The Republican journal., 1898-09-29
Supreme Judicial Court.


| day forenoon, as follows:
FIRST Jury. James 0, Bartlett, foreman,
Montville; Frank j. Ames, Brooks; John L.
Bagley, Troy Ansel K bradstreet, Free
dom; Augustus NJ. Clark Wlnterport; A. j..
Crocker, Wntarport; Edwin NJ Crocker,
| Belfast: Edgar NJ. Cunningham, Belfast
Daniel Greer, Belmont; Millard Gilmore,
Burnham; W. F. Ham, Jackson; Joshua c.
Littletield, Waldo
SECOND JURY. Joseph Fl. Sayward, fore
man. Thorndike; George D. Mahoney, Bel
fast; John Maxwell, Frankfort; j. B. Neal
| lev. Monroe; H O. Nickerson, SN awhile :;
Jesse Overlook, Liberty George w. Part
ridge. Searsport; George Fl. Patch, North
port L. F. Pendleton, Islesboro; John Put
nam. Searsport; James W. Staples. Stock
ton Springs; James H. Stinson Belfast.
/ suPERNuMERARIEs Briggs Turner, Paler-
mo; Lincoln Wade, Lincolnville; Otis D..
Wilson, Searsmont
Thursday afternoon, while the first jury
was engaged on criminal case the Judge
finally excused the second jury and super
n meraries, and when the first jury brought
i'll its verdict, they too were discharged.
| This term is probably the shortest on record
as regards Jury service The grand jury re-
ported the morning of the third day and the
traverse juries were discharged the same
| afternoon.
| CRIMINAL DOCKET
The grand jury found fourteen indet-
ments as follows:
Abial B. Grant, assault and battery on
VIM II. Harvey, in Swanville, Aug. 26,
1898; pleaded guilty and fined S25, mittimus
to issue the first day of next term if the fine
is not then paid
Albert Wyman, assault and battery on
Susan Robinson, an Indian woman, in Bel
fast Aug. l., 1898. The case was tried be-
fore the first jury. The State claimed that
the woman while in her own door yard was
assaulted and knocked down by the de-
fendant and was insensible several hours.
The defendant did not deny the striking,
but claimed that he was obstructed by the
woman whiie passing from his house to the
highway, and struck in self defense; also
that the womans stupor was caused more
by liquor which she had drank than by the
blow. Verdict guilty; sentence, fine of
$50, prisoner TO stand committed 60 days
unless sooner paid The defendant went to
jail. County Attorney Bowden for the State
Know lton for she defendant.
Chas. H. Batchelder, indicted for assault
aud battery. The complainant acknow lodged
satisfaction and the respondent was dis
charged on payment of costs.
Liquor cases under new indictments are
disposed of as follows to Law Court on
demurrer. 5, w Freeman, NJ. r. Knowlton,
Thomas Haugh, Walter B. Twombly, Joseph
A Gilmore, II. A. Bolan, common sellers.
Capas to issue IN vacation against Frank
E. Nash, II, L. Brown. and A. ?. Benner
common sellers.
mol pros on payment Of so fine, Chas
Mitchell.
An Indictment was found against Fred A
Stevens for mayhem, for biting off the ear o.
his neighbor. Defendant was very sick and
no action was taken in his case
The following defendants, indicted at pre-
vious terms as being common sellers of in
toXoating liquors were each fined 500 and
costs, SO, which We're paid. Geo w Pat
terson, Thomas Haugh, L. L. Gentner c
cases) NJ. h. KnowlUon e casesD c. 0
Poor, Il. Il. Moody, A 4. Howes, G. C. Xii
gore, w. E. Grinnell, Joseph A. Gilmore
Il. A. Bolan, S. W. Freeman. Walter B
Twombly.
Que case against l., L. Gentner, appealed
from the Belfast Police Court, was sent t
the Law Court on demurrer.
The fines and costs collected this term il
criminal cases, mostly liquor, amount to 81,
go 16. The amount at the January tern
was S,275 90, and at the April term S245 0C
max ng total for the year Of S2,205 l6.
ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR.
Two candidates were admitted to the bar
Following is a brief sketch of them
Benton w. Lenfest of Newport was borl
in Pa amyra and is graduate of the Main
Central Institute at PIttstield class of '9i
He has taught several terms of high schoo
and was a member of the school board O
Palmyra two years. For two years and
months past he has studied law with 7.
Stevens, Esq, of Newport. He will open
law office N Penobscot county, but has no
yet decided in what town he will locate.
John r. Dunton of Belfast was born il
Searsmont and graduated from the Castin
Normal school. He fitted for college unde
: private instructors and graduated at Bate
College. He has had a very successful ex
perience as teacher, having taught tn
grammar and high schools of Belfast AM
!, Lewiston, and the grammar school of Lee
minister, Mass. He has also been superi 4
tendent of schools of Rockland. He stude'
law with his brother, r. f. Dunton, Esq. Q
Belfast, and they have formed law partner
, ship under the firm name of r. f. & j. r
Dunton.
CIVIL DOCKET.
Actions to recover for stock bought b.
John Carter & Co. and others, VS.. the Cream
Publishing Co. are to be argued in writin
before the Law Court. The question of tn
new insolvency law is involved. The defend
ant corporation petitioned in insolvenc
under the old State law and the creditor
object, claiming that their action was to
late and the case should come under the new
U. S. law. Williamson and Thompson TO
plaintiffs. Littetield of Rockland and Greer
, for defendants.
Cases have been entered by M. G. Hill
Collector, against a number of Belfast peo
pie on account of delinquent taxes. Jude