Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-26
SUPREME JUDICIAL couar.
kennebee cessb- 0ctsbss Term. 1892
Mon. Vim. P. Whiseheuse. J.. Presiding.
W. 8. CHoArE, Clerk
g.. r. STEygss. Sheriff.
y. A. SNAIL, Stenograpsaer.

completed this morning. the cross exsn,ina-
non lasting nearly an hour. He denied thai
VIM. Grants name was mentioned lIirectIs
or Indirectly by Peter q. Brais,reet as a
subject Of biz bounty. 1t also appeared
from his testimony that he had carried out
the wishes Of his brother in the eases ts
which he had testified. and that in the eases
Of Eliza Ferguson and Peter Grant he had
made the Maine Trust and Banking Go, the
trustees, placing in its hands sufficient So
cnri;ies to carry out the bequest.
The Deposition Of Joseph s. Bradstree'
gas taken a, noon by the desis. ami ohered
10 evidence in the afternoon He sestifiet
tfa; in November, iss9, he bad a conversa-
sion with Miss Fairbanks IN Plymouth.
Mass. and after concluding talk with her
.bout his personal matter in connection with
the estate Of Peter 6. Bradstreet, he asked
her what Peter said about Miss Ferguson
IND Wn. and Peter Grant. aud she rolA
ytin, that he asked her If she would swear
that VIM. Grant was to have five hundred
20 thousand, as she remembered the
tmoant 10 be. and she said that she conid
not Etftt IF ANAfA ~ 'slf Mann KY -
mixed with Peter Grant and Eliza Fergu-
son. and she didn't know but she had. Shs
said that she wouldn't swear that Wm
Grants name was mentioned at all at the
time. The witness refused to give the con
yersatioa relating TO her present connection
with Peter Brad.treet or his estate. and sta
ted that he had giyen all the talk referring
20 the -ubject matter Of this SAT-. He de
= -. L.. L.. rfaey.
against the estate or whether he relied on
Mis-. Fairbanks TO support such claim
ba the groun | OF his declination to answer
he counsel for plaintiff objected to the AL
mission of the deposition, but after hearing
die testimony of Miss Fairbanks upon ID,
subject the jury retiring TO their room TEN
porarily, the testimony was admitted .
Miss Fairbanks, recalled in rebattal, tes
tihed that she did have a conversation with
Joseph gradstreet and told him of certain
notes held by Peter Bradstreet against him
md which she figured up under the direc
ion of Peter Bradstreet; that after this h.
.aid TO her. MI VIM. Bradstreet was re-
membered by Peter, was he:" to which she
.aid yes. Then he said, ale left him a
thousand dollars year. 10 which she an
.wered yes. That in few minutes shs
.ail she didn't think it possible but that
Wr Br,dstrsst would carry out tn. be
apest. and Joseph Bradstreet in a snecrins
s,v .,ilDif kue,. him AZ well "A he ditl
I sTa,,id not ernect him tn carry il ont
a.. .a;1 sh.. Al not toll him sha had ,,ol
,i,,, o.,,,.,. n,ixea M, NOR toll him that sh.
IA ma, remember whether VII
a., tr,n,,. ,,me was mentioned
49,, i, ~, d., nav, ,f th,. conservation il
- -. fa.ari, pr.as,roa,.s ,,,t,sr al,
- .at,,,l 20 ~, ,,,,lI suasr 70 IL AND al.
- - -, -, ., Ia. oblio,.d IN h,,,
NO., t,,, an. va nn.;,iye of il. tina, she did
~. r., .,.,. 49,, sba rnut3 NO, swear i,
- - ia W. Gran, benuest
1r,a ,ns,;,noov was concluded at ! O'Clock
,,I ,,,o ,r,nmc,t az Mr. Raker was fin
,sb..d a, & o'rJock when court adjourned nn.
III morning at SIS.
The following Jurors reported for seryic,
today and second panel was organize
from the list 4
II. u. Is. Aver, Nassalboro John II
Bailey, PittstonS IL l. 'lough' winthrop
Geo. w Cross, Gardiner; j. u. Darfah
Wateryiile: Francis Il. Foster Belgrade
samuel Gardner. Watcrylle; Clarence
Getciell West Gardiner; VIM H. liar-
mon, China; j. T.. Met ornick, Eeadied
: bHiHH fhhk"7h"f A'A '''f'''
David Il Munsey. Oakland Mauley W
saunders, Augusta Cyrus +. Stllson, Au-
rnsta j. f. Thompson, Chelsea; Archi-
bald Tozicr. tlbion
C,eo. :. Flood vs. City of Watervlle.
Webb. johnson & Webb for plaintiff. s. :.
BROWN and f.. F.. Clare for defendants
This case was taken up and opened 10 the
.ecoud iury bv Mr. johnson at II O'Clock
N order to give the jury an opportunity Il
nroeeed to Waterville at noon and view the
nlact. of alleged damage. The suit is peti
non under the, statute for damages which
the plaintiff alleges he has sustained by
reason of the raising of the grade of Main
,trprt in the defendant city. He says that
hi. brick building was one step up from the
street as the grade was before the raising
md now that the sidewalk Ia some 20 inches
dove the toorsill at one end of the build
ING aud some IL inches above at the other
The Jury were sent to Wateryille for view
in charge of an officer and returned IN the
afternoon, and the case will be continued
npon the conclusion of Grant Brad
street.
In the ease of Town of Arson petitioners
for tn, appointment of trustees the hna
llecrce was fled in the supreme judicial
court YESTERDAY The case briefly stated is
this The Somerset Railroad Co. conveyed
lts road TO trustees to secure bonds issued
hy the company. afterwards the interest not
being paid. nm arrangement was made by
which new company, called the Somerset
hallway was organized and new bonds
issued. the road being second time con
veyed to trustees. Now part of the original
honlhoiders who lii not Join IN the new
organization. claim that the second organic
alton is invalid. that their bonds are still