Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-12
SUPERIOR COURT
Verdict for Plaintiff in
VassalbOrO Case
Jury Awards Nancy F. Walker a Yer
dict Of sf0.4S-TriaI Of Civil Gases
VIII Be Resumed This Morning.
Criminal Docket This Afternoon

The jury awarded the plaintiff a YER
diet OF $1o.4S in the case Of Nance F.
Wake: of Nassa!boro vs.. *. A. Me
l.atchey Of Boston which was 1ried
| at Fridays session of the superior
! court. This was the only case befoi 9
! the court during the Gay
The next case tor trial. that OF j.
/ K. siproui of augusta - IlewelINn
! McMaster. Aplt.. OF Iisllow ell viii be
opened this morning Hur!eigh Mar
tin OF Augusta is attorney for the
plaintiff and Il. r. 5laher Of augusta
! is counsel 70. the defendant.
+ The criminal docket viii be called
/ az O'Clock this afternoon.
! Walker VS.. McLatchey
I The first civil case that came up
| for trial at the term WAS that of Walk
/ or vs.. McLatcheN. an action broueh ut
! % recover the sum CT SS3.2l which
I the plaintiff GAINED the defendant
/ owed her for labor she performed on
! his farm and for the use Of her team
/ OF horses. II. y. Priest Of East Vas
3;tiboro was attorney for the plaintiff
and Walter NJ. Sanborn 81 Augusta
appeared as counsel for the defend
ans.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Nancy T.. Walker
OF \a3salboro, testified that She and
! MIR, Walker had purchased Il farm at
NaSsalboro and that in the spring of
1913 she worked for Mr.. McIatche,.
pulling weeds, charging him 80 pcI
d.
! labor at the time in a book, which
later Mr.. Walker had torn up ana
! burned. According TO her renem-
| hrance she had worked four DAYS pull
lnS weeds and had also worked at cut
ting grain and rakins hay. In March.
1919, her horses had been used on the
MclatcheN place and she had kept
an account of tho work OF the team
OF horses. She had bought the horses
when she bought the farm. Nh. Walk
err putting in 500 Of his money at the
time, the plac" STANDING in his name
and she holding I, MORTGAGE. She had
charged SD Il day for the horses
] which had worked Is DAYS. McLatch-
c% had never paid her the amount al
! though she had made a demand Tor it.
| She had never given Nh. Walker an
thorlty to receive the money for her.
Upon cross examination plaintiff
said that when she and Mr.. Walker
mad bought the farm 4ne had nut in
$1,000. Mcl-atchey had eiN, 1 Mr. Walk
er fun charge Of the work On his farm.
Ny. Walker had received letter from
! hcl.atrheN saying he would nav
| piantiu separately for the team, bnt
! she had never had any agreement
about the matter with McIAtchev. Di
N"rce proceedings between Mr.. ana
| MIS- Wake" took place in 1918, they
previously having had "A settlement of
accounts. She did not know if Me
Latchey had paid Walker for the use
! OF the horses. Plaintiff upon redirect
! examination sad NJ. Walker had told
her McI-atchcy would pay her in full
! Tor the use of the horses.
Melba \. Wells of Vassalboro.
| daughter Of the plaintiff, said she had
lived with Mr.. ana Mrs Walker in
1913 and 1914. She knew that her
mother owned the Horses and that her
mother objected TO Mr.. Walker taking
the horses unless he gave her paw.
Nh. Walker had shown letter and
had also said McLatcney would pay
her separately for the horses.
Mrs. Walker said that when they
bought the farm. they bought all the
stock including the team of horses.
Defense
The defense in the action, as outlin-
ed "T Attorney Sanborn. claimed that
there was nothing due the plaintiff
from McLatchey. that McLatchey had
paid Mr.. Walker all lie owed him and
that Mrs. Walker had never before
the divorce proceedings. said ANYTHING
about a secret agencr existing he
tween her and Mr. Walker Also tho
defendant claimed that there was No
such afenr| but that Mr.. Walker was
to receive me money and pay the bills
The defendant r. A. McLatchey
Of Boston said that he is in the
| produce business. owning farm in
Nassalboro' He lad hired Mr.. Walk
| 81 TO look after his farm and as
nothing was said about the horses no
! thought the horses We're owned nv Mr.
Walker. Defendant Lad never had any
! business dealings with Mrs Wa,Ler
| and never before knew that orr
! Walker was the agent of Mrs Walk
er Defendant said regarding = ,e,tar
| he had written to Mrs. Walker no bad
| meant by it that he had nothing 10
settle with her. He had paid Mr..
Walker from time to time in full
His first intimation that he owed any
thing to Mrs. Walker was in 1914 He
| had known before Mr.. and Mrs
Walker had separated that they had
had settlement of business affairs
Edmund a. Walker of VassaIboro
testified that Mrs. Walker had worked
for McLa,chey about two DAYS and
she had received her pay for il and
that She had been paid all the monav
| that was due her. He had received
the money for the team. Upon one
occasion Mrs. Walker had objected ~
his using the horses and he had birad
! another pair He did not rememhar
of a letter from McI.atchey saying ~,
| would pay for tie use Of the horses
! And witness said that Mrs. Walker &C
vxslI Is he had received III. h.