The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-09-21
Supreme judicial Court.


J.. A. Emet :, Justice Presiding.
The September term of Supreme Judicial
Court opened in this city Tuesday morning,
Sept. 10Th Following is list of officials,
jurors, etc, in attendance:
Judge, L. A. Emery, Ellsworth
Clerk, Tileston Wadlin, Belfast
Chaplain, G. E. Edgett Belfast.
Stenographer, j. c. Clay, Portland
County Attorney, ElIery Bowden. Win.
terport,
Sheriff, S. G. Norton, Belfast.
Crier, F. n. Nose, Thorndike
Deputy Sheritfs, Eugene Blanchard, Stock
ton Springs +. G. Norton, Palermo; Jerre,
Bowen Monroe.
Messenger, Pearl Brown, Belfast
GRAND JURORS. A. G. Caswell foreman,
Edmund j. Ames, Searsport; w. E. Barker.
Brooks; Z. Z. Carter, Montvile; John Hart,
Durham Charles A. Hartshorn, Swanville
Walter g. Hatch, Belfast; Fred NJ Nicke.
son, Stockton Springs; Frank E. Sargent.
Monroe; Olney T Scott, Islesboro; Day &c.
ii. Smith, Winterport; Parish l.. Strout
Belfast; Woodbury. Tibbetts Palermo ;
Robert I. Tyler, Frankfort; John c. WI ard,
Troy; Fred E. Wiley, Lincolnvllle; G. F.
Wood NorthpOrt.
FIRST TRAVERSE jury Edward W Craw-
ford, foreman. Burnhan; Hiram Brewster,
Belmont; William K. Burgess, Monroe; E
X. Conner, Belfast; Charles II. Ford, Sears
port; Patrick Haley, Fran kfort Herbert E.
Holiness Searsmont; g. E. Jones, Winter
port; Charles KneeIand, Stockton Springs .
5. E. Littlefeld Winterport, George Malay.
Liberty George F. Mayhem, Be sest.
SECOND TRAVERSE JURY. Silas Storer,
foreman, Morn y Edwin E. McCausln.
Troy; j. S. Mullen, Lincolnville W Watson
E. Nelson, Palermo d. NJ. Nichols, Sears
port E, o. Pendleton Belfast; H III. Rich,
Jackson; Edison Sherman, Isiesboro; G. W
Shorey, Waldo Granville S. Small, Thorn
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Vickery, Jr,, Unity.
SUPPLEMENTARY. Job Q. Nose, Knox.
Amos Clement Of Belfast and James H
Thurston of Freedom We're not present
William S. Hi Imam of Prospect answered
to the call but was excused the first day
After the Grand Jury was organ ed they
were excused until 80 O'Clock, at which
time they began work. They reported at
10 with IL indictments, the shortest ses-
sion on record.
Both traverse juries were excused at 2
O'Clock until Wednesday morning.
NJ. G. Norton, who was out of town Tues
day, took his former position as Messenger
and Deputy Sheriff Wednesday morning.
DIVORCES.
Florence NJ. Wentworth, Knox, from Will
son z. Wentworth, do. A counter action
was entered but was withdrawn, and the
question of alimony is to be settled by the
parties.
Knowton, executrix, opened to the first jury
Wednesday morning, but was non suited. 1t was
an action to recover for repairs made to a house
owned by the late Lewis A knowlton, in which
the plaintiff lived Knowlton for plaintiff R.
F. & j. R. Dunton for defendants.
The case of Orzla Cookson. administrative,
vs. the Inhabitants OF Burnham, for personal in
juries received by Geo W. Cookson, the plain
1iff's husband, now deceased, on the highway in
the defendant town, was next opened to the same
jury. The jury and attorneys went to Burnham
by the l 20 train to view The place and returned
on the 6.2O train. Libby fol plaintiff. R. F. &
j. R. Dunton for defendant.
The second jury was excused Wednesday at 2
o'clock until Friday at o'clock.