Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-03-24
COURT REPORT

denial made of settlement.
PA. town claims that Records settle.
ment has been in Hebron since 1865.
The only question is whether Record has
had a residence in Hebron tor five sue
cessive years since 1868,
Verdict Tor Hebron town.
Andrews Tor pln's.
Black for dcl,s.
Charles c. Raymond w. Augustus J.
knight.
Trcspass. Referred to Presiding Judge
with right TO except. Judgment Tor den.
Bolster with Randall Tor pin.
Harlow for def.
Wednesday,. ls,h.
CLARK Stanley vs.. Stephen T. Fox, tax
collector OF Porter for 1870.
Trespass. P.f alleges that def. dis
trained ! yoke OF oxen and three cows
sold them for an Illegal tax against PHI ,
assessed by school disIric. No. 4, in Por
ter.
Defense. You have recovered the value
Of The property in an action against the
town. You can not sue tor the property
and the irespaSs both.
Verdict for def
LiitlefolI for p.f
Aver with Hastings for def.
Inhabitants Of Canton W. Inhabitants
of Livermore.
Account annexed for psuper supplies
furnished Martina b. Howard, Jan. 1873,
sl4S.4O.
DelIs admit that her se,iemen. was in
town prior TO 1865. that she fell into dis.
tiess in Canton. and supplies furnished
were reasonable. The ouly question Is
whether her legal settlement was in
Livermore At the lime tho supplies were
furnished.
Def. claim that her settlement was in
Lewiston.
Referred to Presiding Judge. Juds
mont Tor plfis.
Srasey for pits. HAmmons Tor deits.
Aaron Jones vs.. John W. Jones.
Account annexed for corn delivered st
deli's. com factory, Bridgton, )
Referred 10 Presiding Judge. Judg'
menl for plff. $3.50.
LiItlede.d for pill. Harlow for def.
CRIMINAL DoCKET.
Thursday, 1874.
State vs.. James d. Durgin.
EmbezzlemeDt OF GO pairs of pan IS,
property Of n. Pendexler Of Browufeld,
indictment found last December Term.
After testimony for State was out the
County Attorney offered to mol pros, but
respondents attorney insisted on yer.
dict.
Verdict. not guilty.
Bisbee. County Attorney.
Hastings tor respondent.
CIVIL DOCKET RESUMED.
Hannah Richardson VS.. joel L. Crook.
or. al.
To recover $50. alleged 10 have been
paid by plf's. minor son for horse hire
on: Of pits. money without plh's. con-
sent.
Verdict for plG.
Wilson & Swasey for plf.
Farnham Tor dells.
Friday. 2Dlh.
State ~. John NJ. Bennett and Galen
c. Smith. Larceny OF 200 lbs. OF polk
from a car on O.. L. K. L. siding al
Gilead Dec. 10. 1873.
Smith and Bennett occupy different
paris in the same house. Ga the after.
noon before tho evening when it il
alleged the pork was stolen both re-
spondeuts were seen at Gilead Station.
/ Horace Bennett. a section hand, testified
10 riding as far as his home in company
/ with them, and TO Smiths asking him II
ne had any pork to sell. saying he had
/ BOT \ bit in the house. Horace said he
answered jokingly that there was chance
to get enough out Of car at the station
on the siding That same night there
was q socia0le at Scion Collins, and two
witnesses who were barnessing The
horses there. testified to seeing Bennett
/ Smith, and third man TO them mol
known, pass toward the station in I
sleigh between IL and u o'clock tele
graph operator o, the station testified iC
seeing same parties pass there between
II and y. going in direction of the cars
which were loaded with pork.
C.M. Wormwell testified 10 proceeding
10 respondents house and finding SINAI
pieces of pork resembling that left in thu
cars. Soon alter this about $50 lbs O
pork. supposed TO be that stolen, wa
found in a wood pile near the depot
Witnesses testified 10 conyersing will
Bennett, one OF respondents, after it wai
known they were suspected. aud 10 hi
remarklng he would bet they would fine
the pork in the wood pile where the'
found a previous lot. Respondents boil
CIV that thev were at home that night