Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-31
PECULIAR CASE.
Williams Claims Liquor
Sold by Gardiner Man
So BetuddIed His Mind That
He Wandered Away
And Fell Asleep In a Unfinished
Shack, Freezing Both Feet.

heard the case OF stanton vs. hlng,
Saturday, brought in II sealed verdict
Monday morning, as had been ordered
Iby Judge Spear, Saturday. This yer
Idiot was to the amount of $6G.S4 in
favor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff in
this case was +. =. King Of Winthrop
land the defendant was Charles Stan
ton, also of Winthrop.
| The case OF Williams VS. Wolman
was the FIRST case 10 be tried, Monday
Ir1orning. This Is an action brought
Ia gainst Arl Wolman OF Gardiner by
Fred +. Williams of North Sassal-
| boro, who alleges that he bought Whis-
key at Wolmans place of business in
! tiardiner. and that the liquor had such
an effect upon him as 10 make him
Hose his senses To such an extent that
HE lay down in an old shack near the
| Maine Central railroad track, where
lie WAS staggering along at the time,
and went to sleep, and when he awoke
The was frozen SO badly that il was
necessary To have both legs ampu-
1tated
| Mr.. Williams, the plaintiff. vas the
! first witness. and he said that he had
bought whiskey al Woimans Hotel at
! Depot Square, Gardiner. and drank it,
leaving soon after for Augusta. walk
| ing by the way Of the railroad track.
lie said that walking up the track he
noticed an old shanty, and that he
went into the shack an6 went to sleep.
| He said thai upon awakening he
found his feet 50 badly frozen that he
was unable to stand. He testified that
during the nine days lie STAYED In that
shaVk he had nothing To eat and only
two drinks of water. these having
leen obtained by crawling To the river
bank which Was close by
The witness testified ON cross-eXam-
iHation that he had bought the liquor
nj a man hy the name of George who
was working for Wolman. and not OF
Woman himself but he said that he
SAN Nolman looking through the door
into The room where the liquor was
sold.
city Marshal Walter \. Wakefield
Of Gardiner testified that upon beng
notified that Williams lay IN an an
conscious condition in an old pul'dlhs
near the railroad track, he. accom-
panied ny Deputy SherlH Martin
inrrs. Immediately took team ana
went to the Scene, bringing "iilaiiis
back 70 the ponce statl2h WIN tfitHi.
when they arrived AT the eoilee sea-
ttoh ne sald ne Sai'iiiioiieo q "oeroi
soon rs possible ana haa me stfiieii!iS
man ATTENDED 10 IN every way st'e NJ
c"ulu.
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me piaihtiii' teStfilei ii.'it lier iiHs"'iie
PROVIDED Tor hef FANNY. put AT nv
eiihe uiu ne receive over Ff' d .iioii'i'
Tor ms work.
| witness teStiHeu Oh cross -eNfti'ii'id,
tioh that htf huspahd aio Hot at an
| times pfoVlue Tor the househoiu iieeus'
"lthess was uiiapie TO Fecah elie
amounts al money when We're given
to her by her husband at inherent
umes.
| III Lamp 81 'i"i "iiiei anu ~. 20
vies OF Augusta testified as To the Ter
flple CONDITION tfat "liilaihs was IN
Wheh he was iirst seen py tileh.
George {. HlliiaIhs' prother 81 'ae
pialhtlli' teStiheu 'i.at ffeu iau STAN
at ms nome IN south 'aruliler "eeh
previous 10 MS disappearance Jus
before ne was l"ullo III tile ShaeA.
/ Deputy sheriH fpras Was ealieo
ny AttS' iieSei,oii anu te9'iii'" nc, ~
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lbaa heard Mrs Williams say once
Ithat Che was qoin.r 10 leave her hus-
hand
| caoroo Howl a Civil War veteran.
who is amployed nv Woman at the
IhotaI testified that he was positive
ltbat he never saw Williams until he