Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-20

this petition
~ Nh. Crockett asked that, petition
from Gardiner containing II names.
verified June so by Thomas j. Devine,
be rejected on the ground that Mr..
Devine had signed a previous petition.
He also asked that the following petit
tons be rejected on similar grounds:
Petition from the city of Lewiston,
containing so names, verified July 5
by Ernest NJ. Roy; petition from Lew
iston containing Il names verified by
Wilfred Parent, June /; petition from
Lewiston containing is narhes, verified
July ) by Albert Il. Longelin; petition
from Lewiston, containing 5 names,
verified July 6 by NJ. J.. King.
Charles II. Roberts of 20 Center
street. Auburn, cutter in the tailor
shop Of Fred H. White of Lewiston.
testified t. signing a petition from .Au-
burn asking for a referendum of the
act providing for a State paper. He
testified that the name Charles H.
Roberts at the bottom of the verify
ing certificate was not his. Did no
know Charles p. Lemaire. never saw
him to his knowledge to know who
he was.
Charles p. Lemaire. mayor of the
city OF Lewiston. testified hat h was
very active in the circulation Of the
various referendum petitions. Did no
know Charles II. Roberts, did not re-
member that he ever saw him before
Admitted tina the name Charles p.
l-emaire, justice of the peace" on the
back was his writing. Didn't know who
wrote the name Charles H.. Roberts
but it was not his Lemaire's) hand
writing.
Y. But you never saw Charles II.
Roberts"
A.. Not until I have seen him to-
day.
z. You don't know that he ever
made oath before YOU?
A.. Well, that is it. / can't remem-
Der. ! might have sworn in several
Of them, and | don't just remember.
we were awful busy down around the
Office in those days. and when we filed
those petitions we only had three OF
four days to get those names. We had
to get a lot of them. and in some eases
| would send out a man to get the
"S H"'NNiN' ald ne WdluS L WOtlC
either call him upon the telephone or
somebody would call him up. and say
that that was Roberts, 50 | presume
that is a cas- like that.
Charles II. Roberts, recalled denied
making oath TO the petition in cues
ton over the telephone to Mr.. Lemaire
Afternoon Session
City Clerk George W. Bumps of An
burn testified that the name OF Charles
FL. Roberts appeared but once on the
AUBURN check list.
William +. Burbank of Lewiston sign
ed his name on a card as requested bN
Attorney Crockett. Did not know thai
there was any other William Burbanl
in Lewiston. Was shown Exhibit IA
4. a petition OF the State paper. o
Lewiston, containing 40 names, verified
on tn" back by William Burbank OF
May II, before Charles 2. I.emairp. ius.
tIce Of the peace. DID not think that h,
signed the name William Burbank or
line ~: II was q very unusual sigma
ture for him to make if he did 50
Should san that he did not write the
name, William Burbank on the verify,
ing certificate. Had no recollection o
making oath before Charies p. LIE.
MARE on that never saw Charles T.
Lemairc Ill regard to the petition, eth.
CT personally or by telephone. Had Il,
recollection of the petition beyond tn,
signing of his name to one Of the peti.
tons at the time, signed either Nv. f.
OF civilian r."
Mr.. Burbank admitted that on Exhib
ii 6. a petition on the State paper. from
lewiston verified July g. by NapoleoI
Rolduc. the name w. +. Burbank OF
line = was written by him. Would hard
~ think that he wrote the name vii
liam Burbank ON line 30 Of Exhibit 4
wouldn't swear tn it: did not to hi,
knowledge make oath to either one be.
fore Charles j. Lamaire on to any peti
ton.
Attorney Crockett then asked tina
the petition Exhibit 4, he rejected OF
the ground that it was neither signed
nor verified by William Burbank.
H.. +. p Ivory admitted signing o,
line : of Exhibit No. :. petition from
Lewiston, 20 names; denied signing
the verifying certificate on the back
was quite positive that he never mad,
cath before Charles +. Lemaire eth.
er by telephone or personally. Rciec
ton Of this petition was also asked.
David III. Elliott, commonly called
ID. II. Elliott of Lewiston. admitte,
signing ID. II, Elliott on line "a of De,
tition containing "a names and verified
May 81, 1871; was positive that he die
not make oath before Charles +. LIE
MARE, justice of the peace. Wftnes,
testified hat he went to Watervills
May 26 and returned TO Lewiston il
September.
Q. Were you in Lewiston from May
Path, or 26th did YOU say?
A. The goth of May | left Lewiston
for Waterville.
.. What happened there"
A.. Well. they o~Terhauled me there
and | remained there until Septcmbe,
9Th.
q. Remained where?
A. in Augusta Jail.
Q. So On May 31st where were you
mo answer)
Witness was not at any time in An
drosCoggin county between May 26tf
and september and did not make oatf
to the petition in question either per
sonally or by telephone.
At this point the State paper case
was suspended to be taken up later il
necessary and the hearing then went
en- to the act to create the office oI