The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-25
TRUESDALE CASE In
HANDS OF JURY
This Famous Case Has Occupied the
Attention of Judge and Jury
This Week.

'hS f"iouS Vase mas OVCupIeu tle
Attention of Judge and Jury
This Week.
The case OF Charles ". Truesdale
! administrators of Adelaide Truesdale
VS.. Juliette Arnold, Frank Arnold
and Mortimer Arnold was given to
the jury Thursday morning at IL: 80.
This case was called Tuesday morning
and has continued for two and half
days The action was one of trespass
for the alleged trover and conversion
of certain personal property belong
ing to Juliet Truesdale at the time of
her decease. Plaintiff was represent
ed by F. p. Kimble and c. p. Searle;
Judge Wilson, e. A. Delaney and
/ Judge Anthony represented the de-
Nfendants.
The following witnesses were call
ed in behalf of the plaintiff: Charles
II. Truesdale. Robert A. Jadwin, G..
f. Spencer, dispositions from Myron
Merrithew, Lyman Kennedy, Ward
Robinson, A. J. Piatt, Anna Kennedy,
William Arnold, Edward Burns, D..
w. Edwards, Mrs. Gertrude Kennedy.
| A. J. Robinson, Fred Hines, and
/ Harvey Sargent.
Charles II. Truesdale testified:
Married Adelaide Truesdale in De-
cember, 1900. She died July 23,
| 1908. | first knew Juliet Arnold in
| 1895. In 1900 she possessed 427
acres of land in South Canaan, house,
] barn, etc. After my marriage to her
! daughter she lived with us. We took
/ possession of the farm and all cattle
and property on it, My wife fur
nished the table and | managed the
| farm under her direction. On De-
cember IA, 1906, there were present
at my home, Frank Arnold, my wife,
Mrs. Arnold, Myron Merrithew, j.
p, Ward Robinson and myself At
that time three deeds were executed
by Juliet Arnold. One to Adelaide
Truesdale, my wife, for ! 50 acres of
land.
The morning after the deed was
executed, Juliet Arnold stated: You
all now have your land and | will
see who will do the best" Another
paper was delivered to my wife by
Juliet Arnold, A bill of sale of the
personal property, witnessed by Ward
Robinson and Lyman Kennedy Jul
let Arnold told Kennedy that it was
for the personal property. Saw the
paper afterwards. 1t was kept in a
bureau drawer in my room. Papers
disappeared after my wife's death
and could not be found. On the six
nf t11U wifi
had in her pocketbook about 5000.
She also had money in two Carbon
dale banks. ] was present when
Piatt. the assessor, called in fall of
1907. My wife and Mrs. Arnold were
also present. My wife told the as
SCISSOR that the homestead and the
personal property were hers. Mrs.
Arnold made no comment. My wife's
health was very poor two months
deranged.
At this point, Robert A. Jadwin,
Cashier of the First National Bank
of Carbondale, was called. Testified
that Adelaide Arnold had an account
in the bank and that same was closed
June 19, 1908. Paid $342.66 to
Frank p. Arnold, endorser of the or
der. Check offered in evidence.
Arnold stated that his sister was very
i'll and unable to sign her name. She
knew what she was doing, Arnold
stated. No cross-examination.
C. E. Spencer, Cashier of NJ. & NJ.
Bank, Carbondale, called and testi-
fed, Paid $609.66 upon order to
Frank Arnold June 19, 1908. Ar
mold stated that sister was very i'll,
Charles H. Truesdale recalled for
cross-examination. In the conVersa-
tion the day after my marriage Mrs.
Arnold said: Now you are married
and I'll turn all the property over to
you | will make out the papers later
on. You are to pay me rs cents
apiece for the props and cent each
for the small mine ties" ! was to
work out the road tax and she was
to pay the cash tax. ! bought most
of the personal property on the
farm.
Myron Merrithew's depositions
offered and received in evidence.
Executed the papers for Juliet Arm
ola. There were three deeds, to
Mortimer, Frank and Addie Trues-
dale. The deed to Mrs. Truesdale, |
handed TO her. | acknowledged an
other paper Did not know what it
was but supposed it to be contract
for the personal property. Mrs. Arm
old was present. Her daughter was
in the same room.
Cross-examined-I did not read the
other paper.
Lyman Kennedy testified to a con-
versation between himself and Juliet
Arnold. She stated that she had
divided the personal property be-
tween her three children. Nothing
was said about the personal property, /
Witnessed a paper. Juliet Arnold
said it was a deal between herself f.
and her daughter. Chas. Truesdale |.
and Juliet Arnold were present. Mrs. .
Truesdale did not talk naturally dur