Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-14

at Canaan testified that he bought
about IL tons Of hay from Mr.. Lam
caster and had it baled at Lancas-
ter's place. Lancaster was to receive
$40 per ton for the hay and, deliver
it at the railroad but Lancaster sold
the hay to another party. Mr.. Will
liams said that the hay was bought
after the snow had gone in the spring
of 1919. Mr.. Lancaster testified that
the hay was sold to Mr.. Williams
with the understanding that Will
lams would have the hay pressed
so that Lancaster could have 1t
hauled on the snow but Williams did
not have it pressed until the snow
was gone and therefore Lancaster
refused to deliver it for Williams and
tried to pay for pressing the hay be-
fore he sold it to another party. The
man who baled the hay was in part
nership with Williams and refused
to accept payment for pressing in
sisting that Lancaster deliver the
hay for Williams. The case was
taken from the jury as Judge Hanson
decided it involved a question of law
as to the contract. Merrill & Merrill
appeared for the plaintiff and Amos
X. Butler of the firm of Butler &
Butler for the defendant.
The case of the State VS.. the
Buick Coupe, the Lewiston Buick
Company claimant, was heard Tues
day morning after long discussion
in the law library by counsel. The
| coupe was seized October II, 1919
loaded with liquor from Canada and
has been held by the State. Carl l..
Curtis, clerk and director of the Lew
iston Buick Company testified that
the coupe was delivered to Felix
Chouinard, March "a, 1919 and Mr.
Chouinard gave the company a note
| in which he agreed to pay $40 per
month and interest until the coupe
was paid for. He said that there was
| 500 and interest amounting to
$22.S3 due on the note when the car
was seized. Mr. Curtis said the
Buick Company did not know that
the car was used on October 18th
! to transport liquor. County Attor-
ney Merrill asked Mr.. Curtis. "all
your company wants is the payment
| of the note?" Mr.. Curtis, "well, yes,
sir" Attorney l.. J. Brann of Lew
| iston who appeared for the Buick
| Co., agreed that his clients were in
nocent parties and on that account
the coupe should be returned to them
in satisfaction of the balance due on
the note. Judge Hanson the only
! question open here / think is the
knowledge of the claimant" Attor-
| ney Merrill argued that the note did
not contain legal description of :he
! coupe. THE stock number of the
car appears but the engine number
is not connected in legal Manner
he said. The county attorney ar
| sued further that it would be pos
sible to defeat the purpose of Tie
statute which provides for the ss:Z-
ure of cars used in the illegal trans
portation of liquor by placing a small
mortgage on the car so used. Judge
Hanson said the case had all the
claiming his property used illegally
without his knowledge and ordered
that the coupe be returned to the
Lewiston Buick Company.
| Cassius White formerly of Hart
land was brought into court on a
charge of permitting gambling in his
hotel at Hartland. There were five
counts against him. one of which was
sale. County Attorney Merrill stated
that White had permitted a poker
game to be played in his hotel and
taken money as sort of commission
which is called the rake off," lie
asked that the prisoner be SEN
fenced to Jail. F. w. Clair of Wa
terville appeared for White and
asked that the prisoner be released
because he had moved out of the
| county. Judge Hanson sentenced
White to serve 60 days in the county
| Jail.
DR.. George Otis Smith returned to
| Washington. d. c., on Tuesday after
passing a few days with his FANNY.
| While it has been generally under
stood that the early morning train
was to be cancelled with the change
OF time i'll May, according to the lat
est information from a reliable source
it is stated that this train is to be
be pleasing news to Skowhegan peo-
pie.
Slight Fire In Shoddy Mill
Fire broke out about 5 P. NJ. in the
shoddy mill owned by Daniel w.
| Cummings. 1t originated around the
picker. but the prompt response of
j the fire department prevented the