Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-18
THE SUPREME COURT.
CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS DISPOSED
or THE FIRST WEEK.
CORR ovricrn..

corRr orricERs.
Hon. l.. \. Emery......Prcsiding Justice.
Albert =. Austin, ....................-..Clr Clerk.
Oscar II. llcr.ey, Attorney.
Cyrus NJ. worIneli, .................... Sheriff.
Henry T.. Hammond, ....................Crie
samuel ". Carter, ...~............Iihrarisn
william \. Barrow,, Messenger.
rIRsr JuHy.
Hiram u. Abbott, Ando,er, Foreman.
Asa Atwood, nuckheld.
Adelbcrt Dclano, Canton.
Ebcn D.. Chapman, Gllcad.
Rufus farrar, Jr., Grafton.
Chas. y. Cummings, Norway.
| Timothy ". Cleashy, Paris.
Dana ". Goding. rcru.
John N. Barker, Iiumfori.
David Andrews, sumner.
| Cyrus =. Greene, Waterford.
=. q. Davis, Woodstock.
SECOND iun.
Jane. smith. Norway, FOREMAN.
T.. 4. Grover. Iicthcl.
wllllam ~. Holt, Bethel.
I Thomas q. Walker, Brounheld.
/ Ira 4. jordan, .rcnwOod.
Peter II. Young, Hiram.
Robert Reed. Mexico.
=. 4. stewart, oxford.
Alblon Moody, stoneham.
AARON Libby. sweden.
/ Edmund =. bean. Paris.
lra Moulton, Norway.
The cuaii. ~ hw grini .lswiy.
nut they gfinsi 18th sfvsi An,i sHiall
ThsuTh q mahliuiis stspis vahlnf.
", thsy rtisi ., lat Or all
Tho February term IL the Supreme
/ Judicial Court for the county ~ oNfori
conyrned a Paris ou Tucs,lay, the nth.
The presiding Justice Tor thl. term u
iIoa. l.. \. Emcry of Ellsworth, for
m.fly Law partner 20 Hon. Eugene
Hale. Que II our distinguished senators.
The hrsi day was consumed "a usual
Ia cmpansllne the Juries AMI arranging
the trial ll.,.
Tho following iurymen were cNcuscl (:
stephen Charles of fryehurg, on account
~ Inability a. attend. Henry 4. Kicker
/ IL Hartford. on account ot slckucss la
his family: Samp.on n. Hartman ot
| Lowell. on account 70 very urgent husi-
ness: Frank 4. rhsyer, raris, on The
same ground. 4. :. Nket. ani l. Noul-
ton IT Norway. ani Edmund :. Dean
aud Charles ". chase ~ Paris, were
summoned az luflmrn On st,srial yrnlrvs.
Judge Emery expressed hls lnirnilon
a. the opcnlng of the session, That tho
Law business ot the county, transactr,i
I through IT. courts, should - mAnhgcl
upon buslness principle. lie infounei
/ the bar that W any mrmt'cf hal falls>i 10
have put upon the TRIAL list AZ iis couple
tlan any cause which b. wished io have
trIs,l At thl. session, BE- could not there
after claim trial a. 20 right, bat must
SECURE u by consent, II NJ III. Aficr the
as,ignmcni ~ the eases, h. pihl them
the hish compliment that the, hal shawn
more prumpiliuds. and willingness 60
arrange The eases for trial. than D. had
met With N any other term 20 cuatt over
whiclt b. hal pr-.hicsi sine" D. hal b""u
nn thr l-nrh
The hr.t canss Tor trial Was an action
20 s..ump.li hruughi BY George ".
Pitcher 20 ntiigion against &c. WHEEL.
~ a al, hul Tih'~iis Mfg Co, tfus-
ts,s. Judge FRYE ~ lis;hrl was original
couusrl fof The plalniin. Niief D. stated
M. clsr o. the Jury. Mr.. Swasey tnok
| charge. Judge a.. 4. Wing ~ Nuburn
/ was cvunsel Zoe the defendants.
n Wa elalm~i by yuun,~l ipt ~"
plaintiff that the latter had tcsu employ
| 81 by the defendants a. travelling 'alcs-
man AZ q .siarl II si,!o Ter yrar, con'
msncing Jan. 1t. lsN>; AMI That The
/ monthly payment q slui hal not hcru
/ plil fnr The month Il DcCvmbcr, AMI io
/ ihi, sas siic,i charge ~ -i.nl, c"'i ~
/ fare from Boston 90 rouhni.
