The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-19
Somerset S. j. Court.

SEPTEMBER TERM, 1899.
FooLER, j., Presiding.
N. w. BRAIsERp, Clerk.
CHARLES o. SMALL, County Attorney.
GEORGE q. COLLINS, Stenogrd pher.
F. P. PENNRLL, Sheriff.
CHESTER Fl. MILLS Messenger.
DRPur1Rs:-wm. F. Mutt, Fairfield; F. L.
Harding, Madison; s. W. Herrick, Harmony;
c. b. Haskell, Plttsfeld; F. q. Parsons No.
Arson; r. S. Williams, Hartland; Hiram M
Waugh, Starks; Charles +. Ham, Bingham. 5.
s. Walker, North New Portland; Cornelius A.
Merrill, Scion; Calvin Il. Jones, Athens; b. F.
Jones. So. Norridgewock; w. Guy Pennell,
Skowhepan.
Thursday afternoon the jury returned
verdict of not guilty in the case State
VS. Charles S. Littlefeld, indicted for
forgery.
Daniel McAllister was srraigned,
Thursday afternoon, upon an Indictment
for breaking and entering and larceny,
County Attorney Small for the State and
Forrest Goodwin, ESQ. for the defense.
Friday forenoon the jury returned a
verdict Of not guilty.
Friday, the case Louis Clair vs James
O'Brion, was tried. This was an action
for trespsss to recover damages for as
sault and battery, alleged by the plaintiff
to have been suffered by him At the
hands of the defendant. The defendant
is foreman for firm that was working
on an excavating contract in Madison
and Clair was hand at work under
him. The plaintiff claimed that he was
violently assaulted by the defendant and
struck severe blow upon the head,
causing him suffering and injury. The
defendant claimed that the plaintiff as
suited him first by throwing shovel at
him, which struck the defendant on the
knee, and while admitting that he used
fierce against the plaintiff used only
sufficient to prevent him continuing the
assault, that what restraint was used
was in self defense and justifiable. The
jury brought in verdict OF 3l135 for
the plaintiff. Forrest Goodwin, Esq.
was counsel for the plaintiff; c. o..
Small, Esq. for the defendant.
Saturday morning Daniel McAllister
was brought into court and received a
sentence of 30 days in the county jail, for
assault and battery also a sentence Of
Is months IN the State prison for
adultery.
Frank d. Sweenie, convicted OF
forgery, two cases, WAS sentenced to Is
months In State prison on each case.
Edmund n. Osborne was granted a
divorce from Maggie J. Osborne.
In the appealed search and seizure
case, State VS. Thomas Cahill, the iudg-
ment of the lower court, 500 fine and
costs, was affirmed.
Court adjourned Saturday at / a. m.
The term was somewhat longer than
usual, four weeks, but large amount OF
business was transacted, including
eleven trials by jury and verdiets iu
civil suits, five in criminal prosccu.
tions and the docket was relieved OF a
large number of causes, by default,
settlement, etc.
1t was Judge Fogler's first term, here,
aud his first visit to our town, He eX.
pressed himself to US as much pleased
with the town. and county, the At
torneys, court officers aud jurors and we
heard many expressions from these
gentlemen of their like appreciation of
his ability in the dispatch of business
and his fairness in presiding in the
causes brought before him. Judge
Fogler will be warmly welcomed when
he is again assigned to hold court in
Somerset.