Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-23

worse and she died Monday morn
Ing.
Continuing, the witness testified
that she notified her father Of Miss
Rcuady's condition and her father
AID mother came the Sunday before
she died.
On cfoss-examiaaEcn by Attorney
Patlangal, the witness testified Ellat
she Cid not notice anything UNUSUAL
IN her sisters condition. and her
sistar assisted the witness IN pre-
parIng supper
Eva NAY SPElldiug testified thai shs
/ worked IL North TAssa bora for Mrs.
Poeier with Bernlce Roundy, MISS
Rulndy lef- Mrs. Pooisr's employment
On A9T- Il iasr. Miss E3undy and the
witness rsoEned together Mss RoBnCv
taia me witness that sine was N a deli
cats- condition The Elrasas saw MISS
RaundF leave he trolley car On 1ae afr
eIHneon n New. Ib last n ne viriniFs CT
lhs Respondents house In Hinsfew.
The witness was Oh the Stand Under
direct examination when c8uTT aa. eul-a.
I'd Until a.ih o'clock this morning.
Judges Charge IN Levine Case
.a 5lGE= Beaae -tla-re3 the Jury cry ri
tlle Thursday morning sa4slon IN .Ap
case Of the State against Charles ara
Philip Levine, charged with cheating ly
seJZ4ns IRE 20 buildings with intent .
collect insurance money.
The respondents axe not af me Same
nationality as are the jurors. ss4a the
suase. aaf this, ne stated. should have
absolutely ns bearing when they form
L verdict
The burden u punishment which Is
q heavy one. rests UPON the court But
this IS net 70 have aay influence lpul
the iGrgrs. They ne - men ara TO
weigh Las testimony md not oe sxa. Ell
by any fesiing-
4 fsw general Instructions we're given
ay Judge ErAae. G.rcuFnstanEla- evl-
derea Is baGsd sn des:ucEBn. Every fact
must De proven beyond a reasDna sic.
doaaL- Suspicious are circumstances
a4ene VIII mt warrant a verdict Of
guilty.. II : your aury 10 give he
resaondBn- the benefit OF the doubt
Charles Levine Is charged with set
ing or causing SET ire 70 buildings for
purpose Of CHEATING or detrauding an
insurance COMPANY Philip IS charged
with being an accessory.
L might be wei 20 consider The I'M -
cence ur guilt Of Charles Lav:ne sepa-
rarely T7u might rerura \ separate
verdict II vuu find Charles Levine not
guilty.. you could not ind PHILIP Levine
glil-y
Did Charles Levine set r.,aI IRE N
me first day Of March ar caase Il To Be
SCI? DID he intend % CHEAT Or aee-a Id
the Insurance company"
Thai ne could aor nelp he jurors
JQdga Became impressed upen them- L
WAS for them 70 determine alone
OvsP-insu-aace Of stock asd fixtures
show. was ca-se why they should want
70 me are- IF yeu find there WAS over
value glfas might be an ln5aeelnenL Il
you ind there was no orer-value Of
The goods then you viii De governed &C
cnFdingsy Testimony nus neea intro
dnesd as to other Erss connected with
ne Lsvines and you have heard ne
explanation Of them.
Record az connection IF Fl.i1;p Levine
as introduced by the government Is =.
De considered Tor only one reason. that
Is as 70 the ereditaalli,y Of Philip Lee
vine
DO yoG knew af any other sIgses-
rgRs Jhat I can make 10 voa gent.e-
MEN, Cpan reaeivtrs 10 rapiy, Judge
Became proceeded - clase his charge
attorney Easelrnn far ina defense
sPnke % Judge Became, who IN turn SAID
"a me Jury that Il they found that rats
had caused the fire Than Of course they
would ina tbs respondents aaI guilty
The Jury fled out a. Ig.:a A. III