Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-14
FOR PLAINTIFF.
Verdict for SITS in
Alienation Of
Affections Case Which Pro-
duCes Spicy Testimony.
Water Wheel Case nefaulted for
$500 by Agreement.

The case of Thomas Piper of Vas
salboro VS.. Abram Pachefsky Of Wa
terville which had been continued
from Tuesday afternoon, was default
ed for $500, by agreement of both
parties.
The action in this case was brought
against the defendant to recover dam
ages for water wheel belonging to
him and which it was alleged the de-
PENDANT broke up fer old junk. Plain
TIT also sued for loss of profits, which
he had been deprived of by the loss of
the use Of the Wheel until he had re-
placed ii by another.
The next case was that of w. 5.
Ward of Farmingdale VS.. Irwin Prem
tiss of Fairfield. The plaintiff in the
writ charged the defendant aliena ing
the affections of his wife. formerly
Miss Lottie Weber. The ad damnum
was placed at s200o.
" :. Ward. the plaintiff, was the
first witness, and he testified that he
had married Lottie Weber, May ;,
1906. at Fairfield He said that he had
lived happily with her until two years
ago when she began IL associate
with Irving Premise and lose her af-
lection fer him. Witness stated that
his wife left his home without any
cause soon after she began to go
around with Prentiss. He said that
since that time he had endeaYored to
get her to reside with him and care
for their three children, and that she
would not do so He said that his wife
had given birth to q child. about
year after she left his home. In cross
Gs'r ri
witness how old his wife was when
they were married. He stated that he
thought that she was l..
Mrs Josephine Foster of Fairfield
testified that she had known Mrs.
Ward ever since they Were little girls.
She said that she had seen Premise
call at her house and stop for an hour
or two at a time. since she had been
married to Ward
Alston Weber of Fairfield. the
father of Mrs. Ward. testified that he
had attempted to induce his daughter
to GO back and live with the plaintiff
since their separation, but that he had
been unsuccessful. He said that he
knew his daughter and Premise were
friendly.
Mrs. Lottie Ward. the wife of the
plaintiff, was the first witness for the
defence. She testified that she was
married at the age of IA To Mr. Ward,
and that she lived With him about
four years. She said that she was
never able to agree with her husband,
and he was always complaining of her
cooking.
He stated that she did not have any.
effection for Wood, but that she had
been forced to marry him. She also
stated. that she did not care for Irv-
ing Promise and that he had never
asked her TO leave her home and go
with him. Witness said that she did
not leave her home voluntarily. but
had been told to de so by her hus-
band.
Charles r. Reynolds who lived
across the street from Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward, testified that the husband and
wife were quarelling a great deal,
while they lived together. He said that
Mrs. Ward had once attempted to cut
her throat with razor and that his
wife had stopped her from committing
the rash act.
The jury awarded verdict of $1716
in favor of the plaintiff, after being
out of the court room about an hour.
Benedict F. Maher of Augusta was
counsel for the plaintiff and George
Chapman of Fairfield for defence.
The case of the Maine Produce Go.
vs.. Boston & Maine Railroad GO. was
the next to be tried. Wednesday af-
ternoon The Maine Produce co.
brings action against the Railroad Co.
to recover for damages which they
claim to have suffered on account of
the Railroad co. selling five carloads
of their potatoes without proper au-
thority.
John II. Graham. treasurer and gen
eral manager of the Produce Co, tes-
tilted that he had been in the potato
purchasing and buying business, for
many years. and that he had been in
the employ OF the Maine Produce Co.
for four years. He said that he had
inspected two cars Of the potatoes be-
fore they were shipped to Boston, and
that he found them to be in first-class
condition. He also testified that he had
examined part of the potatoes. while
they were lying in the cars at Boston,
and that he found them to be in good
shape. Witness stated that. on June
A. 1911, he went to Boston for the pur-
pose of selling the five carloads of po-
tatoes, and he found that they had
been disposed of by the Railroad Co.
He said that the account of the sales,
which the Railroad Co. RENTED to
him. was unsatisfactory, and that he
refused to accept it.
The case was unfinished when court
adjourned and was continued, until
$50 A. NJ. Thursday.
Divorce cases win be in order fo..
Friday Both juries will probably be
dismissed sometime during the day,
Thursday.
MANCHESTER