Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-13
SUPERIOR COURT.
Judge W. p. whitehouss. Presiding.
G T. STEVENS, Sheriff.
W. s. CHoATE, Clerk.
MARY z. AaEs, Reporter.

W. 5. CHoATE, Clerk.
MARY Z. AaEs, Reporter.
TUESDAY, Feb. IL,
Mcguire VS.. Lancaster. Arguments of
counsel and charge of judge flushed Mon
day, but owing 10 thu lsteness of the hour
the jury did not take the case until this
morning. Verdict for plaintiff.
Morris Miller ct al vs.. Joseph Burgess
Philbrook for plaintiff S. NJ. Heath for de-
PENDANT. Action on account annexed for
clothing sold defendant for himself and fam
lily. After the evidence for the plaintiff was
in the defendant submitted to default for
the amount claimed by plaintiff.
Jacob r. Bickford VS.. Michael Burns. ia
cob 7. Bickford ct uI. VS.. same. Southland
for plaintiff Potter for defendant. These
actions are brought to recover compensation
for alleged injury to the plaintiff on the
fourth of July last at the Augusta Driving
Park, which they claim was caused by the
negligence of the defendant. The actions
were tried together as they depended on the
same facts In the first the plaintiff sues
for injury to his carriage and for loss of ser
vices and for medical attendance and nursing
of wife. In the second the plaintiffs sue for
the injury to wife, claiming that she was Sc
verely injured being confined to her bed for
some ten days and unable to attend to her
household duties for three weeks or more.
Jacob p Bickford testified that he drove
to the park gu the fourth of July to see the
ball game and that he got out of the carriage
to get a nearer view of the game and the
first ltimation he had of the trouble was
hearing screams from his wife. That the
defendant drove along with two ladies' and in
passing plaintiffs carriage struck it and
threw Mrs. Bickford out and would have
auce of the bystalders. Great excitement
was caused in the crowd by the accident, one
woman fainting away.
/ Cross Examination was about 20 fl.
stayed about twenty minutes on the ground
after the Acknowledged until the game
+ closed, think. Don't know how many
times the doctor called to see my wife.
lie has doctored her before. She has been
sick some.
/ DR. G. II. Brickett testified that he was
called to attend Mrs. Bickford and prescribed
for her injuries.
Mrs. Bickford said she was sitting in the
wagon with her children, aud the first she
knew of any trouble was when the wagon
was tipped up and she thrown out She
was injured in the back, and on reaching
home was unable to walk.
A. u. Bow Ter called by the plaintiff testi-
fed that he saw Mr. Bickford at the Park
the tth of July and saw the accident, saw
Burns drive by and when his team reached
Bickfords team it struck it and Mrs. Bick-
ford went out. Can't tell Just how it was
done, thought she struck on her shoulder.
The team could have driven out around If
driver had wanted to. 1t was open ground a
little siding When she went out people
gathered around the wagon.
Cross-examination-C Can't tell Just how the
carriages struck. Can't tell just how Mrs.
Bickford went out
! Mrs. Bowler-Was at the Park with her
husband the day of the affair. | saw Mr..
Bickford's team, saw them some time before
the collision. Sitting in nv carriage could
see the Bickford team and saw the Burns
team strike it and ip it up and some bystand-
ers hold it from going over. Saw Mrs.
Bickford 90 out on the ground and the crowd
gather around her.
Cross-examination-W looking across
when the accident occurred at the horses
trottiug. The Bickford horse did not move.
VIM. X. Mckinney called by the plaintiff
testitied as to the accident.
Plfs. case closed,