Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19

not discussed the matter at alt with
| Mr.. Holmes.
| Cross-examined he testified that the
collision occurred some 10 or IL feet
| south of the alleyway.
George w. Wadleigh of Augusta,
who is in the automobile business
| dealing in Nash cars, testified that
| the auto speedometer showed about
$4,000 miles when they sold the car to
Holmes. They gave, him the same
guarantee as on q new car. In his
judgment, the damage to the car was
between $500 and 5000. but it could not
DC put i'll its original condition with
out replacing the body which would
| cost. about $500. The cost of a door
and fender, he said, was about $25
| each. Regarding the custom of driv-
ing on Water street. he testified, as
Mr.. Holmes had. that the\autos usu-
ally travel on the car track as the
street is narrow!
Cross-examined, he said that this
| usually depended ON whether there
We're autos next to the curb He had
1lfst sold the car to Fred Belyea of
Augusta, and afterwards to Mr..
| Holmes. He testified that he had sold
autos which had been in accidents.
although it was difficult. He said the
dents in the car could be Strengthened
| out. Ile spoke of the advance in
prices OF autos and its effect on sec
ono hand cars, when Intercepted on
| direct examination.
| The next witness was Ralph Cald-
well, proprietor of the Capitol gar
| age in Augusta. He had seen the car
before and after the accident and in
MS opinion it would cost some 5000
| 10 repair the car without taking in
| 70 account the dents in the body Of
| the car. He did not know the price
OF new Nash auto body. In his opjn-
ion the Holmes car was lifted m in
| the collision. He thought the t,uclz
| must have hit the auto with force
me driver of the truck was Mr.. John
son.
Edgaf 5. Marden of Augusta. auto
salesman. on the witness stand testi-
ned that in his judgment the market
value of Mr.. Holmes car in Juna
| 1870 was $500 and immediately after
the accident was not more than 81 900.
lie testified regarding the dealers
COOK containing second hand car VAL
ues. The fact that a car has been in
an accident decreases its market VAL
ne.
AT the close of Mr.. Marden's argu-
theht court was adjourned to 10
O'Clock this Wednesday morning.
Case OF Wells VS.. Bradford
testimony was resumed at the open-
ing of the days session in the case of
Wells VS.. Bradford. The defendant nm
on cross-examination by Attorney pea.
COCK testified that at Pittsfield he did
not ask Mr.. Wells to loan him money
TO pay his board bill. The sulky was
IN MS possession until he took it back
70 the fair grounds. That was after
the trouble arose. Wells had refused to
settle with him for labor at the Pitts
field fair and for hay. He testified
upon redirect examination that until
the trial he had never noticed the
words borrowed money" typewriter
under his name on check given him
by Wells.
In rebuttal, Howard Gray Of Augus-
Ia, Is years old, who was in the en-
ploy or Wells, testified that when Wells
and Bradford settled up he heard the
former say that there was SIS due Brad
ford for III days work, to which Brad
ford had agreed. At the Pitts6eld
fair he had heard Wells refuse to loan
money to Bradford. He had heard
Wells ask Bradford to pay him and
Bradford answered that he would as
soon as he reached Pennington.
Cross-examined, he said that when
the settlement was made he did not
see any money passed. He stated that
Bradford did not do much work for
Wells at the Pittsaeld Fair.
The case was then argued by Attor-
ney c. c. Holman of Farmington for
the defendant and Attorney Ellsworth
e. Peacock of WaterviIle for the plain
tiff. and Judge Beane gave the charge
to the jury.
The jury returned it's verdict in one
half hour.
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