The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-30
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Supreme Judicial Court
JUDGE WALTON, PRESIDING.

IT pGE WALTON, PRESIDING.
The court adjourned over Fast Day, and on
Friday opened with the case of VIM. H. Hull vs.
\. A and James y. Hall. The PHI. claims to live
in Lincolnville, and the defendants are owners of
n steam mill at Damariscotta. The action is
brought to recover damages, in the sum of $40 900
for the loss by the plaintiff of the fingers of the left
hand. The PIN alleges that in the spring of 1881
he went to work in the steam mill of defs and
having knowledge of an engine was made fireman
That on April %, 1881, Mr.. Arten Hall ordered
him to run circular saw in the manufacture of
pickets. Plf declined saying he did not hire to
run a saw, that he knew nothing about saws never
having had experience with them. That the saw
was a poor and dangerous one without guard or
rest That he was put to work at a dangerous ma
chine without any instruction. lie sawed for
about half am hour when he put his left hand be-
hind the saw to haul the lumber through and the
hand was forced upon the saw, cutting on all four
fingers clos t" Tic hand
The defence say pin. nired for general work
and was put at various jobs, sometimes firing
saving and handling lumber. That he was an ex-
perienced person and had used circular saws
That he had instruction in their use and had been
warned never to put his hand behind the saw That
the machine was Il perfect one, and guards were
not necessary. That the mill had been run twenty
five years and this the first drop of blood ever
spilled in It, The accident was the result of pins
own carelt>snc>s and deft's are not responsible.
a large amount of expert testimony was introduce
Ell in regard to running circular saws. Verdict
for pin in the sum of s935. Gould for PHI. Hilton
and Fosier for defts. Exceptions fled.
Irene W. Higgins, Belfast, Nathan l.. Wood
bury of Knox. An action to recover s27S.5o for
nursing, boarding and clothing detts wife. Deft.
married the daughter of plf Deft's wife was i'll
for a long time at pln's house in Belfast In the
spring OF lSs4, it is alleged that deft went west
without making provisio for his wife, and return
ed home in the fall of 1884. Tie plf. brings the
action to recover for the and support of wife,
although she never presented delft. with bill
The defence is bill in set on, amounting to s2S5
that board charged is too high. and not responsible
for clothing. Verdict for PHI in the sum of $40.
Fogler for pin Williamson for-deft
James +. jackson vs.. Inhabitants of Belmont.
An action To recover 5000 for damages alleged to
have been received on defendants highway. On
the 18th of June last Mr.. jackson was riding to
wards Belfast when as he says he was thrown out
by defective culvcrt in the road in school district
No, B near the house of Lewis Bryant. The de-
fective culvert was made of logs which raised
above The road way. Mr. Jackson has been unable
to leave his house since the accident The defence
Is that Mr. jackson was not injured; and if he was
he was not injured by the alleged defective cui-
vert. The town says Mr.. Jackson never crossed
the culvert, but turned his horse and drove away
from it, jury out when the Journal went to press.
Thompson & Dunton for pl1. Hersey for deft
All the Stockton town cases have been disposed
of and taken from the docket. Some were non
suited, others settled for small am cunts etc The
cases involved the sum of $4,000.
John Cunningham VS.. Town of Frankfort. An
action to recover for pauper supplies. On trial.
The Grand jury reported Saturday having
found nineteen indctments-al liquor cases
thirteen III Belfast and three each in Wnterport
and Frankfort, as follows:
q. II. Dunton, Winterport for keeping drink
ing house; a common seller and for single sale
Rowe Emery, Frankfort for keeping drinking
house; common seller, and for single sale.
Nathaniel Holmes, Belfast. single sale.
Hiram Darby, Belfast, single sale.
Charles OConne Belfast, common seller; and
for single sale.
Fred l.. Carter, Belfast, common seller, and for
single sale
Abner q. Gilmore, Belfast, single sale
Daniel O'Connen, Belfast, keeping drinking
house
Joseph A. Gilmore, Belfast, for keeping a drink
ing house, and for single sale
Frank NASH Belfast, single sale
Henry Wyman, Belfast, keeping a drinking
house, and for a common seller
DIVORCES.
Susan Walker Ford, Monroe, from Timothy W.
Ford, for desertion Divorce granted nisi. Gus
todv of minor children to mother
Annie l.. Murcn, Unity, extreme cruelty. Grant
ed nisi. Custody of minor child to mother.