The Republican journal., 1877-04-26
Supreme Judicial Court.
JUDGE DICKERsoN, PRESIDING

| JUDGE DICKERSoN, PRESIDING.
| Willard NJ Pullcn vs. James S. Glidden This is
another action growing out of the famous Palermo
| rum case in which four barrels of that fluid which
the State agent sent to the town. mysteriouslv dis
appeared. Glidden, as one Of the selectmen hold
ing that there probable cause to believe that
| Pulfen had forged an order for the rum. made
complaint against him The complaint was not
sustained before the magistrate and subsequently,
an action for malicious prosecution was begun
That suit resulted in favor of Glidden Excep-
tons were taken and sustained and new trial Or
ucred The present is second trial of the case.
and the jury disagreed. Knowlon forplh Staples
| and Turner for def.
Wilmot Hamilton VS. Leon Tibbets. Parties
live in Belfast, and are painters By trade The
suit is brought TO recover 81 balance of account
Hamilton being married man and keeping house
his brother Of the brush boarded with him Plain
tiff testified that his account was honest and
square in all items tor board, washing &c. but it
ran down to pretty fine point when it inclosed
500 for meals taken by the young lady that lib
bets was counting and has since married and who
occasionally called at the house. The jury brought
in a verdict for plaintiff Of $50. On which side
OF this line the tea and toast fell there are no
means Of deciding Greer and Wallace for Diff
Thompson for dcft
Albion ii. BradburvvS Harrison Haytorl of Bel
fast This is one of the suits that have cropped
out all over the State, founded upon the alleged
fraudulent practices of one Mahan who styled
himself agent for the Granite Agricultural orks
at Lebanon, n H. The note for $50, was given
for certain agricultural implements sold to arrive
and WAS made negotiable Mahan sold it to Brad
bury, cashier Of the Belfast Bank who bought it
in his individual capacity, alta discount. Ordinarily
the law protects the innocent holder Of a negotia-
able note. when traudulently obtained from
the maker But it was contended by Haytord that
Bradbury deceived him in saying when questioned
that he did not have the note. This was testified
10 by several witnesses and even the plaintiff
when cross examined upon the stand, admitted
that he had denied possession of the note, even
while he held it. This point was adrotly used by
the defence in attacking the good faith and crcd
bility Of the plaintiff. The jury found Il verdict
tor defendant. Exceptions filed, and motion for
new trial Williamson for pltf Mcclellan for dett
State vs.. John Richards. This was the trial of
an indictment charging defendant with assault and
battery on Lyman CroNtord, by striking him with
sled stake on the road from Winterport to Dix
mont last January Richards subsequently, clipped
with his neicc, it will be remembered and was AZ
rested III Lawrence. After brief trial, the re
spondent was fonnd guilty. Fogler, County AT
torney, for State, Thompson for defence
Arlorinu Iarrohaa - ,I,u
ton To recover amount due for labor ON farm
Verdict for pltf. for SIS Wallace for plh' J. s
Hartman for defence
Ebcn Elwell and wife VS.. Inhabitants of Waldo.
Action to recover for damages sustained in colse-
quence of alleged defect i'll the highway Mrs
Elwe while i'll wagon driven BY her son, i'll
crossing an icy part OF the road, was thrown out
receiving severe injury to her arm, by which she
has lost the use OF the hand Amount claimed
$1,000. On trial Mcclellan for plils fomler and
Jcwett for defence
Oscar +. Larabee, indicted at previous term Tor
breaking into the store OF Oscar j. Farwell, at
1homdike, pleaded guilty
The action OF Paul vs. Patterson for money had
and received, wa, BY agreement referred to Judge
Hersey
The Grand Jury came in ON Friday, with the
following Indictment
John Mehan. Winterport assault and battery ON
Alfred + Fcrnald
John Richards, Dxmont assault and battery On
Lyman CToXtord,
Samuel Ii. Preble alias John preble assault
with loaded pistol on Alonzo Preble, OF Palermo
Frank Perkins, Belfast, cheating by false pre-
fences.
Hannah Richard and others, eonceung Goods
stolen from camps at Quantebacook pond
Dodge n. Ewell, Frankfort, common seller
Major Ewell Frankfort common seller
john W. Seavey. Frankfort common seller
Joseph Blethen, Frankfort common seller
In the case of John W Small, of Swamvillc
held on charge Of rape alleged to have been com
united upon Mrs Grotton. no indictment was
found. and Small was discharged. The Grottons
had disappeared, and could not be found 10 prose
cute the charge
William McFadden, indicted for rape uoon Mrs
Clements of Waldo and i'll whose case the inry
disagreed last january, was liberated from Jail ON
his personal recognizance. Mrs. Clements was nn
able to appear at court
The following divorces have been decrced at
this term
Georgianna Clifford from Samuel J. Clifford
John NJ Simmons from Lois e. Simmons
Eliza +. McCabe from William McCabc
Ellen NJ. Hart from ,ustus Hart.
John kecne from Elsie J. Keene
Verno Haskell from Elliot Haskell
Myra Homer from john Homer
Anne +. Gilmore from Abner c. Gilmore
William L. Wheeler from Ruth A. Wheeler
Emma f. Young from Nehemiah n Young
Alex. $. Dow from Izora H. Dow