Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-03

Attorney Baker here offered the
deposition of Mrs. /. w. Soule. wife OF
Samuel d. Soue of Gardiner. Mrs.
Soule is an invalid. being unable to APP
pear before the court. The deposition
treated Of the conversation over the
telephone between Mr.. Soule ana Mr..
Cosgrove. The evidence was the same
as brought out in the examination OF
the two previous witnesses. She had
heard of the accident to the plalntif1,
the morning following. and thus the
conversation of the night before mad
been WILDLY impressed on her nina.
The cross examination read from the
deposition was carried on by Attorney
Heselton. counsel for the plaintiff
Following this, Attorney Baker in
troduced parts of the testimony of Will
liam H. Chapman of Gardiner. as pre-
scented in the previous trial held a year
ago. Mr.. Chapman is an electrical ex-
pert and in the parts of the testimony
introduced. he explained the causes of
breaking of transformers. He has built
transformers for his own use. but never
put them on sale in the market. Wit
| ness by deposition further told of the
insulation of the primary and secon-
dairy sections of the transformer. At
this point Attorney Heselton intro
duced the cross examination of Mr..
Chapman.
Next. parts from the testimony of the
plaintiff. at the former trial Of the case
were read. This testimony was rela-
tive to the actual occurrence immedi-
| ately prior to the accident on the after
| noon of Feb. IS. 1908. This reading
| tended to show discrepancy between
the testimony at the previous and
present hearing. inasmuch as was re-
lating to the previous handling of the
light and wire from which the plaintiff
received the shock.
Attorney Baker then introduced eX
tracts from the previous testimony Of
Ralph c. Cosgrove. in regard to the ac-
tual occurrence itself. He saw his fa-
Their take hold of the light and wire
when part way up the ladder receiving
shock, falling to the ground. When
his father fell he started for help. and
in main the testimony in this deposit
tion was practically the same as testi-
fled to in person. by the young man at
the present trial. This reading of these
extracts occupied nearly the entire
iiioTiliilS y SESSION., as tne witnesses
called in person We're short and concise
in their testimony.
j. ID. Berry was recalled to the stand
practically repeating his previous tes-
timony. in regard to the occurrence of
the accident.
Mathew O. Troy Of Schenectady, n
Y. graduate electrical engineer testi-
fled to tests he had made at the sug-
gestion of Attorney Baker. of the trans
formers in use at the time of the acct
dent in the engine rooms of the Oak
land Mfg. Co. Witness fully eX-
planned the use of these transformers
in reducing high voltage to low voltage
electricity. Witness further explained
the short circuit. and various wires.
etc. used i'll electrical work. His tes-
timOny was an instructive lesson i'm
electricity and showed the many pOSsi-
bilities Of accident owing to defective
winding of the wires in a transformer.
At the conclusion of this testimony
court adjourned until , o'clock in the
afternoon.
AT the resuming of the hearing in the
afternoon. Willis Wing was called up
on to testify. Mr.. Wing is a foreman
in the employ of the oakland Man'fg g.