Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-07
SUPREME COURT.
Plaintiff Wins in Case Of
Dale VS.. Sawyer.
The Jury Renders a Verdict Of
$133.77 Damages.
Uno Beer Cases at Dover Mol Pressed
The Proceedings.

Dover Me-. March 6.-(SpeciaD.-The
case Of Charles Il. Dale KS. Charles Fl.
Sawyer of Roach River was placed or.
trial in the supleme court Monday
morning. In this case Mr.. Dale brings
action against Mr. Sawyer for the re-
covery Of S153 which he alleges Mr..
Sawyer owed him for gas fitting and
BURNERS furnished and placed in posi-.
ton in the building known as the Ban
gor Exchange located on Main street,
Bangor.
The story Of the case as outlined by
counsel fer plaintiff, Calvin w. Brown.
ESQ. is something as follows: Sometime
in September 1860 Mr.. Sawyer accom-
panied by Ara Warren the well known
Bangor druggist entered the office of
the Bangor Gas Light Co. OF which Mr..
Dale WAS then suparinte ndent. Mr..
Warren introduced Mr.. Sawyer to Mr..
Dale ren:arking that Mr.. Sawyer was
thinking of having gas introduced into
the hotel. They commenced at once 20
| talk business and Mr.. Dale told Mr.
| Sawyer that he would install a meter
| in the house ana that if at the end of
| two months. it was not satisfactory
| that it would be removed without cost
10 Mr. Sawyer. alr. Sawyer also claim
cd that Mr. Dale told him that the gaS
lifting then in the house We're old and
| would need goint, over and also that Il
few new fittings would be- required for
| which there would be no charge.
Mr.. Dale claims that he told Mr.
Sawyer that he would be obliged to pay
for the new fitting. The gas was lit
stalled and for two months it was used
| in the hotel. Mr.. Sawyer finding it I'M
satisfactory sent word to the Gas Light
Co. and had it discontinued. Mr.. Saw
yer refused to pay the bill for the fit
| ting claiming that Mr. Dale had stated
| that there would be no charge.
The DEPENDENTS case was conducted
by Frank T. Guernsey. The only wit
nesses introduced were Mr.. Dale and
Mr.. Sawyer.
Attorney Guernsey read a deposition
from Ara Warren of Bangor. in which
Mr. Warren told of the conversation
between the plaintiff and defendant at
the time of the introduction.
1t was also brought out during the
trial that ut the time that Mr.. Dale
was superintendent of the gas conf
pany that he was also conducting a
wiring and gas fitting business of his
own and that it was his men who in
stalled the new fittings in the hotel.
Able arguments We're made by the at
torneys on both sides and the case
went to the jury early in the afternoon.
and after being out two hours. brought
in verdict for the plaintiff of $133.11.
AT the forenoon session the Uno
beer cases against George Bartlett of
blanchard, and Louis hurry of Brown
Vile, were mol pressed.
The case of State VS.. Elmer f. Per-
kins for assault with intent to murder.
" as started, this afternoon. The States
side of he ease is being conducted by
County Attorney Martin L. Durgin of
Milo. while the defence is conducted by
John s. Williams of Guilford. and
Charles w. Hayes of FOxcrOft. The
person assaulted was Fred Larrabee
and the assault took place at the Park
man fair. oct. |, 1904. The case was on
when court adjourned at p. M.