Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-09-05
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
MUNICIPAL COURT.
Judge Andrews Has Busy Day Mcndsi-
A kauss atin0 Case.

Judge Andrews was busy man Monday.
It was the day of the first September civil
term of the Augusta municipal court.
In the case of Darius II. Raymond Of
Mt. Vernon VS.. Joseph b. Lowe, trial jus,
tice Of Resdfeid, for damages caused by
alleged unfair and Illegal treatment wber
under trial in q criminal action, Anson ~
Goddard, Esq, for the complaip'
ant, aud Besne & Beane Of Hallow"i
and Readfeld for the respondent
the counsel came to an agreement whereb,
judgment was entered for the respondrn'
and the mplaiaant appealed.
This was done because 1t appeared in
appeal if judgment was entered agaii s.
them in he lower court, and thus second
trial would be a necessity. BY the techni
cal judgment and appeal the case was CIR
yied at once into the superior court and th'
expense of the first trial avoided.
The first case On trisl was Daniel Moore
VS.. w. J. Buchanan, Whitvhouse & Fish-r
for the complainant and Heath & Tuell ioi
the respondent. This was an action to T.
cover S. 80 alleged to be due for rent.
The defence was a general denial Of tho
allegation of a contract. Several witness
were examined. The case was CONTINUED
Ifron the forenoon to . Z. NJ. At the
thine the counsel appeared AMI asked til Il
Ithe case be continued to allow them time t,
prepare arguments.
/ Stephen r. Stilkey vs. Harry Cook son, AZ
|action in trover to recover damages for ths
|all' god conversion of horse and bug q
WAS the next case brought up. Stilkey wa
represented BY Joseph Williamson, Jr., and
Cookson by Heath and Tuell.
| The only witnesses examined were the
Two parties to the suit. The point in ds
pute was rs to whether or not Stilkey. VIII
is Il stable keeper, had understood wler
Cookson hired team of him that the later
WAS going to Vassalboro only or was T.
continue on further. Arguments wer,
hear and decision was reserved.
The next case was Il sensational afelr
abounding in evidence unsuitable for pub
licaton and the whole affair presenting +
. most naus ating spectacle.
A case of Mysteries in court. an exhb'
ton of brutal depravity and ali open az
iosolent interruption of the court. follos.e
/ BY the instant arrest of the offender, wer
some of the features of the trial.
The case WAS Gertie Leighton against
C ,arles Leighton her husband. for alleg d
ea.saulr and battery, Anson NJ. Goddarc
# ,r the complainant and Heath & Tuell fo,
the respondent. It is due to Mr.. Tuell
rw no conducted the case for the latter firm
Al. L. .,~ xf l..
character and stranger to his client wher
called into court to defend him.
4 When the case WAS continued at o'clo' /
3 the evening to . o'clock Tuesday morn
ing the two parties othe case only had
been examined.
i The sympathy Of everyone present wen
lput to the poor. frightened and ratli y
iweak minded little wife. who is only II ano
who has been married but three weeks.
Even by his conversation before the tria
formally opened while waiting for the AZ
-pearance of the counsel, leighton made :
shameful exhibition of himself by tots
disregard for the sanctities of married life
ruthless disregard of the proprieties Of
language and decency of thought and dis
tgusted everybody with him.
b This opinion was not changed by his con
duct during the trial nor by the brutality
thought and expression evinced by himself
and few choice friends when his unfOrtu
nate wife had bad attack of Mysteries.
I She had a second one at the close of thu
.heariny an! it was found necessary to cal
,Dr Geo. II. Briekett. Mrs. Leighton wa.
taken to the poor farm. having no parents
relatives nor friends.
, The alleged assault was committed o'
the sturway leading from Water street tt
Will Aus.en's tenement just north of th'
Domestic bakery. Leighton attempted ts
get his wife to 90 upstairs with Mrs. Aus,ii
who is his sister.
!, His wife had decided to leave him on a.
count of her fear of him. Through the
aid of Marshal Morse she secure1 plac'
to work and was going back to the Austins,
where she had been stay ing, for her clothes
During the trial Will Austin, Leighton
lbrother-in law, insolently and wsntonly in
'terrupted Mr. Goddard. AMI was immedi
lately arrested and removed to the poiie {
station by order of the court. A short con-
'fnement in one of the cells restored Austin
to his senses and after suitable apology
sand positive assurance that he would
never behave so again he was released.