Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-13

.was zeneike drunk =, asked Attorney
Carleton.
yes" replied the witasss,
Pisula said he only led the plaintiff
out Of the door. then he had togo down
five steps to get into the street. On
redirect witness stated that SiEcnrA did
not ask him to take Zenefke out.
Claim q Dsf.nse. ]
when Attorney Carleton opened for
the defense ne asked that another case
he tried In connection with this 0ne.
an action brought by Skomra against
zeneike to recover for injuriesS re-
ceiyed en- Dec. e, the damages also
being paa6e ct SEQ. Skognra. who u q
night watchman for the Winthrop
Mills Co., was sleeping soundly on
that Sunday afternoon when he was
aroused by Zeneike shaking him and
asking him for his letter. Upon being
given his letter Zeneike complained
because his letter had been opened
and insisted upon staying. Skomra
started to put him out and zeneaks
grabbed a shoe. In the scuf1ie SkOmfa
took the shoe away and struck zeneike
upon the hand to make him loosen his
hold but not on the head. "Pisula came
and put Zeneike out Of doors. that's
all there il to this $500 case" said At
torney Carleton. There was door bell
but Zeneike came In without ringing
the bell He commended that his client
| had the right to use what force was ne
cessary to put Zeneike out and that
Zeneike first assaulted Skomra BY
| trying to pun him out Of bed and by
grabbing at the shoe. t
Mr.. and Mrs. Skomra and Nettie
Guemon told their version Of the story
on the witness stand. Mrs. Agnes
Skoma told Of the bringing home of
the letter and the opening Of 1t by her
| SELF The girl who brought 1t home
was nine years old, she could not tell
who it was for. Witness opened it be-
cause she thought It was q Christmas
token. When she found what It was
she put it back in the envelope and
her husband took 1t from the table.
Zeneike came into the house Sunday
afternoon without rapping or ringing
the bell. She heard her husband tell
Zeneike to 60 away, that he wanted
sleep. Pisula put Zeneike out. Zeneike
had been drinking when he came in.
The raincoat which he had on his arm
| was dragging on the floor.
On cross-Evamination witness said
| they had celebrated Christmas at her
| home. Her husband did not drink on
Christmas day or on the day Of the as
sault. .- - >s't. '.f,'
Nettie Guemon, aged II. factory
| worker, who had lived at the Skomra
house, was called next. She was in the
dining room when Zeneike came and
| asked for John Skomra. He was told
| that Skomra was sleeping. She saw
Adam put Zeneike out Of doors. She
| though Zeneike was drunk when he
came In.
The defendant, John Skomra, told his
version of the affair. He is night
Waterman. going on duty at $40 p. M.
and working until A. M. He was on
duty Christmas night and on Christ
mas day he had but two hours Of sleep.
On Dec. rs Zeneike entered his bed
room and shook him while he was
sleeping. He was awakened. Zeneike
asked for his letter and was told by
Skomra to look in his coat pocket
zeneike who appeared to be intoxicat-
erd, took up a pair Of pants and com.
menceda to look in the pockets for Thu
letter. Skomra found the letter and
gave it to Zeneike, who demonstrated
because it had been opened. Skomrs
said he did not open the letter and hi
tod Zeneike to get out Of the room
zeneike would not go and Skomra
pushed him out. Zeneike caught hin
by the throat and hit him with shos
and Skomra took the shoe away from
him. Witness denied that he strucl
zeneike with his fist and knocked hin
down.
Upon cross examination witness stat
ed that there is bell by the door O.
his house.
The case was argued by the attor
neys, Judge Beane charged the fur,
and the case was given to the jury a
ELS p. M. The jury returned at s.45 p
NJ. with its verdict. In case No. sea
that Of Skomra Ks. Zeneike the verdic
was for the plaintiff for So. In the cas-
OF Ieneike vs.. Skomra the verdict wa,
for the defendant.