The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-31
$. j. COURT.
DECEMBER TERM 1856.
WIswElL j., Presiding.
n. W. BRAINERp. Clerk.
Ben. s. COLLINS, County attorney
c. o. BARRows, stenogra pher.

N. W. BRAINkRp Clerk.
Ben. s. COLLINS, County Attorney.
c. o. BARRows stenogra pher.
E. P. ViLEs, sheriff.
Blaine 5. Viles Messenger.
Thursday, Dec. 24-State VS.. Hilfred
Hurd: indictment for embezZlement.
The state claimed that the respondent
was in the employ of Nathan Fowler
upon the latter's farm in Skowhegan,
during the past summer and fall, and
that while SO employed he fed to his
own horse and COWS hay belonging to
Mr.. Fowler; that, suspecting that some
thing of the kind was going on, Mr..
Fowler took pains to ascertain whether
the hay was being used, and to that end
marked the posts surrounding the bay
where the hay was stored; that he soon
found the hay was disappearing; that
with the assistance of d. W. Lewis, Mr..
Fowler marked the hay by arranging
bean pods upon the NOV. When they
returned in Il day or two some of the
pods had disappeared and the hay had
been disturbed. They put stick, care
fully marked, into the hay, and upon
their next visit found the stick in the
crib of respondents COW. They found
hay in the crib of similar quality to Mr..
EpNltl - nays Oub tullIClN hhllhC lilt
hay belonging to the respondent. On
cross-examination Mr. Fowler stated
that the particular employment of Mr.
Hurd ceased on the third day of Oeto-
Der, but that he stayed until Nov %,
under an arrangement to look out for
the premises, do the chores, etc, and
have his rent for the same. The work
of finding out if hay was being taken
was done after Oct. 3, and respondents
counsel claim that Hurd was not at that
time the servant of Mr.. Fowler. Re
spondent did not go upon the stand and
introduced no evidence in defence.
Verdict, not guilty.
The following divorces have been
granted: Morris Gledhill from Hannah
Gledhill; Wilbur q. Hapgood from
Annie NJ. Hapgood; Howard O. Perkins
from Gertrude B. Perkins.
Court adjourned Thursday till next
Tuesday morning.
Court came in, Tuesday morning, after
the Christmas recess, and again took up
the criminal docket.
state VS.. Cyrus +. Walker, indictment
for selling diseased, corrupted and un-
wholesome provisions. The States wit
nesses were quite numerous.
Alton }. Hodsdon of Arson, testified
that in the fall of this year, he pur-
chased through Mr.. +. II. Gammon, Il
certain steer of the defendant, to he
sold and used in Mr.. Hodsdon's mei
aud grocery business in Arson. Mr..
Hodsdon ate some of the meat and sold
some but was soon informed by Mr..
Cannon that he had learned that the
steer had bunch on his Jaw. There
upon HodsdOn put the remainder of the
meat in barrel and sold no more of il.
Mr.. Williamson testified that he pas
tured the steer in question during the
past summer and noticed bunch on tie
upper jaw of the steer about four inches
in length. Other witnesses testified as
to the bunch being on the jaw of the
steer just below the eye, OH the right
side. Dr. |. l.. Salley, veterinary sur
geon, testified that Il bunch. such rs had
been described by witnesses was what
was called big jaw it was infectious
and contagious; 1t forms spores which
are carried to different parts of the body
aud may start other similar growths.
Defendant testified that he sold the
beef TO Edward II. Cannon, not know
ing that Cannon WAS interested in the
business with IIodsdon; but admitted
on cross examination that he delivered
the beef to Holds Ton and Hodsdon paid
him for same. He further testified that
Cannon had seen the steer several
times and knew of the bunch and eX-
pressed the opinion that the bunch
would not hurt the steer for beef; that
several neighbors aud farmers who saw
the steer stated they thought the bunch
would not hurt the steer for beef; that
defendant and family ate some of the
beef and experienced no i'll effects. Yer
dict was rendered Wednesday, not gull
ty. County Attorney Collins for State;
Walton & Walton for defendant.
Milford j. Adams, who escaped from
Norridgewock jail about one year ago
and has since eluded arrest, came into
Skowhegan late Tuesday night and gave
himself up to Sheriff Yiles. Adams
original offence was criminal assault,
He was brought into court "Wednesday
morning and sentenced to six months in
the county Jail by Judge Wiswell. The
court observed leuiency on account of
Adams family.
The following cases we're also dispos-
ed of Wednesday;
Everett Pooler pleaded guilty to
charge of setting fire to lookup aud
was sentenced to six months il Jail
Cyrus Hall Of Canaan, WAS sentenced
TO two years in States prison for break
ing and entering.
Eleanor pcreival was granted divorce
from Almon Willard Percival for cause
of gross and confirmed habits of intoxi-
cation.
Report of referee in Hartley w. Cor
son against Benjamin f. Ieaton was
accepted, awarding plaintiff So and costs
and establishing line between farms OF
plaintiff and defendant.
Sarah II, Bigrlow was granted divorce
from Benjamin f. Bigelow for cause of
cruel and abusive treatment Louisa
Lapraik was granted divorce from John
Lapraik for gross and confirmed habits
of intoXication.
The trial of the case Mclaughlin vs..
Wells, to establish n line between prop
erty of the parties, was begun Wednes-
day, and is on trial to-day. +. n. Mer-
rill for plaintiff; Dauforth q Gould for
defendant.
STATE AND GENERAL