The Portland daily press., 1896-10-03
THE BANGOR PAPER CASE.

HE 6ANGOh TIT En- CAST
Continuation of the Examination of wit
nesses Before Judge Webb,
The trial Of the replevin suit of Train.
Smith s. Co., of Boston against Charles
j. Dunn, assignee of the Bangor Pulp
and Paper company, of Orono, was con :
tinued in the Circuit court, before Judge
Webb, yesterday.
Mr.EP. s. Lindsay. who had charge of
the business for the plaintiffs, and whose
examination concerning the dealings of
his firm with the paper company, ooou-
pied the entire day yesterday, was 1e-
called for the Identification of certain
correspondence, and as to the time when
the last lot of paper was received by the
plaintiffs from the paper company.
Gideon NJ. Mansfield OF Boston, who
has charge of the account and financial
department Of the plaintiffs in Boston,
testified relative to the advance made to
the paper company by them. the terms
upon which the paper manufactured WAS
to be held as security, and the balance
due to Train. Smith & Co., at various
times during the period Of their TRANSACT
tions. The witness testified that the
balance due Train, Smith & Co., from
the Bangor Pulp and Paper company at
the date Of the writ in this case was
about $1s. 500.
Ernest L. Gedney of Brunswick, testi-
fed that he was in the employ Of the
paper company at Orono, from Septem Dor
20, 1896, until the date of the assignment.
After while the witness was appointed
agent for Train, Smith & Co., to receipt
for the paper manufactured by the oom-
pany each day, to see that Ii was placed
In the stock house, or booths prepared
for 1t or into cars. The witness identified
large number of the receipts given by
him under this arrangement, and de-
scri bed at considerable length the method
OF receiving and filling the orders sent
through Train, Smith & Co., and the
handling and caring for the product of
the mill.
James Cornell of South Brewer, testi-
fed that he had charge of the finishing
department of the paper mill, and that
he kept an accurate account of all the
papers finished by him and turned the
account into the head office of the COM
pany.
franklin A. Carlton of Bangor, testi-
fed that he was in the employ of the
Bangor Pulp and Paper company from
about the first of January, 1896. until the
date OF the assignment, and acted as
agent for Mr.. Hyde, the president of the
company, who was in Boston. He kept
the run Of the business, SO as to make an
intelligent report of each days business
to the president. The witness identified
certain lists Of stock which had been pro-
duoed, and was examined at considerable
length concerning the method of carry
ing on the business at the mill.
William o. Dorr of Bangor, testified
that he was employed in the shipping de-
partment of the mill from October, 1895.
until the time of the assignment The
witness described the method of filing
the orders as they were received and the
shipment of the paper from the mill.
Before ths examination of the witness
had been completed, overcome by the
Gloss air OF the court room, he faintesi,
and would have fallen had he not been
assisted by the officers. The examina.
ton Of Mr.. Dorr was suspended until
morning.
George E. Barton Of New York city, q
salesman for Train, Smith & Co., testi-
fed that on the 17sh or 18th of February
last he was sent to Orono by the plain.
tits to ascertain why the paper was not
shipped faster, to hurry up the shipments
and to assist the superintendent in
getting out as large proudct as was
possible from the mill. He received al
most daily instructions from the firm,
either by letter or telephone, in regard
to securing cars and making shipments
of the paper. He first learned of the
assignment on the day upon which ii
was made. He telephoned that fact to
Mr.. Lindsay of Train, Smith & Co., who
had told him to engage force of men
and go right to work and ship the paper
as quickly as possible. This he en-
deavored to do, but the help in the mill
interfered and would not let the zen 90
to work. Witness remained at the mill to
watch the paper, and told any one who
inquired about the paper that it was
owned by Train. Smith & Co. He failed
to ship the paper because the help inter
fered and wouldn't let the men whom
he had engaged put the paper Oh to the