Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-03-02
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
FEBRuARY TERu, 1856.

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ALnERr \. Ausrrs. Clerk.
J,xrs s. wRronr, County Aiiomcy.
JORDAN SrAcr. SuERirr.
X. A. BARRows, Deputy ieih First
Trarspe Jury.
AurN 7. SrEARSs. Jdiler and DIP
uiy riiA Second Tfarerse Jury.
JouS w. CnADBouRSr. Deputy.
A. Y. BlssErr. Deputy.
n. r. HAMMOND. Crier.
MsrA 8. PowrRs. SieRogrdphr.
SAMUEL II. CARrrR. Librarian.
WILLIAM A. BARRows, Ns's,nger.
A, the time OF going to pre-. las,
Monday the following case WAS on trial
No. $40. Ida NJ. knight. complain
ant. v. John Thomas. Hon. X. A. Frye
for plaintiff. Hiram A. Randall for de-
fsndsn,. The jury were ou, several hours
on this case aud returned q verdict for
plaintiff. whereupon the defence appeals.
Tuesday the Cour, heard;
No. 32J. Aursnus NJ. Fog and
Wallace y. HOdsdon w. Jesse l. Fuller.
Hon. A. X. Savage for plaintiff, Bi'bee
Il Hsrey for defendant. Case tried by
o. II. Hsrey for defendant.
This Was an action OF eple,in Of .
moving machine The plaintiff, claimed
title to same by Holmes note recorded
May Goth. 1885. The defendant claimed
title by purchase At shsriG's sale. the
seizure o, same having been made by the
officer May 18th. 1855. After the evi-
dence was In the case wn Withdrawn
from the jury. the question a, issue being
= question Of Law and no, Of fact. The
Coar, ruled ,ha, the officers return Was
conclusive. and ordered jadgmen, for the
defendant. 10 which ruling the plaintiff
fles exceptions.
Wednesday morning the court room
was we'll filed At an early hour. The
court Was opened ., nine o'clock. and the
Brownfeld murder case was called up.
As Attorney General Baker was no,
pre.en, a, ,hA, hour the trial Was delayed
until eleven o'clock.
Daniel q. Walker WAS arrAigned for
larceny as per indictment, plead guilty.
and Was sentenced to sixty days impri'.
onmen, in the County jail.
At eleven o'clock foss Was brought,
into Court by Jsiler S,esrns. and the pre-
liminsry work Of empsnnellins jury
in the murder case was commenced and
proceeded with the following result:
st. John Hastings. Bethel. excused
relative Of counsel for defence.
David MeKeen, S,Onsham. challenged
by defence.
A. s. Ryeron. Hebron. accepted.
W. II. Tracy. Norway. accepted.
William T. Curtis, Paris, accepted.
George X. HodgdOn. RamfOrd. ac-
cep,ed.
Lueius G. Bates, Sumner. excused
does no, believe 10 capital punishment
Benjamin G. Curtis. Woodstock. chal-
lensed by State.
J. l.. Weeks. RoIbury. excused does
not beliye In capital punishment.
Albert w. Grover, Bethel, challenged
by defence.
Samuel T.. Ca,hman. Hsbron, ehsl.
lensed by defence.
Thoma, II. Sawin. Waterford. eIeas.
ed bad heard the case discussed.
Albert B ConAnt. Canton, excused by
Court for physical disability.
Byron G. Wait. Canton. accepted.
Marion Holman. Dixfsld, excused
formed al opinion.
Arthur Y. Moody, s:oashsm, chal-
lenged by defence.
w. Y. Harding. Woodstock, accepted.
Newton c. Moore, Albany, challenged
by defence.
George + Hawke', Oxford, challenged
by defence.
Augustus q. Pslr.oa, Backasld. ae-
cepted.
Jared z. Berry. Denmark. aecsi ted.
Asa Is. Kimball. Hiram. excused does
no, believe In capital punishmsnt
Gideon NJ. SsnbOrn. Denmark, ehal-
lsnged By defence.
Franklin Porter, Paris, accepted.
Erastus Hayes, Mexico, accepted.
Preston s. Lowe. Baek6sld, excused;
does no, believe 10 capital panishment.
J. r. Sanborn, Norway, accepted.
Alden Keen, Sumner, excused has
heard the case discussed.
N. B. Frost, Norway, challenged by
defence.
Richard T. Martin, Ramford, excused;
does not believe in capital punishmsnt.
John w. Chute. Sweden, excased
relative OF counsel.
G. G. Fletcher, Hartford, challenged
BY defence.
Gilman L. Blake, Bethel, challenged
BY defence.
Apollos o. Goodwin. Upton, challenged
BY dsfsnee.
Daniel w. Pierce, Hiram, challenges
BY defence.
Everett d. Andrews, Paris, challenged
BY defence.
Henry q. Walker. Lowell. challenges