Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
Wednesday Morning
in Supreme Court

The court convened at nine o'clock
Wednesday morning and the follow
ing jury was drawn, Charles F. Per-
kns, forenoon, Madison; Noah Demo,
Skowhegan: w. w. Moore, Starks: !
t. II. Caswell, Mercer; Guy Mason,
Canaan; NJ. j. White, Palmyra; ConY
Robinson, Bingham: Wesley Butter
field. Madison; John Wilder, Nor
ridgewock; ID. w. Emery, New Port
land; T. w. Oliver Madison; Fred d.
Getchell, Canaan, to serve during the
trial of the case Of Emma a. Black
we'll of st. Adams VS.. Inhabitants of
Harmony Mrs. Blackwell was rep
resented by attorney Fl. b. Coolidge
of Pittsfield and the defense by at
torneys Butler and Butler with the
senior member of the firm, Amos X.
Butler acting.
The case was opened by Mr.. Cool
idge who stated that the writ men
toned the amount Of four thousand
dollars but the suit was to recover
$4,000 damages by Mrs. Blackwell
who was injured by being thrown
from a wagon on the evening of the
21st of May 1921 in Harmony near
the Main Stream line
The plaintiff claimed that the horse
which Mrs. Blackwell was driving
caught its hind foot in a hole in the
culvert and jumped forward and
threw her out. and that the town was
liable for her injuries. ~
The plaintiff called the following
six witnesses who We're heard: DIR. G.
a. Moulton of Hartland; Mrs. Emma
A. Blackwell i. III. Lumbert, road
commissioner of the town of Har-
monS at the time of the accident AL
lon Wing of Harmony, Mr. Wings
son, a young boy and Calvin Braley
for whom Mrs. Blackwell was the
house keeper at his home in st. Al
bans at the time of the accident
At the close of the plaintiffs tcsti-
mOny Mr.. Butler requested the privi-
lege of addressing the court and the
jury was excused Mr.. Hutler con-
tended that the plaintiff had alto
gcther failed to produce evidence that
the defense, the town of Harmony
through its commissioner, Mr.. Ium-
bert had actual knowledge of any de-
feet in said culvert twenty four hours
before the accident occurred Mr.
Coolidge addressed the judge and ex-
pressed his side of the question. The !
judge permitted Mr.. Coolidge to re-
call a witness, and again the jury
was excused. The judge allowed Mr.. |
Buffers motion and the case was /
non suited. No exception was filed |
at the present time but the plaintiff ,
has a week in which to do so and /
Mrs. Blackwell stated to the report
crs afterward that she should carry
the case to the Law court.
The case of State vs. George I,,nt
of Brooklyn, n. Y, who was charged
with non support Of his wife and
three daughters was settled through
Mr.. Iunt's attorney Harold J. Phil
lips of Skowhegan. Mr.. Lunt was
ordered to pay to his wife toward her
and the three daughters support the
sum of $1,000 per week for a period
Of year and to recognize in the sum
Of $1,000 for compliance with the or
der of the court which he did. Mr.
Lunt was released on probation.
Wednesday afternoon the trial of
the case Of frankie NJ. Bean Complt.
Of Bingham vs.. Raymond Carl Of
Bingham was begun. Merrill and
Merrill of Skowhegan are attorneys
for frankie NJ. Bean and Pattangall
and Locke of Augusta are handling
the defense for Mr.. Carl.
This case was tried at the April
term at which time the jury gave a
verdict for the plaintiff. This verdict
was set aside and this is the second
trial which is being conducted by At
torney ". r. Pattangall Of Augusta
for the defense and W. Folsom Mer-
rill. of Skowhcgan for the plaintiff.
and is being tried before, the first
travers jury. The second jury and
the supernumararicr being excused
until Friday morning at 9 o'clock.
The object of this case is to prove
the father of the little daughter Of
Frankie Beane which was born last
December, in which Miss Bcane as
serts that Raymond Carl is the faith
or. The plaintiffs witnesses are !
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