Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-22

At the opening of the afternoon scs-
sion Attorney Crockett asked II Mt.
Dunbar would accept the testimony OF
fered by City Clerk Locke Of Biddeford.
Mr.. Dunbar replied that he would ac-
cept the evidence II found 70 be ad-
visible but that he objected TO eX-
animation or to the correction OF the
petitions from the voting list after the
expiration of 80 days
City Clerk Locke
Mr.. Locke questioned by Mr.. Dunbaf
Names appeared in relatively the
same manner on the Sea and Shore
Fisheries petition
MIR. Crockett asked Mr.. Dunbar if he
agreed that all the evidence found to
be admissible in this case and relating
TO the Sea and Shore Fisheries Com
mission petition names should be ac-
cepted and he stated that he did if ad-
mSsable
With this understanding Mr.. Locke
wa excused
Louis Paul Lebarge
Louis Paul I.ebarge OF Lewiston was
called next. Examined by Crockett
Admitted signing name Louis Paul
Lebarge in own handwriting on one
petition Another petition was shown
him in which he stated did not sign
name PAUL Lebargc. Usually signed
his name Louis Pau lcbayge. Did
not make oath to this petition before
Charles T. Lcmaire or anyone else.
By rey-Remembercd signing on
petition 80.
At this point Attorney Morey found
ON the second petition which he was
examining the name OF another Charles
#. i.obcrts and asked that previous
testimony by one Charles Fl. Roberts
in regard to not signing be struck out.
The Charles H. Roberts who testified
lived in Auburn and the one appearing
in this list lived in Lewiston.
l.rbar2e continuing his examination
by Morey-Did not remember who
sibned name Pau l.ebargc on the petit
ton. Il was not his name.
CyFile Rioux
tYrjlc EiouN of Lewiston examined
~ crockett-Not Il voter Had taken
first naturalization paper but not sec
ond. Motorman on H., a. x W. Street
Railway. Gould not say for sure
whether he signed petition in body.
was sure that verifying signature was
not his.
BY MureN Asked to write name.
Does 50. Couldn't say whether one on
front was signed by him. Sure about
back Look about the same but was
sure that he did no! sign back. Knows
Mayor i.emaire. Signed petition,
didn't thini, it was about police.
Ernest II, Mills
Ernest H. Mills. city clerk Of Saco.
called.
BY Crockett-TNo names did not
appear upon the voting list on petition
shown. Voting list was certified
Couldn't say whether there was a sea
and shore fisheries petition.
BY Morcy-Should say 100 names on
Saco petitions. Investigated the whole
of them. Attention was called to five,
found all except two. The three other
names were partly illegibe. Knew
IverSon. one of the men whose name
nat found on the voting list. was a
resident of Saco, Moore, the other
man was not voter.
o. {. Flint
.. l.. Flint. city clerk of RoCkIand,
examined by Crockett-Testihed as to
list of names not appearing on Rock
land check list.
BY Morey-Did not prepare list in
question. 1t was a copy. Thought
they were the same as he had certified
to- Thought names he had certified to
as on the voting list were on the list.
BY Crockett-Did not know whether
the names were the same as he had
certified.
BY Morey--Inspected the lists before
he certified. No reason to change his
mind since.
BY Crockett-Can YOU give any
name think barred from petition No
reason to suspect, except that they are
considerably blurred. True of a great
many petitions.
At the request of the Governor Mr..
Flint leftga certified copy Of the Rock
land voting list.
George w. Norton
George W. Norton. citI Clerk Of
PASSPORT. had examined petitions and
voting list, finding five petitions not
on list
Mr.. Brown objected to this evidence
in this case tn being admitted in the
Sea and Shore Fisheries case. VIII
send the governor Il certified copy.
BY Morey-l<now tie mon Certi-
fed the petitions, believing them all