Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-19

him at that time as Of ''insrattating
appearance" The farm in question
is one that belonged originally to
Peter Stanley and it descended to
BENJAMIN D. Stanley.
Lura and Elizabeth Stanley are
cousins of the late BENJAMIN D.
Stanley, but Lura died in 1913. There
was another sister, Parmeia, but
she died and left 5000 to the other
sisters.
Shaw denies the allegations and
says that he acted in good faith. and
that the sisters understood all the
business transactions.
At the morning session bank
officials. Richard e. Goodwin and W.
G. Boothby Of Augusta and n. w.
Wiswell of Winthrop, testified as to
different transactions Of deposits and
Withdrawals at the bank made by
Eliza J. Stanley and other members
Of the family.
Miss Eliza ]. Stanley. 81 years OF
age. who Is the only one of the sis
tiers living, completed her testimony
in cross examination, at the end of
which she was almost exhausted and
had to be led from the witness stand
by some Of the ladies present.
Norman L. Basset. Of Augusta was
on the witness stand at the begin
ming Of the afternoon session and
testified to going with Mrs. HIGH
born to hnd out how affairs were
going on with the Stanleys. Witness
could not ind out that the aunts had
any clear conception Of what they
had signed. He testified that Mr.
Shaw did most of the talking. that
the sisters thought Mr.. Shaw was
honest, and when Mr.. Bassett had
asked them how they knew it, they
had answered that Shaw had said So
Upon cross-examination Mr.. Bassett
said that he understood Shaw was try
ing to pool the interests Of the heirs into
sort Of a company and was going to
sell some stock in connection with it
and that the amount he received would
depend upon the number of heirs he
got In the pool. but that it was not very
go into the details Of it with Shaw. He
found the aunts very much unarquaint-
ed with business dealings. Witness said
that plans generally proposed by Shaw
were quite complicated and he did not
think the sisters grasped the sisnifi-
canoe Of them.
Attorney L. T. Carleton testified brief
IL about taking the deposition of Eliza
j. Stanley for Mrs. Hichborn.
&frS lido N HooLatt <ae<;6ad thok ~, =
went into the Stanley home to live after
the shaws moved out: that che was
working there and doing what she could
for Eliza ]. Stanley: that part of the
time there was not enough fuel there.
She testified that she had heard Miss
Eliza ask Shaw to bring back some sill
veTwa:e and crockery, but he had not
done it. Upon cross-examination she
said that IN a general way Shaw treat
ed Miss Eliza well.
Miss Ida Moulton, with whom Eliza ].
Stanley now lives. said she knew Miss
Stanley 90 years, and she described at
some length her condition and sickness.
es at different times.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. johnson Of Portland
testified that she was formerly a neigh
Dor of the Stanleys for 10 years and
tfat Shaw came to the house a number
of times: she also Testified that Shaw
called on her in Portland to talk over
matters and related at some length con-
versation they had in regard to bust.
ness transactions.
Other witnesses were DR.. Horace n
Badger of Winthrop, Mrs. Grace n
Williams and Mr.. Thomas. a carpenter
at Winthrop.
The hearing will be resumed this
morning.