The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL Court


- Nut iiufil liblii l'bEF blltl
been employed in numbering opera
tions at the Berry farm on Carr Noun
tain as clerk and scaler coming out
o. the woods March q. II was al
legged that shortly after that time the
first oil the Improper relations began,
the plaintiff claiming that ii was prob
ably the Gath Of March or pc ssibly the
25th and again on April 9. The de-
Tense claimed that Mr.. Carl went to
Portland on the morning OF March %
and did not return home until March
% and this contention was supported
by Harry NJ Kelley, clerk at the Con
gress Square Hotel On the even
ing of March 25, Mr.. Carl maintained
that he went to bed early between
eight and nine o'clock but was called
out to answer the telephone. He
claimed that he did not dress 10 an
swer the phone and Immediately re
turned to bed This claim was sup
ported by the testimony of his mother.
Mrs. Leila. Carl The Goth Mr.. Carl
claimed that he went with his uncle
Alton Carl and two other men to the
Berry farm on Carr Mountain return
ing the 29th. That evening he at
tended the inspection OF the chapter
of Royal Arch Masons in Bingham.
on the Both and Bis. he worked get
ting out an inventory for the s. D
Warren Company and on the evening
of April Ord he was IN conference with
Murtha & Adams for whom he had
been employed as clerk and scaler.
he claimed. taking their books to them
and remaining during the evening
talking to Mr.. Adams and making On
tries in the book The defense claim
ed that Mr. Carl left the hotel after
the conference for his home later than
ten o'clock MIR Carl claimed that
he had never received any letter from
Frankie Bcane or her mother. the
plaintiff claiming that a letter from
each of them had been sent TO him
at BennyYille whore he was employ
ed, Mr.. Carl alleging that the first he
knew of the trouble was when he
was arrested in Dennyyllle. II wa
alleged by the defence that there had
been trouble brought about by Miss
Beane between the two families prior
to the arrest. The Beane and Carl
families are neighbors in Bingham
The jury remained out on this case
until about eight O'Clock Friday eve
ming when they returned verdict for
the plaintiff An appeal WAS taken.
and the matter will probably now be
threshed out in the law court
NOTE CASE
Lewis b. Wheeler was the plaintiff
in suit against Albert l.. Smith,
Ralph l.. Smith and Elma r Smith
Of Plttsneld In a promsory note case.
also again Il Albert l.. and Elma X.
Smith. the eases being tried together.
The trial WAS heard by Il drawn jury
of which Leon W Goodrich OF Bling
hmm was appointed foreman. Mr..
Wheeler Is a deputy sheriff and store
keeper at IIurtland and the defendant
Albert l. Smith. is a farmer, the
other two members of the party in
defence being his son and his wife
He came to Pittsiield in 1915. having
formerly lived in Aroostook County
and purchased farm nearer Hart
land village than Pittshcld, although
located in the latter town. The fol-
towing year MIR. Wheeler opened a
ttore in IIartland and Mr.. Smith be-
gan buying feed and groceries of Mr.
Wheeler The plaintiff claims that
Mr.. Smith purchased goods amounting
to 500 from him and gave him wheel
orr note for the same The defend
ants crons did NOT turn out well and
while tho n1airtin claims that some
notatoee were turned over to him. the
nrinci,Io nart NJ tho note remained
unpaid II was alleged that Mr. Smith
continued ~ buv nm account until the
.lnter Of to1a and that at that time
smith oUed Wheeler s10OO II was
further claimed that smith stated to
Wbeeler that he was hard presred and
would have IN 90 into bapkr untcy hut
that no wanted IA see Wheeler maid.
later Wheeler receiving notice of
Smiths bankrubtrv Mr. Smith CON
tinued to do some more trading and
said he would like to pay in on the
old account, 1t was alleged; also that
Wheeler finally told him he needed
the money and thought a note would
help him out As result the plain
tin claimed that a note was given to
Mr.. Wheeler signed by Smith. his wife
so