Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27
norman Coiman Nicholson-Miss Dorothy Leighton Hill

hrst two bills in equity brought by
Mr.. Boyle, the first against Lena A.
Clukey and Carrie N. Clukey both of
Waterville, Percy A. Smith of Fair
field and the Waterville Savings
Bank. and the second against Carrie
n. Clukey, Waterville Savings Bank
and the Biddeford Trust Company,
Mr.. Boyle was represented by At
torney Morris Rosen of Portland and
alleges that Charles E. Clukey of
Waterville had organized a corpora
ton for the raising and sale Of silver
black foxes, with a ranch located in
Oakland.
The corporation sold contracts for
about $500 and agreed to pay $40 for
the pups that were raised from the
foxes thus sold. The business was
continued for some months until the
Gordon black fox business at Bangor
was investigated when the business
fell off to almost nothing. The bill in
equity sets forth that various trans
fers were made by vote of the stock
holders, of property of the company
and to Charles Clukey, and that MOTH
ing was received by the company in
return. 1t also alleges that o salary
of $4,000 year was voted to Mr..
Clukey and that through these tram
sactions Clukey had secured nearly
all the assets of the corporation. Va
rious other transfers are alleged in
the bills by which the defendants in
these actions are alleged to have OBJ
tanned some of the assets Of the fox
company
Mr.. Boyle testified from the rec
ords of the company, and stated that
when he took charge there were 60
foxes in the possession of the COM
pany or boarded out at a farm in
Massa chusetts. There were Al con-
tracts sold, conveying 81 foxes. Six
foxes had died before he took the
property over he stated, which made
the greatest number of foxes actually
in their possession as rs. There was
also a small amount Of personal pro-
nerty which was not worth more
than $4,000 but the farm itself had
been conveyed to Clukey.
He testified with regard to COM
missions paid to Mrs. Lena Clukey
for her work in selling the foxes ana
said that she received five per cent
on her sales and that apparently the
greater number Of sales had been
made through her. The books DO not
show that there Is any money owed
To her, The last contract made by
her was with one Foster in which II
was stipulated that the amount OF
$1,000 should be allowed for two par
cells of land which were conveyed anu
S30O in addition was to be paid. Ihe
land according to Mr.. Boyle was
never received by the company. m
He testified from the records WIN
regard to the votes taken by whicn
Clukev received a salary of Slo'ooo
and bv which the property was deed
ed to Clukey. He stated that Irom
time to time it was apparent ina.
CIukey had drawn checks IN 1aVor OIL
ether than the creditors of the COM
nanv and that the salary was maze
etro-active and that the sums were
offset against the salary.
IN cross examination 1T was al
r,itted that there is a proceeolns
now pending-in an upper court AZ
hitch one Mrs. MERCER is asked u
turn over to the trustee ~ IoA pups
which she is alleged to nave peel
hoar6ing. 1t was admitted that .h!s
belief was strong enough SO ina. =.
had been ordered in the lower couI
and That with these 20 pups there
9ro,,,d have been total of 30 helo
wv NIB the company which would have
been sufficient to cover the foxes sou
nv the contracts.
os Mr. Boyle was on the stand the en-
tire day and the case was not COT
e,'ded After the first hearing IS
Completed the second bill IN equity
will he taken up.