Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-22
cvorn Denial of the Re-
,ort Being Circulated
that J. H. RUSS was
offered Money to With
draw as a Candidate
for Alder m an of
Streets and Highways

pocTON and WILL c. ATKINS,
,.,h of Gardiner in the County of
v.,,ebec and State of Maine. on
9TH depose and say: that on the
si,,eenth day Of November. 1918, at
=, office Of w. c. Atkins. we inter-
,asred J. Fl. Russ and told him that
ere Citlzens' Committee, supporting
", Holt, had secured an audited &C
,ount OF labor. teams and materials
usich he had furnished to the city,
ard for which he had collected his
,.v while Alderman of Streets and
u;yhwavs; that such transactions
,.re clearly illegal under the Sta
.n,es of Maine and the Charter of
me CITY Of Gardiner; that the said
QUEENS Committee had also a
.isned statement by Hon. o. B..
Clason ard Alderman Noyes regard
ing the Mayberry & Jordan lumber
blll for which Mr.. Russ had pre-
sented bill to the city; that the
ritlzens' Committee had no desire to
,riure him or his family, but if he
continued TO be q candidate, the
committee felt that the citizens and
taxpayers ought to know the facts
rs a part of his record in office, and
hat the facts would be published;
that II he chose to withdraw, there
would be no necessity for such pub
lication. and 1t was up to him,
whether 70 withdraw or not. NOT
ONE WORD WAS SAID in this in
,ervlew about paying money to ]. H.
Russ. and such statement is abso-
lutey false. NO PROMISES WHAT
EVER were made to j. H. Russ
other than stated above.
Dated at Gardiner, Maine,
this twentieth day of Nov. A. D. 1918.
FRANK f. BOSTON,
WILL c. ATKINS.
STATE OF MAINE,
Kennebec, SIS
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this twentieth day of Nov, 1918.
ERNEST l.. GOODSPEED.
Justice of the Peace.
l. WILL c. ATKINS of Gardiner
Aforesaid, on oath depose and say
'ha, after the above interview and
Mr.. Boston had left the office, l had
luther conversation with j. H. Russ.
Tia: told him the decision must
rest with him and that l would not
adyise him what to do. That HE
ASKED ME if l thought the Com
mittee would -imburse him for
what he had expended thus far in
me campaign, if he withdrew. |
asked him how much that would be.
he said between two ard three
hundred dollars. MIR. RUSS THEN
SAID TO ME. IF THEY WILL PAY
NE WHAT l HAVE SPENT, 1 WILL
WITHDRAW. l told him that /
would present the matter to the Citi
'ens' Committee and let him know
me result reported the proposition
% Mr. Russ TO Mr.. Boston, that same
afternoon. and that evening he re-
ported back TO me. that the Com
"H'ee would not pay or agree to pay,
any money whatever, to Mr.. Russ.
pa'ed at Gardiner, Maine,
'ois twentieth day Of Nov. A. D., 1918.
WILL c. ATKINS.
STATE OF MAINE.
henncbec, IS.
subscribed and sworn to before me
"S twentieth day of Nov, 1918.
ERNEST l.. GOODSPEED,
Justice of the Peace.
we The undersigned. citizens of
''u'n'r aforesaid. constituting such
'''' Oh the Citizens Committee as
'''a be reached Saturday, Nov. 18th,
od'h depose and say: that Mr.. f.
= boston stated to us the substance
"ne testimony in the two af-
"'dVi's preceding: that the Commit
were unanimous in refusing to
'''''ain the proposition of Mr.. Russ;
lot u was voted that Judge Atkins
'uu Dir. Boston notify Mr.. isuss if he
4'eo' That they would not pay him
vent but If he still wished to with
a"' out of consideration for his