Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-13

Bicsforri
Monday was an especially busy iay
I'll the Aaunepec superior court
three cases on the civil trial list be-
ing heard. The Case OF Philip :.
Cote Of Readfield VS.. Fred Packard
ana Charles Ripkfortl. both Of Read
dHld. was argued al the morning
session and WAS given 10 the JURY
D Verdict was returned fuT the de-
PENDANTS after The jury mad be-elr out
on the case a shuTT time.
The second case was that ri A "A.
Soule ADIt. OF Augusta vs. Eugene
Forth ri Augusta. an action on az
account annexed Tor auto1noinie
paI--s claimed 10 have Deen sold l.
me defendant. Jury returned a We
dict for the plaintiff for SsS.ns.
The other case which was uoeuas.
IaIe Yesterday afternoon and viii ne
resumed this morning was that NJ
Richard H Sent Of FayerIe VS.. Ash
man L Laid Of Mi Vernon. n
WINCH alienation IF affections IS al
ls.red
Cote VS.. Parkaru and 5irsCford
Philip z Cote Of Readfield sued
Fred Packard and Charles BickfoI-i
both Of Reaafle4d IN The sum NJ S5'fa,
the charge being assault and battery
and after tlIree-quaITers 81 an hour
deliberatinn Monday the Jury rem
je7,ed vtzrtiicr for the defendants.
The case started Saturday forenoon
before JnaEf Became IN the superior
court.
l. r. Carleton. attorney Tor the
defense in ms closing argument
sArlv SAID ne would no1 discuss Lne
question Of damage because ne sad
ne felt that me Jury had moi 4r-
rived at a decision. but that Iht
court would instruct them aIons
1lnse ines
Provoking was 1hs manner Il
which Mr.. Carleton described the al
legged assault and further said the
charge Was liable Tor criminal court
But several grand iuIies have gont
bv since the charge anu no cr1mlua
action has bean taken.
Parties Of the case the se,aIle. nj
lime. actions of lh+ parties We're
sr~aI,fiicallv described by the Y n
threp LAWYER The first fAlsehnoa ey
Cole. said Carleton. was ms saying
that there WIS nothing IN the GRIN
Miss Packard opened The grip and
found there five empty bottles and
seven bottles of beoze-
The returned soldier. BicktOrd
called on lns sweetheart that night
C-ene waited two hours on the piazza
giving IN wait. terrifying himself
Wifi an iron rake.
This bear soaked man was going
10 have Il out with MIN that night,
a,ofrDenflv declared Attorney Carrie
TIM in rsgard To the night M July -
.swhv. il seems Impossible for TINS
nan to tell the truth anywhere along
ne. line" said adr Carlton n refer
ence 70 Cole. Stories IF farm liff
from MS own personal experience
were Told by Carleton to strengthen
his uaints. The manner If the as
saulf was a Physical iInpassihilitg
was the declaration Of Mr.. Carleton
The reason why the two men weT'
/ ont that night WIS BECAUSE thes
knew the condition of TINS man. II
was time for Bickfprd TO go hume
t5e went CIT first and Packard went
( af4p- him. II was 10 alleviate rTpa'
ble with tins man VINO had beer
/ waiting for two hours said The at
/ tur-1ey. that both men went ON.
/ Rickfori. a member OF the Nt8If
J Infantry. one Of the defendants WA
( r,afe~rad to nv Mr.. Carleton in 4
y,nss eloquent manner. AS Jft
.s,,paze soaked. jealous crazea man
stood before the World War veteran
.ha4 ujrfIf with a brick in his ND
raised hand. the ex-soldier VINO was
in the habit of thinking quickly. dio
what ATTORNEY Carleton SAID The
| ,.rr,rt wnrld doubtless say he had 3
rirht 10 do. he protected himself
M Carleton closed fis argument
II z Foster uf winftrop. attorney
.fssr the plaintiff IN his closing ar'Eu-
rnpyt. CITED 4 sharp contrast IN ina
! r.asx-wfaere the truth might lie az
| the plaintiff outlined il.
..rhaf's all hss1l'' WAS what Attor-
/ ner Foster had TO say in regard tc
| ATTORNEY CaT3efon's statement tfiai
the case was enough 10 come before
the cr1Ipinsd ceiirt-
Cote had been good worker and
had caused no trouble az the Pack
ara llnrlse Packard has said thai
.otefaid drink occasionally but moi
an the Packard premises
The war recgrd Of Bickfurd as tnle
lyv Mr.. Carleton WIS reviewed 10y
Foster. But he said this war veteran
when he returned frnm war and went
, calling On his sweetheart needed i
heffrrnHrd or else why dia Packard
go cut with IIirn that night?
VIII the jury men say Coe's Er1r
esyutnined no infoxi9Arrts: SECOND Thar
Harvard beer is -irff5xit-ant: ca
third that Harvard been IS iniaxicaf
ing. The third decision would he 9
reflection upon the county ofisciAas
-v,,nn sjuus fprEei" recalled Mr. Fus-