The Union and journal., 1869-09-24
SUPREME JUDICIAL COUR r.
York County, Sept Term, 1860,
at Alfred.
DARRows, j., rREsIDISG.

II. Fairfield, Clerk R. II. Goding. Sheriff
Abner Mitchell, Crier.
Officer with Grand Juror, Daniel A. Hurd
No. Berwick.
Officer with lst Traverse Juror, Herbert God.
ing, Acton.
Saco.
Messenger, Daniel Furgcrson, Alfred.
The court came In at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Sept
q, 1869. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Lewis.
A new list Of Grand Jurors in attendance, as
follows Foreman, LYMAN LIrrLErlELD, Of Al
fred; Eleazer Burnham, Hollis; Moses X. Brack-
cit, Limerick Eli Clark, N. Berwick; John
Carroll, Sanford; Harlan p. Cobb, Saco; Jc-
seph 8. Dearborn, Parsonsfeld; Alfred Goodwin,
Biddeford; Francis W. Goodwin, Kcnnebunk-
port; Libcas Ham Shapleigh; VIM. L. Brad
bury, Buxton; John Meserye, Kennebunk; u.
G. Parker, Kittery; Daniel W. Perkins, Wells
Andrew C. Roberts, Lyman; David F. Wood.
man. Biddeford; Isaac p. Yeaton, South Ber-
wick.
First Traverse Jury-Foreman, Abner Bur-
bank, Limerick; VIM. II. Andrews, Jacob Brack-
ett, W. L. Brngdon, John G. Cole, Robert Cous.
ems, Edmund L. Day, Sylvanus Davis, Obei
Hooper, Thomas C. Hatch. VIM. p. Whittier,
Sewell woodman,
ID Trayers Jury-Poreman, Alexander junk
ins, Joseph A. Hall, Amos Langley, Charles +.
Moulton, Hosea 8. Mcrrifcld, Joseph II. Moody,
Mark L. ii. Owen, Daniel W. O'Brion, Charles
W. Pitts, Abial @. Traiton, Jonathan W. True
worthy.
Excused first day-Jamcs Getchell, David
Chcllis. Benjamin =. Goodwin, Mark l.. ii.
Owen, d. W. O'Brion, LORENZO ID. Hcrsom.
Number of cases on tho old docket, sol. First
case for trial, John 8. Meserve v. Ivory Chad
bourne. I. s. Kimbali for plf Geo. c. Yeaton
for def. Verdict for S1l2,18.
No. 99-Ivory Chadbournc v. John 8. Me
serve Pending.
Neatly, Kimball. .- Oaks, Yeaton.
There are large number In attendance and
all are anxious to have their cases disposed OF.
The Bar Is fully represented. This will proba.
bly, be short term. There are 30 new en-
tries. r-H ... , .r -
This day, Wednesday, the merchants Of Port
land arc to have picnic and excursion to this
place. This added to the number attending
court will make Il n lively day for Alfred.
Nathl. @. Marshal was summoned rs witness
in case before Geo. T. Plaisted Trial Justice,
Of York, last Monday, and not appearing Plais-
tod issued capias and the officer Geo. Thomp-
son came here yesterday (Tucsday) and arrest
cd Marshall, and this morning writ Of llabeas
Corpus was granted by Judge Barrows, on np-
plication, and Mr.. Marshall was discharged.
On Saturday last A. X. p. Lougee hired Al
cxander Welch Of Dayton, to 60 up to the resi-
dcnce of Jacob Morrill, In Limerick for the pur-
pose Of taking care Of his (Lougccs) horses and
on Sunday the next day Welch told Morrill, that
he had got Theodore II. Whitten to stay with
him until Monday for company. On Monday
morning about sunrise they both left-imme-
diatcly after breakfast Morrill, missel his watch
thinking that Wclch and whitten had taken Il
he with Constable Boynton proceeded In search
Of them and found them at Weymouth 8 In Hollis
but could not find the watch They returned
to Limerick, and In an hour after they left
wcymouth's, the watch was found under the
window near where the parties stood and was
forwarded Immediately to Limerick before the
parties were arraigned. They were then ar.
raigncd before Moses II. Brackett, Trial Justice
and each pleaded, not guilty. The evidence
was deemed sufficient TO bind them over to
await tho action Of the Grand Jury now In ses-
sion and for want Of bail were committed. Up
on Morrill's return home he learned that about
two hundrci and ifty dollars ip green backs
and between ffty and sevcnty-hvc dollars In
specie, were also missing.