Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
SUPREME, COURT.
Verdict for Electric Road
In Poo|er Case.
Case Of Gjddings VS.. Gould
Next in Order.
Present Term Likely TO Last Two
Weeks Longer.

1t took the jury less than quarter
of an hour to return a verdict for the
defendant in the Waterville case Of
tate of the late John G. Pooler VS..
Watervile & Fairfield Railway & Light
Co, which was on trial Friday after
noon and Saturday forenoon in the
kennebec county supreme judicial
court. The plaintiff is the relict of
John G. Pooler, late of Waterville and
brought suit for injuries, alleged TO
have been received by her husband,
who was elected from a car of the de-
PENDANT corporation while suffering
from apoplexy from which he after
wards died. Fred w Clair of Water
vile appeared for the plaintiff and
Carroll n Perkins of Waterville for
the defendant.
The jury came in at lis p. NJ. Satur
day and court then adjourned until 10
O'Clock this forenoon. 1t is now eX-
pected that the present term of court
will last at least two weeks longer as
there are number of important ac-
lions remaining to be tried. The next
case in order for trial and which will
probably be taken up at the opening of
court this morning is that OF Giddings
VS.. Gould ct al. G. w. Heseton of
Gardiner appears for the plaintiff and
Pattangall & Plumstead of Waterville
for the defendant.
The first witness called at the ses
sion of court Saturday morning was
Mamie Pooler of Waterville, daughter
of the late John G.. PoOler. Witness
testified that her father was brought
to his home between $50 and o'clock
Saturday evening, May %. 1908. Wit
ness was up stairs at the time. She
asked her father what the trouble was
as soon as she got into the room and
he replied that his head ached. Wit
ness got him into a chair and got some
camphor to battle his head. Witness
with the aid of her mother and broth
er placed him on the bed. Witness
was in the house when the doctors and
FIR Charland came to the house. Her
father died at 4.30 Sunday morning.
Link Pooler son of John G. PoOler.
was the next witness called for the
plaintiff. He testified that on May %
his father was working on a new
house. which he was building Wit
ness met the hack coming back and
when he got into the kitchen his faith
er was lying on the floor. He helped
his sister get him into chair. His
father held his head down, while he
was in the chair. 1t was half an hour
before the doctor came.
Paul Simpson testified that he was
unloading gravel on Water street be-
tween 4 and 5 o'clock and Pooler help
ed him unload the cart. Mr.. Pooler
showed no signs of drinking
Mary Pooler, wife of the late John
G. Pooler, was called. Mrs Pooler
speaks but very little English and
Joseph p. GirouX of Waterville acted
as Interpreter for her. She testified
that her husband was working May 90,
laying a floor at No Pine street He
had been at work for the city part of
the time that week Witness went to
Pine street to see her husband and
tell him to go to City hall to get his
pay. Her husband came home and she
saw him take the car on Water street
opposite Paris street Witness also
saw him help Simpson dump a gravel
cart before he took the car.
Witness next saw her husband after
he was brought back to his home She
was at the house on Pine street and