Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-30

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Napolece J. GF&ise. de 6seeodant
vas The drss witness called He stated
tina. re vas standing At the rear Of
the car and Mr.. TagCe was standing
between him and the plairoS. Gr
Tagce rsaAs d. remark that he die
Ire car and Gssnies. who was smoking,
Lesd his fsE1asd cigar 70 the gas gauge
Mr.. Tagne esna1 net - and asked 70.
a match. D0anAane took match from
Lis pocket and scratched II O. tie rs:.a
Of the extra tifs which was attached
10 the rear Of The car. l@madtate!T
there was a tame which aared Up :,
.issle and burned o. the top Of tie sans
% tie ca- NJ. Greater stated that be
stepped 10 tie side Of tie car h order
to cpeu the door and advise the people
q the a. to get out He did act SEE
wcrsts- pull The hose OCT Of The tAnk
By: cid Sc hin when his clothing va.
ca Gre
Thomas B. TaSus Of North Ser Port
land did cot recall asking fer match
He stood tetvee. Grenies and Wors-
;.- q. the rear Of tie car. He cav M
Grenier hold the lighted cigar to the
gas gauge AID cav him Light the match
o. the rim Of tie extra tire He saw
N-. Greater step around 70 the EIDE O.
The car jus. after :he explosion &C.
CURED. He was no: cure how long
tine elapsed before the hose vas re"
moved from the tank and haEle spread"
mE. He saw IL. wo-ste- r1a toward
the garage and ''hoIsred' 20 Worsts!
20. TO 20 In tie garage On cross-ex-
animation lie said TIA; be could no,
determine with an- accuracy the time
which elapsed between the shooting Up
0. the flame AID wo.s.+.s pulling the
hose from the tank
On redirect examination. NJ. WoT'
ster. the plaintiff. sa;d that he STOOD
or the cement platform from which
the pump projected on TIE west Size
and turned the pump toward the
south in pumping. When he saw the
fame shoot up at the rear OF the
car. he reached over and pulled the
hose from the car tank.
DIR. Dascombe. who was called by
the defence sta.ad that he examined
WoIster OF Tuee4a:'. He found =
large amount Of sea. tissue. the
greater amount Of which was below
the knees. he also stated that the
scars would remain as long as Wlor-
s,sr lives and IL was doub:fu! x he
would ever have as good use OF his
legs As before the accident. The con-
Gi:ion Of the cords under the left
knee nigh, be remedied somewhat
by an opera ton.
Dr.. Spear Of Madison. who was
called by the plaintiff testified that
there were two operations possible.
severing Of the cords and II would
be necessary 30 follow this opera
ton with another IN which kangaroo
,endons would be giraffe. in. The
second operation. he suggested would
involve skin grating The doctor
did not think that this operation
could be performed except by an en-
inen, surgeon aad would rot care 70
undertake the job himself.
IN the case Of Worster against
Grenier the testimony was completed
about iI.s5 Thursday morning. Able
arguments by counse! followed and
Judge Dunn gave a clear. concise
statement Of the law in his charge %
the jury. After about an hours con-
sheraton the jury returned YER
dc. for the plaintiff in the gum Of
$685..
Al the beginning Of the afternoon
session the grand jury returned one
indictment. that Of John Burke Of
Jackman for the murder ct Nelson
W. Bartlett. The case is set fov trial
February IL.
4 mass OF requiem will be Offered
from the altar Of Our Lady OF
IDur6es Catholic church on Friday
morning for Mrs. Florence Fortier
Butler.
Capt. LeAe;tour. the gallant French
officer who has made such splen-
did impression in Boston during the
past two weeks II his lecture on
Marshal Foch, the Master Mind OF
The Great War" viii! speak In Show-
hegan next Tuesday night. Feb. Sd,
under the auspices Of the American
Legion.
John A. Mooers has announced his
candidacy for the nomination Of
sheriff Of Somerset county on the
Republican ticket in the local paper
appearing on Thursday. Jan. 20.
Miss Louise H. Coburn left on
Thursday morning for Concord
Mass. where she will visit with
her sister. Mrs. Charles H. Pepper,
before going on to Washington. D.
C., where she VIII remain for sons
weeks.
Mrs. J. Wallace Blunt and son
Marston. accompanied by Mrs. Sarah
s. Marston, left on Thursday for
Boston and Wellesley. Mass. Mrs
Blunt and son and Mrs. Aarston will
pass most Of their time at the Welies-
ley Inn, in order TO be near Mrs.
Blunt's daughter. Miss Molly. who Is
a student at Wellesley College. In
Boston they will visit with J. Wal
lace Blunt, who since his retirement
from the service is connected With
the Equitable Insurance Company as
treasurer.
Miss Winnifred Gardner Of Corn
VILE has been q guest at the home OF
Mrs. ". B. Whittier on Madison ave-
nue. this week.
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