Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11
to questions by Judge cleave4, testifed

W anu over WIidl charge 10 you pre-
side?- A. No charge in the city of Ban
gor
q. And during the past three months
have you made any Investigations and
observations in regard to the sale of
Intoxicating liquor in Bangor? A. No
particular or special investigation un-
til the present week.
G. Previous to that a general obser
walton? a. Yes. sir, it was apparent.
c. Up to the present week? a, The
present week
O. What day? \. Monday evening.
G. Will you tell the convention
where you went, what you did. and what
you saw. on Monday evening. in Ban
gor? A. a friend was with me. and
we went over the following streets be-
ginning a one corner of the Devils Half
Acre, the corner Of Broad and Union
streets. We counted some 10 or a doz-
en- saloons in succession, and then we
quit counting and went around through
Pickering square, and then we went
over across the bridge and down to the
railroad station and stopped few mo-
ments. and then We went up French
street to Hancock street, and along Han
cock street back to West Market square.
We returned by the way of Washing
ton and Exchange streets to West Mar
ket square. From West Market square
we went around again on Pickering
square, and took one of the side streets
| up Union street from Pickering square
G. Now did you go into any place ?
4. We went in to only one place and
we didn't go into that place to see what
hpjnD
enough from the street without enter
ing any place.
@. Now going along these several
streets, having had Il general observa~
ton of the same places, or a number Of
the same places, during the three
months of this year. did you see any OF
the barrooms or saloons closed in Ban
gor, on Monday evening of this week ?
a. No. sir. unless there were n few of
the poorer class on Hancock street.
was informed by my companion that
they we're Collected to-
@. But with the exception of a few
of the poorer class 4. There might
have been Il few on Hancock street.
never was on Hancock street before.
Cross Examination by Judge Stearns.
Brown? A. Yes. sir
Q. But aren't settled over any
church there? A. No, sir
Q. De you minister to any flock any
where? a. Yes. sir.
Q. Where? a. Forty thousand Sun
day school pupils in the State of Maine.
u. You visit the Sunday schools? \.
visit them. yes, sir.
@. And Is that your present employ
ment? y. That is my present employ
ment
Q. Do you know the sheriff of Penob-
scot. Major Emerson? a. / am not per-
sonaily acquainted with him.
Q. Have you ever met him? A
have. sir.
Q. And when? A. I met him in the
court house the first of March
@. Have You ever had any CONVERSE
lion with him? A. have. sir.
@. And do you remember of having
| conversation with him the last of Fehru.
| airy? A. The last of February or first
of March?
@ And at that time did you congratu
late him on his efforts in attempting to
enforce the prohibitory law? A. ] con.
graduated him on the step that he had
taken at the beginning of the year.
q. That meant an attempt to enforce
tie prohibitory law in Bangor, didn't it
That was what You had in mind? \. l
had in mind-you can cali me down if
go too far
JUDGE STEARNS: You won't go too
far, Mr.. Brown
WITNESS: had in mind simply this.
| ct1op al
law, ] would see that the religious bodies
of the State supported him.
Q. And you congratulated him on tho
efforts he had already made? A, That
one effort, that is all / know ANYTHING
about.
q. That was about the last of Febru-
airy? \. 1t was. sir. | don't recollect
the exact date. either the last of Febru-
airy or the first of March.
Q. How long did You say ycu had
lived in Bangor? \ Since August. 1909.
e. About four years? A. Nearly. sir.
ROBERT b. COOKSON. called for the
prosecution, sworn. in answer TO ques-
lions by Judge Cleaves, testified as fol-
lows:
e. You are recorder of the municipal
court of the city of Bangor? A. The
clerk.
u. hand You IA package of papers
and ask you If those are the original
complaints and warrants sworn out from
the Bangor municipal court during the
month Of January by Sheriff Emerson
or any OF his deputies? VIII You see if
they consist of 26 in aHa \. 1t did
~hen delivered them to YOU
9. You can count it and see if we
are honest. A. Twenty-six
q. Have You any opinion now to ex-
press as to our honesty? A. Not any.
know the society you belong to.
@. You find % there? y Twentv-six
yes, sir.
=. ANA after going over the matter
are You able to state from your in.
Vestlsauon whether in II of those
cases Il fine and costs were paid? A.
| think so, yes, sir. You didn't take
TINS from me. Yes there were IA OF
those paid.
=. / hand YOU another paQckage
or papers, and ask you if those are
the original complaints and warrants
in the same kind of matters sworn
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