Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-12-21
s. u. COurt--Dec. Il. 1875.
DANFoRTH j. Presiding.
j. S. WRIGHT. Clerk.

N0.>yy, hiram Day VS. Lysan0er Fuller.
Action of trespass. The plaintiff ives
in Woodstock and tho defendant in Up
ton. The facts went to show that both
parties claimed title TO two tons of hay in
( Upton under one Adison Cross. who was
tenant of the plaintiff upon his farm in
1873; the def. claimed sale from said
Cross TO him prior in point of time to the
sale of said tenant to the plaintiff. The
court ruled that the one having the pos
session by sale prior in time was prior in
right. Jury returned verdict for deft.
Frye. Hammons.
Foster & Hersey.
Benjamin c. Briggs VS. Geo Barnha m
ct ais.
Assumpsit on two special contracts.
alleging that in consideration that the plff
would in the seasons of 1878 and 1874 re-
spectively, plant two acres of Lima beans
aud deliver the product seasonably at
deIts' canning factory at South Paris, the
defts would take and pay for the beans at
IS per bushel; that he planted The two
acres each year; delivered % bushels in
1873 and Is bushels in 1874, and then.
about the last of September offered to
deliver the residue, which the deits de
clined to take and pay for, some $50
bushels each year.
The defts deny any agreement to take
any beans.
Verdict for plff., SAL 20. As the offer
10 be defaulted covers this amount, the
defts pay no costs of the offer, but take
costs.
Black Wilson
Strout & Holmes
No 2ll, Wsrdwell VS. Caldwell.
This was q scandal case, and occupied
two days After the testimony was all
in Judge Danforth advised the parties to
settle the matter among themselves which
was done by entering neither party.
Perry NJ I Ludden
Foster K Hersey
The case of Rolic VS. Rumford was
carried up by plf on exception.
Friday, State V Barnard L Marble was
tried. This was an indictment found
against the respondent, who is hotel
keeper at DiXie!d village. at the March
Term Of this Court A ID 1874, charging
him with being Il common seller OF intox
icating liquors from May lst A d 1873 to
March 1874 At the term when the in.
dictmeat was found efforts were made TO
have the respondent brought in and
placed upon trial, and capias was issued
but the officer was unable TO find him -
The respondent claimed he had important
business at ilton Maine until the close
Of the term, after which he claimed he
had head trouble which rendered him
unable 10 be tried until Mr.. Wormell
brought him on 4 capias at the last Sept
Term. While on trial the respondent
clsimed that during the time covered 10
the indictment his premises where the
liquor was sold were leased to one James
johnson aud his s)n-in.law, G. G..
Richardson. and that be had no interest
in the sales; but johnson wa present
and testified that he WAS semployed by
Marble at $50 per month, and that Marble
not only had iull knowledge of the sales
OF liquors, but received the money and
frequently made sales TO particular Gus.
toners himself.
Judge Danforth delivered very clear
and impartial charge to the jury giving
full exposition of the statute.
The defense was ably managed by Hon.
John p. Swasey and Hon Enoch Foster,
Jr. Bisbee, County Atty. for State.
The Jury were out some fifteen minutes
and returned verdict of Guilty. Carried
up on exceptions 10 the Judges ruling.
Court adjourned Saturday morning.
after two weeks session. The term has
been-one OF much interest. and the cases
tried have been of more Importance than
those which usually como before our
Courts.
Oxford County bar has gained ior it.
self good reputation during this term.
In several cases, some of The most
distinguished counsel Of Cumberland and
Androscoggin bar were defeated by
Oxford County Attorneys.
County Attorney Disbee pushed the
trial OF b. S. Marble to q conclusion in
very energetic manner. and to the
great satisfaction OF those who believe iu
The enforcement of our Statutes.