Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-31
COURT NEWS

At the opening Of court Wednes-
day morning the defense In the cases
being tried as one, Elizabeth Hamil-
ton VS.. Edward J. Sa bin and Robert
Hamilton Hamilton vs.. Edward j..
Sabin, all of Arson, was opened by
Attorney Carroll Perkins of Perkins
e Weeks of Waterville. In the OPEN
ing address to the jury Mr.. Perkins
stated that while he and the de-
PENDANT sympathized with Miss Ham
ilton they did claim that the acct
dent was not caused by any fault of
Mr.. Sabin's and that he used due and
ordinary care in driving his car down
Union street on the day of September
Goth, 1888. He stated that they fur
Their chained that the girl, Miss
Elizabeth Hamilton, did not herself
take proper care and guard herself
from accident when on that date she
got out Of the car of Harry Rankens
and crossed the street to unlock the
garage door and that she turned and
came back into the streetSand that 1t
was impossible for anyone/uho used
ordinary or even more than ordinary
care. to, help hitting her.
The defense further claimed that
Mr.. Sabin stopped his car with the
front wheels just on the bridge over
Getchell stream and that Mr.. Sabin
| went back and took the girl in his
arms and carried her home and went
for Doctors Milliken and Sawyer and
did all he could to assist at the
time. Mr.. Perkins said that Mr.. Sabin
was not to blame for the accident
but rather unfortunate to have hit
the girl.
There were only four witnesses for
the defense, Mr.. Sabin himself, who
fn1iaI 0raf and tplfifia6
corning the accident and told the
story much as related by Perkins in
the opening. The second witness was
Mrs. Sabin mother. Mrs. Gardner OF
Arson, who had been at the Sabin
home earring for Mrs. Sabin, who
was i'll, and whom Mr.. Sabin was
taking home. Mrs. Daggett said
that the girl came back into the road
and seemed confused and threw up
her hands and that Mr.. Sabin was
driving slowly at the time. The last
witness was Leon Lloyd Newton, who
lived near the scene of the accident
and who was sitting in his window
and heard the girl scream, and who
testimony was especially concerning
the place where the Sabin car stop
ped and he said 1t stopped with only
the front wheels on the bridge.
The testimony of the defense and
Elizabeth Hamilton, Harry Rankens.
and Mr.. Hamilton, who were called
in rebuttal, was completed at recess
time. After recess the attorneys,
Folsom Merrill of Skowhegan for the
plaintiff and Mr.. Perkins for the de-
Tense. made their arguments before
the noon intermission. At the be-
ginning of the afternoon session
Judge Deasy charged the jury.
In tho case of Hamlinton. pro AMI.
vs.. Sabin. the jury after being out two
hours and a quarter gave verdict for
the plaintiff of $500. and the case OF
Hamlinton VS.. Sabin. the two cases
having been tried together the verdict
was for the plaintiff in the sum of
$l2S4Si.
Lawrence Schillinger Of Corinna.
who was arraigned at the supreme
court Monday ON charge of felonious
assault in ST. Adams in September on
one Henry Osborne and who pleaded
not guilty, was placed under bonds of
$500 and who was committed to the
county jail. Wednesday forenoon gave
bonds for his appearance from day to
day and returned to his home to await
rial