Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09
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muse he should order him under arTes'
nd returned until he made more COM
iete investigation.
Now under those circumstances We are
laced where the trial in his case would
ther have to proceed in his absence.
hich / knowSwould not be agreeable to
nybody, or that some other arrange
ent Of the cases be made, and l think
be Chair would be of the opinion that
ny change. in-the order of arrangement,
lat arran$ements having been made by
concurrent s.order of the House and
enate. would. have to be made by the
legislature and not by the convention
the presiding officers.
In talking With Brother Wilson it is
ir for me 70 say that his suggestion
as that he could take up the Andros-
Begin county5cases next. | am in those
hses with Anrdroscoggin counsel. have
BIT even met Sounsel and could not pos
bly, be prepared to go on with those
ases. TOMORROW. assuming that | remain
this case And completed my work in
/ realizes that the same hardship
Ills upon thesattorney general with the
ossibIe exception that he has counsel
ssociated with him in the Androscoggin
use who has been in the case for some
ngth of time, hence that case, I assume
om his Conversation, he could go on
ith / can't
The only thing I could do in fairness
my client subject of course to the
-ders of the convention, would be to
sk that the trial in the Knox county
hat he
Begin cases be not made to Immediately
,low this one I submit the matter in
iat form to the convention or the pre-
ding officers, the Speaker and the Pres
emit
ATTORNEY. GENERAL WILSON:
would states briefly what l understand
be the sittiation in Knox county. 1t
.ems that there have been several eases
smallpox vthin the county. and one
the deputN sheriffs had the temerity
|, go into one of those houses and take
. 1T. as ] understand il. a child there.
ad take ii into a home or something
L that kind. and then ne was after that
.larantined, and he deliberately broke
.larantine and came down to court, and
| that accohnt the secretary of the
bard. whoFiS the health officer. not the
Hartman Of the board. but the secretary
the board who is the so-called health |
|Hcer, auarantined the sheriff and the |
|haIe family but took no steps to quar- |
|ltine any zone else. Now DIR. Young of |
I.e State Board of Health was notified
| I'd has been in touch with the situa-
| On, and we have also been in COM
1
acticing physician on the board, and |
F ey both have assured me that they
/ w no reason why the quarantine could |
lit be lifted so far as the sheriff was
|sncerned and he be allowed to come
ere without danger to any one, taking
e ordinary precautions by way of fumi-
|ttion.
However, zitEis reported this noon that |
e seeretdfy has assumed to continue
e quarantine for Y days longer, and /
don't know but what he also threatens /
arrest the sheriff If he makes his es-
|spe.
with reference to the situation as to
e other cases. contemplating a posi- i
|lity of reaujustment. l want to say
His. We are now ready to go on with /
. Knox coanty case, and understood
lat would - the next case In order. /
he Penobscot case, which We had pre-
tred to follow the Knox county case
afortunately the counsel whom l had Il
igaged int that work to follow up the i
cal situation was, yesterday, taken |
swn with severe attack of the mumps |
Id he is under quarantine and We have |
I'd to employ other counsel in that case |
no has taken ii up. 1t would be i'm |
A,ssible for me to take up the Penob- |
OF case under those circumstances be-
re Thursday afternoon at the earliest,
Id ] simply suggested to Brother Pat |
ngall that we would undertake to take |
(, the Andyoscoggin cases, tomorrow
ION. or at Such time as the convention
ssires, provided the Knox county case
asnt taken up. 1t certainly imposes
st as much hardship on me to take up
e Androseoggin cases. tomorrow. as it
ould be upon him to take up the Knox
sunty case
think those are the conditions that
I'VE a bearing upon the situation.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: 1 would only
~ that j would not undertake to
axe any Statement of fact with re
lrd to the zeal condition of things in
nox county. other than the matter
which the Attorney General and /
Freed. na51ely, that at present the
leriff is Under quarantine and hence
course he couldn't be present. /
alize that the convention can try
re case in shis absence, but wouldn't
to do so unless it was obliged to.
In regards to Androscoggin, | will
imply say this. Ii isn't putting any
ardship Gpon me to try the Andros-
,ggin cases. The hardship would
II entirely upon the parties involved,
cause am as unfamiliar with. tho
ndroscoggin cases as any member
this CONVENTION can be. l know alb
,lutely nothing about them, and am
ot even sslre who my associate coun-
i will be. Mr.. Lowe stated that he
.tended te4employ Judge Wing. but
have had no conversation with him.
nder those circumstances of course |
lould not attempt to go into the case
f it should come on. | think nobody
ould be justified. My parties whom
represent are in the hands of the
Invention.
Mr.. MAHER. If | may amplify just
bit the Attorney Generals statement
, regard to the Knox County situa-
~, cnncarning which | alone am in