The Portland daily press., 1885-10-31
LINCOLN COUNTY S. j. COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE DANFORTH.
Especially Reported for the Press. }


WIsCAssET, Oct. 30.
Lincoln County Supreme Judicial Court, Judge
Danforth of Gardiner, convened at this place
Tuesday Oct. 81. The following officers were in
attendance:
Clerk-Charles Weeks County Attorney-Ros-
well Z. Partridge; Sheritf-John E. Kelley.
At the opening of the court large coterie of
lawyers of the Lincoln County bar was present,
among whom were II. X. Sewall, Judge ingalls,
and G. b. Sawyer OF Wiscasset.
There are several important cases to come be-
yolying the liability Of a stable keeper for the
drunken act of his employe, which act caused the
destruction of the barn by fire, and an assault and
On the organization of court the following ju-
rieS were impaneled:
Grand Jury-Charles Il. Ayers, Southport Eben
Chase, Jr., Edgecomb; Horatio Dodge, Newcastle
William NJ. Flagg, Nobleboro; Abner s. Hiscock.
Damariscotta; Bradbury B. Jackson, Wiscasset;
saler, Waldoboro; Samuel T. Lowell, Alma; Will
liam Mari, Someryille; David Martin, Bremen
Timothy McGrath, Whitefeld; James L, Race,
Boothbay; George L. StOrer, Waldoboro; Charles
P. Tibbets, Bristol; John ". White, Dresden.
First Traverse yqry-Nathaniel F. Leeman,
Dresden, foreman; Edward H: Barker, Dresden;
George W. Boggs, Whitefeld; Ephraim Burn
ham, Edgecomb; John E. Chapman, Damariscotta
Parker Dodge, Edgeeomb; Warren L. Dollof,
R. Hanly Bristol; Calvin Hoch, Waldoboro; Will
field. ',O -'-o-O' $3.50 s'' 1870
Second Traverse Jury-James Thomas, West
port, foreman; Nathaniel w. Morse, Damariscot-
Ia; Jeremiah Mute, Wiscasset; w. s. Pierce
Southport; Joseph A. Plummer, Alma; James G.
Poole, Bothbay; Joseph c. Rollins Nobleboro
Robert A. Sproul, Bristol; Albert S. Waltz, No
bleboro; Stephen. Weeks, Newcastle; Arunah
Weston Bremen.
Supernumerary-Pe Winchenbaeh, Waldo
boro.
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday hearing
was had before the judge on the case of petition
for partition, George w. Philbrick VS.. Joseph
Bailey. Lttlefeld of Roekland for Philbrick
Sawyer for Bailey. The petitioner appealed from
the decision of the board of commissioners, BY
whose action two years ago land of the petitioner
was unjuSty divided. Mr.. Philbrck claimed that
by the division Mr.. Bailey received more Land
than he owned. Testimony sustained his views
and Judge Danforth decided the report of the
commissioners incorrect and set it aside the
be paid by the petitioner. Pending the appoint
mcnt of new commissioners the parties settled
each deciding to the other his particular portion
of the aforesaid divided property; The respond
ent was held liable for no costs till date.
Wednesday afternoon, before the first traverse
jury, the following case was called; Mrs. Philema
0sier VS.. Edwin c. Bailey ct al. trespass $400
Houston of DamaTiscotta for defendants. 1t ap-
pears that Bailey the defendant, married a
daughter of the plaintiff and built an 'ell' to the
residence of his mother-in-law in which he dwelt
with his wife until domestic dissensonS arose,
when MI. Bailey took his "el and left behind his
wife and mother-n-law. The latter now sues for
the value OF the ELL" claiming it her property.
Thursday was occupied with long and conflicting
testimony, and Friday the arguments of the coun-
sci were heard.
Especial to the Press.1
WIsCAssET, Oct. 80.
The case on trial in the Supreme Judicial Court
here, Jedwin Eaton of Waldoboro VS.. the Belfast