Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-26
SUPERIOR COURT
Last Cases on Civil Docket Dis
posed OLA Verdict of $42.-
As for Plaintiff in a Mt.
Vernon Case
CRIMINAL TRIALS ARE OPENED

| The case of Emma Wing of Providence,
| r. L.. VS.. Matte Muchmore of Readtield
which was heard at Tuesdays session of
the superior court did not go to the, jury,
for on Wednesday morning by agreement
of the attorneys the entry was made of
neither party, no further action for the
same cause. The entry also included an
other suit between the same parties.
The last civil case to be heard at the
April term was then begun, an action in
trover brought by Spencer Mead of Mt.
Vernon against Alton Tyler of Mt. Yer
non. Ellsworth Z. Peacock of Readfield
appeared as counsel for the plaintiff and
Ralph w. Farris of the law office of An
drews & Nelson of Augusta was attorney
for the plaintiff.
Plaintiff upon the stand testified that
he had purchased a farm near Locke's
Corners at Mt. Vernon. He had made
arrangements with Mrs. Alton Tyler by
which he was to live at Tylers as one of
the family. Mrs Tyler had wanted him
to give her a deed for his farm but he
had said that after he had been there
year and everything was satisfactory he
would give them the farm in his will. But
he had said that in case everything was
not satisfactory within one, two or three
months he would want to go back to his
home. Mrs. Tyler had answered IF
you are not satisfied you can go back ana
l won't charge you any board" There
was an agreement by which Alton Tyler
was to cut Mead's hay on half shares.
| Mead thought that Tyler had taken two
| tons of hay and had let his neighbor
have two tons. In October Mead moved
back home and had taken two loads Of
his household goods and had asked Tyler
for the remainder. And plaintiff said that
Tyler had answered.: "Sut me, sue me-"
and that Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler refused to
let him have the things. Plaintiff told
the value of the articles he had left at
Tyler's. the total value being s1277.
Upon cross-eXamination plaintiff said
that Tyler had never cut any wood for
him. lie testified that Mrs. Tyler had
said she would pay the mort gage on his
/ farm and he had said he would give her
the will after he had been with them f,,r
one year Nothing had been said about
the furniture
Defense
| Alton S. Tyler Of Mt Vernon. the de-
iendant, said that Mead had moved away
two loads of household furnishings but
Mead had never returned for the re-
mainder. Upon Cross-examination he said
Mr. Mead had not asked him for the
goods and he CTyler) had never answered:
sue me. sue me-" Defendant testified
that Mead had said he would leave the
old things for paying something on his
board. He did not remember receiving a
demand from Attorney Peacock for the
goods. He had never presented Mead an
itemized bill for his board.
| Mrs. Alton S. Tyler of Mt. Vernon said
Mr. Mead had lived at their home four
! months under an arrangement. She tes-
| tined as to the condition of the goods
Mead had left at her house She never
knew the reason he left. The arrange
ment was that Mead was to give them a
deed of his farm if they would paw the
mortgage upon it and give him bond
| TOT MS support When he had said he
was going to leave Mrs. Tyler had sus-
sested that he leave some of his old
! goods that he never used. When Mr.
Mead had gone away he did not demand
al ms goods Mr.. Tyler had put II loads
ol nay IN Mead's barn and 10 loads IN
MS own barn. She had never received
any demand from Attorney Peacock for
the goods.
| pon cross-eXa mination she said she
was ready TO return the goods at any
liihe but Mead never returned for them
RebuttaI
IN rebuttal Mr., Mead testified that
ne mad never agreed to pay board to
MI and Mrs. Alton Tyler and he never
leIt any goods there for his board
ihe case was given to the jury at
30 +, NJ. and the jurors returned at
$50 with Vel dict of S4245.
State VS.. Charles PouIin
The plea Of not guilty was with
drawn and the plea of nolo contendere