Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-15

mony corroborating that given by
Mr. Brisk.
Maurice Brisk Of Gardiner testified
by his father. and Mr.. Halls state
ments about the car. He told of the
defects in the car and the repairs
made. He had taken the matter up
with Mr.. Ladd Of the automobile
company. When he received the bill
for s53 for auto repairs, he had called
up Mr.. Ladd and Mr.. Ladd had not
said much, but had offered to allow
him IS on the bill for money spent
by Brisk-in learning to operate the
automobile. He testified that he
spent $25 in learning to run the car
Cross-examined, he said that Hall
had given him an order in writing
for Mr.. Bradstreet of Hallowell to
teach him to drive the car. He had
gone to Mr.. Bradstreet's garage, but
the men were busy there, SO he had
hired Mr.. Clark to show him about
the car. He had let Mr.. Ladd know
by telephone conversation that he
could not get Mr.. Bradstreet and
was hiring Mr.. Clark to teach him
about the car. He testified that even
when Mr.. Clark was driving the car
1t heated up and the clutch slipped,
and once the car had to be towed in
to the city, The only knowledge he
mas that it was 1918 auto was the
date 1918 on the engine. He said
that he felt sure the car had been run
over 400 miles. After the repairs had
been made. Mr.. Ladd had not refused
TO let him have the car until the bill
mad been paid. He had not told his
father about the small items of def
cit in the auto.
Testifying ON redirect examination.
ne SAID, that he believed the car had
peen run between 1900 and 1000 miles
before Mr.. Brisk had purchased it.
Henry w. Dodge of Gardiner,
sub agent of the Bradstreet Motor
Co., testified that Maurice Brisk had
brought the ear to him and he had
seen on the engine the cast number
| 1913. Tn top holder also denoted
1918 car. He testified regarding car
values and that tires run only 400
miles would not show much different
from new. He had not seen the car
until 1920. Cross-examined. he said
tnat one could not tell by the date on
the engine the date of the assembling
ana the date of its model. He ex-
planned the difference between the
l9lS and 1919 top holder on the Chew
rolet car. And he testified as to the
care that should be taken of an au-
tomobile, especially in its driving. On
redirect, he said he would not have
expected to find 1919 car with a 1918
model top holder or with 1873
stamped on the engine.
Lee Bradstreet Of Hallowell stated
that in 1919 this car was in his ga
rage He stated that in his opinion
there would be a difference of $500
TO SSoo between 1919 Chevrolet dem
onstrator car. run only about 400 miles
ana a 1918 Chevrolet which had been
run about 1900 miles and was in the
condition as described by Mr.. Brisk.
Mr.. Bradstreet is the Chevrolet agent
III this section and said that on q 1919
mooel one would not expect to find
1913 top holder. Upon cross-exam-
lnatlon, ne said that with the late
oranges in models 1918 cover holder
might possibly be found on q 1919 car
lie thought that he had said to Man.
rice Brisk that he thought the car
mad been run 1900 to 1000 miles. He
SAID that he did not get any commits
sion on the sale of that car "a he
would nave unless the car had been
USED ~ days or sold again. The date
on the engine does not always tell the
date OF the model. But he said that
on a 1913 car one would not expect
TO IND an engine stamped 1918 or a
1918 style top holder.
Charles H. Clark of Gardiner tes-
titled that he had operated motor
cars for six years and had. been en-
pioyed to teach Maurice Brisk to run
the car Brisk had paid him SIS for
MS instruction which lasted about
Two weeks, few hours a day. He
mad noticed that the nuts Of the car
were rusty the engine heated IN and
the clutch slipped. He thought the
car mad been run over 400 miles. They
had one tire blow out. He would not
expect it on car run only 400 miles
1t was his opinion that the car had
been run 1900 miles.
At this point the testimony was
completed for the day and court was
adjourned to 10 o'clock this Saturday
morning. The afternoon session to-
day will be taken up with the calling
OF the criminal docket.