Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-20

CUughlin did NOT have Il out Rg1in
until after Il came ont uf the garAee
M. Thompson made Arrxngemen,s
with Mr.. Shame To have the CIR over
hauled and the chr W1s IN ths garage
tire four or nve days And MI
ThUmpsun pzi1 the bin for the work
amGgnring to AbDu1 <1Dl. Witness
testified ttIRt he could not sGy abous
ne defects in the car rs he Is not
familiar with Rurunohiles.
Upon cronB-examtun1ion by Artor-l
ney harrington. MI CpughIin test
fed that ne didn't drive the chr after
The purchase and that Mr.. Thompson
was the only 0ne who drove II then.
MIR. CpugtIin thought he had asked
Mr.. Young e 348B wns the best ne
could do for him, but he did not think
ne had said I'd MI Young he would
give Sc75 just as the car was. W.T.
ness then testified that Mr.. Young
had said the car was IN firg1 class
running order as far AZ ne knew.
Thomas A. Thompson Of the
Coughlin- Thompson Co., testified re-
garding the purchase Of the -auro
truck. saying that Mr. Young had
said the car was in first class run
ming condition, and he testified about
the trouble they had with the car.
He testified he had afterwards taken
up the matter with Mr.. Young and
they had agreed to each pick an auto
mobile man and meet 1t Derine's
garage at 1-30 the next afternoon.
Mr. Thompson Eas there II that time
and waited, but Mr.. Young did nos
come Later Mr. Thompson and At
rornsy Sanborn went To Mr.. Young
and attempted to come TO a settle
r2ent and Mr. Young said he was not
responsible after selling the car II
someone else took the car out AMI
smashed it up. On the day Of the
delivery Mr.. Young said the chr had
never been taken Lp O garage fur
repairs. according to Nj Thnmpson'c
testimony
7 arlington. MIR. Thompson sad the autp
was CT the year 1917. He tastined he
Gid not say 10 Mr.. Young that he would
give 500 Tor the car Jus1 as it was, and
Nj Young did not say ne would sell II
for $3.50 Just as il was. he testified that
he did nor know what the price OF new
Ford trucks was III that time.
George w wadletgh Of Augusta tes-
citied he had mad talk with MI Young
abou. trading in the truck for q new
l8ItrnE chr. Mr.. Wadlsigh testified
about ling 10 start the car upon one
OCCASION and srarTeu Il only after he
had puI IN some batteries taken out of
Ais CT. re dad not think he gave Nj
Young 20 understand that II Mr. Toung
-uoi one o. his cars he would allow
I'm 1860 Tor it.
The next witness was Oriand Tolrnan.
vim estified he had heen called down
10 iUok II the car the NUughIin- Thonp-
son Co had purchased He started It
with batteries. but ii was deas on the
nagnet6. lie testified that the car hat
bean az mis- garage previously when
Mr.. Young owned IL. the trouble then
being that IL WAS skipping The man
IA tile garage put in new timer, nut
the was not left there long enough
for me work thew recommended 10 be
done. pom Cr0ss-eZaninatipn ne testi-
:
ones, depending upon the usHge Of the
car.
Richard :. Devine OF Augusta resti-
led as 10 the overflaulins work on the
car Al ms garage after the car had been
purchased ny the CoughTin- Thompson
90. Nj. Young had stopped him and
asked MN what condition the car was
Il and he had replied that it needed !.
thorough overha uling. Mr Thompson
was there and witness heard the ar
engagements. that they wera to meet s-
30 THAI afternoon and ADJUST the maj
Ter Mr.. Young came about = O'clock
NJ. ThoHpson was there III 30. but
Mr Young did nDr come Witness then
described he r@pairs made Oh the ca-.
5e said Ics fulr market value whsr
brought IntD The shop war $500 and thai
IN 1919 me -air market value IF thar 1871
Ford truck 1T first class condition was
So or S4at
Thomas Caughlin testified tina HI,
Statement made by M Young t0 MN
was that the car was III first class -ur-
ming order
.ames " Skene. Ford agart. y..ssi-
led that Z 1air market va.ue OF he
truck he Gav rhe CoughIin-T hon1uson
, 90. bought il was about sarss. and in FIRST
CLASS running order would have been
worth SSat- = on cross-examlnaIion ne
. said -he new Ford deliver was 1heu
selling for s6Y