Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-20

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Mr.. West called upon him and asked
him why Mr.. Bachelor did not deliv-
er the REQ car to him. Mr.. Skene call
ed Mr.. Bachelor out and asked him
about the car and Mr.. Bachelor said
the car was ready, when the balance
was paid. The trade was between Mr..
Bachelor and Mr.. west and Mr.. Bach
elder had never had any business deal
ines with Mr.. Skene.
Upon cross-examination he testified
that he sold the car in the first part of
July.
Chester A. Bachelor Of Augusta
testified that Mr.. Skene had told him
he would take SIS for the car and Mr.
West had agreed to buy the car from
him for 500. He paid 81 down on the
automobile. MIR. West told him that he
would take the car when it was in good
running order. According to his testi-
mony he (Mr. Bachelder) is now the
owner OF the car, having bought it
from MIR. Skene. and he is ready to
deliver the car to Mr.. West.
Upon cross-examination he testified
that he never told Mr.. West that he
had nothing to do with the car and by
the final trade he was to sell the car
to Mr.. West for SIS.
Again on the stand Mr.. Skane testi-
ned that the automobile had TWO head
nehts when he bought it but When
he drove the car to Mr.. Vests home
II was equipped with some cid Ford
lights.
Mr.. Reynolds testified that last
spring he called up Mr.. Skene on the
telephone and Mr.. Skene said he had
Reo car to sell for 5000.
william c. Rines gave testimony that
ne mad heard Mr.. Bachelor tell Mr.
west that he had nothing to do with
the car.
MIS-. west, wife of the plaintiff, testified
mat she had heard Mr.. Bachelor tell
MT. west that he was lucky he had paid
MT. pkene. "a down to bind the trade.
MI. Skene came one morning in the car
and said he had come to give Mr.. West
ride in the car he had sold him. Mr..
Bachelor never asked Mr. West for
money to her knowledge but had often
told him that he must fight it out with
Mr.. Skene.
Mr.. West testified that Mr.. Bachelor
never made the trade with him nor aske j
him for money
After Attorneys Martin and Titcomb
had made their pleas to the jury, Judge
Beane charged the jury and the case was
put in the hands of the jury at 2.45 P. NJ
The jury reported it's verdict at 1855 P. NJ
Winchenbach VS.. Winchenbach
The case of Winchenbach VS.. Winchen-
bach was suit on a poor debtors bond.
The plaintiff was represented by Attor-
ney c. w. Hussey of Waterville and At
torney John E. Nelson of Augusta, while
Attorney L. l.. Hight of Augusta appear
ed for the defendant.
! The plaintiff claimed that the condition
of the bond was broken by the debtor
and consequently he has the right of &C
! ton against the surety.
| The claim of the defence was that the
debtor surrendered himself into the Gus
| tody of the sheriff of Knox county by
going to the sheriff's office and surren-
dering himself whereupon the sheriff
| told him to go about his work and re-
port to him at his Office each night. The
whole question involved was as to wheth-
| er these acts constituted a surrender to
| the taller under the statute
| The witnesses for the plaintiff were
Miss Winifred WEIGH of Waterville
| stenographer in che office of Attorney
Hussey, and Mrs. Frank F.. Brown OF
Waterville. The sole witness for the de-
! PENDANT was J. Crosby Hobbs, sheriff OF
Knox county.