The Republican journal., 1896-10-22
Supreme Judicial Court.
JUDGE FOSTER PRESIDING.

| JUDGE FOSTER PRESIDING.
The October term of S. j. Court ope ned in
this city Tuesday forenoon, Associate JUS
tice Enoch Foster of Bethel presiding. Fol-
lowing is list of other officials Jurors. etc >.
| in attendance.
| Clerk, Tileston Wadlin, Belfast
Stenographer, Miss Minta Powers, Skow-
hegan.
County Attorney, Ellery Bowden, Winter
port.
Sheriff, Samuel G. Norton, Belfast.
Deputy Sheritfs, Isaac Leathers, crier,
| Brooks; Eugene Blanchard, Stockton
| Springs; Geo. B. Ordway, Swanville Geo
A. Jackson, Searsmont.
Messenger, NJ. G. Norton, Belfast.
Prayer was offered at the opening of Court
| by Rev. j. F. Titon.
| Tuesday was occupied in impaneling the
| juries, calling the docket and assigning
cases. The old docket has PA cases, of
| which II are pending in the Law Court; 10
| have been previously referred; 10 are mark
| ed for trial; 26, continued 20, neither party
| which means the cases are settled -, de-
faulted; 3, dismissed; 3, nonsuited and 3
continued for Judgment. A number of cases
We're passed, to be called later in the
term There are Is divorce cases, of which
cases
| The grand jury was impaneled and organ
lied for the year, as follows:
James G. Harding, foreman, Waldo; A.
q. Currier, clerk, Morrill,; Stephen l.. Bag
ley, Montville; Alton K Braley, Belfast;
Marshall Cilley, Lincolnville; Albert
Conant, Winterport; Charles Cook, Unity !;
w. s. Dollotf, Thorndike Alfred A. CHM,
Prospect; Henry M. Griffin, Stockton
Springs; j. F. Grindell, Islesboro c. B
1ngraham, Knox; Percy Leman, Liberty !;
A. III. Mayo, Monroe; William M. Merithew,
Searsport; Leroy Mariner Searsmont; !;
George W. Patterson, Belfast; Willis Wan
ing, Freedom.
| Following are the traverse jurors for the
| term:
| Searsport Stephen Babbidge, Islesboro; l..
l.. Barlow, Waldo; Frank Bowden, Frank
| fort; c. o. Bradstreet, Palermo; E. P.
| Chase, Jackson Robert III. Coombs, Belfast;
| John N. Cox, Searsmont; George H. Davis,
Belfast; Oakes A. Dodge, Burnham; Charles
| Lincolnville
SECOND JURY. A. S. Nickerson, foreman,
Swanville Edward Knowlton, Northport;
Samuel A. Littlefield, Winterport; William
| A. Lord, Liberty; George W. Morse, Bel
mont; A. r. Murch, Unity; Christopher c.
Ridley, Prospect; A H. Rose, Brooks Will
liam S. Shaw, Winterport; Andrew j. Side
linger, Troy; E. A. Sprowl, Montvlle; Will
| lard l.. Staples Stockton Springs.
SUPERNUMERAR1Es. Frank B. Strout,
Bel1ast; John 5. IWOmbly, Monroe; I'll. w.
Wescott, Knox.
| Thomas l.. Shute of Belfast, drawn as
| traverse juror, was excused the first day.
Both traverse Juries were excused Tues
day noon, to Wednesday morning
The following attorneys from other coun-
ties are in attendance: F. S. Walls, Vinal-
haven; VIM. H. Fogler, Rockland j. H.
Montgomery, Camden: Hiram Bliss, Jr.,
| Washington.
There are 122 new entries, including %
cases of Belfast taxes 1S95,) . of Islesboro,
and of Northport. Among the Belfast
| taxes cases are those against the Belfast
Hotel Co., Waldo County Agricultural Soci-
ETY., Ralph z. Johnson, and several resi-
| dents. The johnson case is for 81 POO tax
| on the property of defendant and his moth
| er, who were executors of the will of his
! father. The property has always been taxed
! in Belfast, bur since tile death Of his mother
| in 1894, Mr.. Johnson has claimed to be
resident of Washington d. g., and that
the property is taxed there. The city claims
that the property belongs in Belfast aEd is, in
fact, not taxed in Washington.
W Nednesday was devoted to settling cases
assigning cases, arguing minor cases, etc,
both juries being excused for the day.
| The cases in relation to the Petit Manan
| Land and Industrial Co. We're passed, and
| those on the Fort Payne land deal We're con-
tinued. There are Il divorces on the new
| docket.