Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-11

turn made by the Lemieux car after
1t hit the crossing and just previous
to the collision Of the two cars. Witness
struck on the grass outside the trav-
eled highway when the two cars COL
hded and he told the jury of his in
Jurles. He was not confined to his bed
at all. When he got up from the
ground he went to look at the number
plates on the other car. The driver, a
man named Bishop, had taken one
plate off and refused to let him see it
but he saw the front number plate.
Witness also testified as to the damage
TO the car. According to his testimony
the front of the car was not broken
but the body was practically ruined
and the transmission was all on the
ground
Upon cross-examinat ton witness tes-
titled that he is % years of age On the
best roads he had driven the car at so
miles an hour. He did not think he
drove the car more than 25 miles an
hour on the way to the fire on the day
or the accident. Up the steep part Of
the hill the car was going about 81
miles an hour but as it reached the
top it slackened it's speed. The front
OF the Lemieux car was pointing to-
wards Lewiston after the accident.
Gardner K. Heath testified that he
was with his brother on the day of the
accident. He said they had dropped
tho speed of the car to about 10 or 10
miles an hour just previous to the
collision and he thought the Lemieux
car was going about As miles an hour.
He saw the occupants of the Lemieux
car jump with the car as it struck the
crossing. When the car struck the
ground the driver tried to steer it but
it went into the Heath car. The wit
ness principal injury was to his right
Knee, which bothered him for some
time, and he started a rib Two DAYS
after he walked down to the doctors
office.
Herbert M. Heath on the stand again.
testified that there was no blacklist Of
automobile drivers in Augusta.
Mrs. Annie M. White of Augusta.
testified that she lived in the house
just east of Morang's crossing. She
was sitting by the bay window on the
afternoon of the accident. She saw the
Heath car go by and testified that it
was going very slow and was close to
the gutter. She had previously seen
the Lemieux car toward the west. She
ola not see the collision of the cars
but heard the crash and looking up
saw the cars.
witness upon cross-eXamination said
that the Heath car was going so slowly
that she could see the spokes on the
car and clearly discern them She saw
none of the persons thrown into the
air.
DR.. G. R. Campbell of Augusta testi-
fed regarding the injuries received by
Gardner and Herbert Heath and his
treatment of them. His testimony cor
roborated the testimony given by Gard
ner and Herbert Heath upon this point.
And he gave testimony regarding the
charges for his medical services.
Orland T. Tolman of Augusta gave
testimony about the condition of the
Heath car after the accident. He found
the car badly wrecked and towed it into
the city. The front end of the car was
not damaged at all. He considered that
the cost Of new parts to replace the
damaged parts would have been $500
or $500 and then the car would not be
in as good condition as it was when
new. He testified that a fair market
value of the car on the day Of the &C
cident just before the collision was
from $1,000 to $1,000 Witness found the
Lemieux car turned practically upside
down. That car was Chalmers.
William J. Skehan of Augusta testi-
fled that he had sold Mrs. Heath the
Buick car in July, 1914, and he thought
he had sold it to her for $1,000. He
considered s1100 to $1,000 a fair market
value for the car just previous to the
accident. He testified that he had
thought of giving SITS for the car after
the collision but he had decided he did
not want the automobile.
Upon cross-examination the witness
thought that the parts of the car would
decrease one-third in value after a year
of use.
Norman E. Farrar Of Augusta, who is
employed by the New England Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co., testified that on
Oct. /, 1915 he was at Morang's cross
ing. He saw one of the cars go by and
heard the crash. AS he looked I'D the
Lemieux car which was in the air had
just started to come down. He did not
remember about the Heath car.
Upon the stand again William J. Ske.
han testified that the parts of a car
decrease in value one-third after year
of use.
Benedict r. MaFer, Charles ". Jones
William H. Fisher and Charles F. Flynt
gave testimony repardinr III. ,,,t.~
bile tracks as they had observed them
few hours after the accident.
At recent term Of the supreme III.
dicial court in Androscoggin county al
Auburn the Jury disagreed in a sui,
brought by Mr.. Lemieux against Mrs
Heath for injuries received in the col.
lision.
ID. A. R. COLLECT $40 FOR
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