The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-11
Somerset s J Court

FOSTER j. PRESIDING
l.. H. ebb, Clerk
f. + Danforth, County Attorney
Miss Minta Powers, Stenographer.
Zenas Vaughan, Sheriff.
J,hn II. Mitchell, C. H. Jones, r. S.
williams, Lyman Grant, Deputies.
Charles A. Fairbsother, Messenger.
In the case Nickerson V. Gould upon
which the jury were sitting when WE
went to press Thursday, the verdict was
for the plf. Sl026.lS.
Thursday frost ct al. V. Water
vile and Fairfield X. X. Co.
Action on the case to recover damages
sustained by Mrs. Frost Zone of the plffs.
from the negligence of the defts. at Fair
field in July 1883, by not stopping the
defts. horse car a sufficient time to permit
her to alight from the car, near her own
house in Fairfield.
The defts. are proprietors of 4 horse
railway, between the city of Waterville
and Fairfield village, q distance of three
miles.
Both plfs. were passengers from Wa
terville TO Fairfield and sat on the same
seat nearly midway Of seven seated
open car, each seat Of capacity to accom-
modate ) or 6 persons. Steps for enter
ing the car were upon the sides. When
the car arrived At Fairfield and opposite
pln's. house, Mr. Frost and his wife sat
together on right hand side of car, Mr..
Frost outside and another person to the
left Of Mrs. Frost. AT the point where
plffs. got out, several other passengers
left the car. Pits. testified that in pre-
pairing to leave the cars MIR. Frost direct.
ed his wife to get on on the left hand side
and thus passing the person sitting on
her left. Mr.. Frost alghted from the
right hand side aud Immediately walked
round the rear end of the car to join his
wife, ~ she got out on the left hand side
He testified that when he got past or
nearly past the hind end of the car he
heard the signal bell of the driver to
start; and the next moment saw his wife
PROSTATE upon the ground having fallen
from the car in the act of alightlng the
car was then in motion. 1t was in the
evening. He helped her up and carried
her into his house and found she had been
injured in one shoulder and by bruises
upon one leg. He afterward called DR..
Goodrich who found that her shoulder
was dislocated
The wife is corpulent woman, weigh
ing 225 pounds, and of middle age.
Defence. Not guilty Defts. intro
duced evidence tending to show ordinary
care and prudence on the part Of the
defts. that the driver stopped when re-.
quested, and that he gave ample time for
all the passengers who got of at that
place, to alight In perfect safety, and that
II the plfis. sustained any injury 1t was
the result of their own indiscretion OF
purely accidental.
Submitted to LIST jury, Mr.. Vickere
foreman, Friday. The jury failed t.
agree upon serdict S. s. Chapman for
plts. Webb & Webb for defts.
Saturday. 1prd Gh.-R. ID. Wood &
Go. of Philadelphia vs.. the SkowhegaD
Water Co.
Suit brought on account annexed for
inch iron pipe, amounting to $l4il.
The pipe was furnished on the order of
b. C.. Nudge whom the plaintiffs claim
was the agent of the Defendants Corpo-
ration The defense Is that Nudge was
a contractor to put in the water works,
and in no sense the agent of the CON-
pany.
| After the plf. had got in portion of
the evidence, on suggestion of the cour,
the parties agreed to withdraw the case
from the jury, let the evidence be heard by
upon report. The case was Gle sed late
Saturday evening.
Merrill & Coffin for pi
Danforth & Gould and Walton avail
ton for defts.
MDnddy SM.-Alonzo Brown vs.. Town
Of Skowhegan. Cmim for damages for
alleged defect In highway.
After the plaintiff had put in evidence
and the counsel and court had viewed
the premises, Judge Foster, on motion
Of the defendant ordered nonsuit.
Josiah Crosby for plf.
d. ID. Stewart for deft-
Monday and Tuesday the following
criminal cases were disposed of:
State vs.. Frank Thurber. Indicted for
the larceny of 2 overcoats from II. C
Deckers store.
Verdict-Not guilty.
State W.. Frank Cotton, common seller
of Intoxicating liquors. Plea of moi
guilty retracted and plea of guilty enter
ed Fined 500 and costs, taxed at 500
II.
State VS. John II, McCone. Breaking
and entering. After the evidence of the
government was in the respondent re-
tracted the plea of not guilty, and plead
ed "n0io cOntendre" and was sentenced to
eleven months and twenty-five days In
Auburn work Jail.
State vs.. Nelson +. knights. Breaking
and entering Warren Foss store in
Brighton. Plea guilty. Sentenced to
year In Auburn work Jail.
Tuesday hearing was given on Pc
tition of Mrs. Emma Halves for allow
ance for herself and child during the
suit pending on her libel for divorce.
The prayer was not granted.
Court adjourned Tuesday evening" at
O'Clock after the transaction of II much
larger amount of business than was ex-
pected the first days of the term.