The Portland daily press., 1882-02-17
superior Court.

FEBRUARY CIVIL TERM-BEFoRE JUDGE BoNNEY.
THuRsDAY-James d. Fessenden ct al. vs. Stephen
W. Mason.
Assumpsit on an account annexed to recover
3z47O for rent of house in Deering from April 9th
to Sept. 10th, 1880. Account in set off filed for
lumber materials and labor in repairing the above
house, mounting to $50.S9 The plaintiffs account
was admitted. but the contest upon the amount
annexed, the plaintifs claiming that the defendant
was authorized to charge them for repairs only to
the amount of one months rent, 1888. The de-
PENDANT claimed that he was authorized to make
the repairs charged for in the account in set Of
The jury allowed on the pla1ntlffs account
balance of S20.26 due the plaintiffs.
" ~ y M. p. Frank for deft
Francis II. Cross VS.. Benjamin True. This action
was brought by the plaintiff who, with his family,
formerly resided in Pownal The writ contains
hrst, an allegation that the defendant induced the
plaintiff to lease his farm to his plaintiffs, wife,
agreeing TO keep the taxes paid, do certain repairs
etc.. which he neglected to do, and the farm was
subsequently sold for taxes to the great damage OF
the plaintiff, etc. second COUNT If 1t may Do SO
called charges the defendant with alternating the
affections of the plaintiffs wife from him. and also
the affections of his family all to the damage OF the
plaintiff IN the sum of $4,000.
The plaintiff employed no counsel, but appeared
for himself. he is evidently suffering from some
hallucination or disease of the mind. When told
BY the Court to read his writ. he read only portion
of 1t and then asked to be sworn. Upon taking toe
stand he made few rambling statements as to
trouble between himself and family prior and sub
seauent to the divorce. which was granted between
him and his wife few years ago. DuI Iiaue no dliu
sion to True except ~ charge Mr.. True with infiu-
encng my wife and family in their rebellion against
me-" There wa cross examination. He then
called the defendant, Mr.. True, as witness, and
after consulting his minutes for quarter of an
hour and being urged by the Court to proceed,
asked him if he was one of Mrs. Cross friends, to
which True replied that perhaps she could tell bet
ter than he could. but he believed he had always
been friend to both her and Mr.. Cross. This I'm
ished the examination of True. The plaintiff the n
called his former wife, Mrs. Cross and asked her If
it was through Mr.. True's influence that he, Gross,
was brought before the probate court charged with
being insane, and she replied no. He asked II he
was ever insane and she replied, 81 think you are
To question whether it was not through Mi.
Trues influence that the divorce not published
in the papers she replied "No Mr.. True had nothing
to do with it,
Thomas Sinnett was called to testify that he went
to Pownal with Cross after load of furniture and
his boys wouldn't let them have it. True was not
present.
Mr.. Yinton, who appeared for Mr.. True. said he
was one of the attorneys in the divorce proceedings
and knew the parties; that while Mr.. Cross lived
at Pownal he had no better friend than MIR. True,
but it is one OF the peculiarites of some species Of
insanity that it turns person against their best
friends Mr.. Cross is insane and has been for some
years. There not shadow of evidence here
against the defendant and he should offer no testi
mony, but move for nonsuit, which was ordered
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