Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-02-23
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
FrnRuARi TKRM. 1886

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ArsrrS T.. S~rEAKss. Jailer aud DEP
ufy uiA Seoond Trdrerss jury.
JonN W. CnApnouKSE, Dspuiy.
A. y. BAssErr. DEPUTY.
n. r. HAMMOND, Cno.
NINA s. PowrRs, Si0aograpA0.
SAMUEL r. CAnrER, Librardn.
WILLIAM A. BAuEows. M,ssHgcr.
The wheel. Of legal machinery have
.ome~hai increased in motion the pas,
week and quite a number q cases have
been disposed o.
One divorce which Was overlooked In
our report. occurred Thursday OF last
week, a. follows;
No. az. Henry NJ. o'gOod. hbelAni'
vs.. Polly u. OsgOOd. Samuel =. Glib
son for libelan,. Divorce dseresd nisi
for the cause Of adultery.
Monday. with the exception Of a d..
voice case published las, week. was de-
voted 10 the taking Of testimony IN the
case Of DeAfborn vs.. Bartlett.
Tuesday forenoon Was occupied by the
same case. -.
Tuesday afternoon the testimony closed
in the Dearborn ". Bartlett case and
Mes.r SwA.ey and Holmes made their
Arguments. occupying the remainder OF
the Aternoon.
wednesday forenoon the Judge de-
hyercd the charge in the Dsarbofn.Baf
lett case. The jury returned a verdict
for the defendant.
jus, before the adjournment Of The
forenoon session Wednesday, otheef Chad.
bourne walked into the courtroom ae'
eomparied by a small man. dressed IN a
neA, suit Of mixed clothes. Few peisons
In the room Al the time knew Who this
man va. or realized that bic business
there va. other than that Of the ordinary
observer. Fewer ys, realized that The
man in question was Wendall ; fo,''
the murderer Of HArille A. Wentworth
Of Brownfeld When the Clerk read to
him the indic,msn, found by the Grand
JuD. Foss appeared ,omevha, nervous
and /, was With considerAble effort that
be kept back the tears. bat When the
usual qas,iion was pat 20 him "Afe
You guilty OF no, guilty ," he replied IN
= clear. disiinei tnue,-and With con.
siderable emphasis: no gully. nr
The Judge questioned him somewhat a.
% bio asancAl condition Ia order % as
certain hi, ability to employ counsel. and
appointed Hoa. David X. HAs,ing, aud
Hon. John 7. S-asey fof his defence.
The TRIAL was assigned fof Wednesday
the 9tth inst.
Wednesday afternoon the Court heard
the follo~ing case
No. So. Peflsy II Heath " liar.
Ian T.. Wheeler. III I Peabody and
Hiram Bsnrs,i. Hon X A Frye ap.
pssrtd ioi the plaintiff and Add.soa l..
Hsriek foi Peabody AID Wheeler
Hiram Bennett dsiaalisd. 10 ,hls ac.
ton the plaintiff claimed that defendants
cattle irs,pas,sd upon hi, land doing
damage 70 the tKicn, q iveniy dollars.
The jary returned a verdict io' tie de-
fcndanl
The same afternoon. "Wednesday, the
lolloving case ~, opcnsd:
No. 80. Patrick Harrington ".
Patrick Connslly. samuel =. Gibsoa iof
plaintiff and Addison T. Hsuiek for de-
isndan,. Tbs was an action Of ,rcspa,'
on land. the plaintiff claiming ,ha, The
defendant in hauling hay across be tihs
plAintiFs) lard failed 20 keep Ia the
road granted a. an eAsmeni OF rish, Of
way, ba, malicioa,ly drove loaded teams
across and cut up the land q The plaia-
tiff. causing damage 10 sAid land TO The
amour, Of one huhdred dollars. The
jury broash, ir a verde, for the plaia,ia
With damages AZ $500.
Thursday forenoon John T.. Cole w''
ArrAisned before the Court for forgery A.
per Indictment found by the Grand Jury
lie vas placed under bonds Of one ,hoa'-
and dollars.
The cOar, continued the hearing IN
case No. 229.
Thursday afternoon the Cosit heard
No. 2gt. John ). MOalion ". sam.
uel Book. and samuel Danforih. Has
ting, & Son for plaintiff aud A. r. Elioa
for defendant. ElwArd T.. Hastings
opened The case Coz the plaintiff. This
was an action Of s,sumPsii based on =
prOmisso'y note.
Verdict for plaintiff. $500.
Friday the Court heard;
No. 33l. William W. Mason "
Alphsu. ). Bean. Hon. Il A. Frye AP.
pearrd for the plaintiff. and Hoa. David
Hammons for defendant
Thi. was an action Of assumpsii.
Plaintiff suing for slil6j for lumber.
Plea Of defendant was the general issue.
Verde, f5r plaintiff siiOl5. In this
case the plaintiff claimed one contract
and the dsfendAn, another and dlfereni
eon,rae,. therefore a special fading was
requested a. TO which Of the oonirae,s
claimed was tbs one made by the parties.
In the special finding the jury say that
the eon,raei claimed by Mason WAS the
one made. and in answer 10 the question:
"H0w much WAS due Oct. Jlsi! they
return sl3sl2.
Tie above case occupied tie time
Saturday forenoon. Saturday afternoon
Judge Foster adjourned the Court until
half past eleven. Monday.
Monday the Court took up case
No. 500. Ida NJ. Knight, complain
ant. ". John Thomas.
This case is on trial a, the time OF go-
iDg TO press
MOTIFS.
Last Tuesday afternoon a large audi
enoe was prssen, including several ladies,
smong them Mrs Addison T.. Hsrriek,
Of Bethel. and the Misses Pefham. Of
Paris
Among the lawyer. Ia attendance who
were not here The frs, week We notice
Hon. David Hammons, Of Bethel. and
Hon. T. ;. Hardy. OF Andover.
Deputy Sheriff Alvan y. Goodwin. OF
Bethel. was in court last Wednesday.
Deputy Sheriff Josiah W. Written, OF