The Republican journal., 1886-11-04
Supreme Judicial Court.

'bDrE NIht'lN lkfSlDiNu.
Inhabitants of Burnham VS.. Inhabitants of Cor
inth An action to recover 5000, pauper supplies
furnished the children of Charles L. and Jennie
Emery. The action was to settle the legal resi-
dence of the children, it being admitted that the
residence Of the father was in Burnham and the
residence of the mother before marriage was in
Corinth The general law is that the residence of
the wife and children is with the father, but there
are exceptions. If q marriage has taken place
through the agency collision of the town officers
for the purpose of changing the settlement, then
the children have the same settlement they would
have had had no marriage taken place - in other
words it would be with the mother. In August
1879, Jennie Allen living in Pittsfied with her
parents. The father was pauper on Corinth. A
short distance away in the town of Burnham, lived
the Emerys son, Charles Z. Emery, was men
tally weak and although of legal age lived with his
father. Charles Emery and Jennie Allen attempt
ed to get married amt were published in tho towns
of Pttsfeld and Burnham. The selectmen of
Bulnham, however, authorized the clerk not to is
sue certificate. Jennie was soon to become Il
mother Matters stood thus when GEO. n. ITll,
one OF the oyerscers Of the poor of CorutI and a
lawyer named Haynes visited the Aliens at Pitt
field The PHI. town says that through the agency
on to Charleston where subsequently Jennie was
brought and the couple married. The defendant
town says that when Hill visited the Aliens he
knew nothing OF the circumstances that while there
Alien asked the advice of his friend Haynes and
it was ON the suggestion of Haynes without the
knowledge Of Hill, that the couple We're taken IL
Charleston ana married to save the disgrace to the
Allen family. The case for the pins was managed
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f. DAYS and W. 7. Thompson. The hearing or-
cured Thursday and Friday but whcn it reached
the jury was disposed of in fifteen minutes The
verdict WAS tor Tire pin. thereby establishing the
settlement Of The ehidrcn in the town of Coriuth.
Rucl A. Io!li-, of Troy u. inhabitants of Unity.
An action to recover Si,,0o damages alleged tn
have been received by pln. through defective
highway in defendant town. The road leads from
GREEN'S Corner in Troy otnty. the accident oc
CURED Nov 3, leo5 ut point near the residence OF
Hmnhsm Bither The PM was Il stage driver and
Wa- thrown outof hi~ carriage receiving 4reit IN
juries. The dctt+. say the accident Wa- uot tat rc-
suit of Il defect in the highway. but wa tae result
of pla. foreclosures and that notice va. given.
Verdict for pin, with damages assessed at 4i5G.53
Powers for PIN. Fogler and Thompson 4 Duntou
for deft.
lhulnaS y. Bent, OF Boston, -. NJ +. Carter, Of
Belfast. All action to recover S5770 balance OF
account. The bill was Of four years standing ami
dcft claimed it was settled. Verdict for delft
Williamson for pin. Hartman for ,cft.
Leave to marry was granted to Susie NJ Murch
Of Belfast Helen VI Loy,tt, Of Liberty Dor,,
Kirby of ecar-mout; Ncttlc 4. Adams, Of sears
port; Felix Wade, Of IincoluyilIe, and samae
Morse, Of Belmont
James :. Hartman has been appointed to ex
anime the records of the Court made during tn,
term of office of the late William Berry, Clerk %
Courts.
Elisha Douglass was divorced from tyutAia VI
Douglass.
The criminal docket wa- begun ON Wcinc-ta.
morning. The first case WA.
State v. William Barnes, of Unity lulctmen
for outlaging Edith Morgan, of Burnhan. on til,
18th Of April last. Barnes was serving sentence
in prison for obstructing the trains the Belta-
branch when he was transferred TO the luuati
asylum. He escaped from that institution la
spring and was on his way to Unity when the al
legged crime was committed. When ut Burham j
is said he entered the house of Mrs Morgan an,
finding Edith alone pcrPctratcd ;hc outrage. Mis-
Morgan i % years Of age, non compos mcnti~
He was arrested and lodged in Belfast Jail Nm
defence is insanity, and an alibi. He denied hay
! ing entered the Morgan house. ON trial. Count
Attorney Rogers for state f. W Brown for def