The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-16
PlscArAouIs co. S. J. COURT
BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.
Reported for the Press

lhepOTleu 1Or the PfeSS.
In the case of John Micue ct al vs.. Moses
Mosher the jury this morning returned verdict
for the defendant
OF trespass The parties i'll this case reside in
Atkinson. The plaintiff testified that on May
~, 1884, while ne was at work in his field which
adIoins that of Mr.. Jose, his attention was at
tracted by the believing of OK as if in distress
that upon looking III the direction from which the
sound came, he saw the defendant, who was at
work in his own field with his team, cruelty beat
ing the animal; that after witnessing the pro-
ceeding for some time, he went to the place and
nndlng the OK bound so as to render him nearly
helpless, he endeavored to reason with the de-
fendant and induce him TO release the animal
and upon his refusing, attempted to do so himself
whereup0n the defendant became enraged and
dealt HIM severe blow across the side of the
lace, near the left eye, with an OK goad infiieting
severe and painful wound, necessitating the
employment OF a physician, and resulting in Sc
rious injury to his eyesight.
Dr. Elbrldge A. Thompson of Dover was called
by the plaintiff and testified relative to the nature
OF the injury, and as to treatment therefor
The defendant, gentleman 50 years of age, tes-
titled that on the day in question he was at work
IN his field with his team that one of his oxen,
which was a refractory animal, had become re-
leased from his yoke; that he had secured him
and was endeavoring to drive him back to the
team, when the plaintiff came up and asked him
~ + he d,T wanted any that he replied that
return to his own work. and attend to his own af-
fairs; that the plaintiff attempted to remove the
rope by which the OK was secured; that hot words
followed, during which the plaintiff told him (the
defendant) to strike him if he dared, wherenpon
he dealt him blow across the face with the OK
goad which he had in his hand.
After being out about two hours, the jury re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff for $50. AID
damnum, $780,
j. B. Peaks, Lebroke g. Parsons
A. nj. Robinson, Josiah Crosby.
EDenezer j. Coe ct ais appellants from the de-
clsion OF county commissioners. The county com
missioners of Penobscot and Piscataquis, acting
jointly laid d road i'll both countless and through
lands in unncorporated townships From the 10
cation OF this road the appellants, owners Of land
IN qnlncorporated towns over which the road was
laid, appealed, and entered their appeal in the
Supreme Court at Bangor for the county of Pc
nobscot and at Dover for the county of Piscata-
quis. A committee, comprised of Ephraim Flint,
RUFUS Prince and Ezra G. Brett was appointed to
consider the necessity for the way, by the SUI
preine Court sitting both at Bangor and Dover
That committee has attended to its duty, viewed
the way, heard the parties and considered the
matter, and filed their report at this term of court
for the county of Piseataqus, reversing the action
OF the joint board OF commissioners, and deciding
that public convenience and necessity did not re-
quire the construction of the way as laid by the
JOINT boards OF county commissioners for the two
counties.
The respondents who were the petitioners for
the location OF the way, objected to the accept
ance OF the report upon the ground that the law
did not authorize any appeal from the joint action
OF the two boards of county commissioners in To-
SAT fasing ane way and Tor the same reason moved
from the petitioners that the expenses OF the COM
mittee shonld be provided for temporarily by
them IN order that the county might not be COM
PEELED to pay bill for which they might not be
legally chargable and considering that another
Justice OF the same court had entertained juriS-
dlctlon OF the appeal, and appointed a committee
JudgeHaskell oVerruled the motion to dismiss the
appeal, and accepted the report of the committee
as being the most feasible method of accomplish.
ing a tnal decision by the Law Court.
McCrilliS & Wilson.
Parsons, County Atty, A. G.. Lebroke
Anna j. Page, libelant, VS.. OTTin Page. Libel
Tor divorce: Cause, non-support. Continued to
enable libelant to obtain evidence
J. +. Sprague for libelant.
Mary o. Watson, libelant, VS.. Trueman Watson.
Libel for divorce. Cause, extreme cruelty. De-
cisiOn reserved.
Henry Hudson for lbelant.
JonanuS A. Allen, libelant, VS.. Lizzie A. Allen
creed. ~
Henry Hudson for libelant.
Maria G. Bray. libelant VS.. Willard C. Bray
Libel for divorce. Cause, cruel and abusive
treatment. Divorce decreed. Custody of minor
children decreed to libelant.
J. b. Peaks for lbelant.
Emma B, Goodrich, fiDelant, VS.. John w. Good
decreed nv
J.. +. Sprague for libelant
AlYarado I. Libby of Wellington was arraiened
upon an Indictment found against him at this
term, charging him with being a common seller
OF Intoxicating liquor, pleaded nolo contendere.
anu was sentenced to pay fine of 500 and costs
taxed at S8O.97 Fine and costs paid.
hon. A. q. Lebroke, counsel for Richard
thompson, who was indicted at this term for
arson, today gave notice that the plea of insanity
would be lnterpOSed in this case