Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-01
IMPORTANT CASE.
Grant u. Kslnb.c Pbfs ca.
Trial It SksIheSiR.
Tug Hofk'Bl b Il, KaIfsbse Kssptas
Il Cbal Of Iilty Lea
Belfast Reports Prsspersss Season for
Year 1891.
Especial 10 ths Kxsxusrc JounzAL. ]

SpsciAl 70 ths kxunnpxc JounHAL-I
sxowaEsAs, Dse 81 In the case Of
Grant W. krnsebec Fibre Co todsy Mrs.,
Wilson, sister Of the psinti5, vas called
and test Asd - TO Mrs. CRAFTS condition
fsem the time az i jary to the present time
fully substs itistirg her witnesses. Mrs.
Dors Mcmahon, Lowell. MATS. wens On
80 show the condition Of plsiasif, witness
ssrysd - nurse. Mrs. Olive N CsAvf,rd.
Palmyra, also nurse substasiisting previous
testimony Detsrce here hsd Mr.
Grsnt recalled g shov that viiness as-
II buted the sccident 20 the horse being
Frightened BY Mr.. Baker. did you
OF tell Mr. Bradford that shs horse might
have been fsighteret that caused him to
Jump" Assver: mo, nevsrw
ALB p. N Mr.. Baker opened the case
for the def, nd.at. The defence - ne ut
lined II 10 Substantially ss follows: Admit
| ths ove'f,v. and that the oveff1w vas
caused By the dese sdants dam; further
sdmiis that there existed hois in The road
somewhere about the 20 Of Juae tnst the
town was nolihed through It's board Of
| selec men. Who notified the highway sur
such repair was made previous to the 4 b
day Of July; that on said 4 b Of July the
| board of seiecsmen examined said piece Of
road I'D found 1t in good repair; and the
defense claims thst there could not exist any
defsc, on the Tin by reason Of the rsceat
| fepAirs.
Thursday morning The defence produced
evidence to show that there did exist bois
| in said piece Of road on or about July 20
80. Member. Of board of seleefmen for
that year testified to bavipg been notified
II defect, that order Was issued to the hgn-
way surveyor .ho sent his hired man to
Oil in the hole. Surveyor testified TO
this Mr. Doble, one of the board Of
selsc'men for las: year testified
TO raising the rosd after the accident
Work Was be gun on the h Of Jaly. after
the accident on the 7th Mr. Dobis super
Intended the work bimsslf. Several teams
~ere employed, passing to and fro across
the piece Of road through The water. Wit
uess saw no hole there More Of the teams
vent into any such hole. Would not swear
there was no such hole. bns to his pers onal
knowledge none existed
Mr.. Henry, who assisted Mr. Doble in
placing rocks Ia bed OF the road aud spread
The dirt, wss called. 1T was expected TO be
shown by this vitnesa that he had walked
back aod fovth through the water during
the ilH II In Saf did rot discover any hole
Oa cross exsmipssion witness admitted fhst
be kept ont Of the ssser and on the rocks
- much ~ ne could.
Drs. 0ardcn and Pendleton OF Portland
4ad Dr. Bamps Of Dexter were called by
The defence. The ply sicians bad made ID
sx.mioation Of tbs plaintiff Wednesday
night.
DR.. s C Gordon. Portland. Never had
ssen plain il until last evening. MAZE an
.xsmlnation in the presence OF oihsr doc
tore and foue nothing but 8 negative con-
airiou, saAs is. found no isdicaaons OF any
trouble 10 support plsiotiff's claim Of pain.
found no punches or unnatural disease.
Ac ion Of heart wss normal sad sounded
regular there was no evidence OF disease OF
iangs or brsin. The docsor went into =
very exhaustive medical statement beariug
on The case. Witnsss has no doub
bus that the woman suffered 10
hc- nervous system from shock OF accident
>hs has been in q state Of nervous excite
ment coming out Of -orryirg over her csss
ia court; been subj ed 70 examinations
by physicians, lsywyers snd ali who have
hsd anything to do in the matter. This
state Of nervous exhsu,tion hiss siisd locai
troubles to increase its effect This
same condition would have occurred,
though perhaps not TO such de-
sree, /: accident hsf rot occurred
IL cartsin trea mant that the witness
described had been been gwen plaintiff q
yesr snd half ago, 1t is reasonable to ex
pet that she would be better today. The
plaintiff told ~iness 'hst she had had sick
hesdsche and vomited before the accident
In witness OF inion the shock OF the acci-
dent would not have cootioued so long as
to the present time witaou, producing
disease Of brsin or spinal order. Don't
think that plainnf would be in such bad
condition as she is at present from local
disorders but for the acc don't. Evider &C
trends to show that plsinuff has had local
trouble for years this has produced present
condition, but on the crosse xsmination OF
DR.. Gordon Mr.. Merrill drew on the fact
a. stated, that the woman's corditioa would
not have been such ss it IL but for the
accident.
During recess ct 10 45 the court hesrd
the counsel in the matter OF Brosu, apIei-
ant from decree Of Judge OF Probate.
A 4miitsd to probate he via OF Willism a.
r,wu. Of Norih Anson. Decree Of ldse
OF probate sftirmed without costs, ana case
remsndsd d to probate court.