The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-10-25
Supreme judicial Court.
JUDGE pICBEEsoN, PRESIDING.


raklng over anew all the details Of the evidence,
arrived at the former unsatisfactory result, dis
agreement of the jury
The next case was that of W. NJ. Puen vs.
James 5. Glidden. Parties live in Palermo This
is the third trial of an action for damages claimed
to have been sustained through an alleged ma
hcious prosecution, the defendant having made
complaint that Pullen had guilty knowledge OF the
disappearance Of certain barrels of rum which the
town agency had lost The jury disagreed last
April, but this time verdict was found for the
defendant
Mary A. French VS.. Everett IL French. Parties
live IN Stockton, and Mary sues her father for ser
vices in his family for a period of ten wears, at
1oiir dollars per week, amounting to S20SO The
time covered by the demand began at the death of
plaintiff mother when she assumed charge of
affairs. 1t appeared in course of the trial that
Mary was dissatisfied with the intention Of her
father to marry again, and interposed this suit in
order to stay proceedings. The main facts alleged
were not denied on either side and the pivot of
the case was found in the charge Of the court that
1t was matter of intention or understanding be
tween the parties as to whether the daughters
The jury disagreed, standing eleven for plaintiff
and one for defendant Williamson for plaintiff
Fogler for defence.
TRIAL or THE AGRICULTURAL MAHAN
State VS.. {. d. Mahan. The indictment charged
that the respondent did with intent to defraud
etc and by representing that tro moving ma
chimes were on their way to Belfast fraudulentlv
obtain the signature Of Harrison Hayford to a note
for Sl'0. dated at Belfast Aug Doth 1874 At the
beginning Of the trial Mcclellan. the counsel for
the defendant, claimed that the Indictment was
detective but the court ruled that the language of
the Indictment was sufficient, and that the trial
must proceed, Harrison Hayiord was the first |
witness called for the State He testified that on
the 2Gth OF Aug. 1874 \. E Markham and C. D. |
Mahan called at his house and persuaded him to |
take the agency for the Granite Mower AIahan |
represented to him that two machines We're Oh the
way from Portland to Belfast To pay for the ex |
pected machines, Hayford gave Mahan his twelve |
months note for $50. The machines did not ar |
i've until fourteen months afterward. The order |
Oh the freight agent given Hayford BY Mahan was |
shown to witness and he swore to its identity 1t |
was found TO be for machine When at last |
sum-
and he swore the stand that they were worth |
the price asked for them in 1874. He would not |
have signed the note if he had not supposed tco !
machines were on the way. Refused to take the |
machines which came in Sept 1870, because they |
dad not come according to contract Bradbury |
Cashier of FIRST National Bank, notified him that |
he held his note
Chas. Ring, former workman of Hayford was |
called to the stand and corroboratcd his testimony
on some points.
The steamboat agent swore that no machines
arrived for Mr. Haytord
Nj \. II Bradbury was called, and sNore that |
he had been holder Of the note The money re
ceived on it was sent to Mr.. Mahan. Knew that
some machines arrived short time after the note
became due
c, D. Mahan was called to the stand In the
fall OF 1874 his father Nicholas Mahan. was con
Quoting the Agricultural Works at Lebanon n H.
lie was on salary, and sort of general agent and
manager. An agent, Markham died last April
Markham and he came to Belfast on the 18th Of
Aug 1874. Had ordered machines sent to Port
land to be forwarded to various points. Told Hay
ford It was the practice to send a sample machine.
liaytord agreed to take two machines in all. Ma
han swore that he did expect a machine to be
here On Wednesday or Thursday of the week
following his visit to Belfast, he telegraphed to
l)amarlscotta freight agent to send machine to
Belfast Read copy of despatch from leaf Of his
book. On the way from Winterport
to kockland, he stepped off the boat here and in
CURED on the wharf if any machine had arrived
+I,,+,N l,,J |
18th OF September 1874, to Mr. Haytort promis
ing to send two machines soon. Enclosed the
note in a letter to Bradbury the 18th of Aug 1874
Did not know then that the machine had not been
forwarded Swore that every dollar OF the money
went to his father to carry on the business, and
was no advantage to him personally.
Thompson, an agent of the Lebanon Works ties
Ified that on the 18th Of Aug. 1874. Mahan ordered
him to send machine to Belfast
The arguments by County Attorney Fogler and
Mcclellan the counsel for the respondent were
earnest and able.
The Judge delivered his charge, explaining the
aw, and the responsibilities of parties under it,
After an absence of about 20 minutes the Jury re
urned verdict Of Not Guilty
A special writ for Indebtedness growing out of
ike moving machine operations elsewhere was
served on Mahan, Immediately after the verdict
Ipon this he proposes to make Il poor debtors dis
closure.
The following additional divorces have been de
reed
jackson Whtehouse from Mary A. Whitehouse
IF Liberty
John F. Richards from Sarah E. Richards, Of
Amanda F. Andrews from James Andrews. of
Albion.
Mary G. Lewis from Theodore NJ Lewis. of
Winterport
mentS-
John F. Glkey, assault and battery
Charles Films, assault and battery on Rachel
Dunton, Belmont
Franklin J. Stevens burglary, cottages on
shore Of bay-four indictments.
Michael Cannon, breaking and entering shop of
James b. Crockett
Geo. T Wyman, assault on Hiram b. Keller, at
Alfred T. Davis, assault and battery on Oliver
Bowan. at Freedom.
Frank Cobb stealing horse of Robert Allen of |
Searsport.
Orrln b. Crocker, forgery Of note, at stockton.
to be signed by Otis l.. Hartman.
jeremiah Flagg assault and battery on Michael
Quinlan at Belfast
Alonzo X Wentworth assault and battery on
Geo W. Patterson, at Beltast-aso on Albert
Patterson
Willis Downs larceny Of watch at Brooks
Benz +. Tucker, indictments for forgery 1T
Belfast
Mrs. Mary Libby of Auburn Is eighty five years