The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-30

panions agreed with Younsgtrand to
come, their fare being paid.
The agreement was made before the
tickets were obtained.
Ella Pearson, who had accompanied
Olausson, gave testimony similar to his,
except that she paid her own fare.
Youngstrand had told her that he
thought he could get her work through
Peterson.
! tion of Olausson.
Judge Webb was anxious for Young
strand to be put on the stand, but he
had not been summonedsby the govern
ment. He had been seen on the street
during the forenoon, walking with
Pepperell overseer.
In the afternoon Judge Synonds exc
cuted another stroke like that which
took away the breath of the audience
in the Hughes case. He called no wit
nesses. made no statement OF his clients
case; but simply asked Judge Webb to
direct the jury to bring in verdict of
not guilty.
Judge Webb declined to do this.
| Then Judge Symonds went at once to
the jury with his argument. He spoke
of the high character of the Swedish
laborers, of the effort of the State of
Maine to colonize them here. They were
superior weavers, and desirable in a mill
like the Pepperell. But when the Pep
perell mill wanted such help they did
not import them. They applied to a
Swedish employment bureau In Boston,
and the help was furnished. If Potter
sen or Youngstrand had entered into
any contract it WAS no affair of the Pep
perell Company. That corp Grafton had
not made any contract, and the at
tempt of the government to prove that
had utterly failed.
Judge Symonds's argument was spirit
ed, but not long.
District Attorney Bradbury then be-
gan the argument for the government.
He said that when persons or corpora
tions violated the laws they did not in
tend to leave their tracks uncovered.
Mr.. Bradbury then recounted how CLAUS
son had been induced to come over and
go to the Pepperell mills. Petersen was
middle man only. He made no con-
tract with Olausson, because the con-
tract had been made on the other side.
! When Olausson arrived at Boston there
was no doubt as to where he was going.
He was sent at once to Biddeford. And
to show that the Pepperell Mill Compa-
| ny were the real parties in the contract.
| it was only necessary to recall that the
company deducted the passage money
| from Olausson's wages.
Judge Webb in charging the jury told
them that they were to decide the case
upon the testimony given by the witness
es, drawing ssuch necessary differences
as the evidence might justly. But they
were not to allow deficiencies in evil
dence to be supplied by the argument of
counsel Judge Webb then read decis-
ion of case where tickets had been
furnished to laborers to come over by
a smelling company, but where it was
decided that the law was not violated
because there was no contract. The con-
| tract was important, but 1t was not nee
essary that the contract be between
| Olausson and the Pepperell Company.
All necessary was that there should be,
before the adyan cement of ticket money,
a valid . contract by which Olausson
could be held. There was no doubt in
the case that Olausson's fare had been
paid. But as to Youngstrand's doings
the testimony was meagre. Miss Pearson
and the others testifedithat Youngstrand
told them that if they would come over
he thought he could get them work
through Petersen. Now, do you find in
that contract by which either of the par
ties represented as entering upon the
contract, could be helds
The case went to the jury at 20 min
utes after O'Clock. In Is minutes the
| jury had agreed and returned to the
court room.
The verdict upon being opened was
found to be in favor of the Pepperell
Company.
l The jury were then excused until 10
a. M, Tuesday.
Quite an array of prominent Biddeford
men were in attendance, including
Hampdea Fairfield, John NJ. Goodwin.
Agent Macarthur and Superintendent
Gibbs of the Pepperell Company
There are said to be 200 or more Swedes
| in Biddeford now. They make a very
orderly and desirable class of opera
tives. Agent Briggs says that in all that
have come they have never found one
who could not.write his..or her name in
good legible hand.