Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-14
Against Former Augusta
Pastor on at Auburn.
Lively Testimony in $4,000
Suit Against Fl. Hame|.
Witnesses A|Iege He Called Dr..
Noel Worthless Scoundrel.

Lewiston, Me-. May l3.-(SpeCiaD.-
The suit OF Prof. II. D. Noel. 4 gradu-
ate of tn" American College of Sci
ences of Philadelphia, alleging him.
self teacher and practitioner of sug-
gestive therapeutics. personal magne-
tism and mental culture, against Rev.
FIR. A. A. Hamel, formerly of Angus
ia, now at the head of ST. Mary's
church. Lewiston, alleging SANDER,
and placing the ad damnum at 100000
wen: on trial Friday noon in the An
drOscoggin county supreme judicial
court at Auburn and when court ad-
journed for the day FIR. Hamel was
the next witness to be called. The I'M
usual nature of the suit and the dis
tinguished character of the defendant
drew many spectators to the court
room and the case is being followed
with close interest and will undoubt-
eddy continue to be until it's close.
1t is claimed by the plaintiff that it
was his intention to establish head
quarters in Boston and from there
teach his science to classes in all the
centers of population throughout New
England. He established in Lewiston
n class of 20 pupils, many of whom
were parishioners of FIR Hamel. Fr.
Hamel in a sermon soon after re-
farred to hypnotic treatment and
practitioners of mental culture in I'M
favorable terms, although no names
We're mentioned. Mrs. Noel after the
services asked FIR. Hamel to either
apologize or say that Prof. Noel was
not Of the type referred to. This he re-
fused to do and the plaintiff alleges
that FIR. Hamel then said: IF Prof
Noel cures without medicine he is a
scoundrel, a man without honor, with
out reputation, worthless man. the
lowest that there is The plaintiff al
leges that he has been greatly injured
in his business and professional repu-
tation and has suffered great financial
loss and distress in body and mind by
reaon of these and other utterances
of FIR. Hamel
G. 5. Dupre of Biddeford appears for
ton for the defendant. 1t is understood
that the defendant pleads the general
issue
NhiF' -hsiS NrdLlpdS piit VI III
Noel's pupils, testified TO the visit of
Mrs Noel and others to the parsonage
after the service and to the alleged
statements of FIR. Hamel. She testified
that Mrs. Noel took Prof. Noel's diploma
along and wanted FIR. Hamel to look al
it. but he said he had no time to bother
with the affairs of a rascal, a man
without reputation. She had been tax
ing lessons from Prof. Noel up to then
and it was because of the sermon that
she visited the parsonage. Witness on
croSS-eXamnatiOn testified that Wher
size had completed her course with Prof
Noel she expected to be able to cure
cancer, rheumatism and all diseases. She
pad the professor SIS per lesson, Wit
ness denied writing down the statements
of FIR. Hamel. The meeting took place
two years ago.
Mrs. Frechette of 100 Cedar street
Lewiston, corroborated Mrs. Campaigns
in her statements that FIR Hamel tolt
them that Prof Noel was WORTHLESS:
man without reputation, that no one
could cure Wlthont medicine and that
Prof. Noel was possessed of the devil
and that she ana Mrs Noel were fools
Father Hamel. she testified. finally order
ed them from the house.