Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09
Cross Examination.
Rv5 MIR. WILSON.

BY MIR. WILSON:
Q. Mr.. Winston, your business trans
actions are where. 10 what part of the
city do they take you mostly? a. OF
course our factory work--you are per-
fectly familiar with that. and as ! have
stated, our factory is in the rear of For
est avenue aud my other duties take ME
largely to the First National Bank where
| am director to the Union Safe De-
post and Trust Company where / am a.
director. to the Union Mutual Life In
surance Company whore am a director
and a member of The finance committee.
to the Cascp Bay and Harpswell Line of
Steamboats,. Of which l am president of
the company. and il takes me down in
that part OF the city It good deal; and
| am trustee Of quite a number OF insti-
tations. including the school for the deaf
and dumb. and my duties, Mr.. Wilson,
take me all over the city.
q. AS a matter of fact the most of
your time would be either spent at your
factory or Al the banks which you have
me- ntioned and possibly at the Casco
Bay Line? A 1t would ordinarily, but
/ am very fond of riding in an automo-
bile. ana drive my own machine, con-
Sc, uently | am all over the city.
&. But you don't drive your machine
for pleasure rides particularly down in
The neighberhoed of Fore street and Gem
ter street A. No, but my business calls
me up Center street, and going to the
Casco Bay Line l would have TO go down
that way. or would go mat way.
street or would you 20 down Exchange
and Moulton streets? \. When you are
going in an automobile there will be
some conditions that will take you
through Fore street. No. wouldn't
seek TO go through Fore street but per-
haps / might have someone with me that
wanted IL 20 that way.
c. But your route wouldn't be along
Fore street ordinarily? \. No, it would
not
@. And your business ordinarily
wouldn't call You down Center or along
Fore streets \. No not regularly, not
every day.
Q, That is what l mean. A. No, of
course not OF course in the summer
time | go ohe Caseo Bay and Harpsl
We'll Lines StlitfdlIy every udS.
@. But the direct route to that
wouldn't be along Fore street but would
be down across Fore street? A Down
Exchange and perhaps through Fore
street, or down Moulton or Exchange.
down that way. / go to the railroad
offices, and there is some hing all the
time and il keeps me going: | am NOV
ing most of the time. as YOU know, with
out my stating it; but as far as going
through the streets for any observation
or anything If that kind. don't know
Q. You don't do that. A No / don't
do that; l don't know very much about
the conditions down there
q. The conditions around the city as
far as your observation has gone-you
never have taken account of il? A. No,
l haven't taken much count of that.
MR.. CULVER: Just one question.
You spoke of the Caseo Bay & Harpswen
Line. Do you recall now how many peo-
pie the Casco Bay e Harpswoll Line
hauled last summer? a. 1t was some
of a million. / don't know
exactly the number.
Q. And are you familiar with the
Of travel aboard those
boats? A. Yes. in way.
=. What do you say as to intoxica-
ton aboard those boats? Or what do
you say about the occasion to have
arrests made aboard those boats for
A. II is very seldom.
Q. 1t is true, isn't it. that at Peaks
Island you have a large theatcr' A.
Yes. sir.
q. Where the average attendance at
night is between 500 and 1000" A. Yes,
sir.
@. And great many people from all
over the United States come there? A.
Yes, we go down to Bailey's Island
and Or's Island and cover the whole
hav.
@. And isn't it the fact that yoa
make practice of going to Riverton