The Portland daily press., 1899-08-10
THE COURTS.
Cases Taken Up and Considered
in the Law Court.
Judge Hni Has Busy Morning I'm Muni-
cipal Court.

In the law court Tuesday afternoon the
action of Charles Piercs vs. the Bangor
and Aroostook X. r., was orally argued.
Hudson & Durgin for the plaintiff. APP
pletion ana Champlin for the defendant.
| Tho facts OF this case are as follows:
In 1896 the plaintiff owned storehouse
in the town of Milo and adjacent to the
line Of the defendant corporation. From
blaze starrted on land owned by ths
railroad the plaintiffs storehouse was
ignited and with Its contents burned 60
the ground.
justice at nisi prius trial ruled that the
railroad was liable and verdict for "a
0is.43 was recovered. From this the de-
fendant appeals.
Yeserday morning the Penobscot docket
WINS taken up. Ths first action to be
argued was Lewis Cowan va. the Bangor
q Oldtown Railway company. Lauahlin
z Robinson for the plaintiff. Ryer s.
Dunn for the defense. This IL nm action
for personal injuries alleged TO have been
received by the plaintiff through the neg
| ligent conduct of conductor. while he
was passenger on one OF the coInpany's
oars Defense contended that the plaintiff
was Intoxicated and fell into the street.
Verdict was returned for ths defense and
to this verdict plaintiff files exceptions as
not in acoord with the evidence.
The next action was that Of Gertrude
Jamison vs.. DIR. g. Gilmore Weld. 6iliin
& Bailey for the plaintiff. Carleton &
Gould for the defense. 1t Is alleged By the
plaintiff that In bicycle aoclden5 she
injured the elbow joint Of her right arm
and the defendant, a surgeon. was called
to attend to the injury. Through his
negligence and improper treatment, 1t is
alleged. the plaintiffs elbow was perma-
nently injured. At nisi prius she recov-
cred verdict of $500.
Yesterday afternoon was being argued
the action of Frank e. Moore vs.. Edward
Steteon. ct al. an sction of tort to re-
cover damages for personal injuries sus-
tainsd. 1t Is alleged that the defendants
are the owners and operators Of certain
marine railway, that during 1897 the
schooner "Golden Rod" Of which the
plaintiff was mate was received for re-
pairs and that while engaged in assist
ing the making of such repairs the plain
til was struck by q block Of granite, In
securely fastened, and sustained frac-
ture of his leg with other severe injuries.
for which he asks damage in the sum
of s. 900. At nisi prius a verdict of $500
was recovered. Defense files exceptions
and asks for a new trial..
MUNICIPAL COURT.
Judge Hiil had busy session Of the
Municipal court yesterday morning, twen-
ty-seven people being before him for
drunkenness, assault. larceny, policy play
ing. fraud and liquor selling.
Francis It. Roberts for assault on Mrs.
Gerstman withdrew his appeal and went
| to jail for 80 days.
John Foley, for stealing iron from Mr..
Brown. the junk dealer, was fined S.
and costs.
| The case of Frank Norton, for assault
on Mrs. Mary ConIoy. was continued un-
til this morning.
Joseph IL. Quinn WAS found not guilty
of assault to Alonzo Lowell
George W. Taylor for stealing coal from
the Portland & Rochester was sentenced
| to ten days In jail, but sentence was sus-
pended.
Michael, f. Barry, search and seizure,
fined 500 and costs; appealed.
For intoxicatlon Patrick "a. McBrady,
Maud Williams, Mary J. Foster, Thomas
Green. John Reddy, Charles b. Williams,
Frederick j. Barter went to jail.
| For intoxication fines were imposed on
James Fenton. George W. Emery. John
Foley. Stephen E. Sawyer. John MoVail,
| Vim. Il. Fogg. Charles Farrell, George
Davis. Michael II. Joyce. (snspended.)
| For defrauding a boarding house keep
er, Adolph Wallenstein, recently arrested
in Bangor, was sent to Jail for 80 days.
Richard G. st. John, Clifford Howard,
John j. Grimes and Bartholomew 4.
Curran, being concerned In policy lot
terry, each fined SO and costs.
| The policy men who were arrested
Tuesday evening were not before The court
yesterday but probably will be today.
The four named above were those arrested
Sa turday night.
U. S. DISTRICT COURT.
Webb, judge. Oscar J. Knights, ct ais.
against the steamer fremont of the =. Il.
b. line. for the payment OF wages, were
dismissed without costs upon setslsmeht
by the parties.
Petitions In bankruptcy have been filed
by Silas d. Smith, Castle Hill; Willis
"A. Beal Guilferd; Ralph S. Emery. Bar
Harbor, and Solomon Botier of Webster.
U. s. CIRCUIT COURT.
Putnam, judge. Yesterday morning
Judge Putnam handed down final do.