Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-24
MIllAY IN COURT.
Creditors Want to Know About
That Missing Sl075.
They AIIege That His Claim of Being
Robbed Is Fraudulent.
,sntere:ting Developments as 10 the Bowdo
r. Traders Deaii'gs.

sTprtland. Ne. Aug. o3.-Thc Express
ssayS: Referee Lewis Pierce sat in the
sadmirality court room. most of the
sforcnoon. listening 10 testimony in re-
sasQ. to- the financial ,ransao TONS of
Ti.nesty NJ. Millay of Bowdoinham.
land street car.
MrsAlillay, who kept grocery and
gsaipsstore in Bowdoinham. met with
hiss slifged loss on the afternoon of
JuIfesl4.. ..a came here. he claims. to
| settIeabills witt; Pc, tland parties from
[ whom be had made purchases and hc
haAsin mis- pocket the amount OF money
IneHtioneei. 1t was done up in several
En1A in a snot bag. and he carried il
incEis right trousers rocket.
| SIZE. missed tne money when he was
Fen his Why W town from the Union
lktatiof. Ii was on account of this loss,
tsife Claims that h" was forced into
Bankruptcy.
\ This story was told By him at the
| time of his preliminary examination in
| bankruptcy. The matter now came up
| on the petition of his creditors for the
| court 10 issue an order compelling MI.
| Millay to pay over to them the $l"'o,
| they alleging that his claim of being
robbed was fraudulent.
| A. s Woodman and Frank ii. flask
| I'll appeared a.: counsel for the credit
orq. Mr.. Mill3y has counsel. but none
| was present al tn" hearing.
| Mr.. Millay was briefly questioned,
| along the same line as at the prelimi-
nary examination.
| caorre Nilliken conductor Of the troi
lov car on which Miliay was passen
| .o,. NJ tho time of the alleged theft. ties
! tilted that Millay sat on the rear seat
| facing the station. When ne reached 'h
columbia hotel he sudd, My got off tn
ear. but made no complaint al loss am
no demonstration. The conductor did no
hear of the alleged theft unui some I'M
| afterward.
| Officer Thomas Quinn, who was on dut!
| nj Union station, said the matter was re
| norted to him from the police station ah'
no did what he could in the line of {
| search hui could get no clue OF assist
ance. He passed Millay twice, bat MI
hay said nothing to him about losing IN
moneE.
: W. Thaxtor OF Portland, =. +. Cur
tis of Richmond. and T. ~ Shelton
Bowdoinham. creditors. testified that the!
made demands upon Millay shortly he
fore his allescd loss, and ne said ne nae
Id money with which To settle their at
/ counts.
/ W. Il. Donncil. express sSont AT 30"
doiuham. said he visited Millay store
shortly after the alleged THEFT. ana IN
stock had practically all disappeared.
l.. NJ. Fulton. 4 selectman ana triai JUS
ticc Of Bowdoinham. stated conversation
he had with Mil!ay. Millay said he KEEP
no bool :. had no accounts dHe hlh' an
that he had not disposed OF any OF M
stock at less than cost. r. H. Haskell
| gave similar testimony
| Charles 3. Randall TESTIFIED that VI
had purchased Of Mllay feed. flour am
| cottonsecd meal at less than fharhe
| prices. These prices. according l" th'
| testimony of creditors, were less thdi
| Mllay paid for the goods. Mr.. Rahdai
| said Millay told him not to say ahFthlht
| about buying TIE goods 50 low. ana h'
| never had made any talk about 1t unti
| summoned into court
The hearing was continued inth Sept
,. when a decision will be rendered