Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-10

Mr. Cay tesrinsd fhnx tn pftrh q
rae Tuuf ID Tim buildiug h vnry Ernd-
uai-tkzat is almnsf nat with Q uery
gradual Hiupe frnm rne rumfnr Eur
1ng Ills ownership Of tim building 10.
md se1n icyclss On II ID inrhas
or 30 in lengrh. Epun crnas-exzminn-
Iinn Mr- Cay szid In had made no
uffHr Id serbia In reply To uunufisn
by ArfurnEy MRber, no azid tns1 tine
roDf was nEzrsy nat md he hnd mn
raaling ON N III knep tine anuw from.
Sliding Ee sain he had an srrxnre-
ment with Mr.. Williams. ri,e barbsr.
to break OH the iricies trum the rouf
edge.
Ine next Witness was Dr. Chzraas
GlHHpn uf Gardiner, whp tesrsffea
rna1 IN Boe he had treated Mn. Cnuk-
son Iur neurasrheriR-- She had cum-
ptH1nsd very often Of headaches ana
he nad rreRted her Tor headaches
1t Clason answered a number cf
hvpotnetical questions prnpoundcd
ps ATTORNEY Heseirun. and STATED
Ina1 one Of thu more pronounced
symptoms NJ cnncuasinn Of the
brs1n Is q mental confusion. Witness
sIalea mat DR.. FARRELL in not IN
0afu1ner npw, but In Al one Of the
naming camps Or hospitals. "A
Attorney Hezeltun offered the dspo-
siaon Of IN c. 8. Farrell taken u
daruiner N November, LIS. he hzrtnx
entered The service of the Emitted States
ana expecting 10 leave Gardiner soan
nrA- GDokson had called Al his uf1ice
cnnapiainlng Of pain IN her head caus-
en ny ner having hssn hit by tnIiiug
SNOW and Ics. There wRs NO evidence
I OF external vinlence. he mad found
her letlpe-arurE. pulse and respiration
normal lie mad given her rRhless He
lound no symptoms that she might be
sunerins t-om anything severe Mrs
Conksun had showed him her hat winch
she sAiu the snow and ice had crushed.
ne mao tniu ner that sine did mot have
cnncussIon Of the brain a. a psychDing-
'caA conuitIDn; he had found NO svmp-
! Ion1s mat she was suffering from con-
CUSHION Of the hraIn. His visit was ON
Fen T. slS. That evening he had dis
cnssed Mrs CookBous condition w,4h
Ar- Cav. IN the ground uf Mrs Cook
sons physical condition DR. Farrell had
.
upon c-nss-examinarlun witness mad
salu thar mas doubt an to her condition
c2Tne on Fen. Q. by coincidence The dav
atlsr ne mad mad conversation with MI
Gay. On mis- second visit DR. Farren
aad 4ounu the patient highly wrought
uervuusiy
supt sDuis NJ the Gardiner wa1e-
oisrrci testified trum the weather rec
urrs regarding the weather On Fen. :.
-9lS- There mad been a continued SNOW
sLorm rom Fen. 10 the night of Fen.
:, but there was only a trace of SNOW
II measuring.
y j. Z VII AIMS. who ran a barber shco
Il eefendani nuiiring m the winter of
-sik. testified regarding Mr.. Kelley
Gearing OF The building roof On ths
CAV Of The alleged injury and stated
, mat then the building was in gusd
SnapR az far rs ice was concerned. NJ
say had gwen witness q rake handle
u keep me icicles OF ana ne mad kepr
. rne icscles knocked OF.
: kAiiev of Gardner tezr;ned that
Nr, aar had M arrangement with him
% Keep The building roof clean after
Storms ann ne had cleaned of the -onf
or Fen. 8 He testified ttiut he saw the
STOW fall on Mrs Cooksun and the SNOW
came from the -opf Of the Bell Bros
haiiding. This was later on. after ne
J hzG completed his work on the roof.
Eif had asked Mrz- Cnokson if II hurt
? ~ she had laughed and PASSED along
] Hrs WiRif-cd Grav Of Gardiner said
: she mad seen the SNOW iiit Mrs Conk.
son hat dHv and the snow came on the
Bel. B-us. building The statement mat
the snnw WIS rom the Bell Bros. build
ing Was also made by G A Murray Of
Ga-ri'ur- VINO had seen me sngwsiide
john :. Kendall OF Gardiner also tes-
tifed for the defense
; The case was then argued by Ar.pr-
= ney aeseltun for the defense and AZ
to-ney Manner for the Plaintiff late Tues
day afternoon ana will ne submitted -
. he jury his morning.