Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-20

was continued because Of serious III
ness from which Mr.. Blais is not ex-
pected to recover
The principle business transacted
at the morning session of the sh-
preme court Wednesday was the
naturalization hearings. At the
opening of the afternoon session at
o'clock the traverse jurors were en-
pafinelled as follows:
The first traverse Jury. foreman,
=. McMiehasi. Pittsaetd,, Mrs.. Grace
Stevens, ekowhegan; Jonn I. Wright,
Madison; Clyde r. Herson, Mercer;
0. II. Emery. St. Adams: Clifton e.
Jewell, Canaan: Clarence e. Jewell.
Canaan: Roy L. Caldwell, starks:
Edd Woodbury.. Hartlanc; F. E.
Bridgeham. Pittsfield; J. ". Norton,
Arson. THIS Jury was placed in
charge of Deputy Sheriff Elmer
Adams of Madison, by Sheriff
Mooers.
The second traverse Jury, fore
man. Eugene L. Williamson. New
Portland: Walter Roweli. Madison:
George Nichols. 'Jackman; Frank A.
Donahue. Flagstaff; Harold Doe,
Bingham: Helen Brown. Arson:
Helen E. Knight, Skowhegan; Rob-
ert P. Tobey. Fairfield: Joseph e.
Cge. Ripley: Harold Spiller, Madi-
son: Frank A. Meader. Skowhegan.:
Ira Knox. Fairfield. Sheriff Mooers
placed Deputy Frank Gipson OF
Bingham in charge Of the second
traverse jury. The supernumeraries
Scribner. Cornviile, Frank N. Cola
more. Palmyra: c. r. Dilling, Scion:
Lester Richardson, Fairfield; Ralph
Hilton. Norridgewock: r.. NJ. Thomp-
son, Norridgewock; Elmer A. Tib-
belts. Athens.
Seven of the Jurors called asked
to be excused. Judge Philprick de-
clined to excuse six or the seven,
| w. F. Brown of Arson, was excused
however, because Of physical dis
ability as per statement of his ply
stefan.
The first case for jury trial for the
September term was that of Azel
Jones of Scion VS. Abbie B. Crotto,
| which was an action Of assumption
with an account annexed, the writ
was dated March 90 1928. and the
suit was to recover payment of
store account at the Jones amount
| ing to $4710 and interest. $3.50, maxi
| ing a total of s4S.60. The plaintiff
| was represented by Attorneys Cow
err and Shumway of Skowhegan, a
Mr.. Cover acting and associated
with his as Attorney Clayton Games
of Scion. The case wa started by
Judge Turner Busweli of Scion.
short time before his death. The
defense was represented by Attor-
neys Merrill and Merrill of Show
hogan. the junior member OF the
! firm. W. Folsm Merrill, acting. Mr..
! Cover opened the case and stated
that the account was with Mrs. Abb
| bic B. Crotto and not with her hus-
band, George Crotto, who had
short time ago been through bank
ruptcy. The books of Mr.. Jones
were presents and accounts read.
MIR. Jones was the only witness for
the plaintiff Mrs. Jones was sworn
but was not called to testify.
The defense admitted that the
goods were had by the family of Mrs.
Crotto who claimed that they were
charged to her husband, George
Crotto, and that after he had gone
through bankruptcy, Mr.. Jones went
| TO see and asked him what he meant
by treating him that way, to which
Crotto replied that he was in tight
place and he had to treat all his
creditors alike. The defense al-o
claimed that Mr.. Jones tried to get
Mrs. Crotto to sign a paper where
Dy Sic WUuIu dSEee " pay. ti4C az
count This was denied by Jones
both in his testimony and rebuttal
and he emphasized the fact the sec
ond time that he had no account with
George Crotto. The defense. however
offered as one of its exhibits a state
ment made out to George Crotto on
one of Jones regular form bill heads
to the amount of s21.25 and the
credit of IS being paid, making
$16.25, which Jones admitted was in
his wife's handwriting and stated
that she did the bookkeeping.
Jones further admitted to charging
things on the day book to George
Crotto but stated when posted in the
ledger the account was always
charged to Abbie Crotto. Mrs Croft
to stated that after she married
George Crotto she was told to con-
tinue trading at the Jones store as
she had been previously and they
knew that George would pay some
time. Mrs. Crotto and her husband,
George Crotto, were the only wit
nesses for the defense.
The testimony was all in at $40
and Mr.. Merrill made his argument
before the adjournment of court on
Wednesday night. This Thursday
morning at the opening of court Mr..
Cover will make his argument and
Judge Philbrick will give his charge
to the first jury before whom this
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