Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-21
To JURY today
Will Go the Riverview
Mill Rep|evin Suit.
Admission to Practice Of Emery
Oliver Beane.
-Four Actions on tne Docket For
Trial To-day.


Augusta, Oct. 10.
In tn supreme Judicial court. Asso-
cl;tte Justice Albert n. Spear OF Car
diner presiding, Saturday. was tried
the case Of the Taunton Wool Stock
Co OF Taunton. Mass, VS.. the Maine
Central Railroad Co. This is an action
IL repi'Vin to recover six bags OF
black shoddy ana four bales Of black
sh0udE, all Of the value OF S413 and two
baIcS Of brown shoddy of the value Of
Sl3o all of the total value of 5000.
Although the Maine Central Rail-
road 60. - named as the defendant the
real defendants are the creditors of the
RlVervieW Worstcd mills of Waterville.
which lent into the hands of a receiv-
er III March. 1906. The goods are now
III the StorehOuSe of the Maine Central
Railroad Co. The plaintiff claims that
II OWES The goods While the defendant
contends that they are the property of
the creditors of the WorSted mill COM
pany.
John ". Manson and Harry +. Cool
idge of Pittsiield appeared as counsel
for the plaintiff and Charles F, johns
son OF Naterville for the creditors of
the worsted mill company.
The ease was heard before the first
jury of which l.. Il. Doiloff of Read
field is foreman.
The only witness called by the plain
tiff was Ellis Hay of Boston. Mass.
selling agent for The Taunton Woo!
Stock Co. Of Taunton. Mass He testi-
fed that his company manufactured
sh" Idly and it had done business with
the RiverviCW WOrsted mills Of Water
vile. After Reorganization of the
company Mr.. Stein, the superintendent,
told him that all the notes outstanding
against the company. amounting to
some 100000, had been placed in the
hands of the Waterville Trust Co,
where they were to remain for two
years. Mr.. Stnin also told the witness
that the company was going ahead and
manufacture goods and would pay its
bills. lie said that the mill was doing
q good business ana that the company
was making money. Mr.. Stein sale,
nothing about making payments on the
note Indebtedness.
On crosS-eXaminatiOn the witness tes-
tilted that Mir. stein, the superintend-
ent. purchased The goods OF the wit
ness. He vas assured by Mr.. Stein
that the company was in Il good Ii
nanci;l condition after the reorganiZa-
ton OF the company. Never knew Mr.
Stein to have an interest in the River
view or any other mill. Had known Mr..
Stein for 30 years as a superintendent
of wooden mills. Did not consult Mr..
Terry. the treasurer, as to the financial
standing of the company. Did not see
any of the officers connected with the
mill with the exception of Mr.. Stein
After the opening by Attorney Johnson
four witnesses We're called in behalf of
the defendant.
The first witness called was George
Fred Terry of Watcrville. who gave a
statement regarding the Indebtedness OF
the company at the time Of its reorgan-
Zation. In March, 1906, several of the
creditors of the company came to Water
vile to look over the conditions. The
witness gave instructions to Mr.. Stein.
the superintendent. not TO allow any
goods to be shipped and no goods to be
received On the day that the petition for
4 receiver had been filed the witness, who
was the treasurer of the company, hap
pened to 10 at the Maine Central freight
shed and he was told that the worsted
company had been shipping quite Il guam
tty of goods. Witness instructed the
railroad agent not to ship any more
goods. He tried to find the supernten-
dent, Mr. Stetin, but he had disappeared.