Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-07

cieEt number of cases were open and
in sight containing bottles enough to
fill a jigger? 4. Yes. sir, | think 50.
@. This was in the cellar? a. 1
don't know W here it was the cellar or
basement. don't know how the land
Elvs behind there.
O. 1t was so light in that cellar that
YOU could perceive all those things? \.
st was light enoligha there1 so that men
Mere working tliere and pass9a up the
ice. 4=f,953.,l
O. Those were mem that were work
ingo1eA. YES SIR s3.59.'.'
@. That is all2, A. That. is all I saw. ]
q Is il not fact that in all the
places you visited You could not observe
any men drinking from the street? \.
do not recall having seen single man
drinking from the street, and 1 have not.
said that I did
@. ] did not say You had. was SIM
ply getting your evidence. You have
said there were no watchers outside of
those places. Do understand that there
We're no persons outside of those places
\. In no single instance did see a man
who acted as though he was n watcher
or there for that purpose. There We're
absolutely no watchers. /
Question read by the reporter1
y, There were persons outside OF the
places but they were passing back and
| forth about their business.
q. Passing back and forth? ~ Yes.
+ sir
@. You do not know whether they were
watchers or not? \. They were not
watchers | know how they act.
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acting, do they? \. Yes, sir
Q. You can tell them as far as yon
can see them, can YOU :. les, sir
You can tell them as far as you can see
them They are stool pigeons and You
can tell them as far as you can see
/ them.
! @. DO they have any signs on theme
y. Not letters. They have other signs
that people WHO are initiated can read.
Q. Have you ever discovered whether
those watchers can by some such sense
/ tell a spotter when they see him? 4.
Some of them can. for | have had them
give the tip that l was coming when |
; was going to get something mysen. |
assume when ! go TO buy liquor that
way that l am classed as a spotter.
| g. You do not wish this convention to
understand Mr.. Emery, that you can tell
Il man who may be passing up and down
or passing by whether he is on watch
! or not2 A. Yes, sir You can tell by
I their actions.
| Q. In all cases? \. have never seen
one that l could not
! q. At least you think you have never
made mistake That is as far as you
would go. is it not? a. | would not go
| as far as that, for saw a man standing
| at the sherman corner and / thought he
was a spotter. Later on | found that he
was not,
/ Mr.. PATTANGALL: You do not mean
a spotter? a. Yes, sir, l do; a spotter
for the liquor Sellers
| Q. Then it is all one brotherhood? A.
! Yes. sir. it is all one.
Mr.. CULVER: You would have the
convention understand that when You
we've there in March and September there
was no person outside those places who
, could give the alarm A. Not until last
| Monday. bu7 aa3
@. l say in March and September? \.
Last Monday there were mans people
| Q. am speaking about March and
september. Al Wasn'tais hast Monday
/ March? 94s.s.54 - .tfo,.t 4iEas
@. ] mean your visit there in the first
part of March? ~ There was appar-
entity not one person | saw who appear
ed TO be in any way watcher or watch
ing, not one.
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