Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-21

therefrom received except as given
him by Col Goodhue. That he at Col.
Goodhue's request undertook to sell
certain stocks and bonds and collec-
tions of certain mortgages and this
amounted to a large sum during the
several years it was going on: that at
Col Goodhue's request, he, Mr..
Thompson, kept the receipts therefrom
under control himself, paying It to
Goodhue as Goodhue asked for it,
keeping strict account of everything
as between them in a book kept for
that purpose, which book Col Good
hue was familiar with and saw at
times; that in doing so he got formal
power of attorney, signed by Mrs.
Goodhue. to facilitate matters, and
that he had at times signed Mrs.
Goodhue's name. all with the knowl-
edge and understanding of Col. Good
hue and all for the purpose of doing
the business. That he accounted for
every dollar that ever came into his
hands and paid it over: that he him.
self bcame dissatisfied with the ar
rangement, doing it that way, and in
December, 1900, had settlement with
Col Goodhue of the whole affair up to
that time and accounted for every
thing, paid in the balance that was In
his hands and turned over all his
vouchers and his book of account to
Col. Goodhue, and took a receipt from
Col. Goodhue in full for everything he
had in his hands or collected for both
the account of Col. Goodhue and Mrs.
Goodhue, which receipt Thompson has.
That after that time he did several
matters Of business for Col. Goodhue
and collected some money, but he has
paid it all over either to CorGsodhue or
his son, and he is ready to show in ds4
tail every transaction since that time:
that he cannot show the details of the
Dec. IS, 1900 for the reason that he
turned the papers all over to Goodhue
and simply has this receipt in full for
everything up to that time.
During the two days the trial has
already occupied, only one witness has
been questioned, Francis Goodhue, Jr.,
and he is upon the stand at this writ
ing. A large amount of detailed fig
uring and submission of figures has
occupied the time mostly SO far. The
defendant has submitted statement
of all the bonds and mortgages and
dHlOulllS TtCelNeu OH luelfl lIltO his
hands and offered to concede that he
the money during the time,
with the statement that he could ac-
count for its proper payment to Col.
Goodhue in the manner as stated by
his counsel at the opening. These
figures We're received with only some
minor objections on the part of the
plaintiffs to them, and quite a lot Of
etters written by Thompson to differ
snt parties concerning the business at
lifferent times were introduced in evil
lence and two or three stock certificates
which We're sold by Thompson on ac-
'ount of Mrs. Goodhue and transferred
~ him, on which her name was in her
,wn handwriting were introduced. No
question was made by the defendant
bout the handwriting. The cross ex-
animation of witness was at consid-
BILE length and ELECTED the fact that
he plaintiffs We're unable to produce
he book of account and vouchers ana
hecks of Mrs. Goodhue, claiming they
lad been lost, and were unable to pro-
luce the book of account kept by
thompson. the witness claiming he
ever saw it. An inventory of the
property kept by Col. Goodhue was in
reduced and the witness was examined
t length concerning it.
The trial is likely to last several
ays. The referee will report at the
'ounty court where judgment will be
endered upon it for which ever party
favors.
Counsel for the plaintiffs are ]. A.
of Bennington, and Water
IAN, Martin & Gibson. The defend
mt is represented by c. c. Fits, A. F.
Bacon & Hooker and Elisha
lay of st. Johnsbury.