ago the coming Tuesday A.
That is tue.
@. Now Just previous to the expira-
ton of your suing time. did you learn
of these proceedings here? A. If | re-
member correctly, my last day to have
brought suit would have been two
weeks ago last Tuesday.I think it was
the Fridaysor Saturday preceding that
l received notice of the intention 10
remove me as county attorney.
O. Now, had you made any plans
or Lao you any intention at
that time, prior 10 receiving that notice
to sue aut any such Writs to be entered
at the April term 4. I had considered
the ACCESSIBILITY of II, and had been
practically undecided. | had felt that If
| d:u decide To SUE | had Saturday and
Sunday in which To make the writs,
and Monday and Tuesday in which to
make service, but when this notice was
served on me / decided not To bring my
writs, because | didn't want the Legis-
lature here to think that ! was doing II
at the last moment liz an attempt to de-
fend myself or 10 fool any member Of
this Legislature. / had time enough
to do 1t, had l desired, but thought II
best not to. because | didn't want To u
placed in,<the position of attempting or
appearing To attempt u fool anybody.
O. Previous to that time, had the civ
il deputies spoken TO you about the
issuing of the writsa A. They had
Q. What officers? A. II | recollect,
Deputy Sheriff Bechard and DepntY
Sheriff Cabot.
.. What conversation did yeu have
with them in regard to the matter? A.
They of course We're anxious to serve
the writs on account Of the fees they
would get and they asked me if | was
going TO sue them ott and l told them
yes. and. they asked for their share of
the work. and i told them this, | would
be very glad To divide 1t up evenly with
them sfs4.z41 ,,8= 49,
q. Have YOU. entered a mol. pros IN
any liquor. case in the present years.
1913? Al have not.
O. Have you continued any liquor
case without default OF having The bail
defaultel ia the present year any Ii
quor Indictment? A There were TIVE
or three liquor indictments considered
of which some disposition was made by
Justice a. r. Savage.
@. OF course those so odd cases were
defaulted. A.. They We're ordered de-
faalted. ..s-5-s
O. But YOU say, that outside of those
there We're two or three that We're 9TH
erwIse disposed of? A. They We're 9TH
erwise disposed Of, but | think they
were also defaulted but one or two of
them were continued.
@. Whatever disposal was made after
consultation between you and Judge
Savage, A. 1t was.
@. Did you have any conversation
with the sheriff of your county at the
beginning of this year with regard 10
the conditions in Lewiston and as to
what ought to be done in connection
with the enforcement of law A.
did t.tss,n
O. Won't you relate that CONVERSE
ton? A. / told the sheriff and his
deputies at the beginning of this year
that / thought 1t was time for them
to inforee this liquor law in the city
of Lewiston.
@. What reply did you receive. #
any? A.. They told me that they
were going to.
Q. During the present year up to
the time when these proceedings We're
started, have you received any COM
plant to you personally from any
body, In regard to your workg A. i
have not received any complaints from
anybody, or a complaint in regard 70
the conditions from anybody.
@. Going back to the last year. the
evidence concerning which has been
properly admitted for certain pur-
poses, in the spring term of 1913, did
you have number of defauited
cases? Al think so.
c. In which scire facias was or
dered issued? a. ! think so.
@. Why did you not issue scire
facias writs the following April term?
A. Because l had a year to do it, and
thought probably the cases could be
adjusted without scire faeias suits.
@. Were they so adjusted? a.
They We're.
@. In September, 1912, number Of
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