Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-23

me I've got to go to Jail Wanted m.
to see street commissioner and get b;s
/ money 50 he could get away.
BY Crockett-You'v been convic,sd
several times selling liquor.
;: Keegan-Governor. I'll answer, h,.
Id like chance to say a word.
keegan-I have been convicted -,
selling Intoxicating liquor but You lin.
dicating Mr. Crocketp bought the frs.
drink Of rum that ever l drank in nv
life in Henry Cote's shop on Lisbon
street.
Crockett never heard Of thar bo
fore. That is news to me, Mr.. WIZ.
ness.
Keegan-That was under Frank M.
ble's first term.
By Crockett saw Eli pit write h..
name and heard him swear before Le.
maire. | passed over four papers for
him to sign sometime the latter nar,
of May. Kramer's signing was also in
mayor's Lisbon street office. Couldn,
locate date. May, June or July. | was
pretty busy getting petitions. doing all
I could. after you fred me off the no
lice Job. Don't remember that the pe.
ftitions were coming very fast. can,
tell what date Ouelette verified. Pick.
ed the nearest man. Same with Dli.
cettes signature to verification.
Witness broke out with question to
Governor. rs he trying to get me To
set a date" after repeated attempts 10
secure direct answer.
BY Governor--Ducettc and Uuelet,e
signed at same time, | circulated many
petitions. Turned in siN full ones and
started dozen or so. getting 10 ur ].
names and sending others with them
Morey-HaVc not for /, or II Years
sold any liquor NOR been convicted
Have brought up seven children and
educated them. Worked in mill and
owe no man a dollar.
Morey-I ask this man UCrocketr To-
! apologize TO this man.
Crockett-Oh, no. ! shall not apollo.
gize.
George HameI
George Hamel of Lewiston was for-
merly a deputy sheriff Know David
Elliott. Was in mayors Office When lie
came in and signed NCrification and
took oath before MAYOR Lemaire kra.
mer did the same.
BY Crockett-Elliott was asked ia
sign the Verfication and took oath in
Lemares Lisbon street office: four pc.
titions, one after the other ! saw il
done Saw Lemaire fill in certificate
by hand. Can't say as tn date Quite
a while before July 4
BY Governor-CirCulated several ne.
titions. Started several and Others
finished. Couldn't say how many names
secured. put mans name down If he
requested me to.
BY CrOckett-Can't say when Kramer
signing was.
James A. Libby
James \. Libby of Lewiston. 2rore,
and special police. | know Paul kram-
er. Saw him sign verificatiou In Mayor
Lemaires Lisbon street oflco. Kra~.
er there and saw him take oath Hal
talk with Kramer today (Thursdayl He
SAID: He must have sworl to it. AIusl
have been there. Its my handwriting ON
back. | can't remember very well ;ave
had so much trouble" Toll n;m SAW
MIN there and he said guessed il was
BY trockett-Was latter part Of Iuno
or first of July, before law court had
decided Police Commission case WdS
there on my own law business.
Extended inquiry failed t. fix the
cate more definitely
me Governor asked witness same
line of questions as to circulating peu-
tions.
Mayor Charles p. Lemaire. Lewis,,,
: charles L. Lemaire. mayor of Lew.
iston. age 80. Was elected city cirrE
1910 to 1916. Previously deputy tnre,
years.
BY Crockett-Take up petition Of
Paul Kramer. Did Paul Kramer sign
the NerifiCation? He did, in my pres
ence and at my office on Lisbon street.
Do you have a definite recollection OF
faui kramer's signing? ! have, abs"-
lUtely. with witness there in the of
hce-three or four witnesses in the Of
nee when he came in. He came in and
he told me certain man had told him
tC come into the office
call your attention TO petition II
Peter Ducette. Peter Ducette not only
slgneG the petition and took the oath
before me. but he circulated the petl-
tlons and was very active in the work
ana he was in the office this week ana
told me that Deputy Sheriff Sutton
rad scared him so much that his wife
rad n nervous breakdown and he
wanted me to 90 to the city treasurer
TO get his pay so he could skip out nf
town. I tried to tell him there was M
oanser, that he had a perfect right 20
do 1t. and he couldn't believe it.
call Your attention to David Elliott
David Elliott signed at my office on
Lisbon street the verification of the No
utlon and took the oath. and remen-
Der very well when he came into my
once. He took off his hat and put +
on the table and raised his right hand
ana nut the other hand on the left
heart That is as well as | remember .
about David Elliott
Vital Ouilette' Vital Onilette. Chief
heegan took a petition in the Office and
Ire went out to get somebody. He didn't
tell me when he started who he wae
GONG to get, but he said-he telephou-
"a I" me and then OuiIette took the
telephone and he said he was about o.,
sign Verification Of the petition: ard
men J told him if he was wiiing 70
take oath that he signed the petition.
ana ne said yes, and he took tho oath
IN the French language. and that is NJ
bere was to it. Now there is = man
I mat - IN certain husin0ec and lie is