Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-08
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| The January term Of the supreme judi
eial court for Waldo county opened al
| Belfast Tuesday, Judge Foster presiding
| The indications are that the term will be
| an important one. Among the prisoner,
| at he Jail, awaiting the action of the
| grand jury, is Joseph Walton of Philadel
phia, the bread preparation man. who wa,
held before the police t'ourt for an alleged
! assault on a Belfast girl.
There was large attendance al the
opening session of the York county So
preme court at Saco, Tuesday morning
Judge Whitehouse Of Augusta is pre,id
ing. The grand jury, which convened
Tuesday afternoon, is not expected to re
port before Saturday. The most import
ant matter for It's consideration is the
question of whether Fred Hurd, the Bid
def5rd patrcide. is insane or morally re
sponsibe for his butchery Of Dec :,
"Dotcor"' Noyes Jerome Weeks, about
whom 50 much is now being said in con
II elton with his Old Orchard episode, was,
iutil last fail. Il resident Of Monmouth
lie rented the old Caswell house of Mr.
Jewell, near Ehen Mann farm and then
hung out his shingle as a great specialist
His patients were few in number how
ever, and no marvellous cures are reported
The letters on his 81 gn We're about foot
high, and in other respects he tried
equally hard to attract public attention
The grand jury commenced its work at
Portland, Tuesday. Among the impor
tant cases to be considered are the follow
ing: Arthur NJ. Webster, George b. Mer
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breaking and entering the store of joyce
Brothers and Skillin & Hawkes. and
receiving stolen goods; Albert May of
Auburn, attempted rape and abduction at
New Gloucester; Rose Dolley, murder Of
her infant child on Nov. p ; Ellen Dolley.
accessory to murder before the fact
Charles Young, breaking and entering at
South Windham and at Newhall station
Jeremiah J. Reardon, assault on John
Doyle on Sept. 25, in an India street
saloon, from the result of which Doyle is
claimed to have died, the last week in
November; Isaac Washburn, breaking
and entering Shca's Office on Commercial
street "Chuck' Feency and John Han
rahan. breaking and entering Conley's
Center street saloon, r. B. Hawley, sell
ing cigarettes TO minors; Ann Dixon,
disorderly house; S. r. Seelcy, obstruct-
ing the track of the Portland Street Rail
way Co. Besides these there will be
many minor assault, search and seizure
and nuisance cases brought before the
grand jury. The jury begins its work,
tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock
An old famil, Bible, stained, faded and
we'll worn, containing a family record
which makes it without any doubt the
most valuable volume in this State, was
by Deputies Stackpole and
Godthwaite, at Biodeford, Monday.
acting under the instructions of
Lawyers George +. Haley and James
o. Bradbury. At a glance the old
Bible would not be considered worth
80 cents. The value alleged in the writ
is Sl25 At the May term of court it will
be settled who is to be the possessor OF the
Bible. In the meantime its temporary
possessors would not let it go ont of their
hands for n fortune. The record the Bible
contains brings one more heir heir to the
Bryant estate This heir is Mrs Sarah J.
Limb. the wife of Thomas Lumb Of Ridde-
ford, woman 81 years old who. accord.
ing to the record, Is the Oldest daughter
of Cyrus Bryant and consequently as
direct au heir as there is to the estate
The Importance of this record will be ap-
preciated when it is understood that the
other heirs have denied since Mr.. Bryant's
death that Mrs Lumb had any claim on
the estate. The estate has been as it was
finally settled and divided. If
it is proved that Mrs. Lumb is an heir
all that has been done will count for
nothing.