Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-02-25
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

HiDdercOrus
Pennyroyal Pills
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
FEBRUARY TERN, 1895.
COURT OFFICERS.
Enoch Foster, Justice PRESIDING.
Chas. r. Whitman, CLERK.
Fred A. Porter, Sneiiu-
III. Z. Hammond, Cr'ef'
T.. +. Smith, County Attorney
Minta =. Powers, Stenogrspher'
W. A. Barrows, Messenger'
u q Davis Librarian.
In Rand ct al W. Dudley. the jury re
turned verdict Of $500 for plaintiff
Herrick 4 Park. wright.
Charles G.. Knight ". Albion dali
Burnham. This 40 action Of assumpst
brought 20 recover for ll,>Uo feet OF Il
inch pine boards, valued 81 Ssa.4O, and
1000 feet Of inch pine boards al 81 %,
and five wears interest, SSH %. Total
amount sued for, sleO.32. The lumber
WAS delivered Oct. y, ISL. The writ Is
dated Oct. y, 1888 There WAS no dis
pute as 70 the amount OF lumber deliver
ed, but the defendant claimed that he
was acting as agent for the Winslow
Packing Company, aud that he disclosed
his agency Al the time Of the sale. This
the plaintiff denied. The defendant
claimed that the lumber was not survey
ed OF measured by sworn surveyor.
There was evidence that plaintiff had
been surveyor OF wood and lnmber IN
Waterford for a number OF wears. The
-. efreh AZ fmn Df
sale was In controversy. Plaintiff, now
ever. measured the lumber IN his MIL
vardat North Waterford. The case Was
given 70 the jury Thursday forenoon
who returned verdict for plaintiff for
sl66.53.
Holt. +. I. Walker
SwSsey. wright.
The following cases assigned for trial
have been otherwise disposed Of:
smith vs.. the Grand Trunk Railway
Company; Weeks W. Decker and
trustees stanley -. Brown, Ssilings vs..
SchOfield. have been continued by agree
ment Of counsel.
Berry vs.. Fuller has been referred 20
Thos. :. Bridhsm and @. II. Hersey.
the counsel in the case.
In Thomas Bradbury V. Horatio a.
Flagg. an action Of treSpass, judgment
has been rendered for the plaintiff, aud
the Judgment hiss been satisfied.
Tuesday james Lewis hay and James
Dunbar Of Oxford were uaturalized as
citizens.
State bv complaint vs.. William r.
Ross iu two matters-one for tntoxiea-
ton, and the other for assault and bat
terv. which were appealed from trial
Justice. were quashed Monday for in
formality.
Frank Ross snd Tony Crbano Monday
pleaded nOlo coutendere 70 the indict-
ments against them for maintaining liq-
uOr nuisAnces, and were sentenced 20 pay
a fine Of $3.50 each without costs. They
paid and were discharged. These parties
are Italians and live so Rumford Fails
The following divorces have been
decreed this week
Peter Blacqner from Bertha Btacquer. Adni-
Swasey \ Swasey.
Alonzo q Coolidge from Annie ;. Coolidge.
Cruel and abusive treatment and adultery'
A Z >tearns.
All of these parties live at RumfOrd
Falls.
Angus I. SAWYER ". The Rumford
ais Il afftl NoL1laAt NANasNA N+AN 49,
interest OF anv case tried this term.
Both Thursday and Friday the court
house was crowded with spectators. II
was sharply contested from beginning
10 end-a legal battle between counsel.
such "a hiss been rarely seen IN this
county. The action was brought 70 re
cover dsmsgeS set SO slO,OO for an ~
Jury received while working IN the mill
of the defendant corporation AT Rum
ford Falls Dec. :. l>94. Plaintiff alleged
carelesSnesS in failing 70 provide suit
able, safe and well constructed machin-
ery, shafting, betting and lighting APP
paratus. and further negligently and
carelessly failed 10 employ competent
and efficient superinte2dents. Overseers,
machine tenders, etc. IL was in evidence
that the mill was run by water power
and was lighted BY electric lights run
by the same power. That when belt
broke the lights went out, but the ma
chinery would be kept running in the
dark. sometimes for a half hour. The
plaintiff. who was third" hand on the
No. paper machine. was at work in the
night time when the belt connecting the
electric dynamo with the main shaft
slipped from lis position or broke, caUs-
ing the electric dynamo 20 cease running
and the lights 10 be extinguished. The
paper which Was running through the
machine broke and the plaintiff, acting
under the orders of boss, ignorant of the
choking. as he testified, stepped on 70
stand or step and attempted 20 pull out
or remove from the machine the broken
paper. That as he did SO lighted taper
in the hand OF one of those present went
out. The paper he was pulling sudden
liz gave WAY, he lost his balance, fell
backwards. and endeavOring 10 save
himself his left hand fell into the ma
chine. and was crushed so that four fin
gers and portion Of his left hand had
70 be smputated. The defendant cor
poration denied its liability, and claimed
that the plaintiff must have known the
whole situation and the risk he was run
ming, and that the boss could not be
considered a. standing in the relation Of
yice-superintendent. but as fellow sery-
ant, in which case the company would
not De liable. The arguments of the
counsel were eloquent and learned
Judge Wilson, one of the defendant
lawyers. making one Of his very best
efforts. The charge Of the Judge was
anu NOftAtA
every point az issue. About } 80 O'Clock
Friday afternoon the jury retired and
soon brought in a verdict for plaintiff
for $3.50. The case goes 20 the full
court on a motion for a new trial.
Noble & Crockett. Wilson.
Smyth.
Three cases will go TO the full court
from this term:
Knight vs.. Durham by the defence on
motion for a new trial.
Rand et al vs.. Dudley BY defendant;
motion for a new trial on newly discoy-
cred evidence, etc.
Sawyer vs.. Rumford Falls Paper Co.
by defendant on motion for new trial
and on exceptions.
The new docket was called Saturday
morning. OF the $50 civil cases entered
this term. 50 have been disposed of by
default aud otherwise; lilo cases In all
have so far been disposed Of. Hon. j.
L. Swasey enters Is cases, the largest
number of new entries, and Swasey &
Swasey enter IL. Hon. James 5. Wright
has Is entries. Herrick and Park enter
10 cases.
The court adjourned Saturday noon to
Monday az 10 O'Clock, when the two
larceny cases will be tried. The court
will probably adjourn finally Tuesday