The Republican journal., 1898-01-20
Supreme Judicial Court.
JUDGE wIswELL PRESIDING.

JUDGE wIswELL PRESIDING.
The January term of the Supreme Judi
cial Court adjourned finally Friday fore
noon after session of ten days. Eight civil
cases and one criminal case were tried be-
fore luries. Five liquor cases were disposed
OF by payment of fines and costs aggre eating
$40. Eight divorces were decreed, seven
OF which were on complaint of the wife.
CIVIL DOCKET.
Eleanor j. Rich vs. Prince Besse, action
to recover dover, entered at the April term,
1886, and sent to the Law Court on agreed
statement of facts, returned from the Law
Court in June, 1895, was referred at this
| term to W. P Thompson. Fogler for plain
tiff. Libby and Rogers for defendant
A. Z. Burgess ct al. in equity, vs.. l.. E.
Pitcher ct ais. the plaintiffs claim liens
| upon a mill and land i'll Lincolnville for ma
| terals furnished in repairing the mill; the
defendant denies the liens; bill dismissed
| without costs, Dunt0n for plaintiffs John
| son, Mcclellan and Thompson for defend
| ants. %
Hudson N Sherman VS. .Justina Thomas :;
petition for partition Of estate in Islesboro.
AT the October term, 1886, "a commission was
appointed to make The partition; they re-
| ported this term making the partition as
prayed for. Hartman for petitioner.
| r. W. Dunn vs.. c. W. Waldron and trus-
| tee; action on four promissory notes aggre-
eating $163S.4 A; referred to Hon. W. P.
| Whitehouse. Webb for plaintiff Thomp-
| son for defendant.
Chas A. Miliken vs.. B. w. Downes ct
al; action for trespass in driving upon land
of the plaintiff and taking away timber,
| etc. tried at the September term, 1897, with
verdict for defendants motion for new trial
| filed. No report of evidence having been
| presented to the presiding justice within
i the time required by law, the Court orders
Judgment on the verdict. Holway for plain
tiff: Libby and Thompson for defendants.
| Melinda M Philbrick vs., X. j. Young; Pc
tition for partition of real estate IN Belfast
| judgment for partition as prayed for F. w.
| Brown, S. A. Payson aud N. S. Piper APP
pointed commissioners. Williamson for peti.
| toner.
Augusta A. Hewey vs. 7. Kidder John
| son and others, petition for partition of
real estate in Winterport. At the Septem-
Der term 1897, M. S. Stiles, S. FL. Morgan
| and A. +. Carleton were appointed commits
| sloners; they reported this term, making
| partition as prayed for. Bowden for pe5i-
toner.
John F. Morgan, in equity, vs.. VIM. B.
| Sprowl; bill in equity to determine the
amount due on bond and to compel the de-
fendant to execute a deed according to the
terms thereof. Referred to Hon. A. P.
Wlswell. Fellows for plaintiff. Thompson
| and Bowden for defendant
Atwood W. Harding vs.. Julia Eta Rev
nolds; action on two promissory notes for
$al; tried by jury; verdict for defendant.
Dqnton for plaintiff. Rogers for defendant.
b. b. Toothaker vs.. Gilbert M. Greer;
actlon Tor trespass in entering upon real es-
tate in Belmont, and allowing his cattle to
feed thereon. Law on report Dunton for
plaintiff. Mcclellan for defendant.
Howard f. Mason, collector, vs. Belfast
Hotel Co. action for taxes Judgment against
the defendant and against the property
taxed. johnson for plaintiff. William
TIn
ordered in the cases of Mason vs. Hartshorn
Clark, j. A. Curtis, Geo. g. Wells q cases,)
w. E. Bowler, w IL. Richards.
John A. Hobbs VS.. Albert White; action
on account; account in set off filed referred
to Geo. E. johnson. THOMPSON for plal ntiff.
Dunton for defendant
Geo. A. Thompson vs.. Chas. Bowen;
action on account; account in set-off filed:
referred to W. P. Thompson. Brown, Jr.,
| for plaintiff. Dunton for defendant
Lydia M. Larrabee vs.. Inha bitants of Bel
fast; action to recover for wagon DESTROY
ed in bonfire in Belfast plaintiff non-sut
ed: Knowlton for plaintiff johnson for
defendant.
Lydia M. Curtis VS.. James A. Curtis
action on mortgage; amount adjudged by
the Court as due on the mortgage, $434 16.
Williamson for plaintiff
Louisa T. PIERCE vs.. Boston & Bangor
Steamship Co.. action to recover for person.
al injuries received while a passenger on the
defendant company's steamer. The plaintiff
alleges that on Dec. 4, 1896, she was a pas
senger from Winterport to Bangor on the
str. Rockland; that in landing from the
steamer at Bangor she was thrown into the
water by reason of defective facilities for
landing, whereby she was injured internal
ly and externally. Referred to Hon j. W.
Symonds. Dunton for plaintiff. Appleton
and Chapman for defendant.
DIVORCES.
The following divorces were decreed
Sadie j. Holmes, Monroe, from Fred A.
Holmes. do; libellant's name changed to
Sadie j. Chapman
Ada l. Grady, Belfast, from Marcellus S.
Grady, do.
Mary E. Severance, Searsmont, from John
K. Severance, do.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
| State VS.. M. r. Knowlton, search and
| seizure; sentenced to fine of 800. and costs
! $40, paid
State VS.. L. L. Gentner, indicted at pre-
| vlous term for keeping drinking house and
| tipping shop; sentenced to fine 500, and
costs $40, paid.
| State VS.. Thomas Haugh indicted at the
April term, 1897, for keeping a drinking
house and tippling shop; sentenced to a fine
of 500, and costs $40. paid.
| State vs.. Melvin Grant; indicted at the
April term, 1887, for being common seller;
sentenced to a fine of 800, paid.
| State vs. Russell j. Curtis, search and
seizure, appealed from the Belfast Police
| Court; sentenced to fine of $780, and costs
| $40, paid.
| The trial of Edmund Elliot for the at
| tempted killing of Mrs. Hattie f. Leavitt is
reported elsewhere in this paper.