Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-02
Ordered by The Court in
Wiles- Hickey Action.
Settlement in "Casket Case y
Of Smell Versus Dobson.
Suit Of Chamberlain Against Adams
will Begin Today.

IN supreme JutiiIltil Nouie'
day. the case of Il. De Forest Wiles of
Gardiner versus Roger Hickey OF farln-
inGdale was continued.
The action of the tort, with the
ad damnum placed at $500, to recover
damages for the barn and contents OF
the plaintiff valued at $953.12, due, 50
the plaintiff alleges, to the negligence
of the defendant. who was employed by
him. The plaintiff contended that The
plaintiff was responsible for the fire, it
probably catching from sparks from
the defendants pipe.
The defence was q general denial
and il was brought out in evidence that
q stranger was seen running from the
scene of the fire on this particular day,
April 2S, 1905.
The defendant himself testified that
he only smoked a pipe occasionally and
then at the home in the morning or
evening. vas not Il habitual smoker
and on the day of the fire was not
smoking.
Guy A. Hildrcth. Esq. of Gardiner
appeared as counsel Cor the plaintiff
and Arson NJ. Goddard Esq. of Au-
Eusta for the defendant.
The case was given to the jury at
go O'Clock. Thursday afternoon.
The second jury reported. Thursday
morning az follows: Frank H. Az
tell, Oakland: Frank Williams. Water
vile; William II. Brooks. Augusta;
Edwin V. Carr. Winthrop: Edwin T..
Bailey, Oakland: Samuel Chaplin, Au-
gus;a; George W. Cushman. Wins
low; John II. DeOrsay, Waterville:
Charles NJ. Drake, Gardiner; Lewis }.
Hewitt, Pittston; George a. Lilly.
Manchester; Charles NJ. Drake. Gar
diner; Frank w. Jewett, Hallowell;
Charles +. Long1nan. Waterville; Ray
G.. Marston, Hallowell; Fred E. Nc
Causland, Gardiner; F. Z. Purinton.
Augusta; Warren w. Winter. Chelsea.
Charles nj. Drake of Gardiner. George
A. Lilly of Manchester and Ray c.
Marston of Hallowell. members of the
Jury. were excused George W. Cush-
man of Winslow was selected as the
foreman of the second jury.
While the first jury was celebrating
a.; to it's verdict in the Wiley-Hlckey
case. the action of Howard 4. Smell of
Watcrvillc vs.. Gordon Dobson of Pitts
nell an action with the ad damnum
placed at $4,000. to recover the sum OIL
s1No5 on account annexed for two cas-
kets and undertaker's supplies. Brown
&, Brown of Watervile appeared as
counsel for the plaintiff and Manson q
Coolidge of Pittsficld and Charles +.
Johnson, ESQ, of Watcrville for the de-
PENDANT.
The plaintiffs bill was as follows:
TO one casket sold and delivered. sl1)
10 ono highly finished and trimmed 40
To rmb%imine dead body and put !,
Ing into CdSket, "a
TO expenses Taid. u, ~,
70 services i'll connection with the IA
same.
To trims to Pittsficld and service
in preparing body for BURIAL CON "a
uccted with tho same. -
TO one shipping case ana expenses a.
connected with the same -
After part of the evidence in behalf
of the plaintiff had been adduccd the
case was dcfaulted for $500 for the
plaintiff and the jury was excused u''u'
go O'Clock Friday morning.
Tho next case, that of Bert O. Cham
berlain VS.. Mortimer f. Adams oo'h Oh
Watcrville. will begin Friday morning
This is an action i'll trespass. with the
ad damnum placed at $4,000. to recover
damages for an assault committed Jun.
& 100, ut Waterville on the painful
bv III, defendant. who was at that time
marshal of that city and who arrested
tine pIaintiff who was ponce oliiSei
ar tho city of Waterville and VINO was
charged with the crime OF rape Inc
nlairtiff alleges that he was Sho'
through the right leg with n revolver
nv ihc defendant and very dangerous
wound was Injected.
I;rovn & Brown Of Waterviile VII
nppear for the plaintiff and Warren {
philbrook. Esq, of Waterville Tor tht
defendant.
The case of Anna F. Finnemore VS.
DIR. 4. W. Abbott. both of WaterNlH"
an action for assault has been contlh'
nod ;,ntil the March term on account
az the fact that Hon. Orville d. Baker
senior counsel for the defendant Is
busy with the Edwards Co. tax aDate'
n,crt matter This case was tried AT the
March term of the supreme court II
1905 and the jury returned verdict loi
tbc nlaintiff, assessing the damages a.
$500. The case was carried to the law
court. the verdict was set aside and
new trial ordered as against the law
and the evidence.
The jury in the Wiles-Hickey ca So
was given supper At o'clock last even
ing aud ordered to return 4 scaled Yer
dict at the opening of court at 49,