The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
Trial at Fairfield.

~ 'AIol u bcOIBe r. Lowe ana
Grace NJ Lowe, his wife, for fraudulent
conveyance Of property. held II FAR
field, saturday last, before Trial Justice
w. ). simpson attracted much atfen-
ton. George g. Weeks Esq, Of Fair
field, represented the plaintiff aud
Forrest Goodwin ESQ. of skowhegan,
the respondent The Offices Of Hon.
George q. Weeks, where the hearing
was held, we're crowded to the last
available inch and not even then could
all those that wanted to hear the case
get access
1t appeared in the progress of the
case that in December last, George r.
Lowe who owned valuable farm IN
Fairfield jointly with his brother,
sold his half to his brother Wilson
Lowe, receiving 1000 in cash for the
same. About the time of conveying
his interest in the farm to his brother,
be turned over certain persona effects
to his wife. 1t is on this transaction
that he is charged with fraudulent
conveyance of personal property The
amount of his indebtedness is about
$1,000, and includes many business
men in town. In his testimony.
Lowe related the circumstances con.
nected with the sale, stating that 81 800
of the money was obtained at the
savings bank in Skowhegan. and his
brother paid him $500. 1t was all IN
paper money. 1t was in tens and
twenties and made package big
enough to be noticeable if carried IN
one place. He said he took the train
from Skowhegan to Waterville and
from Waterville to Portland and Port
land to Boston. Then he went to New
York, staid three or four days, and
then took steamer to Norfolk, Vir-
GINA. On the steamer he met a stran
ger and we got acquainted. He was a
we'll educated, pleasant fellow. They
got into Norfolk about nine in the
morning. That night they went up to
Richmond and the man told Lowe he
knew some men there and that if he
went with him he would have a good
time. They went up into place
where there were two men playing
cards and smoking and drinking They
kept inviting him to drink and play
cards and finally he drank some beer
and Immediately began To feel dizzy
much dazed to do anything, and found
himself in an alley, minus his watch
and most of his money. He had but
ten dollars left that was in the watch
pocket of his trousers and escaped the
search of the robbers. He said at first
he intended to notify the police, but
later concluded it would do no good.
Grace Nj. Lowe, wife of George F.
testified, that she was married to Lowe
three years ago. She had one child
by former marriage, the child being
now four years of age. She said that
her health was very poor, that she
knew of her husbands sale of his part
of the farm to his brother " ilson She
had heard her husband talk all the fall
of going south for his health. She
thought that he was gone on the New
York trip eight days. He had told
her when he went away that he would
be gone week or ten days He said
some thing about going to a hospital
in New York but she didn't know what
he WAS going to be treated for. hen
he came home he had only - or &c
cents left. Before going away he gave
her about 1926 and when he came home
he told her he wanted it and she gave
it to him She also gave him SAT OF
her own money to pay bills with.
Mrs. Lowe denied all knowledge of
| fraudulent intent on the part of her
husband in making the transfer of his
personal property and vigorously pro-
tested that she had no intention what
ever of doing any thing fraudulent, and
so far as she knew the only reason her
husband had not paid his bills was
because he lost his money.
These witnesses were given a search.
ing cross-examination by Mr.. Weeks
bringing out much that increased the
interest of the audience largely.
Mr.. Goodwin made half-hour's elo
quent plea, urging that the State had
utterly failed to make out case
Inasmuch as George Lowe was solvent
| and able to meet all obligations wheI
he gave his wife the bill of sale. Mr.
Weeks followed with an able plea OF
about the same length in which he
argued that there was fraud writer
all over the doings of the Loves anC
that probable cause had been found OF
which to hold the prisoners.
The court held the respondents foi
appearance at the March term Of
supreme court for the County of Somer
set. Mr.. Lowe was required to recog
nize in bonds of $500 and Mrs. Lowe
was allowed to depart on her owl
recognizance. loves brother appeared
one of the securities on the bond.
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