The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT HAP.
PENNIES
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insurance company offered to settle
enumerated the articles of furnish
ings in those rooms. He stated thai
he told DR.. Borden previous to giving
the deed that he was to reserve the
furnishings In the den and the rooms
then occupied by Miss Beane. He
further testified that after the sale
he went into the den and started to
take out his things and DR.. Borden
asked him to lend him the furnish
ings as a matter of convenience for a
short time, and that he agreed to do
so. Witness said after he had asked
DIR. Borden for right to remove the
things, frequently. After the sale of
a part Of the property to Susman Rus
sakoff, Mr.. Gould went to Mr.. Russia
koff to see about getting the things
but Mr.. Russakoff told him that he
would have to do his business with
DR.. Borden and then the doctor &C
cording to the witness, claimed
TO own them all except a bookcase
and books. Since the recent fire DR..
Borden had offered him the book case
and books but he had refused to take
these and nothing else. Under cross
examination Attorney Shumway en-
deavored to bring out something as
to the value of the books which Mr..
Gould had in the room. A. E. CO.
hant, contractor and builder, who had
charge of remodelling the oxford and
adjoining buildings after fire some
fifteen years ago, described the loca-
ton Of the rooms and said that they
were not connected with the main
hotel, the ouly connection with the
two buildings, being on the third
floor. He said that he fitted up
rooms for Mr.. Gould which were
known as the den.
Miss Nellie Beane, who moved from
the suite shortly after the purchase
of the hotel by DR.. Borden, told of the
contents of the rooms which she oc-
cupied. Mr.. Gould was recalled and
said he made known to DR.. Borden
what his den" consisted of and told
him he reserved all there was on that
floor, except what was In DR.. Saw
yer's Office. He said DR.. Borden
agreed to give him the rent of the
den" IL he would do his law business.
After. the noon recess considerable
time was spent In inventorying the
books in the book case In question.
Mr.. Gould claimed that he did not put
into the book case the agricultural
books or u. S. Census books which
were found there He valued the
books at about $4,000.
The defendants claimed that they
never had claimed the books and book
case and had asked the plaintiff to
take them from the building. They
claimed that the den" and the rooms
occupied by Nellie Beane meant SIM
ply the one apartment where Miss
Beane lived They claimed that Mr..
Gould had already taken the furni-
ture from the Beane apartment ex-
cept the book case and books and that
Dr. Borden had bought the furniture
in tho other suite, which the plaintiff
referred to as his den. DR.. Bor-
den, for seventeen, years an optome-
trist In Skowhegan. told of the trade,
his version being as already stated
that the furniture was reserved In the
rooms occupied by Miss Beane and
claimed that Mr.. Gould removed the
furniture from the Beane rooms. He
said that he didn't go through the
suite on the right, meaning. Mr..
Gould's den before purchasing. He
said that he wanted Mr.. Gould to take
the books and book cases and said
that so far as he knew the same books
remained in the book cases. He fur
Their stated that he had never been
given to understand that the den was
to include the three rooms of the
suite on the right. Under cross ex-
animation he said that he never knew
there was such rooms as Mr.. Gould 8
"den" and had never asked Mr.. Gould
to lend him his furniture In the same.
He insisted that in the deed the rooms
referred to belonged to the Nellie
Beane suite
s. Russakoff said that he purchased
a half interest in the hotel property
and that he had talked with Mr..
Gould about two barrels of tar and
an iron kettle and that Mr.. Gould had
said that he also had book case and
books In the place. He had heard
DR.. Borden tell Mr.. Gould. he said
that the two of them should get to-
gether and settle accounts. Mr.
Russakof said that he was conceded
to be the owner of the Hotel Oxford
property J. II. Lancaster, second
hand dealer stated that he thought
the fair value of the book case was
from $500 to $500 and the value of
the books from $500 to $4,000 but
under cross examination said he didn't
take everything into consideration SO
far as the books were concerned. In
rebuttal Asa S. Hodgdon, whom DR..
Borden claimed had helped move the