Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-03

the Barron store where the Dansky's
live and started to fight her.
Mrs. Levine said that Mrs. Dansky
called for Able Smith, her son to
come and help her and he came and
the three Of them fought her. She
claimed that Mrs. Dansky struck
her with bottle and after a while
she fell unconscious. She was taken
into Morris Barron's store in front
of which the trouble occurred and
Doctor Bfssey was called and she
was afterwards assisted to her home.
I John Williams was the next wit
ness. He told about the same story
but with some difference as to de-
tail. He saw the whole affair. At
the point where Able was called, Mr..
Williams said he saw Able jump
down stairs and go at Mrs. Levine
Before the boy got there they had
Mrs. Levine down and the boy hit
Ter and they all mixed it ap. Morris
Barron came out and at Mrs. Dan
sky's request pulled Able away from
Mrs. Levine. Mrs. Levine was then
down in the snow and did not get up
Three men carried her into Morris
Barron's store and called a doctor.
On cross examination Mr.. Williams
said he works for the Levines some
times. The witness was asked il he
had talked with Mrs. Levine in re-
gard to the case or with anyone else
and while he admitted that he had
said that he told Mrs. Levine, I'm
going to say what l see it,"
Morris Barron was the next wit
ness and through his testimony it de-
yeloped that Mrs. Levine was heard
TO say something to Mrs. Dansky
about her property. The impression
given was that Mrs. Levine thought
that Esther Smith and Mrs. Dansky
were quite important since they had
acquired some property in the fam
lily. Otherwise the testimony was
not materially different from the
others.
Nelsis Quincy was then called. He
gave his testimony very clearly. lie
saw the fight from distance and
saw the crowd. He saw young
Abie's arms go mp in the air but
didn't know whether he struck Mrs.
Levine or not. Mrs. Dansky and her
daughter were at the foot of the
steps and Mrs. Dansky was calling in
her native tongue for Able to come
| in. Mrs. Levine was lying in the
street three feet from the curb max
ing noises. The witness said he did
not think she was unconscious at any
time. She leaned against Abel Clark
after they carried her into the store
and seemed not to need any more
support. He said that the younger
children were crying and hollcring
and trying to get into her lap and it
made her more excited. When she
went out she walked with very little
support from DR.. Bessey.
With the testimony all in Attorney
Boyle moved the court for a dismiss
! sal OF the case, but Judge Atchley
said that he would hear the other
side.
In the afternoon trial Esther Smith,
the complainant in the forenoon case.
was the first witness. She seemed to
have the story of the encounter pho
! tographcd clearly on her mind and
told it rapidly when asked by Mr..
| Crafty to do 50. Questioned by
counsel she told the facts OF the
quarrel. She said that she was on
her way home from church and saw
| Mrs. Levine and Mrs. Rabinovitz
! talking together. As she passed Mrs.
LEVINE "gawked' at her and made
| faces. Esther asked her what do
| YOU look at me like that for?"
! Whereupon Mrs. Levine said, You
better look out or I'll slap your face"
and she proceeded to do so. She also
f, spit in her face. Mrs. LEVINE con-
! tinued to call names and Mrs. Barron
called Esther to come to her, but Es
! her did not obey. Mrs. Dansky asked
| Mrs. Levine II she could prove It
what she said on me-" and Mrs. LEVINE
| grabbed Mrs. Dansky by the shoulder.
| Able Smith, seeing his mother in dan
ger. few to her rescue. Mrs. Levine
| called him bad names and he slapped
her face. Mrs. Dansky had on . red