Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-17

! msnt Of the prohibitcry iaw IN NiIs-
worth. as he had observed Il, were
described by Rev. Clarence Emery,
pastor OF the Baptist Church there.
is sold In Ellsworth" he asserted.
In my opinion the most innuen-
tiai people of Ellsworth don't want
strict enforcement" was the atate-
ment Of the witnsss on crcss.sxana-
ination.
Rev. Herbert A. Andrews, pastsv ef
the Methodist Church a Ellsworth,
said that he had resided there eince
September 1924 and during that time
ne had seen one or two drunhsRn
| the streets.
"were the conditions In Eilswogth
| in regard to the enforcement Of The
law satisfactory" asked the attcrney
general. A
people were concerned" witncss ts-
piled.
"rum ring" at Bar Harbor.
Miss Elizabeth Beicher OF Gts-
worth said she had observed con-
slant lawlessness there. In the sum
mar there had been an especially
1 4hTBG uutuQoT VI Qkt80 A8hSos 0RUsA
cross-examination she said that she
was constantly assured that II was
useless to make complaint. AZ far
a. she knew no ono had made COM
plant to Sheriff Wescott.
Dwight Havey OF West Sullivan
and Forrest Woodwork of that town
| testified to meeting on the street .
man named Bunker. an inmate Of the
county jail. Cross examined. Mr..
Havey said that Mr.. Bunker's wife
| was cook for Sheriff Wescott.
+, said that he knew Sheriff Wescott
and Deputy Sheriff Walter Slower
who resides at Bluehill. He. testi-
fed that one night he saw ship at
| the Backyard wharf at Bluehill
! that appeared as IL it might be there
to unload liquor. He said, however.
Hin regard to a trucI: that was there
that it was there with load Of fur
niture.
| Witness told about one night wien
he saw trucks coming from boat.
The deputy sheriff at Bluehill re-
turned home at 1880. Mr.. Cousins
called the deputy's attention to the
/ boat, he testified. "The deputy told
me frankly that from inquiries he
/ was satisfied that no liquor was be-
] ing landed. The deputy said DO
( you expect me to lie on the shore
and try and stop that stuff He
wouldn't CO." said Mr.. Cousins.
"This occasion was last summer"
Do you expect TO be a candidate foT
sheriff in the event that Sheriff Wes-
cot is removed? Intercepted Mr.. Per-
kins.
Gov. Baxter-I hardly think that
| is fair question.
! Perkins--As your honor knows, as
an attorney, that 1t il perfectly proper
to show bias upon the part Of wit
ness as effecting his credibility. and
| IL he is a candidate or has aspirations
| in that direction it seems to me it, 10
very good reason for bias in this
case, and so the question is well with
in that rule.
! Gov.-You may ask the question. J
| Al have a job, which pays me
| $1,000 a year-$500 more than the sher-
! IFS job--I do not have time enough
now to spend with my family as II IS.
but 1 do hope that, II Sheriff Wescptt
is removed, some good man viii be APP
! pointed in his place.
/ In reply to questions as to the time
! he caught the load of furniture, Mr..
Cousins admitted that at. one time ihe
saw where there had been digging MAR
! his home and in suspicion that rpm
had been hidden in the hole dug into it
until he found the homes Of a nei&h-
boris dog. Deputy Sheriff Slower Pid
not know of this at the time he vas
asked for help; at least Mr.. Cousins
did not think so.
Under redirect. witness said thatthe
notified three men that II they we're
In the liquor business they must get
out as he would not stand for that kind
of business in the town SO long as he
Ona Of fol Hitr1
that he was out Of the business. but
the deputy sheriff told witness that
the man had confessed to him he was
still in 1t.
Questioned again by Mr.. Perkins,
witness said that he understood that
there was a Bluehill man sentenced to
Jail for selling wiptergreen or check
erberry. but that wasn't liquor.
Q.-It was because they sold the
stuff to be used a. liquor, wasn't it?
Al don't know.
Q.-That man 10 in Jail, isn't her
Ale may be walking the streets,
so far as ! know.
Q.-That isn't a fair answer. Isn't
he in Jail now?
Al don't know.
Joseph M. Hutchins, aged 80 years,
q former member Of the Legislature.
testified that he was we'll acquainted
with Sheriff Wescott. He said that
the conditions as to the use of liquor
in his neighborhOod were good. but in
the last FIVE months he had heard q
great deel about liquor coming into
Hancock county. and on his way to Au-
gusta ITO attend this hearing he was
informed that liquor was sold in Bucks.
port.
But" said the witness, 81 could not
swear that a drop of liquor was ever