Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-11-21
Evening Session
Herbe n. Nadeau

ed Police Bill referendum petition
fer Edmond A. Moison. Shown EXhio-
it SO. Biddeford petition. with his name
on line 5. Signed In store and never
caw petition afterward. Did not make
cath to petition before Charles L.
Read.
Did you sign name Herbe H. Ma
oeau?
Morey-I object. No testimony as 10
signing the certificate and court ala
not take up that matter. Court has
ruled can't impeach the certificate that
way.
Crockett-The matter strikes at the
very essense of case and l wish to show
he didn't sign or swear.
Mr.. Morey objected that the witness
said don't remember and the mag
istrate said he did swear to it.
Governor-Witness may answer.
Nadeau-Did not sign it,
BY Morey-Know Mr.. Read we'll. Saw
him often during first of July.
Edmond A. Moisan
Edmond A. Moison of Biddeford cir
culated Lewiston Police Bill petitions
for referendum. Asked Nadeau to sign.
in his store. Took and kept petition and
signed Nadeau's name on back, at his
request. Mr. Read told me to give pc
titions to City Clerk Thomas Lock.
Don't remember Mr.. Read signing as
justice of the peace.
BY Morey-Put Nadeau's name on
back at his request. He told me to do
so Don't know that Mr. Read ever
swore Nadeau's name.
Ulrieh Cabana
Ulrich Cabana of Biddeford signed a
petition for referendum of Lewiston
Police bill for Mr.. Moison. Didn't see
it after. Don't remember making oatn
before Read. Didn't sign certificate.
Didn't know of name being signed
there.
BY Morey-Saw Mr.. Read about ev-
cry day on street. Office and City build
ing. Don't remember signing certih-
cate.
Mederie Girouard
Mederic Girouard of Biddeford signed
petition at Mr. Moisan's request.
Didn't have it or see il after signing
Didn't sing certificate or make oath
before Chas. T. Read.
BY Morey-Saw Mr.. Read frequent
ly: not acquainted. Gave Moisan
privilege of signing certificate for me-
Understood what | did
Mr.. Moisan Recalled
Shown petition and stated he signed
Mr.. Cabana's name on certificate, at
his request. Took them to Read, who
told me to deliver to city clerks Only
there few minutes. Petition not out
OF my possession. Gave same testi-
mony regarding Girouard's name on
certificate also Mr.. Nadeau. Petitions
had 1900 names.
BY Governor-When you took petit
tions to Mr.. Read, did he look them
over?
Moisan-Don't remember.
BY Crockett signed a petition and
its certificate. Took oath before Mr..
Read.
signed Henry Boucher's name with
MS consent also numerous others.
mentioned, with their consent An
other was signed by party's son; still
another by mans brother. all in nv
presence. Also signed other names on
other petitions, with their. consent.
Other names were also signed by other
than their owners
=
name was with his consent. Same with
Glrouard. Nadeau. Acted in good faith
ana beiieVed | had right to do it.
Thought it legal. Saw others do il.
On the several other petitions. place
wnere work is machine shop and
dirty. Being good writer, they asked
me to write for them Then took them
TO Read and city clerk. No intent of
fraud
by Crockett-Asked Cabana to sign
certihcate because | needed one on
back to verify his name. Said same
TO others, whose names I used.
by Morey-Did it to show all the
siehefs on front of pttition were vot
ers. They were all Biddeford citizens
and all voters.
counsel Crockett here stated that
oscar II. Dunbar, commissioner of sea
and shore fisheries, had agreed tn ao-
cepl the testimony of the four Riddle
.o'o Witnesses IN his referendum peti-
lioh case TO come up later.
Mr.. Dunbar stated that If tbe ,.,,o,
aiieauy mentioned by witnesses were
the same on his petitions as on those
already examined, he would accent tbo
testimony in his case and did nor cara
10 examine the witnesses
The four Biddeford witnesses wa,a
then excused
Arthur Landry
Arthur b. Landry, city clerk of Lew
lSton. was next called
by Crockett have a certified va,
ing list Of Lewiston voters. Have ex-
ahmed list and find Cyril Rioux does
not appear on list
crockett offers petition or az Nance
signed and verified by CyriI Rioux
Morey-I submit it is not suttirien.
70 impeach the certificate.
Crockett-Mr. Landry. docs rar,,. ~,
fere Baltrand appear on list. II does
not o0o
Petition of SO names verified ,,no
81 by Baltrand before Charles = "a
mare. Also signed by Baltrand
Crockett--Also offers petition :,
names verified July ), Narcisse t;,rpo
Also signed by differently written and
spelled name ''''
Petition of 9S names verified tnno
oy oVlde Maltis, same also sipned
peti'ion June / verified by Geo