The Portland daily press., 1885-05-04
Lincoln y. j. Court.
reported for the Press.)

WIscAssET, May /.
State VS.. Alvin Dreamer. The respondent in this
ease was indicted at the present term for assault
and battery upon George winslow at Waldoboro In
January last.
The testimony in the case was confined to the
precise time at which the assault was alleged to
have been committed, and was very Coz fcting. Mr..
Winslow testified that at the time the assault
Cured be had just returned from the village. and
was engaged in embarrassing his horse when the
defendant accompanied by his son and his brother,
drove rapidly up to his place; that the respondent
Jumped from his wagon and came hurried y up TO
him. when he (WinsIow) requested HIM TO leave as
ne oio no. WISH 70 nave any trouble Win NM Inas
this the respondent refused TO do, but assaulted
him, striking him twice and Wrestling spade he
had seized with which to protect himself, from his
HANDS, and attempted Commit other violence
upon hun; tn st others soon came upon the scene,
And the respondent, after remaining about the
premises short time. left, taking the spade with
bciated by that OF his wife.
The respondent ter titled that he did go the house
OF MIR. N insOw aud demanded that he (WinSlow)
should retract certain offensive language which he
had applied tr him. but Cenied that he struck Mr..
WINSTON or used any vioenc towards him what
ever, but testified that he lived blows at the
hahds Of Wins ow. and wrested the spade from him
as act of Sell defeDse. Tue respondent also H.
troduced the test q ony of his S H. and that of a
heighb5r who had witnessed the trouble, both of
whom testified that they cav acts of Vi0leI ce
the part Of the respondent, but that 1t Wirsow
The jury after being out half an hour returned a
verdict against the respondent for simple assault.
The prisoner was then sentenced to pay foe of
$40 and costs ,aAouhtng in all to $2464. Fine and
COS Q paid.
Louis best was arraigued this afternoon upon an
Indie nieDt found against him ut this term chafg-
lug him with committing an assault upon Benjamin
II. Cox with a whip. The parties reside in Booth
bay. and Nh. Cox Is the editor of the BooIhbay Reg
lister who was assaulted upon The street with horse
whip q short time since.
mr. staples counsel for the respondent. filed
demurrer.Ihe demurrer was overIuled and the in
dictmeDt adjudged good. The respondent lmme-
diateiy filed exceptions. The exceptions we're al
lowed and the case goes forward to the Law Court.
The respondent recognized In the of 81 500 for
his appearance from Term 10 t. until the decision
shall be received from The Law Court. Joseph r,
Remission and Joseph G. Poole of Boothbay be-
came suretiee for the respondent.
wIsoAssET, May 2.
Thomas j. Howe VS.. Wiscasset Brick and Pottery
Company and Seth Patterson assignee. This was
an action to enforce lien claim under section %,
cnap 81 Il. s., Tor amount paid by the plaintih for
labor and materials necessary for the business of
the defendant company. and for amount due for
salary while acting as general manager of The Cor
poration, amounting in all to $367.16.
Defence, that the lien had been dissolved by pro-
ceedings in insolvency; that the plaintiff acting
as the agent and in the place of the corporation and
his acts the acts of the company and that pay
ment made for labor and materials did not entitle
him to hold lien upon the property of the COM
psny foi the money so paid or for his salary.
The court directed the jury to return verdict for
plaintiff against the defendant corporation for the
amount claimed and interest from Aug. 20, 1884,
the date OF the writ, and to find that the plaintiff
kad no lien upon the property attached to secure
anv part Of the same.
The plaintiff filed EXCEPTIONS and the case will go
forward to the Law Court, with the agreement that
II the exceptions are sustained the Law Court shall
enter such judgment as in this case the legal rights
OF the parties may require.
Albert Young, ibelant, vs.. Lois Young. Libel for
Uvorce.stC Cause desertion. Divorce decreed.