Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-10-03

Horatio Austin, Paris.
l.. d. Stacy, Paris.
Tuesday morning the Grand Jury came
in, after having been il session seven
days. They returned the following bills
State VS. Smith, Cider Nuisance.
State We Green, same.
State vs. Cotton, Adultery.
State VS. Thomes, Assault aud battery.
Fined $1,000.
State vs. Kneeland, false protensos.
Gave bail $500.
State VS. Bisbee, forgery.
State VS. Champion. malicious mischief
State vs. Robbins. same.
State vs. Ches.ey, assa1l. and battery
Plead Nolo Conleudere. Flue s. and
costs.
State VS. Abbott. Common seller also
tipping shop.
State vs. Hastings. Same indictments
State vs. Buck, Nuisance. He pleads
before higher court, having died since
the indictment waS iount.
State vs. Gilman and Seavey, Iagceny.
Safe vs. Inhabitants Of Peru, detective
highway.
State vs. Rawsou and Blake. VOCATION
OF fish laws. Fined IS each.
O.her criminal matters were disposed
OF as follows:
State vs. Marble. Paid 500 line and
costs.
State VS. Marble, continued. released
on personal recognizance, $500.
State vs.. L4barron. Tried. As the
evidenco was nearly al. in Judge Peters
ruled that tho defence was good, ard
County AIRY Bis5ee entered nolle
prosecute.
State vs. Coolidge and Tracy, assault
ana battery, paid costs.
Stale vs. Rice. Committed to County
Jail fer three month";.
STATE W Cotton. Recognizance de-
faulled.
Some over ninety witnesses were eX
amined. though bills were not found in
all the cases presented to them.
The second jury is proud TO announce
that twelve mon have b,en assembled in
Oxford County, not one OF whom uses
tobacco nor ardent spirits in any toro,
and those twelve men composed the sec
ond pauel. traverse jury, for the Septem-
Der term S. J. Court 1876 With minds
Clear from siimulants and narcotics theY
were ,mincniy fitted to mcle on. Justice
to all.
The following cases have been tried
since our last issue:
No. l6l. Estes vs. Merrill and trustee.
Ac,iop Of aSsumpsit on accounts. Yer
dict for plaintiff $94.
Gibson. Hammons.
No. 22O, Coy VS. Warehouse. Action
for breach of covenant. Warehouse
sold Coy farm agreeing to keep il free
from encumbrsnCes. A highway had
been located over said premises before
sale, and plaintiff claims he was put TO
much expense ia fencing, also that his
farm was damaged by The road which cut
a living spring of from his pasture. De-
PENDANTS brought evidence 70 prove ths.
the road was Il great benefit to the place.
u aifordin 9 shorter route to market, and
also that plaintiff had knowledge OF the
location of said highway when he pnr-
chased Verdict for plaintiff S250.42.
Perry, Swan.
No. III, David l.. Farrar vs. Asa S.
Record.
This was an action on an account an
nexed. in which the plaintiff claimed
balance due him of S77S About $50
OF the plaintiffs account was for wood
which be claimed to have delivered TO
the defendant aud his wife. from his saw
mill in Buckfe!d, Six bushels OF rye
charged to defendant, was admitted to
have been received. S112 of the account
was tor lumber for stable, with few
other small items which amounted in all
to Sl42 81. The plaintiff admitted credits
TO the amount of S65.5I. -claiming a
balance in his favor of S17.S6. The de-
PENDANT filed an account in offset, and
denied ever having received the wood
but claimed that it was burned by his son
and that he was not liable for it. The
defense as TO the lumber was that there
was much less in quantity than was
charged for and of poor quality-not
worth much more than half what was
charged, also that the contract was made
with defendants wife on her own account
There was dispute as to the amount due
the defendant on settlement in 1872.
claiming it to be $50, and defendant and
his wife each swore it was S6s. Verdict
Tor defendant.
Bisbee. j. S. Wright.
No. 147, Sidney L. Tollmau VS. Thomas
K. Law.
This was an action against the defend
ant who is spool manufacturer, to re-
cover for services rendered from Sept
10, 1874 to Feb. IS, 1875; il is admitted
that there was special written contract
employing the plaintiff for one year;
that after working for some time in de-