The Republican journal., 1886-04-22
Supreme Judicial Court.

JOHN A. PETERS, C. j., PRESIDING.
The April term of the S. j. Court for Waldo
county opened at Belfast on Tuesday, chief Jus
tice Peters on the Bench. Prayer was offered by
Rev. G. W. Jenkins
The officers of the court are:
William Berry, Clerk.
X. W. Rogers, County Attorney
Ansel Wadsworth, Sheriff.
z. l.. Downs, j. W. Wallace, 5. ii. West, c. +
knowton and l. S. Elliot, Deputy Sheril's.
Rnel Smith, Court Reporter.
Alden Witherley, Messenger
The Grand Jury is the same as last term. The
following jurymen are in attendance:
FIRST JURY. A. J. Hurd, foreman, Unity: Bry
on Avery, Prospect &. W Bartlett, Waldo; Hen
ry ID. Black, stockton: Isaiah Boar',man, Isles
boro; Fred Batcheller, Burnham; Thomas Gloon
Frankfort; William 7. Calderwood, Linconvlle
Lucius III. Duncan, Northport; Henry \. Edwards
Searspor; IL. III. Cove, Liberty; Gilman r. Gould
Monroe.
SECOND JURY. Isaac y. Hartman, foreman
Scarsport; +. NJ. Hamilton, Montvillc; Gardner !.
Hemenway Searsmont; John u. Jones, Brooks
Joseph Marden, SwanylIe; Josiah Norton Palcl
mo; Fred Patterson, Thorndke; Chas W. Twitch
ELL Freedom y. f. Weymouth Troy: Charlie
Wctherbec, Belmont.
{. NJ. Conant and {. Il. Hill, of Winterport, Were
excused
Belfast is unrepresented on the jury, which Will
those excused leaves but ten men on the secon,
panel. The court instructed the sheriff to draw
jurymen from the audience, when needed, sug
gesting that Belfast men be selected. The frs
case called for trial was:
Fred II, M III
Ninalhaven An action of assumpsit with accoun
annexed, to recover s26l57. The defence was
general denial with an account in sct-ofl amountin.
to $40. In addition to this the defendant put in n
account for balance due on a board bill amountin:
to Sl55.11. The pin. is stone cutter formerly o
Nindlhavcn where he boarded with dcft, Wh'
Keeps Il hotel and store at Carvers liarbor. The
pf. alleges that from 1883 TO 1883 he handle
horses for deft and performed other labor to th'
amount of bill. He claimed that dcfts horses wert
vicious and unmanageable by the owner.
Def. says that PIN and family boarded witt
him While at his house he gave PIN. the use o
his horses to ride. That he never hired him t,
manage his horses and only heard of pins claim
after pin moved to Belfast, and had been sued To-
the balance of his board BILL
The case really involved two suits. The dc #
dropped his suit against pf, the present acton
taking place of both. The Judge told the ur,
after comparing accounts and striking the balance
their verdict must be one of three forms-for til,
pin. with the amount which Ieft. owed him TO
the dcft. with the amount which PIN. owed him
OF, if the accounts evenly balanced, for neithe
rarity. Verdict for delft. for Sl0l.21. Thompson
tor PIN Robinson, of R"ckland, for dctt.
Henry Hawkins vs. inhabitants Of Northport
An action to recover for services in building tn,
new shore road from the Camp@round to >aturcla,
Cove. The PIN agreed To build the road for -,
1870, The deft. town refused to accept the road
but has paid pin. more than $500. The matte
was left to a referee who substantially agreed witt
the town. Hawkins now puts i'll claim by thu
day the bill exceeding $1,000 "Wednesday after
noon the jury drove to Northpor to view the road
On trial. Williamson x Foglcr for rlh. Thomp
4 Duntom for dcft
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