Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-09-23
5. u. Court---Sept. Term 1878.
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). u. Court---Sept. Term 1878.
VIRGIN, J. PRESIDING.
The officers of the Court are as follows
Clerk. James S. Wright.
Sheriff, L. ID. Stacy.
County Attorney. Enoch Foster. Jr.
Chaplain, Rev. II. c. Estes,
Crier, II. Z. Hammond.
Messenger, C. II. George.
DEPUTIES IN ATTENDANCE,
Isaac NJ. Stanley, Eber E. Rice, K. ~
Barrows, aud W. a. Barrows.
GRAND JURORS.
Albion h. Knapp. Hanover. Foreman.
John s. Swan, %, Bethel.
Joshua NJ. Merrill, Byron.
Stephen 2. Adkins. Canton.
Caleb Wight, Gilead.
Amasa Lucas. Hartford.
Peleg T. Wadsworth, Hiram.
Isaac p. Bearce, Hebron.
Nathan ". Millet. Norway.
Robert I. Boynton. Oxford.
Benjamin +. Twitchen. Paris.
Winslow Walker. Peru.
Chaplin Virgin. Rumlord.
Melville NJ. Hamlin. Sweden.
James l.. Bowker, Woodstock.
Alvah Hobbs. Greenwood.
Joseph G. Swan. Denmark.
Charles W. Warehouse, Fryeburg.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
John Goodrich, AndoTer. Foreman
Jeremiah ID. Allen. Buckfeld.
Samuel NJ. Brown. Brownfeld.
Roscoe Brown, Oxford.
John e. Elliott. I'd. Rumford.
Charles A. Frost. Upton.
Joseph Field. Sumner.
Amos 4. Grover. Mason.
John II. Howard. Porter.
William .. Holt, Bethel.
William NJ. Hall, NeXico.
SUPERNUMKRARIES.
George Knight, Waterford.
Francis NJ. Noble, Norway.
Alva Shurtlefr, Paris.
Benjamin W. MeKeen. Fryeburg.
\. V Stevens. Stow.
NOT PRESENT.
Henry 0. Stanley, Dixdeld.
James +. Huichins, Lowell.
The continued Docket numbered S2S
civil actions and 81 criminal. The new
entries were larger than common. num-
Dering 272 civil. and IS criminal.
The first case tried was
John Wi,ham VS.. Town Of Paris.
An action brought by Pin. 10 recover
damages for injuries received by being
thrown out OF his wagon on Sept. 10Th,
1871, in consequence of an alleged defect
10 the highway. Defence ths, PHI. re-
,eiyed no injury At that time. and that ii
be had driven with ordinary care he
would not have thrown from his wagon,
and that no defect in the highway existed
hat should render the town liable.
This action was tried At the Dec. Term
Of last year, when the jury failed 10
agree. On Wednesday afternoon the
Court and Jury visited the locality Al
South Paris. where the accident occurred.
Nearly fifty witnesses were examined.
and The case was tried very thoroughly.
ID commenced on Tuesday slternoon
IND went 10 the Jury about half past 9
o'clock on Saturday. The Court adjourn
ID a, hall.pas, II. the jury not having
agreed al that time. The Court gave in-
,truc,ions TOR them TO seal their verdict,
4 they agreed.
Mr.. Black made al able argument OF
nearly two hours. in closing for the town,
and 5. c. StrouI. Esq. oil Portland. who
the case for the PHI. with
much ability. did himself great credit
by his close and logical presentation OF
he Plf-s case. Several ladies were in
Court 70 hear the closing arguments.
The jury came in on Monday morning
and rendered verdict for Pin. of fifty
dollars. The amount was Immediately
.rusteed by Grin A. Fuller. OF Minot, tor
4 debt OF about $50.
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
The Grand Jury came in on Friday
having found eleven bills. four
Tor being Common Seller. one as a
shop, one Nuisance. one False
prciences. two for Defective Highways.
IS follows;
State v. Elisha T. Cotton. Brownfeld-
one as common seller, alleging former
one for keeping tipping
shop. and one Tor obtaining goods on