The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-04
Somerset $. j. Court


y. ". BRAINERD, Cierk.
| BEN. S. COLLINS, County attorney.
4. ii. Small, Stenogrd pher. /
+. p NtLEs, shertU. |
BLAINE :. VlLEs Messenger.
DEPUTIES: John smith, Jailor; Charles F
/ Ham, Lyman Grant Hiram NJ Waugh
! Business at the Court House WAS not
very brisk the last part of last week aad
may be briefly stated as follow:
Thursday court was engaged = the
case Flanders vs.. Fogg, action Tor de-
ceit. \ horse and note figure Tomi-
nently in this case and it goes to the law
court ON report. Merrill & Cover for
the plaintiff; J. f. Holman and 5. 5
Brown for the defendant. Friday the
equity case {. Davis Miller vs.. Mark II
| Hilton and Mary H. Hilton was heard by
Judge Strout, and ON Saturday, the
Boulier, Mary Boulier and Somerset
Loan and Building Associations Merrill
4 Cover were for the plaintih. Walton
x Walton for the defendants in the form
er case; Merrill 4 Cover for plaiutin.
+. =. Coffin and Forrest Goodwin for de-
PENDANTS in the latter case. The claims
in the two last cases are the sane, viz
conveyance OF property to the vile in
dctraud OF creditors.
Several divorce cases were heard sat
urday. but decree was not made and pro
badly will not be until the end OF the
term
On Monday the case State V. Edward
II. Cannon, on an Indictment for
larceny WIS commenced and is still in
process Of trial The ease causes much
interest in North Arson where the re-
spoudeut resides and a 'cloud Of Wit
nesses" arrived Monday Tor the STATE
and the respondent. The STATE alleges
the stealing by the respondent Of Il llock
of 80 eve sheep ia November. le9l
These SheeI were in IN enclosure known
rs the Emery pasture and the state
claims that the oppndeut took them ina
the night time from this pasture 10 lis
own pasture mile ar more distant and
subs, qurnfiY droNe lhem 10 North An
son station and shipped Dhcm a@aY by
the Somerset Railway. 'lhc sheep were
marked with two bottle mark. one ON
each hip. The State introduced evidence
To show that these sheep were sen in
Gamnon'S pasture, Sunday, November
-. and on Monday, November Il. they
were gone. \ tin pail with small
quantity Of salt in it, found near the
break in the fence of the Emery pasture
where the sheep we're supposed to have
been driven. was identified by sever i
witnesses Is the property 81 the respou-
dent.
Forrest Goodwin opened for the de-
PENDANT Wednesday afternoon. Tie dc.
Tense is general denial and claim of an
alib rs 10 the time the sheep were allcg-
ell to have been stolen. The State has
Is witnesses and has summoned others
to be used in rrbutlal; the defense has
Ii witnesses. therefore the cost 10 the
county will he large. \ verdict will
probably he reached tomorrow. County
Attorney Collins for the State and A.
Simmons and Forrest Goodwin for the
respondent.
The clse Nellie +. Waldron y. The
Maine Central Railroad Company that
WAS to have been tried this week has
been entered on the court docket
"hcither party" settlement having
been effected whereby the plaintiff is to
receive the sum of s. 900 in payment for
physical damage sustained for which the
defendant corporation WAS legally re-
sponsihlo. The case was entered in the
December term but the plantitl agreed
without her counsel. Hon +. W. loVcy.
having any knowledge of the transac-
ton. As soon as he learned of the
agreement he advised its abrogalon by
the plaintitl' and the return of the draft
to the Company which WAS done. This
was upon the allegation that undue in
llucuce had been cXerted in the settle
mcnt. Finally the case was settled by
the counsel for the defendant corpora
ton agreeing to the payment of the
sum above stated.
Miss Waldron was injured by fall
from her carriage by reason Of car
standing in the Travelled portion Of the
street,
The case wds one Of great interest in
Pitt>ticld and a large number Of Wit
nesses were summoned for the trial.