The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-07
SUPREME JUDICIAL Court NEWS
Continued from Page one)

Omar Boudreau, who was brought
here last week from Easton. Conn. by
Deputy Sheriff Harry f. Merrill of
Madison. Getchell. who is married,
pleaded not guilty to statutory offense
with his niece and Boudreau pleaded
guilty to the non-support of his wife,
Martha S. Boudreau and their four
children, Thomas 6, Emily 5, Omar 3,
and Bernice 6 months old. He for
merly lived in Arson.
In our statement last week rela-
tive to William King of The Forks,
we should have stated that Mr.. King
pleaded nolo contendere to the charge
of assault and battery, rather than
that he pleaded guilty.
TRIBUTE TO EX-PRESIDENT VIII
At the opening of court Monday
morning Justice Deasy called for a
silent tribute in the memory of the
late EX-President, Woodrow Wilson,
whose death occurred Sunday at
Washington. Court officers and
spectators bowed their heads as they
remained standing.
j LAMsON HUBBARD co. VS. GOOD
WIN
The case of Lamson Hubbard Co. of
Boston VS. Lucien II. Goodwin of
Pittsfield was opened by Attorney
Thomas Weeks for the plaintiff, ac
ton having been brought to recover
pay for certain hats and caps alleged
to have been made for the defendant
in, n nf 1act
Clarence A. Nichols, salesman for
Lamson Hubbard & Co. called on Mr..
Goodwin, who is sole proprietor of
the Goodwin Clothing Cos. store in
Pittsfield on May 21st and took fall
and winter orders for hats and caps.
The shipping date was August 18th
and the 31st of May Mr. Goodwin
wrote into the Lamson Hubbard firm
for cancellation of two half dozen lots
of caps ordered. This the plaintiff
concern complied with. On August
3rd, they claimed to- have received a
letter calling for the cancellation of
all caps ordered. The plaintiff con-
Germ claimed that all caps were made
up at that time On August 10Th
the caps and haas ordered were
accepted them and they still remain
with the express company. The
plaintiffs claim that there wars no
agreement made by Mr.. Nichols the
salesman, which allowed Mr. Good
win, to cancel the order.
Mr.. Nichols, whose home is in Som
erville, Mass, was the only witness
for the plaintiff concern. He stated
that he was a travelling man who did
the business with Mr.. Goodwin and
that he had worked for the Lamson
Hubbard firm for three years. He
told of calling on Mr. Goodwin and of
giving him the terms and conditions
on an order sheet He said the caps
were made up with both his firm and
the name of Mr.. Goodwin's firm
stamped therein. Various letter were
introduced between Mr. Goodwin's
attorney and the Lamson Hubbard
firm. A letter of August 10Th stated
that Mrl Goodwin was willing to take
the hats but not the caps. A letter
from Lamson Hubbard stated that
they could mot accept the cahcela-
ton Mr. Nichols said that his firm
might get 25 per cent or 50 per cent
value of the caps made up, if sold.
Under cross examination Mr.. Nichols
admitted that the caps were made by
the Standard Hat and Cap Co in
which the Lamson Hubbard Co. have
an interest and where the caps are
made under contract Witness said
he saw the caps after they were made
in the basement of the Lamson Hub
bard store.
II. r. Coolidge, Esq. of Pittsfeld,
attorney for the defense. claimed that
Mr. Nichols in taking the order for
the caps from Mr.. Goodwin, told him
that if he could find a better bargain
in caps, before the caps were shipped
from his concern, that he could cam
eel them. Plaintiff claimed that he
had found a better trade in caps and
had cancelled them in accordance
with the agreement. 1t was claimed
that Mr.. Goodwin was justified in re-
fusing the hats because they were
shipped in with the caps, which order
the only witness for the defense, say
ing that he had been in the clothing
business in Pittsfeld for twenty-four
years and had bought goods of the
Lamson Hubbard concern for at least,
eight years. He said that when the
salesman called at his store last May
his whole idea was to buy hats.
Witness said the salesman offered in
ducements in his buying caps to the
effect that he might have the privil-
eye of cancelling the cap order if he
could do better, as he remembered it,
anytime up to the date of shipment.
Mr.. Goodwin said he signed no order.
The jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff in the sum of $231.85 This
was the last civil case of the term.
CASES DISPOSED OF
The following civil cases on the
list scheduled for trial at this term of
court have been disposed of as fol-
lows: Newton VS. Moose River Log
Driving Co, neither party no further
action; John vs. Moose River Log
Driving Company. neither party no
further action; Lane ct ais VS. Hewett,
petition for Review; Bean, complain
ant VS. Central Maine Power Co, re-
port accepted; Bean, complainant VS.
NantraI Moina pouar 10 rannrt ap-