The Republican journal., 1898-01-13
Supreme Judicial Court.
JUDGE WIsWELL PRESIDING,

| JUDGE WIswELL PRESIDING
In the case of Thomas Wentworth vs..
Charles Walker ct al. action on promis-
sorry note for $40, the jury returned a YER
dict Of 1923 70 for the plaintiff. Brown for
plaintiff. Thompson and Knowlton for de-
| PENDANTS.
Sanford Howard VS.. David Alexander;
| action to recover for labor on the defend
ants house, the bill amounting to $31. The
defense was that the defendant was not
liable except for $4 for shingling, the re-
mainder being ordered by his sou, Fred D.
Alexander. The case was first tried in the
Belfast Police Court. with Judgment for the
plaintiff for $4 The plaintiff appealed to
the S: j. Court. The jury returned YER
dict for the plaintiff for $2O41 Knowlton
for plaintiff. Hartman for defendant.
VIM. A. Griffin vs.. B. F. Brown. From
Feb. %, 1886, to March /, 1887, the plaintiff
| drove stage for the defendant between
Belfast and Freedom. The plaintiff claimed
that his pay was to be $15 per month and
board, and the defendant claims that it was
to be 80 cents for each working day, or $13
per month. The plaintiffs bill includes his
wages at the price claimed and his board at
| " oO per week, together with sums paid at
various times for grain and hay bought in
| Freedom and fed to the defendants horses,
the teams being at that end of the route
at night. The defendant admits the
board bill to be correct, but says the grain
! vas UouSHt NlGuOuI LIS kuOWltug6 OF con-
| sent, as he instructed the plaintiff to buy
| the grain on his (defendant's) account at
| Swift q Paul'S store in Belfast. The plain
tiff says this instruction was not given
until September, after which he bought his
grain as directed. There is some disagree
| ment as to the amount of hay and the pay
ments made, and also on some other lesser
| items. The whole amount of the plaintiffs
| bill is 1915 co. and he allows credits to the
amount Of S29510, leaving the net amount
| $500. The defendant admits that he owes
! the plaintiff something, but claims that the
| plaintiff has not accounted for all the money
received from the business. The Jury re-
turned a verdict for plaintiff for $76.63. De-
fendant led exceptions, which We're allowed.
Hugh D. Mcclellan, Esq, who was admitted
to the bar at the April term last year, ap-
peared for the plaintiff and handled the case
in skillful manner. His plea before the
| jury was an able effort and shows rare abil-
! lty in 80 young an attorney.
In the case Schieren VS.. Belfast Light &
| Power Co., non-suited last week, exceptions
have been filed and allowed.
M. E. Haswel. VS.. Charles H and Calvin
III. Allen. The plaintiff, resident of Bel
fast, brings suit ag alnst the two defendants,
| father and son, farmers and millmen, of
Mercer, to recover for balance alleged to be
due on her wages as a domestic, from Dec
IA, 1886 to Apr. 16, 1897 There was a direct
contradiction Of testimony and the plaintiff
and one of the defendants were the only
witnesses put upon the stand The plaintiff
testified that she was visiting friends in
Mercer when Calvin Allen, the son, came to
| her and asked her to come and work for
him and his father. The men were then do
ing their own housework She went, at first
| without any price being agreed upon, but
subsequently they agreed to pay her three
dollars per week. The defendant, Charles
I'll. Allen. testified that she sent to them and
asked for employment, saying she was not
earning anything, and that they engaged
her at two dollars per week. The payments
agreed within S4 80 The plaintiff testified
that Calvin Allen paid her S25 the evening
of the day she left their employ, and promis-
ed to pay the balance due, $242 25, as soon as
they could collect it from their customers
Chas. Allen testified that he, himself, paid
her SO the forenoon of that day; that she
acknowledged that it was iii full and that he
i never knew there was any more claimed
until he sued Each denies the payment
as testified to by the other. Another matter
of S3 payment the plaintiff alleges was
charged to her twice by the defendant, and
there was difference of 80 cents in two
minor charges. The jury was out all the
| afternoon and finally returned verdict for
the plaintiff for So. Brown for plaintiff. w.
, H. Mcclellan for defendant.
Bert Annis vs., Frank Perry. Action to
| recover for services in taking care of the
i body of one George Perry, a relative of the
defendant. The case was once tried in the
the defendant The plaintiff appealed. After
! hearing the evidence for the plaintiff the
/ Court ordered a non-suit on the ground that
if any one is liable for the plaintiffs bill it
| is not this defendant. knowlton for plain
/ tiff. Bowden for defendant.
G. E. Stevens VS.. l.. F. Nash; action On ac-
count Tor boots, etc, for horse. While the
case was pending the father of the defen-
dant settled the BILL which settlement the
defendant refused to allow. The case was
| tried and the jury returned verdict for the
| p aintlff for S11 10. Brown for plaintiff
Know lton for defendant.
/ Monday large number of minor cases
were settled or referred, and no cases came
before the juries.
The following attorneys from other coun-
Rockland; J. H. Montgomery, Camden ;
Reuel Robinson, Camden; E. F. Webb,
, Waterville.
DIVORCE CASES.
Divorces were decreed as follows:
Herbert Black, Searsport, VS.. Vina M.
Black, do; libellant to pay libellee 800 for
attorney fees. Fellows of Bucksport for
libellant. White of Bangor for hbellee.
Emma A. Abbott, Searsport, from Jona-
than E. Abbott, Fairfield. Fellows for libel
| liant.
Fannie M. Clark, Frankfort. from Homer
Clark, do. Bowden for libellant. Name of
ibellant changed to Fannie M. Reed.
| MARY NJ. w Ing, dluO, from Edwin wing,
New burgh custody of minor child to
libelant. Brown for lbellant.
Ella E. Springer, Belfast, from Calvin j.
Springer, Somerville, Mass. custody OF
children to libellant. Brown for ibellant
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
The Grand jury reported Friday FORE
noon, after a session of four days. They
found six indictments as follows.
Edmund Elliot assault with intent to kill.
Albert E. Harvey, two indictments for
larceny and embeZZlement.
John W. Smart, cheating by false preten-
ces.
VIM. H. Staples, cheating by false preten.
ces.
Eugene Lamb and Joel Meservey, assa ult.
Eugene Atherton, committed to Jail by the
Belfast Police Court on charge of assault
Thomas Toney committed by Trial Justice
Runnells of Searsport on charge of arson
and Edwin B. Sawyer committed by Justice
Runnells on charge of assault with intent to
kill, were discharged Friday, the Grand
Jury not having found indictments against
them.
State vs.. Olive Wilkins, appealed from
Belfast Police Court; mol pressed on payment
of $40
State VS.. Eugene Lamb and Joel Meser.
vey; plea guilty. sentenced to a fine of S15
paid.
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