The Portland daily press., 1899-04-29
THE COURTS.
MUNICIPAL COURT.

In the municipal court, yesterday,
walter II b Reed, the young man who
stole Walter K. Burrowe's bicycle,
pleaded guilty to thei charge, and wa
sentenced to serve four months in jail.
Seven inebristes pleaded guilty to 10
toxication and received the following sen
fences; Patrick Il. McCallum 70 days In
jail; Robert Diamond $40, and costs /;
Warren L.. Wallace, Thomas Mitchell.
Charles II. Owens, James n. Sykes and
john OpIsng IS and costs each.
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
The case of John @, Proctor vs. the
Maine Central railroad, involving the
title to land south Of the Union station
now crossed by the tracks of the defend
ant corporation was yesterday morning
withdrawn from the jury in the Supreme
court, and submitted to the Law court.
SUPERIOR COURT.
The case of John NJ. Gooding vs.. the
Northwestern Life Insurance Company.
was tried in the Superior court yesterday
morning.
In May, 1895, the plaintiff and Cullen
9. Chapman. formed q copaTtnership
as general agents Of the defendant com
pany. This agency was under written
contract with the company. The oopart-
nership was dissolved January ], 1Sys, az
ter which time the plaintiff continued In
the employ of the company as special
agent. During the term OF the plaintin's
general agency, he solicited the applica-
tion of Harrs A. Saunders of Greenville.
Saunders declined to take out any in
surancs at that time, owing to financial
troubles. but promised to take out some
later ON. After the llaintiff had ceased
to be. general agent, an application was
secured from Saunders by the company,
through another agent, for a five thous-
and dollar ten payment policy. The
plaintiffs under the contract as general
agents, were entitled to 45 per cent of the
first premium ON all policies written; and
Gooding now sues the company to recover
his per centage of the premium on this
policy. on the ground that the actual
work. was done by him, and that it was
through his endeavors and solicitation
that Saunders agreed to take out policy
He claims that the mere fact that anoth-
or agent did the actual writing of the
application does not preclude him from
his right to the commission. The plaintiff
had an assignment of Chapman's interest
in this particular claim. The amount
sued for is slS7.23.
After. the testimony for the plaintiff
all in ha MIA I'M
asked for a on-suit. on the ground that
the action could not be sustained on the
facts of the case The motion was grant
ed by the court.
Messrs. Anthoine & Talbot are attor-
neys for plaintiff, and Geo. f. Gould for
the defendant.
TIE FAIRFIELD FLORAL CASES.
Yesterday morning in the case of
William f. Skinner, Angie III. Wing,
Viola Rae and George II. Terry, indicted
for conspiracy in connection with the
Fairfield Floral company. counsel for the
respondents withdrew their demurrer and
the case was set for trial next Wednesday.
George +. Terry who last term plead ed
guilty to three indictments charging him
with devising u scheme to defraud by
use of the United States smails, with
drew his plea of guilty and spleaded not
guilty to each Indictment. { The trial of
these three cases in the order in which
they. stand on the docket wac set down
for next Tuesday afternoon.
BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL.
Sydney 4. Thompson of South Thom-
vston, who is charged with raising 81
bills to $40 bills, yesterday forenoon was
arraigned before Judge Webb. He waived
hearing and was bound. over in $500 for
trial next Tuesday.