The Somerset reporter., 1896-01-09

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q Could for defendant.
Henry f. Maynard vs. Mooschead Pull
aud Paper Go. Complaint for npwage
Defendant is detauled by consent and
= =. llackett, E.q., OF Detroit, W. W
IIamblct of Concord, and Thomas En-.
merton OF Moscow, ale appointed 10y
the court as commissioners to asses,
damages. WalIons for plaintiff, T.. +
Webb for defendants.
Monday, JGRy. Estate of Maine v
Richard l.. Abbott, indictment for crhmi
nal intercourse by respondent With hi,
own daughter, Edith Angie Abbott
The con planant and principal witness
is the daughter Edith, who accuses heI
father of compelling her at severa
different times TO submit to his wishes il
the manner charged.
She is but Is years of age, and claims
that these crimes cover period of three
years, beginning when she was II year.
of age. Finally in August last, she raj
away from home in the night time, go
ing TO a neighbours, where she related
the story of the alleged crime. On hei
complaint, her father was arrested anG
held for the grand jury in September, by
fault of bail the respondent has beer
confined in Jail.
The defence denies the charges, alleg
ing that the complainant WAS dissatisfied
with her home and wanted to get away,
and made this complaint for the purpose
of getting rid of parental authority. The
respondent thinks complainant was not
alone in plotting against him, as the
tracks of some man are claimed to have
been found on the night the complainant
ran away, as though some person nae
accompanied her at least n part of the
way.
The Jury after being out about ar
hour Tuesday brought in a verdict of not
guilty, and the respondent was discharg
ed from custody. County Attorney
Collins for the State, Walton & Walton
for defense
Tuesday, Jdny The docket OF
civil entries for this term was called anC
defaults entered where there was no ap
pearance entered for the defense.
Wednesday, Jan. S-State of Naine by
complaint, VS.. Henry Sands. This wa!
a complaint for taking and killing ,:
trout in close time and comes by appea
from trial justice court. The com
plainant, Fred +. Davis of Arson, is s
fish and game warden and testified tina
he visited the camp of the respondent a
East Carry Pond Oct %, 1894; that thu
following day, the respondent said ht
should have some trout for dinner, tool
his boat and went out on the pond, re
manning about two hours, and returned
that the complainant saw in the boa
three or four dead trout ana the respond
eut took 10 live trout from a tank in tn,
boat putting the same in car in thu
pond, That some trout were cooked foI
dinner. that day.
The respondent claims that the trou
in question were caught by him anC
others in September preceding close
time and kept alive in a car on the OPP
posite side OF the pond, from which CA
he procured them on that day. The re
spondent was corrOborated by the testi
mony of certain witnesses who had as
sisted him in catching trout previous t.
the close time, that said trout wer,
caught and stored for party of sports
men who did not come; that afterwarC
the live trout seen by the complainant
when they were being put into the ca
escaped into The waters of the pond
The presiding Justice ruled that taking
trout from car in the waters of tn,
pond in close time aud killing them WA
violation of law.
If the jury returned verdict of guilty
Of taking y trout, it would be known
that they found that all the fish in ques
ton were actually caught in close time
but if they returned a verdict of guilt,
of taking three or seven trout it would
be known that they found that the trou
in question were simply taken from thu
car in close time and a part of them kill
ed. Verdict, guilty of taking and kill
ing seven fish.
Three indictments against Lyndon II
Williamson for selling liquor were mol
pressed.
State VS.. Smith Whittier, appeal OF
search and seizure, principal and suretie
defaulted.
Selden c. Scammon and Henri,
Burgess of Fairfield, each paid 500 ant
costs for being common sellers of intoxi
eating liquors.
State VS.. A. ID. Ames ct al. appellants
principals and sureties defautcd.
State vs.. Tihbetts, appellant, principa
and sureties defaulted.
State vs.. Burns, principal and suretie
defaulted
The traverse jurors were finally excus
ed aud court adjourned. until ruesda,
next at II O'Clock.