The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-19
PUT OFF A CAR.
Mark Killian Suing the Portland Rail-
road Company.

In the Superior court Saturday, the
day was devoted to the trial of the casa
of Mark Killian VS.. The Portland Rail !.
road company. This is a suit to recover
damages IN the sum of one thousand dol
lars for an alleged assault and battery In
being wrongfnlly put oil from ons of tbs
defendants cars. The csr was under the
charge Of Conductor Hartman of the
Westbrook line. The plaintiff boarded
the car at the head OF Prebie street on
July Is IN the afternoon and rode as far
as the Deering poor farm. At this point
the plaintiff claims that the conductor
furoibly elected him from the car, threw
him down upon the ground and choked
him; that about this time another West
brook car which was just returning from
River5on, came up, and the conductor OF
this car came up and again threw him
down as he was rising to his feet; that
both cars then went off and left him. He
claims that he was making no disturb
ance whatsoever; that he I'D nothing but
engage in conversation with some of the
passengers near him, On oross-examina-
ton he admitted that he had been drink
ing and that he had on that day pawned
his Iathing hatchet in Portland to buy IL
duor with and pay his fare home He al
SO admitted that about two years ago he
being intoxioated; and that on two
different occasions he had been before the
Westbrook Municipal court for drunken
ness. Conductor Hartman says that the
plaintiff kept up continual run of Silly
talk; that he requested him 60 stop three
times, to which he paid no attention;
and that seeing that he was annoying tine
passengers, and knowing the character
OF the mau, h5 put him oil the car while
1t was stopped for another passenger to
alight, and that in doing this, he simply
reached up and pulled him on. The
plaintiff then grasped him around the
legs aud held him SO he could not return
TO the car; and at this point Conductor
Spring who was ON the rear car, came up
and took this plaintiff by the hands and
released Mr.. Hartman. They both state
that no violence was used.
Among the passengers on the car
were Lawyers Eastman and Lyons who
both appeared as witnesses IN the case.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Libby argu-
ment for the defense, court adjourned
The case will be finished Monday.
Frank z. Price appears for the plsins
defendant.
GOT HIS LoBSTERs BACK.
In the Municiral court Saturday morn
Ing there was an interesting short lobster
Ease. Warden Dow seized four barrels OF
lot contained As short Holsters In court
Saturday morning Frank p. McIntira OF
Orr's island, appeared as claimant
Several witnesses from Orr island gave
their testimony, as well as Warden Gar
diner and others. At the close of the
hearing Judge Hill rendered judgement
lur the claimant. Assistant County At
borney Allan for the state. j y. and +.
II. Cobb for the claimant
OMITTED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
In the Circuit court, Saturday, before
Judge Putnam in the ease OF Julius nj.
Cohen VS. Faustino Delagina, bill in
Equity fled to restrain The use on cigars
ii the alleged trademark keystone, the
pourt passed down an opinion directing
qualified interiocutory Injunction re-
Btraining the alleged imitation of COM
plainRnts trademark pending the litiga-
eion.
In Julien NJ. Bradford ys. ssThes Belknap
Motor company, which was a bill In equi-
~ TO restrain an allegei infringement OF
. patent for electric regulators, issued to
the complainant, the court passed down
nm opinion Diminishing the bill with costs.