Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-07
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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course the condition OF mind of the of
ficer would be presumed 10 continue
hut the Illegal condition would not be.
They must be shown in evidence. | { not
shown this would not be admissible,
but il it can he stated by the attorney
80 neral that he will offer such evidence
il seems to us admissible.
Mr. PATTANGALL. The only diff
Guilty with that would be that the con-
Vention would have hard work-the
evidence might NOW be offered and the
attorney %eneral-unquestio in
good faith-Would later attempt to cnn-
ncct 1t. but If by any means he fails 10
ito So, We are not quite in Il position
we would bc IN eonrt. no judge can ex-
cude it.
Mr. PETERS That is very true, and
as stated, the Chair will exclude that
evidence, # the counsel desire it, but
we desire to state that we can conceive
mat under some circumstances it
might he admissible
Mr.. PATTANGALL: We do desire
il.
Mr.. PETERS: The question is ex-
cludcd.
@. since Athe first day of January.
this year. have you been in the city
of Portland a have
@. Will You state fully 10 the cnn
vention what You did. where you did
it, and what yoH found? \. ON the
18th of March. | vsittd Portland in
company With AIR Berry, the superin-
tendent Of ~ League, and visited
quite nunibEr suf places, and OBJ
served 4 lared~humbcr of places. slIhf
the way they were carrying on. ahe
business We arrived in Portland
somewhere near noon time. don't
know the exact time, and went from
the Grand manifestation. becausa we
came i'll on the Grand Trunk ipain,
or a train on tllAsaHrand Trunk Rail
road We went Nsfhe corner of Fore
street and India street, where we en-
tered a we'll furnished bar room and
saw men drinking at the bar. There
appeared To be beer on draught.
There was this regular battery of
faucets from which different kinds of
beer can be drawn. There We're seX-
eral men drinking at the bar. and the
bartender behind The bar.
@. How dressed? a. He was
dressed in ordinary clothes.
Q. If at any time Mr.. Emery in
your description You recall places
where the bartender had any distnc
tive uniform, will you mention il as
you 60 along. that is, as YOU mention
these places if You found place
where the bartender was dressed 9TH
er than in ordinary clothes. just men
ton that. a. | will as l remember
them ar recall them. We went fur
Their back onto Commercial street and
passed several places that Or. Berry
and | agreed-tobjeeted tol
q. Whit did you say \. | saw
places that looked like saloons and
| suggested that we-tobjected tot
MIR. PETERS: The objection is sus-
tanned and You must not say what
others said.
Mr. PATTANGAII. Ner what he
said himself
Mr.. PETERS: Certainly not
Witness: | went in To several places.
The first that | recall, after leavipg
this ono IT the corner of Fore street
and India street. was the one at the
corner of Franklin and Commercial
streets. This was regular bar room,
finished as the others Were. that is. it
had a partition back a few feet from
through this partition into the bar
room, which in many cases could not
be seen. but in some cases could he
seen from the street, that. is the bar
room could be seen from the street
you could see into it. In this partiea-
lar case | think You could not; but
going into this bar room ! found
think ii was seven men at the bar.
and walking up to the ban as soon as
the bartender got through waiting oh
customers one of whom was consun-
ing something from a large long
necked bottle, which looked like a
whiskeY bottle-but | don't know
what the substance was.-he set that
bottle on the bar. and | called for a
half-pint of whiskey. l said | didn't
know what Il was hu: I do. for no
filled the half pint of whiskey from
that same bottle when / have at the
office now. | paid him - cents for it.
and walked out. My presence there
was as u stranger. as | had never
been there before. but it didn't seem
to. excite any--6obiected tol
Mr.. PETERS; Leave that out. De-
scribe what YOU saw, rp,.I
! : Witness: Il understood that from
counsel, "a, tell what ! did see; I will
Try 10 ayoid. anything of that sort,
! Mr.. STAPLES; Might it not be
proper for the witness to state upon
his arrival or during the time that he
was there whether the bartender or
the person he WAS behind exhibited
any emotion. such as fear?
Mr.. PATTA NGALL: Or affection?
Mr.. PETERS: OF course To describe
the thing as Il fact ii might be adj.
rnissible. He must not bring in any
differences. Counsel will guide you So
that you will be in the correct chan.
mel. no doubt.
Q. In this place where YOU have
just testified that you saw a long
nccked bottle on the counter. and at
which place you purchased Il half pint
of whiskey, when you went in there,
or at any time While YOU We're there,
did the bar tender show any exhibit
ton of fear? A. He did not.
@. Any exhibition of surprise? A.
None whatever.
Q. When you called for the liquor
did he hesitate or ask any questions
before he delivered you the package
and received Your nOnaV2 \ Only