The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-07
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
pEroRE JUDGE WALTON.

bErO1NE OOA0E NALlON.
FRIDAY.-John Winslow Jones, appellant from
decree of Judge OF Insolvency, vs. First National
Bank ct ais.
testified that in 1881 or 1882 he acted as referee
in matter between Jones and j. B. Lincoln, and
the referees decided for Jones; that at that time
Lincoln was considered worthless.
Sewall c. Strout testified that his firm were
counsel for Jones during his hearing in the In
solvency Court; that in 1888 and 1884 Jones was
carrying on no business to his knowledge; that
Jones was almost daily in their office from the
summer OF 1888 till the summer OF 1884; Horrie
and Fred Strout brought some books of j. Wins
low Jones & Co., Limited. to the Office; witness
never instructed Horrie, in the presence of Jones,
to go down to the old office of the limited company
and obtain all the recent books belonging to Mr..
Jones; witness never sent H0rrie there for books
in order that they might be concealed; witness
instructed Horrie and Fred Stront to go down
there and bring mp such portions of the books of
the limited company as bore upon the suits then
pending that Jones was not present when wit
ness gave those instructions; that in August last
the books were delivered to Gen. Mattocks wit
ness does not think that after the books were
taker to his office Jones ever saw them; he never
took any OF those books away from witnesses
Office to his knowledge.
Jorses's Testimony Complete.
John Winsow Jones, on his own behalf testi-
fed: He was doing no business in 1882, directly;
stoppage of j. Winslow Jones & Co., Limited, up
to the 18th of May. The lobster business was
carried on by me and Mr.. Alderdice. The beef
and mutton business was carried on exactly the
same way as the lobster business, entered on the
same books, done at the same time, done III pre-
cisely the same manner, done with the old mate
rial that was left over after the j. Winslow Jones
& Co. failure, done with special agreement with
Mattocks not 3olecdSSea to 9y Madtoeks sotd
an account was kept OF that transaction; a cash
book Was kept presume those books KS, are with
Which viii aip'A haven't them last saw saw
them in the spring of 1888. William H.
Alderdice was bookkeeper part of the time and
w: t. Harris part OF the time; Alderdice is not
llY1lQ All the cases were made for the lobster
business at the Riyerton factory by Lyman
Walker. Mutton was shipped in some of these
Blake, London; he had both Holsters and meat
others to Dixon & Renwiek, some to Riddell and
finally turned over to Blake. Nothing was due
me on account Of mutton on the 18th of May
otherwise than stated in my schedule in my settle
ment with G. I. Mattocks. 1 did not sell any corn
think June that first shipment Of corn. The
corn was packed by his brother and part of it be-
longed to his mother He agreed to sell it for her
and give them the proceeds Corn was sold to
two or three parties In Pittsburg but don't think
anything was sold till after the proceedings in in
receive any profit from it. L simply did it for the
accommodation OF my mother and brother Webb
never delivered any corn to me. think he offer
ed to and there was a conditional offer to him for
some that was buying for some parties, or that
was to deliver; had some parties who wanted
me as a broker to buy them some corn and it was
to be shipped to Oregon. / never received for
Webb and sold that 1000 cases of corn.
! kept no letter books in the years of 1882 and
1000 CAtCpb COliHtCl6u Will INC DuSlUBSS dS
VIM. H. Alderdice, trustee. They related to the
lobster business; there were some of those letter
books in relation to that business that sometime
during the insolvency proceedings-one that
found in my office-and then / have seen that
book once since at Mr.. Libby'S office; that is the
last time saw that one. Ihave testified that 1
presume there was another book that was a
continuation of that book and was
continuation of the lobster business.
When first inquired of might have said that book
was in Gen. Mattocks office. | supposed they
were. supposed he had all the books there. /
afterwards found the book in my Office | have
found no other book used since in my Office up to
May 16, 1884. have searched the whole Office.
There was nothing in that letter book that would
aid in making up my schedule. objection and
exceptons.) In making up my schedule 1 gave