The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-05-04
Supreme Judicial Court Waldo County.
CUTTING, j., PRESIDING.

BradStrcet NJ. Hawkins VS.. Henry +. Hawkins.
This is an action of trover. brought by father
against son, both living in Waldo. For many
years they lived together in one family, with ali
things in common, and everything pleasant
Al length the old lady died, and the father mar
rcd Mrs Logan, a widow. Straightway there
was trouble in the family. The second Mrs.
Hawkins took her husband and fled to her own
house. Subsequently the matter was submitted
10 referees, who gave the son three horses, a
cow and $500 in money, and awarded that the
son should leave the premises The plain tiff
claims that in doing SO, the son took articles
not belonging to him. Verdict for plaintiff
Sl600G. Abbott for plaintiff. Jewett and II ar
riman for defendant.
Nathan Hills of Brooks, for being common
seller of intoxicating liquors and keeping tip
ping shop, was fined $500 and sentenced to 10
months in Jail.
Columbian Insurance Company vs.. Horatio
II. johnson. Action tor payment of premium
note given for marine insurance. This is one
of a large number of notes, the debris of a rot
ten and defunct concern, with which ship
owners in this vicinity are being harrassed.
The defence embraced two points-first that
the note had suffered material alteration, by
the erasure of Mr.. Johnson's name. who made
it payable to his own order, and the substitu-
ton of the COmpany's name. Second, that the
ship insured had suffered damage, and no in
surance had been paid. Verdict for defendant.
Nose for plaintiff Williamson for defence.
SATURDAY, Doth. William Parks VS.. James
sails of the sch. Alice, from defendants sail
loft. Defendant claimed lien for abor upon
them. 1t was claimed that the lien had been
released by the payment Of the bill for labor.
The jury separating the sails. found for the
plaintiff on all but one The lien was found to
hold one foresail The rest of the sails the
plaintiff keeps. Hubbard for plaintiff. Abbott
and Pierce for defence.
Clarissa E. Thayer vs.. Benz. Z. Hall and
others. Action to recover value of clothing
morgaSed to plaintiff, and by the mortgagor
sold to defendant. The case was so much mix
ed. that the contestants themselves, in despair
of unravelling it, entered neither party and
called ii Il draw game.
MONDAY, May 1st.
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
The Court proceeded 10 the hearing of the
case Abby F. Perkins VS.. Francis Farnham
The plaintiff is Il stout healthy looking girl
plainly dressed, her general appearance indcat-
ing familiarity with labor; her features are not
very prepossessing, and her eyes glance rest
essy and uneasily about the court room. She
was accompanied by her father, mother and one
sister. If good looks were to influence case,
the latter would be more likely to win. The
plaintiffs testimony was given with rapid and
Jerking responses, in reply TO questions like the
successive discharges of revolver.
Abbot appeared for plaintiff, and Mcclellan
for defence.
counsel, testified: My father lives in Belfast.
was twenty-four years old the goth of last Dee
have worked out ever since | was old enough.
| went TO defendants house to live. the last of
Sept. 1868; was there 4 little over two years
quit there in 1860, the 18th of Sept; that was
the night he said he was married. Farnham S
family consisted of himself and his mother.
His father was dead; his mother is living now.
He commenced counting me iii Sept 9th. 1864
and continued till Sept. 18th, 1865, when he
broke off. In May 1865, he gave me his photo
graph. (witness shows Photograph / did not
give him NINE had none taken He gave me
an engagement ring in June. WITNESS shows
ring marked Forget me not.") He asked me
for that ring again. thought / would keep it.
He is married. In June, just before my sister
was there, we set the time to be married my
birthday the Goth of Dec. 1865. In 1868 he cut
his foot, was disabled: had no man to do the
barn work, and did it for him. | would not
have done ii if we had not been engaged. He
gave me the key to his chest; had money in the
chest and entrusted me with that. | mistrustcd
that he was paying attention to his present wife
about three weeks before he was married: be-
fore he attempted to get this ring from me.
was not present at his marriage; did not know
any thing about his being married, till he told
me Of it the night he was married. l did not
remain in his house after he told me that; went
10 Mrs. YorkS, the next neighbours, to work
He was owing me when | went away, went
back for my wages the next morning; got my
wages; then had talk with him about the way
he had treated me; staid there about half an
hour; talked the matter all over; he then took
out $50 and offered it to me if | would say
nothing about it. / told him did not want ii ;
did not take the money. | went to Mrs. Yorh's
and stayed there one week; next went to Mr.
EmersOn's and stayed there week then went
10 Mr. Towards one Tuesday and came away
Friday night. l made known to my mother
the fact that he was paying attention TO me and
that was expecting to marry him.
CROSS EXAMINED.
When I went to Farnham's house to work,
my parents were living in Belfast. | had been
doing house work before that for Mr. Bowdoin
and Mr. Benz. Condor; | went to Condon's in
the fall and stayed there till March: and went
from there in March to Jeremiah BOwdoin'S;
and the last of September went to Mr.. Farm
hams. When / first went TO Mr.. Farnham's
his family consisted of himself, his mother and
sister; his sister was sick at the time and
went there to take care of her. Mr.. Farnham
came after me and asked me if would come
there to live. | told him would; he walked
up TO Mr.. BOWdoin's three miles, and | walk
ed back TO his house with HIM; was at home
twice during the two years that was at Farm
hams, once | walked to Castine and took the
packet, and the other time Hutchinson Deve-
reauX carried me to Castine to take the packet !:
defendant has carried me to Castine two or
three times When i was at Farnhams. there
was Il young man by the name of Wilbur Per-
kins worked there during haying time; should
not think he was there more than three or four
weeks; he was not there when left. | mere
ly passed the time of day with him. never
told any of my neighbors that was engaged to
Perkins. never set up Il night with him. Mr..
York, family consisted of himself, wife, one
daughter and a son by the name of Fred.
stayed at Mr.. York's a week; York lives next
house to defendant; next went to Geo. Emer-
sons IN Castlne. about two miles from defend
ants had a letter from Esther Howard, Geo.
Towards neice; told them l would come down
and if liked, would stay; got there Tuesday
night; Towards family, at that time consisted
of himself and niece; the next Friday, they said
was married to Howard; went to Il singing
school that night. Friday / was quilting on a
quilt; after supper Mrs. Howard said she want
ed to see me in the bedroom. / went in. She
asked me to sit down on the side of the bed /:
She had handkerchief in her hand; kept it
swinging back and forth in my face; we were
the only persons in the bedroom; | carried the
quilt in to see how it fitted the bed. We talked
about going to singing-school; commenced to
grow sleepy; the next thing l remember is
standing up; that's all l remember; did not
fail down; remember of going to singing school
with Mrs. Esther Howard and Mr. Condor;
don't remember whether Mr.. Howard went !;
slept at Mrs. Hutchinson's that nights did not
go home with Mrs. Howard; did not go to
Towards after that excepting one Sunday, to
get my trunk; did not see This defendant ut all
while | was at Towards; don't know as he
knew there was such man as Howard or Con-
don; did not know that Howard had posted
me; do not know whether the defendant was
acquainted with the woman who swung this
handkerchief i'll my face; was at home IN Bel
fast that fall and stayed It'll sometime in the
winter; then went to Mr.. WardwelPs in Pc
nobscOt; was there two months; then went to
Mr.. Hodgdons, in Castine, where am still liv-
ing; came home to Belfast week ago to day, for
the purpose of this trial; never rode out with
Perkins.
DIRECT RESUMED.
Howard never spoke to me about marriage or
cOurtShiO Esther asked me if I would have