Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-02-23
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
rEsRuARr TERN, 1897.

FEBRUARY TERN, 1897.
Enoch Foster, Presiding Justice.
Charles +. whitman, Clerk.
Minta s. Powers, Stenographer.
John s. Harlow, County Attorney.
Fred A. Porter, Sheriff.
Henry e. Hammond, Crier.
| w. A. Barrows, Messenger.
II. g. Davis, Librarian.
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
were occupied In the trial Of the case
Of william II. Brown against James n.
Seavey, the plaintiff suing for alienation
Of his wife's affections and asking dam
ages in the sum Of s2500. Alienation
czses are Of extremely rare occurrence
In our courts, and this one attracted q
great deal Of attention, large audience
thronging- the court room during the
entire three days. Hon. John p. Swssey
aud Hsrrick 4 Park appeared for the
plaintiff and Hon. James s. Wright and
Judge X. A. Frye for the defendant.
The parties reside In Bethel. The
Claim OF the plaintiff Is that James n.
Seavey. unjustly contriving and intend
ing to ipjure the plaintiff and to deprive
him Of the comfort aud society Of his
" lie, Judith A. Brown, and to ALLEVIATE
her affection from him, did wrongfully
and wickedly persuade and entice the
Plaintiffs wife to live separate from him.
and that thereby the affection Of the said
Judith A. Brown for the plaintiff was
destroyed and slienated BY means where
of the plaintiff has wholly lost the COM
fort, society and assistance Of the said
Judith A. Brown in his domestic affairs
which the said plaintiff ought to have
had, and otherwise would have had.
The defence claims that owing to the
plaintiffs cruel and abusive treatment OF
his wife, and his habits of intoxicatiou.
the wife's affections for her husband had
already been alienated previous to the
alleged alienation by the defendant, and
that she had just cause for leaving her
husband, and that the defendants con-
duct did not influence her In that d.
rection; also that owing to the husbands
conduct, she had once previously left
him aud had her goods packed to do so
at two other times.
After an exceptionally able and ex-
hsustive presentation Of the case by
counsel and an emipently fair and i'm
partial charge by the presiding justice,
the jury remained out all night and re-
ported In the morning that they were
we're unable TO reach an agreement.
THURSDAY.
Salome McQuarry, who came before
the court on appeal from decision OF
Trial Justice A. +. Morrison OF Rumford
Falls, on search and seizure process, was
given trial before the first jury. Four
teen pint bottles OF liquor were seized 10
trunk In her possession. She claims
that the trunk was taken by her on &C
count OF an unpaid bolrd bill, and that
she did not know what IL contained.
The jury returned verdict Of acqulttal.
County Attorney John 5. Harlow for
state, John c. Swasey for respondent.
Edward F. Kennedy, indicted at this
term for larceny, was sentenced to four
months In the county Jail.
Willie L. Brooks, indicted for conceal
ing mortgsged personal property, re-
trscted his plea OF not guilty, entered
plea OF uolo contendere and was SEN
fenced To sixty DAYS la the county All.
Hon. James 5. Wright addressed the
court In his behalf. The respondent had
bought horse OF Charles F. Thayer.
giving as security chsttel mortgage
upon some personal property which he
had since disposed Of. and refused to tell
what had become OF it.
Fred Walker. indicted for the larceny
of gun, ETC., was sentenced TO SIX
months in the county jail. This was
Walkers second offence.
In the case Of State VS.. Michael Dalto on,
appellant on search and seizure matter
from decision Of Trial Justice Morrison,
the case was mol pressed and the re-
spcndeut discharged. Dalton has been
In jail about two months.
FRIDAY
a lengthy hearing was had before Judge
Foster upon petition Of Mrs. George w.
Hszelton OF Norway Lake for the Gus
tody OF a minor child during the PEN
dency Of divorce proceedings which are
entered for hearing ut the May term.
Chas. +. Holt and John Z. Swasey APP
peared for Mrs. Hazelton and James ).
Wright and Judge S. ). Stearns for the
father, DIR. Geo. w. Hszelton. The
hearing occupied most Of the day FRI
day, and disclosed an unhappy and un-
fortunate state OF domestic relations.
After talk to the parties tending
toward reconciliation and filled with
wisdom and good advice, Judge Foster
decreed the custody OF the child TO the
mother until the May term.
The Jurors were discharged Thursday
noon and the court adjourned finally
Friday afternoon.
FULL LIST OF THE DIVORCES.
Frank Z. Bishop, neelant. vs.. Lillian NJ
B.shCp. Desertion.
Dora NJ. Brady. nbelant. W. johnson Brady.
Cruel and abusive treatment.
Charles y. Hartman. Of Paris. hbelant, VS..
Nina Hartman. Desertion.
Chas. =. Cross, nbelant, VS.. Cora L. Cross.
Cbas Clement, ubelant. vs.. Hattie Clement
Adultary.
Living l.. Cotton. ubelant. vs.. Lydia l.. Cotton.
De-erion
Bessie T. Loyejoy. of Hartford. hbelan,, VS..
Clark l. L0vejoy. Gross and confirmed hab-
It's OF tntoxicafion.
Nellie NJ. strout of oxford. hbelant vs.
Charles A. strout OF Poland. Cruel and abusive
IIIa.n NJ. Hayford Of Hartford. ubelant, VS..
VIM 5. Hayford. Cruel and abusive treatment
and non support.
Harriet A. Rawson, hbelapt. vs. Samuel H..
RAwsoa. Cruel and abusive treatment and non
support.
Desert on.
Rose NJ. Reed. nbelant. vs.. Frank II. Reed.
Adultery.
CaIisa A. Hopkins. libelant. vs.. VIM. IL Hop
kins. Cruel and abusive treatment.
Betssy A. Nesle, hbelant. VS.. VIM. j. Neale.
Cruel aud abusive treatment.
VIM fired I. Corbett. hbelant, vs.. John f. n.
Corbeti Cruel and abusive treatment.
wuih.m Coffren. libelant, vs. Lena Conren.
Adultery.
Leanier l.. KiIbreth, nbelant. vs.. Clara A. XII