The Somerset reporter., 1897-10-07
Somerset S. j. Court.
SEPTEMBER TERN, 1887.

D., fTCStutnu.
N. ". BRAINKRD, Clerk.
CHARLES o. SMALL, County Attorney.
j. S. ESTES, Stenoqrd pher.
e. P. VILEs, Sheriff.
Blaine s. Viles. Messenger.
Deputies; VIM. F. Mutt, b. F. Jones.
d. N. Waugh.
John W. Wheeler Indictment for larceny
OF calf valued at $15 was finished
The prosecution said the calf ran away
from his home in Madison going
towards Skowhegan; that respondent
coming across the animal on the road
drove it some distance towards Skow-
hogan, then led it across the fields
where a man answering to his descrip-
ton was seen leading acalf towards re-
spondent's home. The defense admitted
driving the calf from one field into the
road to keep it from being lost and
also driving it from the electric car
track to keep it from being run over.
The jury found the respondent guilty
and SO rendered verdict. c. o. Small,
county attorney, for State; Forrest Good
win for respondent.
Friday and Saturday divorces we're
granted as follows: Laura A. Lampher
from Warren Lampher; arrie L. Searle
from Samuel G.. Searle, Henry J..
Dillingham; from Inez L. Dillingham;,
Florence Z. Dawes from Woodman r.
Dawes. John d. Symonds, William II.
Clark, Henry Armstrong and G. A. Cole
man were arraigned as common sellers
and were fined 800 and costs.
On Tuesday divorces were decreed,
viz: Cora 0. Mullin from Nathan b.
Mullin, willard F. Cooley from Lucy A.
Cooley, Wesley A. Day from Annie l..
Day.
The case David NJ. Parks VS.. Grin E.
Libbey occupied the court from Friday
until Tuesday afternoon being given to
the jury about 1 O'Clock p. m. This suit
WAS originally brought the september
term of 1895, and came up for trial the
9th day of the December term of that
year. Afttr the evidence was taken out
it was withdrawn from the jury and
went TO the law court on report. The
decision of the law court gave the de-
PENDANT the right TO be heard in court
before Jury upon the question of fact
as to the loss of logs aud amount of
damage. The plaintiff claimed damage
from defendant on a contract for the
driving of certain logs in the Sebastl-
cook river from Peltoma stream to booms
in Clinton, for negligence in said work
and loss OF logs, also for cost and eX-
penses of plaintiff in defending suit
brought Dv Arthur McNalley of Clinton
for shortage on these logs and the
amount recovered by said McNalley for
said shortage, also for legal costs and
expenses in the law court amounting in
All To 500. The defendant claimed that
there WAS not loss of logs such as the
plaintiff claims, nothing more than is
usually incident to the driving Of logs
and, while ut one time he agreed to be
responsible for d reasonable sum agreed
upon by McNalley and Parks in way of
settlement of McNalley's claim against
Parks for shortage on these logs he did
not agree to be responsible for Judgment
of court recovered by McNalley of Parks
or for costs in said suit. S. ). Brown
and @. II. Morse for plaintiff; +. w.
Hovey and F. l.. Martin for defendant.
Verdict for defendant.
Carrie V. Geichpll has been granted a
divorce from James A. Getchell, and
Eva l.. Chase from Albert b. Chase.
Truman A. Witham, s. G. Scammon
and Amos Learned undr Indictment as
pay 800 and costs.
Trial of the Gaze State W. Clarence
Clark, Indictment for malciouslv shoot
ing a domestic animal began Tuesday
afternoon. The prosecution claims that
the respondent, Sept. 10, shot and killed
II dark red mare belonging to Frank
Hanson of st. Adams. fhe testimony
of the prosecution was that on the after
s. 49, tI,a II.
seen to pass Mr.. Hanson's house; that
about half an hour later the report Of
gun was heard in the direction the re-
spondent had gone; that later in the
afternoon Mr.. Hanson was passing his
pasture when he observed this mare
lying upon the ground; that he went
over and ascertained that the mare was
dead that he secured the assistance of
two men and examined the mare, finding
a bullet hole in her breast The wound
was also seen by other witnesses and 1t
was found that the bullet had passed
the mares heart. The States
witnesses testified to finding tracks GO
ing into and coming out of the pasture
In the direction Of the horse, These
tracks were described. They also ex-
amined tracks of respondent made at
another time and found that they were
much alike. Testimony was also put In
tending 10 show that there had been
trouble between the respondent and
Hanson and that the former had made
threats against Hanson. The case was
given to the Jury this morning. County
attorney Small for the State; Forrest
for respondent. Verdict
guilty.