The Portland daily press., 1885-09-24
FRANKLIM S. j. COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.
Especially reported for the PRESS

PENNINGTON, Sept. %.
The September term Of the Supreme Judicial
Court for Franklin county began here THIS morn
ing. Judge Haskell presides. Prayer was offer
ed by Rev. L. Ii. Bean, of the Methodist Episco-
pal church.
S. Brown, We'd; Amos II. Carville, Freeman;
John S. Gay, Pennington; Wilmington II. Gould,
New Vineyard; George H. iianbien. Avon; Geo
w. Harris, Salem: John f. Herrick, Rangeley;
Daniel T. Hodges, Phillips; owen A. Hutchins,
EustIs; Henry kennis0n Temple; Dudley g Nor
rill, Chesteryille;. Benz +. Neal, New Sharon;
Hiram L, Peuehgill, Cartilage; Stephen *: Pullen
Kingneld; II. 7. Thompson, Jay; John TOlman,
Industry; Samuel w. Walker, Wilton.
After brief but comprehensive charge by Judge
Haskell. the grand jury retired for the selection
of foreman and for the consideration of such
business as may be presented. Subsequently the
jury reported that Daniel L. Hodges had been Sc
lected as foreman.
The traverse juTies were empaneled as follows:
Chandler Wilton; Charles Crafts, jay; r. S. Cur
rler, Wilton; Benjamin q. Eveleth, Industry; Z.
y. Gilman, Pennington: Gilman r. Hillman, Jr.,
Pennington; j. A. Til on, Pennington; William
X. Howes, Strong: George l.. Lakin, Phillips
William II. Manter, New Sharon; w. D. Mcin-
tosh. Pennington. Foreman, Il: s. Currier.
Second jury-George Mclaughlin New Sharon;
John ii. Merritt JAY; j. l.. Prescott, Farming
ton; John B. Rand, New Vineyard; Alvin S.
Abel Russell, New Sharon; Reuben Sargent Mad
rid; Raymond TOothaker, Phillips Elbridge g.
Whitney, Freeman Foreman, Alvin $. Riggs.
Supernumeraries-Phine Whittier, Chester
vile: Sylyanus wilkins, Wilton; John Willis, IN
dustry; Excused, Phineas Whittier
The continued docket contains 220 cases, and
119 new entries have been made. Forty-SeVen
cases have been marked for trial at this term.
There are four prisoners now confined in the
county Jail, namely Charles f. Packard and Lu-
Gus f. Warren who are charged with the Illegal
sale q Intoxicating liquors; Warren Daggett,
charged with assault, and Joseph Dyer, charged
with larceny. The indications are that the term
will be short one.
The ease OF Joel H. Byron assignee of Lyman
A. William, VS.. Nathaniel b. Bea was taken up
This afternoon. An action of The ulaintitf
seeks to recover from the defendant the sum of
$100, alleged to have been Wrongfully obtained
from the inSolVent by the defendant a short time
prior to the time of the filing of the petition in in
SolYency and appropriated by him upon the pay
which the defendant was indorSer with the intent
to secure himself from liability.
The defendant claims that at the time OF the
transaction he had no knlowledge whatever Of the
amount he had received from one Butler, by With
ans request and the remaining portion, $40 he
was owing the latter for stock Which he had pur-
chased of him. and that he had paid the whole
it up at his request, acting in the utmost good
faith. The defendant submitted the case without
argument Argument for plaintiff closed and the
case will be given to the jury by the court We'd
nesday morning.
P. A. Sawyer, for pltff s. c. Becher for deft.
This viii be the last term of court to be held in
the old court house, which was erected in 1903
and which for thirty-six years after it was built
used as a court house. The old building
was removed from its original site this
year to make room for the new and commodi-
GUS county building, which is now nearing COM
pletion. The old house has been purchased from
the county by the town. and after some alterations
will be used for town purposes. The new build
ing, which will cost about $4,000 will be com
pleted and ready for occupancy about Dec. LIST.