Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-22
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
FEBRUARY TERN. 1898.

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
FEBRUARY TERN, 1893.
Euoch Foster, Presiding Justice
: Charles r. whitman, Clerk
Z Mints s. Powers, Stenographer
; John s. Harlow, County Attorney
Fred A. Porter. Sheriff
Henry 4. Hammond, Crier
W. A. Barrows, Messenger
: III. c. Davis, Librarian
The Fuller and Howard cases, assign
. ed for the first OF last week, were die
3 posed Of In order.
FULLER, LIBELAST, VS.. FULLER.
Emily l.. Fuller, libelant, W.. Jesse E
} Fuller. This was q contested divorces
case, tried before jury-the first jury
trial of divorce case In this county fol
great MANY years. The libelant Is q
daughter of Edwin Howard Of Hartford
and the libelee Is resident Of Norway
The parties las. lived together In wor-
cester, Msss.. where they separated 10 the
spring Of 1897. The grounds Of divorce
alleged Ia the libel were cruel and
abusive treatment, gross and confirmed
ha bits of intoxication, and non-support,
though the last named cause was drop
ped before the trial was finished. The
defence WAS q general and positive
denial OF all the charges. After hearing
the evidence, the jury found the libelee
guilty on both counts. The case goes
10 the law court on motion for new
ltri,l
Tsscus Atwood for libelant; Swasey
for libelee.
FULLER vs.. HOWARD.
Jesse Z. Fuller W.. Edwin Howard.
The plaintiff In this case Is the libelee In
the divorce case which preceded, and
the defendsn. l. his father-in-lsw. The
case Was an action OF trover 10 recover
$3.50 worth Of personal property from
the defendant. When Mr.. Fuller left
Hartford he left with Mr.. Howard certain
property-fsrming tools, &c.-to be dis
posed OF. He alleges that Mr.. Howard
has never accounted for this property.
Defence was that MIR. Howard had at
tended to the business and settled In
full. The case occupied about day
and a half. and verdict WAS returned
for the defendant. SSasey for plaintiff;
Wright for defendant.
HOWARD, PETITIONER, VS.. FULLER.
Elisha b Howard, petitioner for re-
view, vs. Jesse +. Fuller. This was
n petition for review OF case
defsulted In the Norway Municipal
Court last October. Fuller sued
Howard for board bill Of sI200,
and the summons was served on Howard
on the county fair grounds during the
fair. He later met Mr.. Wright on the
grounds, and engaged him TO look after
the case. Mr.. Wright subsequently lost
sight Of his memorandum on the case.
and under the impression that the suit
vas brought In the Supreme Judicial
Court, failed TO appear at the Norway
court. snd the case was defsulted. IL
appeared from the evidence that the de-
PENDANT would have appeared and de-
Tended the case but for the misspprehen-
sion, and Judge Foster granted the re-
view. Wright for petitioner; Swasey for
defendant.
The case OF c. c. Ackroyd OF Portland
against John A. Decker OF Rumford
FAILS was on the list for Trial Thursday,
but there seemed TO be a disinclinstiou
10 try IL. and II WAS finally nonsuited.
Thursday afternoon the prisoners In
jail were brought In for sentence.
The Thurlow brothers, George and
Clarence, received first attention. They
were indicted for breaking and entering
hunters camp In Newry and stealing
some $40 worth Of goods. George
Thurlow had previously pleaded guilty.
Clarence, who IL the younger, went be-
fore the grand jury and told his story,
from which Ii appeared that George was
the leader 10 the affair, and did the break
ing. The county attorney moved to mol
pros so much Of the indictment a. charg.
ed Clarence with breaking and entering,
which was allowed by the court, and
Judge Foster then sentenced him to
thirty days 10 jail. George Thurlow.
who has already served one year 10 state
prison for breaking and entering, was
sentenced to two years In state prison.
David r. Clark, Of Lisbon Falls, was
given q sentence Of thirty days In jail
for disorderly conduct on railroad
train. The offence occurred on Grand
Trunk train early 10 November, while he
was on his way from Lewiston TO the
woods, and Was In q considerably In
toxicsted condition. He has been 10 jail
since that time, awaiting this term OF
court.
The civil trial list having been CON-
pleted, work was begun Saturday morn
ing on the case OF State vs.. Loring N.
Blanchard and John Vale, appellants.
These parties were tried before Trial
Justice Morrison at Andover, for dog
ging deer, aud were convicted. Both
were fined, and Vale came to jail In
default OF his fne. but Blanchard ap-
pealed. County Attorney Harlow for
state; Wright for Blanchard. Only a
little progress was made with the case,
As part OF the witnesses could not reach
town.
One Of the traverse juries was dis
charged Friday morning, the other being
retained to hear the criminal cases.
After the Blanchard case Is disposed
Of, the case Of State W. Henry A. Mills,
indicted for cheating by false pretences,
Is assigned. This is all Of any conse-
quence that now remains for the con-
sideration Of the court.
MORE DIVORCES.
The following divorces have been
granted, additional TO those reported
last week:
Humphrey Price. hbelant, vs. Msude Price.
Cruel and abusive treatment Custody OF minor
children TO hbelant.
Swasey.
Nellie NJ. Brown, nbelant, VS.. Herbert W.
to hbclxnt-
swasey.
Lucy II. Psrlin, nbelant. vs.. George o. Parlin
Non. support.
J. c. swasey.
Mary A. Fletcher libelant, VS.. George NJ.
Fletcher. Cruel and abusive treatment.
Haxen.
Hattie A. Small, nbelant, vs.. Charles Z. Small.
Non-support.
Stearns.
Mary Z. Pierce, libelsnt, vs.. Lincoln II. Pierce.
Non-suppor.
Hersey.
Winnie Rundlett, libelant vs.. Willis l.. Rund.
lett. Cruel and abusive treatment.
A. L. Stearns.
Helen l.. Heath, nbelsnt. We. John II. Heath.
Non support.
Herrick Park. Wright.
Theresa L. sebins. lbelant vs.. John II. Sebins.
Non-support- Custody Of minor children to
libelant.
Swasey.
Eimirs Judkins, hbelant, VS.. Leander Judkins.