Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-01
Langlois- Burke
Civil Case Will
Be Finished Friday

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At the opening of Supreme court
Thursday morning the defense in the
case of Augustus S. Burke VS.. Frank
opened by Mr. Duboard. The first
witness called was Mr.. Langlois. A
large number of defense's exhibits
were offered and admitted including
several pictures, pieces of cement
and contract.
Mr.. Ianglois has been a meat
dealer for II years and has also been
in the insurance business and a far
mer lie said he did a year around
business in ShaWmut. He said he
did not want uBrke to run wall on
the day he did as it was too cold,
said he asked Cyr, who was to run
cement if he thought it all right and
Cyr said he did not know, that he
did not know that he had run GEM
ent when as cold as that was alright,
but he had good material and this
is not, 1T is dirt Mr.. Langlois said
there was no neat for a long time.
He believed thirty seven bags OF
cement was used. He told Of cracks
in wall and stated that it was
crumbling which condition was
shown in the picture. He stated
tfldJ ne never waived lnc CpDtG III
regard to height building was to be
raised, but when they said they had
no more blocks and he, Langlois,
said the contract is there and I want
eight feet from the floor to ceiling
and never said he was satisfied with
the height. Mr.. Lauglois said reason
that other post had to be put in was
because Of not raising building to
height as contract and that he had
nothing to do with setting the posts.
He stated that only three shelves
were put up when contract called for
four, and that the SLEEVE that fell
was put with old short screws and
that with the falling of the shelve
and groceries on it caused him much
damage and loss. He said material
used in office was rotten and that
glass was not replced, windows not
as contract, and that he knew moth
ing of extra work and material, done
and furnished by Mr. Burke other
than in contract. The other defense's
witnesses We're Mrs. Eugenire Lang
lois, Arthur AIingo. Mrs. Eva Mingo.
Mrs. Baselica Bcaulier, Fred Rose
and Albert ]. Paulette.
The testimony and cross examina-
ton Of Mr.. Langlois took all Of the
that Burke said there would be
trouble about the settlement. and
Langlois replied if YOU do the work
as per contract therell be no trouble.
The defense claimed that Mr.. Burke
gave up the JOB but that defendant
had right to stop the work If he
chose. 1t appeared that on Burke's
contract 70 in size OF the window
was crossed out and AZ put in which
Mr.. Burke said, was done just before
contracts We're signed and in Mr.
Langlois' presence.
The first witness OF the afternoon
was Fred II. Rose, a wholesale grocer
in Waterville, who said he had been
at Langlois' store and seen water on
floor; 2nd witness Of afternoon was
Mrs. Eugene Langlors wife of de-
PENDANT she said She heard Burke
say you'll be in the store by Thanks
giving The 3rd witness was Eva
Mingo of Shawmut, customer at
Langlois' store and said she had seen
three or four inches of water on floor
coming in crack, and had purchased
spoiled groceries which she had re-
turned. Fourth, Arthur Mingo, who
works at Keyes Fibre Company who
knew about the work and had seen
W ellNI Oli lIl0 hG4l anu, plAihS, am
seen water hauled out. and that il
came in through wall. the 5th. Albert
J. Pouette. a Wateryille mason, who
told of breaking out pieces of wall
with a spike, that lumber in office
was rotten, but when crossed ques-
toned by Mr.. Merrill that he was a
competitor of Cyr and that he said
in the court horse Wednesday in
conversation that Cyr had taken
money out Of him in a job and he
was going to more than get even
with Cyr now Poulette's testimony
closed the defense Three witnesses
were called in rebSttal, Mr.. Burke to
/ testify about amount of cement;
Charles Renneuus. who testified that
lime was used in skimming sheet
rock and not on Burke job. and Al
bert Charity who had been employ
ed by Burke and had purchased
canned fish from Langlois which was
not fit to eat. The last two hours
of the afternoon session was taken
up by the opposing attorneys, Du-
bord and Merrill in their arguments,
Both went very closely into the de-
tails of the testimony. Judge Pat
tangall will give charge to jury at
opening of court Friday