The Republican journal., 1884-01-17
Supreme Judicial Court.
Dt,L EMERY PRESTON

OF the estate of Jonathan Elwe OF Norhport. on
trial when the Journal went 20 press last week ana
reported in that issue. The Jury returned
diet for the dctt. They also found that the pin. is
indebted to the deft estate in the sum Of Sl3l -.
DIR. George +. Weber, of Burnham VS.. Wilton
l.. shaw, of Pitstield An action 10 recover 5000
in of SANDER The pin. alleged in his writ
that dcft. slandCred him on or about June D. 1883
by calling him id villain, a cheat, a bankrupt,
rascal, ana said that lie was not worth a dollar,
that he putting up a job on the people of Burn
ham, and that he was going away and would take
away about $500 The second count in the writ
alleged that Shaw called We.bcr an approbious
and said that he was going with other wo-
men. DIR. Weber, who is a married man. says
that he has lived in Burnham one year and a half;
that the six months prior to this alleged SANDER
his practice amounted to $1,000, that the six months
following ii fell OF to about 800 or 5000. lie al
leges chat this decline was owing 10 the systematic
alandering of the dett. 1t appeared in testimony
that Dr. Weber frequent borrower of mon
cy, bat he always paid his bills His witnesses did
not sustain the allegations in the writ The de-
fence introduced no testimony, the delft counsel
saying that he was willing to submit the case
plnS own showing. The deft. is wealthy farmer
of it!stield who lives about one mile from Burn
ham village Verdict for defendant. Thompson&
Dunton and Libby tor pin. Fogler and Grcenlief
for def.
Emma j. sanford vs. John : Aver An action
for breach of promise TO marry, with damages set
forth in the writ at $1,000. The parties live in
Palermo. The plaintiff is thirty five years of
age, of good family, and sister to deputy Sanford
of that town. She is Of good address, intelligent,
and appears as though She had suffered much
mental trouble. The defendant John :. Aver is
wellto-do farmer, - years Of age, and member Of
the present state legislature, representing the elias,
which includes Palermo. In the election he beat his
opponent four votes. He Is very popular and was
considered the only man who could he elected in
opposition to the GrctmDack nominee in Green
back class. The Importance of the trial brought
out a large crowd, tire court house Friday and
saturday being crowded, half of the audience
standing. The pin alleged that the def. who was
nelShbor-thty were acquainted with each other
from boyhood and sirlhooa-beSan to pay attention
to her III $50 While She living with her sister
Mrs. Bachelor, one half mile from MIR. Ayers
residence. Oct. y, 1871, they became engaged and
the marriage was set down for the spring OF 1872.
At the defts solicitation She made preparations
for marriage, but when spring came dett. postponed
| the wedding. rom that time on to lSS2, period
of eleven years, ii was Il continual postponenent
until July II, lss3, delft. married another woman,
Carrie +. Marlen. The PIN. said that during all
these eleven year7 of courtship, which carried
ON at the homes Of her two sisters and father,
with one brief interval in 1871, the def was I'M
renting and atcctionac in his attentions visiting
her sometimes often twice week ami re
naming until after midnight. Dett. made her
numerous presents from time TO time, such as
rings, watch, slawls and other thi!.gs and az
companied her to church, singing school, and other
| places OF amusements In fact he a good
/ lover, but was in no hurry to marry.
The defence was general denial and he limltt-
ton of the statutes. MIR. Aver said he had Away
/ been acquainted with the pln. hat visited her ON
many occasions at Mrs. Bachelder's, DE- Delaney S
and at her fathers, but only as Il friend and &C
| quuintance. Had taken her and many other Young
ladies to ride, &C., but had 10 intention of marry
ing Had often talked with pin. about marriage,
and told her he was not ON the marry. lie lad
| told pln. and other Young women with whom. he
had social relations that he was not Il marrying
man. lie had never asked PHI. to marry him, and
had never engaged himself to her. He had given
pin. and many other young ladies presents; was in
the habit of doing 50. Dcit. said he loaned PIN Il
gold watch once when She went away to teach
school, which she never returned. He never gave
it to her Three weeks before his marriage to Miss
Marden he saw plf when she spoke of his APP
preaching marriage and said to him: 81 thought
you were not on the marry" in regard to his
property deft said his farm was worth about -
00O which together with his personal property was
worth about $500 or 81 200 subject to some incum-
brance. The case was ably conducted on both
sidcs-Col Foger, of Belfast, for PHI. and Orvie
ID. Baker, Esq of Augusta, for dett Defts wife,
! young and good looking woman of twenty-five
sat inside the bar beside her husband, and took
great interest in the trial. With note book and
pencil she dotted down matters from time to time,
and occasionally prompted her husbands counsel
The jury was out about one hour, returning YER
dict for the plG with damages assessed at $500
Inhabitants of Unity VS.. Inhabitants Of Belgrade.
An action to recover 500, paupcr supplies furnish
/ ed Julia A. Weed alias Julia A. Farnham. Mrs.
| Weed is native of Unity She first married a
man named jackson from whom she was divorc.
ed. Feb. |. 1868, she married Gustavus ii. Farm
ham, of Belgrade. Subsequently she left him and
married James Weed, of Knox, never having pro
cured Il divorce. She has three children by her
marriage with Weed. The plns. say that her mar
riage with Weed is void and that she is the lawful
wife of Farnham, whose pauper residence is Bel
grade. The defence is that Farnham at the time
| of his marriage an insane man and was not
accountable for his acts, and consequently his
marriage is void in law. Knox is also interested,
for if the woman's marriage with Farnham is void,
she is the lawful wife of Weed whose pauper resi-
dence is Knox Testimony was introduced to show
that Farnham insane and that the marriage
was the work of others. Verdict for defendant
If this action is sustained the pauper becomes
resident in Knox. The marriage with Farnham,
owing to insanity, is void, and consequently the
subsequent marriage with Weed becomes valid
Fogler. Thompson & Dunton for plffs. Baker for
deft.
State VS.. John A. Barlow, of Searsmont A Grim
inal action on an Indictment for cruelty to a horse
In August last deft. snapped horses with Thomas
Wagner, of Prospect, taking Wagner's note for
boot. Wagner although he did not testify, alleges