Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-21

mare or speak to HIM ABOUT IL. ,DiuH
/ sign it or back. Answering Morey, said
/ signed on front Gave sample of sigma
| ture, writing Paul A. Kramer Said
Usually wrote Paul Kramer was
asked TO sign, one evening by stranger.
I A little fun was caused by witness
/ misunderstanding the question ano
! answering in altogether different way
| from what Mr.. Morey expected.
! Deputy Sheriff Walter Keene told me
| was wanted. week ago.
| E. 3. ivory
L. s. Ivory OF Lewiston. carriage
maker. Signed a petition at home. Left
there. Was No. on petition. Didn't
/ sign verif1cation or swear to it before
! c. +. Lemaire. BY Morey. Signed it
with brothers. Didn't see who brought
it or carried it away. Knew what |
was signing.
! Gave sample of signature. Visit City
/ building quite often, though not last
summeS
j. Attorney Crockett submitted several
! petitions requiring no verbal testi
mony and asked their rejection. as fol-
! lows: one of III names verified June o9.
| by Arthur II. Blum, who had June
signed another
Attorney Morey stated one objection
would cover all and that persons right
I hy petition cannot be nullified by an
! others error
The objection was noted.
Z BY Crockett-Auburn petition Of 25
/ names verified by ". W. Farrar, who
June 4, had signed another: Augusta
7 petition of 1C0 names verified June 2 by
lrhlt
lut did not sign as petitioner: Angus
Ia of y names. verified July ). under
/ same circumstances; from Brunswick
of 81 names. verified by j. H. McDuff
! one of signers.
John w. Riley
john w. Riley. town clerk OF Bruins
wick, shown Exhibit SO, petition sworn
e on July ., by Riley. Neglected 10
cate the jurat. only j. E. McDuff on
LIST.
/ Crockett-J. 3. McDuff another petit
tion from Brunswick, verified June os
! hence last is.invalid.
1 Mr. Riley, recalled Didn't see Nc
/ Duff sign petition. Name appears on
/ petition.
4 BY crockett-Petition from Calais,
| 100 names, verified by Alphonse Hig-
! gins and is specifically described in
Question 10 to the justices. Their de-
cision makes it invalid.
/ BY Morey-Submit this petition and
answer 10 Question 10 has not been
I connected up. Submit that the names
on it were put on in good faith and
meant to be right and should be
counted.
Irregular Petitions
I By Crockett-Camden petition 100
names, not verified. Another from
4 Camden, j. names. one from Gard
F. iner, II names. verified June 80 by
1 Thomas j. DeVine, who signed No. As
petition on May 16. Petition, Hal
! laWell, "A names, verified July by A.
/ +. Storey. Didn't sign as petition.
I From Jonesport As names, verified
June 6. H. NJ. Woodward, who circu-
lated but didn't sign as petitioner.
From Jonesport SO names, verified
June by II. NJ. Woodward. who cir
/ culated but did not sign. From same
I town, 100 names. verified June O. same
circumstances. From same town, 100
| names, same date and circumstances.
! From same town, II names same date
ana circumstances. From same town.
/ % names. verified without date by II.
I Nj. Woodward. who circulated but
! didn't sign. From Lewiston, ii names
/ verified by George Wilding, who cir
culated but not signed. From Lewis
! ton, six names, verified July by Will
/ bert Parent, who didn't sign. From
Lewiston, 81 names. certified Nav 81.
Adrian +. Provost. Clerk certified 100
. and prpynSt Si
Gardiner, II nahes, verified by A. J
Dauteul, WHO circulated but didn't
4 sign. From Lisbon, IL names, verified
July by Thomas Leonard, who circu-
lated but didn't sign From Rumford
"A names. verified June 50 by A. ].
i Kline. Certificate to clerk being type-
. written. From Rumford. So names,
/ verified July by Joe Gagnon the
! clerks certificate being typewriter.
From Topsham. "a names. verified June
80 by William F. Tate, who circulated
; but didn't sign. From Wateryille. 90
i names, verified July by William +
4 Ward, WHO circulated but didn't sign
| From Waterville, 81 names, verified bv
| William f. Ward. same condition.
/ From Waterville 100 names, verified
! July by George II. Simpson, who cir
/ culated but didn't sign From Water
/ vile, 46 names. verified July 2. same
! man and conditions. From WinthroD
/ - names. verified July 3 by Henry p.
Miller, who circulated but didn't sign
/ From East Livermore and Jaw. "a
names, verified July by p. A. Jean
ellie. Is Joint petition and has two cor
! titicates. which differ as to the sigma
! lures. one does not include and other
eXcepts signature of verifying sigma
| ture.
| Mr Morey thought wrong construc
/ ton had been made OF last case and
! that the intent was perfectly clear and
right.
Lula F. HoIway
/ Lula f. Holway, deputy town clerk of
Madison. was shown petition verified bv
! Q. H. Dlworth, IS Names certified by
/ her. She has compared the names
ana voting list and found Il names on
petition not on check list. Certified to.
~ Morey: Didn't examine petitjon
list when certified Postmaster said was
: all right and l signed.
| Morey: Did YOU do thoughtlesslv or
with intent to defraud
/ Miss Holway: ThoughtlessIy
Miss HolWay said the check lie, use5