The Portland daily press., 1871-05-19

YORK, ss.-AAY TERM, A. d. 1S71-DICK ERseN,
PREsIDING-AT ALFRED.

Supreme Judi.iaI Court.
YORK, ss.-hAY TERN, A. d. 1s71-DICKERseN, j.,
FREsIDISG-AT ALFRED.
The Court came in Tuesday, the 10Th inst, at 10
A. M, ard after opening PROCLAMATION prayer was
offered by Rev. c. Munger, the Methodist clergyman
stationed at Alfred. There was an unusually full
attendance of the Bar. The call Of the docket
showed the number of old to be 656, and theIe
were 1893 new entries made on Tuesday. A very
large proportion of all the on notes or Oher
of action, which will not invite the attention
OF the Court or jury, but suit is brought simply to
obtain Judgment and execution. Divorce causes are
quite appreciable traction OF the sum total and ar
not diminishing, nor are they likely to so since 1t il
the younger members of the community that are
seeking dissolution of marriage ties. The older
couples have either grown up with old-ashioned no.
tons of the sanctty of marriage or else by custom
have become accommodated to each other, SO that
"uncomfortability OF temper" is not 80 common
among them as among their juniors.
The juries as empanneled are as follows:
Grand Jary-Nathaniel Littlefeld, Lyman, Fore
man man; Eben X; Bradeen, Berwick; Robert Carroll,
H. Gordon, Dayton; Samuel Greenlaw, Huntington:
Aipheas S. Hanscomb, Lebanon; John c. HAYES,
York; VIM. B. Merrill, Buxton; James Patterson.
Saco; Joel s. Roberts, Biddeford; Samuel C. Shap,
Leigh Eliot; Harrison l.. Strout, Marlborough.
Messrs. Jonathan Gushing, of Wells of the grand
F. Warren, OF Cornish was excused the first day.
This grand jury is death on rumsellers
Traverse Jurors-First JTu-Cyrus Fogo Linn
erick, Foreman; John A. Bekiord, Kennebankport;
Grin Bradeen marlborough; Hezekiah d. Buzzeil.
Clough, kennebnnkport; Collins Eminons Keune-
bunk; Stephen Estes, Lmineton; George B. Farm
David Grant. Acton; George w. Grant, LYMAN.
Second Jury-Wm Brown, Biddetord; Luther P.
Call, kittery; Samuel Dixon, Eliet; VIM. X. Foeg
er, Hollis; Benz. II. Pease, Cornish; Abbott Rand
Parsonsdeld; Albert j. Smith, Sanford: VIM. A.
,M W. Berwick; Lawrence Jordan, Saco; Nicho-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NJ Hayes, Lebanon;
John John 9. Lock, Buxton; Charles Patterson, South
Young, Saco.
All Of the second jury were excused except Mr.
Littlefeld who, with Mr. Lock- allowed to 90 for
this week to return next Monday.
The first cause presented to the jury was opened
to them Wednesday morning, Tuesday being con-
sumed with the organ cation OF the Court, the call of
the docket, hearing motions, &c.
No. 1O3--Samuel ID. Marston VS.. Aaron c. Rogers
was the first case. 1t brought to recover funds
said to have been received by defendant while en-
Pioyed by the plaintiff as driver on stage route in
the upper part of FORK county. Defence ia general
denial and that defendant faithfully acted as drivr
fully accounting for all receipts and further that in
September, 1865 10 settle all disputes the defendant
TOOK judgment for $34 in a suit brought by HIM
against this plaintiff although he claimed more to be
Que HIM but took the less sum in full adjustment of
all matters between them. Verdict for defendant
Copeland. Moor.
NO. b41-George H. Munroe VS.. James Knights
Action to recover $32 Tor painting defendants house
by plaintih's men. Defence, that the contract was
with one OF the men for his own labor For the
labor OF the other man defendant offers to be default
ed.
Mckenney. Hamiltons-E. B. Smith.
At the coming in of the Court in the afternoon, |
County Attorney Yeaton came in with the grand /
jury, who returned 16 bills of Indictment to witt Il
for breaking and entering, for burglary liquor
cases, for fraudulent conveyance of bank funds,
for cheating, for larceny, for assault and battery
for detective highways, and escape The grand
jury were then finally discharged.