Il appeared frum the plsintlfi'' t"sii.
mons that dufins the latter part 10 is.
| b. had Travelled Zoe al" drirndhnis, a
| Do.iou IT,, guDi. flum, uu commission,
I AMI with the flrsi - January vac go.
glgcl fur Nctf. 10 q sil1rN 20 sl,th'
I that De- couiinu~,i 90 travel until the lat
| 10 November. ulIrn The ,efrnianis told
\ him b. hil h.tirr not travel during IT,
/ cymlsr. as trade wts iull. that ~ ar-
i ,urlingiN returned a. Nainr, aud The
dr.t 10 January sent in hls -Ni~nsc
\ l,,oks, "NI.srting to rr,rlYe his month.
nlary. Hearing nothing irpm tho nrm,
Y o. "a fu,e thrn iilr same month, bat get
\ ting no Response. hfuughi suh.
thc dcirncy rlAlmri that While VIZ.
Pitcher va. engaged fut a year, the cun-
tract vas cunllilunal, aul that the dc-
PENDANT. reserved the right o. di.ml.s
| him when hls srrNic-s Wcrv not sAilsfac-
/ tor, that b. was frequently told during
the year that b. Vas not dulng AZ much
a. was expected; that tinally, the lat 20
/ NOVEMBER. they showed him that the
/ profit. from his sale. Zoe th. eleven
| months dii not amount o. hi salafy aud
cNI-nsss. aud thcy could not aiofl IT,
employ him longer. They supposed ihi.
settled The matter, aud dcnl~l hearing
/ FROM Mr. Pitcher thereafter until ihcy
| received nutlcr IL the suit.
Judge Emery told the jury that there
Nas bat Que question upou which they
Netr o. decide. What we're the terms IL
Mr.. Pitcher. employment N employed
4 Internationally Tor a wear. the plaintiff
1. entitled to = verdict. II the defend
ants reserved the right they clalmc,l, snd
Informed Mr.. litch.r that they could no,
coniinuc Ia employ him, then they arr
entitled io verdict.
The Jury werr cut part ~ the after
noon aul al night, and part 81 the next
forenoon, bat could not agrcc.
The grand jury having founl several
Indictments, we're dischnrg"i Friday
morning.
GIlb.rt Chick, hound over from justice
court. vas discharged on the motion ~
Mr.. llcr.ey, a. the grand jury dit not
hnd a bin against him.
Wm. q. johnson, ALA. HALEY, ~ BOs-
ton. Mass, was Indicted for breaking
/ ani entering aud larceny In the store Of
Aiphcus :. iiean II Bethel. lie plead
guilty.
George l.. Thurlow 81 Riley Plantation
Nas indicted for breaking and entering
Anl larceny Ia the store 81 George ~.
iIapgood Of Bethel. Plead guilty.
Vim. .. Walker ~ loston was also In
dlciei for breaking anil entering aud
larccny Ia thi. same store. Plead gull
~. The prisoner. were reminded un-
til saturday al I 4. VI.
Mr.. Poster Jackson, of Norway, haN-
Ing been summoned before the grand
/ Jury, failed Ia appear. County Attorney
lIersey promptly had him brough, b.
\ fore the court. when asked to give an
explanation of hl. conduct, be- replied
that he was willing Ia come but hi.
father told him not Ia. The Judge .iid
| that wiihou; doubt he vas guilty ~ con-
tempt 81 court, but inasmuch a. b. was
a Young man the court would IL more
lcnIent and impose a small fine this time I;
vet enough 10 remind him aud ciAsrs that
th. prUcsssss ~ his ooHH arc act 70 ~
frissd siiA. lie was hnci $40 90 anil
costs, In all sis o..
The second cause that came Ia trial
was an action IL assault aud battery.
Plaintiff. Mary T.. !. Tobln, defendant,
George q. Whitman. Counsel Tor plain