Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-04

7 Commissioner Guptill asked Mn Hay
den how he obtained the other names and
he said that Mike Jolcour gave them to
him.
Mr.. McGbbon said that he was told TO
be particularly careful in regard to not
allowing liquor selling on the grounds.
Richard F. Leader testified that he
had policed the fair grounds since 1900.
He always looked after violations Of the
liquor law. Mr.. Libby had told him to
be particularly careful about that. He
had complaints Sunday about liquor SELL
ing behind the stables and ordered Mike
Jolicour off the grounds because he found
man at his place was selling liquor.
Sunday Perley Cole, who had not been
allowed on the fair grounds for five years,
came to the grounds and was hanging
around the stand run by man named
Glover He drove the man off and told
his officers and also Mr.. Glover not to
allow the man on the grounds again.
At this point Mr.. Hayden took try
at cross-examining Mr.. Leader.
who hires you to police the fair
grounds" he asked.
1.-The Maine State Agricultural Society,"
Ibid your brother ever sell liquor on
the fair grounds"
Never
Commissioner Guptill asked Mr.. Leader
in regard to bankers who were crying
about the tents: Anything to quench
your thirst"'
Mr.. Leader explained that was done to
make people think they were getting beer
and ale when only Uno was sold.
President B. J. Libby of Oakland of the
Maine State Agricultural Society said
that he had been trustee 16 or II years
and had employed Mr.. Leader to police
the fair grounds and had always instruct
ed him to strictly enforce the prohibitary
law. He had heard no complaint this
year except about the tent behind the
stable and he had spoken to Mr.. Leader
about that.
James l.. Lowell Of Auburn, secreta-
ry of the Maine State Agricultural So
cety for II years, said his instructions 10
Mr. Leader had always been to look after
liquor selling. He was at the fair grounds
night and day Saw no evidence of liquor
selling. In fact there was the least
drunkenness this year that he ever saw.
In response to inquiry by Mr.. Austin.
Mr.. Leader said that he had plain clothes
men go through every tent and if there
had been liquor selling going on he would
have known of it.
Frank H. Wiggin of Lewiston, superin-
tendent of the horse department. said
that he saw no evidence of liquor selling
during the fair On Sunday before the
hot Gr1Y
was being sold in a tent near the sta
bles. Monday morning conditions were
much the same and he talked with Mr..
McGibbon about the matter and found
that Mr. Leader had fired the parties off
the grounds Jolicour hired the privilege
but the tent was closed and the flaps
down after Monday morning.
There was a sharp tilt when Mr.. Hay
den asked Mr.. Wiggin if one of his men,
Parker was not drunk when working on
the track Monday afternoon and he did
not ask him TO brace up and Mr.. Wiggin
replied that he might have done so Sun
day night but not on Monday
| Timothy F. Callahan. treasurer of the
| Maine State Agricultural Society, said
that he had had charge Of letting space
| for 10 or "A years and Mr.. McGibbon now
! did the same work. Their practice was
not to allow anybody on the ground who
would sell liquor.
How do you decide?" asked Commits
sioner Guptill.
Those that we are suspicious Of we do
not let space to- replied Mr.. Callahan.
He also explained that the fair gates were
open Sunday and that many people came
! in on that day.
Mr.. Callahan said that he had had
a talk with Mr.. Hayden. that Mr..
Hayden had come to his store several
times. Hayden had asked him if there
wasn't some way to settle the thing
up. Hayden admitted to witness that
he did the thing through spite and
| said the trustees had no business to
order his horse off.
| Mr. Hayden insisted that 1t was Mr..
Callahan and not himself that had first
mentioned the matter of spite.
| On cross examination by Judge
Wing Mr.. Hayden admitted that he
did not make the affidavit in connec-
ton with the complaint until after he
had been ordered to get out OF the
stables on the fair grounds.
II am still in them, am not?" ask
ed Mr.. Hayden.
YES" reluctantly admitted Mr..
| Wing.
Commissioner Guptill reserved his
decision, announcing that he- would
not make it public until after Attor-