The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-11-04
Supreme Judicial Court

JUDGE LIBBY PRESIDING.
In the ease OF Ambrose l.. Norton town OF
Montville, where the plaintiff claimed $4,000 dam
ages for injuries received on the Highway, on trial
last week, the jury disagreed
Henry i. Hawkins Bradstrcet NJ. Hawkins.
This an action ON account, brought by the plain
tiff against his father. Verdict for delft Williamson
for plth. Fogler for dett.
a. X. Myrick Us. +. T. Hall apt An action brought
before Trial Justice ior bin Of goods sold by
pltf. to def amounting to 8 H. Def. appealed from
the decision OF The magistrate Dctt admitted hay
ing the goods but claimed that he paid llth in cash
at "A subsequent day jury disagreed. johnson for
pltl. j. Libby Jr. for deft
VIM Hussey VS. VIM. q. ~ibey. Parties live in
Freedom. The question i'll dispute the validity
of an endorsement upon note sued by pltn who
says that when he requested deft to pay the note he
offered him an order the town of Soarsmont for
5000 and interest, which he took and endorsed on
the note in part payment. A short time after re
celyng the order he presented it to the treasurer Of
Searsmont, who refused to pay it, the order being
worthless. iIaving been originally given in 1868
for Communication money paid by drafted man, and
renewed in 1888, there testimony tending to
show that delft warranted the order 10 be as good
the order Of debtor of his, paying just the same
amount as pltl endorsed the note and that pltti.
the order at his own risk After taking ont the
testimony the withdrawn from the jury
and reported to tho Law Court. knowlton < Nc
Lcllan for pltf. Eogler for def.
James higgins vs.. Axel uaytord. lrovcr for two
notes amounting to $500, signed by W. II. Quin of
ST. John, N. b. The notes were left with dcft. in
he, I,I,,
the notes being paid and nearly outlawed pitt.
demanded of Iiayford the notes or an order for
them the Atty. st. John which def. neglected.
to give, when the action was brought to the
value OF The notes PltA in his testimony admitted
that he had since taken the poor debtors oath, and
sworn that he had no interest in the notes on
suit. erdct for delft Foecr {, Wallace for ptf.
Mcclellan for def.
John Cullnan vs.. O. &. Crchett & al. For II
days labor at $500 per day, painting and stripping
shanks OF shoes for defts proprietors of the shoe
factory at Belfast and for damages for breach OF con
tract IN not employing him one year and for refus
ing to give job of furnishing according to agree
ment, Plth is "A house painter and claims to be
ceying $500 per day. ii claimed that detts. induced
him leave his employment and go into theirs, by
agreeing to give him s. 90 per day for year and
TO give him furnishing job that he could let and
make profit upon. After working II days def.
discharged him. Detts. denied any such contract,
said they made no contract Ill relation to time or
price, that after having labored fourteen days the
price fixed at one dollar per day, that pltf had
worked but 81 days; they had paid him 5000 and
were ready to pay him $500 more. Verdict OF $l47f
for pltf. Jewett for plth. Fogler for detts.
Benjamin Williams vs.. Henry Wyman. Action
upon witnessed note dated Dec. 22d, 1857. Def.
contended that the note not witnessed 1T the
time OF executing it, and thai there was no legal
consideration, this note and bill of sale of his
horse and oxen being given for the purpose OF Sc
curing his property from the reach of his creditors,
plth. claiming il given fora balance Of acct and
money loaned. Verdict for phi. 3+os,o$. Mcclellan
for plth. Fogler for def.
State VS.. James romroy ,romroy was indicted
for an assault with an intent to commit rape upon
Minnie L. Brown of Swauyille, eight years of age
The State withdrew the charge to the intention,
and respondent plead guilty to the assault, and was
sentenced to one year in work house at WiScaSset
Fogler for State. johnson for def.
State vs.. Martin l.. Tower. Indictment for rape
upon Mary l.. Griffin Of Searsport, fourteen years Of
age. The testimony the part of the State tended
to show that ON the 18th day of last August the
Griffin girl picking blueberries in pasture in
company with four or five smaller girls, when Tow
cr appeared among them. took q large thistle and
chased the girls, Singing out HE Griffin girl and
driving her towards the bushes then taking her by
the arm dragging her into the bushes, and commit
ted the crime alleged. Tower did not deny the act,
but said it done by consent of the girl. Yer
diet guilty. toglcr for State. Runnels for def.
State vs.. Intoxicating Liquors < City Of Belfast
claimants. After opening this to the jury, the
court ntimated that it would be necessary for the
city to prove its ownership, and that the city could
be the lawful owner of such liquors only as were le-
gally purchased at such places as the statute pro-
vides and that those not marked with the name of
the city and its agent were liable to forfeiture. The
facts being agreed to what portions of the liquors
purchased of dealers out of the state, the jury
returned formal verdict that those purchased out
of the state and not legally marked should be for
feed, and those that were purchased at the state
agency should be returned. The claimants filed ex.
ceptions to the ruling, and the goes to the law
court next June. Two other actions against Bean
take the same course. Fogler. Williamson.
The following divorces were decreed-
Sarah }. Bucklin vs. Truman Ii. Bucklin; Lena
f. Davis VS.. Hermon ii. Davis; Oscar +. Allenwood
vs.. Lucy w. Allenwood Annie s. Treat VS.. Waldo
Z. Treat; Amanda Nj. Kicker from Isaiah Kicker :;
Nesta II Dckey from Leonard Z. Dickey. No ali
mony.
noon.