Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-23
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
OCTOBER TERN, 1900.

OCTOBER TERN, 1900.
Frederick A. Powers, Justice Presiding.
| Charles r. whitman, Clerk.
Ruel Small, Steuographer
John s. Harlow, County Attorney.
James K. Tucker, Sheriff.
W. A. Barrows, Messenger.
II. e. Davis, Librarian.
Monday morning bearing Was given
In the case Of Wallace Ryerson Of Paris
W.. James n. Buck of Sumner. This
was heard BY the court on q point OF
Law, there being no question OF fact.
The action WAS on demand note Tor
s200, given by Buck March 2lst, 1894.
No payments had been made on IL, and
IL WAS sued March alst, 1900.
Tsscus Atwood, attorney for the de-
PENDANT, argued that the suit was
brought one day too late, the note being
outlawed. In support Of this he argued
that ~ cause Of action on . demand
note sccrues Immediately upon the max
| ing Of the note, the day Of the making
Of the note must be rcckoned ~ the hrst
day Of the six years within which suit
can be brought, and that therefore the
six years Was completed the day before
the suit Was brought. Mr.. Wright,
counsel for plaintiff, argued that the
action Was seasonsbly brought, and the
court ruled In his favor. An appeal Was
taken, and the case goes TO the Law court
| for decision.
James Furey Of Rumford retracted his
plea of not guilty on an indictment for
larceny, and pleaded guilty. He was
sentenced TO one year Ia the county jail,
sentence to begin April IL, 1900, the date
when he WAS drst committed, and since
which he has been 10 jail continuously.
Sewsll J. Walker Of Bethel pleaded
| guilty on IN indictment - common sell
er and three for single sale. He was
sentenced on two Of them TO ninety days
In Jail, and the other two were continued
during good behavior.
Stephen S. Packard Of Albany, on q
case Of single sale appealed from the
Norway Municipal Court, retrscted bis
plea and pleaded guilty, and was given
an alternative sentence Of go 6ne or
thirty days in jail.
| Tuesday forenoon the case Of State W.
Lawrence Curran of Rumford Falls was
tried. An indictment Was found against
| Curran at this term under the nuisance
statute. Curran for several months OF
the present year kept small beer shop
on Congress Street, Rumford Falls,
which was the nuisance alleged. No
evidence was introduced TO show actual
sales of intoxicating liquor, but the tes-
ticnony, which was mainly given oy the
police officer and deputy sherif{s OF
Rumford Falls, was that there was q
large part OF the time somewhat noisy,
more or less disorderly crowd hanging
around In Curran's shop and on the side.
walk In front, and that there were often
In this crowd men In various stages Of
intoxication.
After the evidence for the state wal
in, Currsn, on the advice Of bis counsel
rctracted his plea, and pleaded guilty
County Attorney Harlow asked for {
jail sentence, and the court imposed q
sentence of two months In the county
jail.
County Attorney Harlow for the state
A. z. Stearns for Curran.
No other cases remaining for trial, tn
Ijuries were discharged, and the cour
disposed Of more criminal business.
The case against Charles w. Hanson
| Of Rumford Falls, indicted for nuisance
vas continued, and he was allowed u
70 on his own recognizance.
z. Bunker Chase, who has been II
jsil for some time awaiting this term o
court, Was discharged.
The bondsmen Of Henry NORM
Joseph Lebrecque, and Frank Drspes
: we're defsulted, the several respondent
named having failed TO appear ct TIL
term Of court 40 they were under bond
TO do.
TIE appealed case against Julius Jut
kins for lntoxication WAS mol pressed
he being now serving sentence 10 jai
J, and the case against Herbert J. Libo
{ | Vas continued on his own rec0gnizsnc'
To complete the criminal business
1.-THE term, on Wednesday mornin
Thomas Sutton, who had pleaded guilt
20 q single sale OF liquor, was sentence
TO thirty days In jail, and Edward
Small, Who had pleaded guilty 70 forl
|, cry, was seutsneed 70 two years In sta
y prison.
I'll ONE NEW LAWYER.
Tie law 10 DOW ID Iofce WHICH, reYotr
Icandidates for admission 70 the bar
take their examination before the sta
board. bat those Who 6led notice Of the
= inter ton to apply before Sept. Let, VII
4 the law went Into effect, are allowed
. take their examination In Tho court
g before. Under this exception Louis i.
&. JACK Of Lisbon Falls made applicatk
ID for admission 1t this term, and duly .
pearA and took his examination. An
&c written examination, 10 bar cos
mitbe and The judge spent a hour
ssI cour; with him, and ths judge order
9. him admitted. Mr.. Jack b . young ~
= vhoas education vas obtained b {
n. scA0Ils Of his to&n, the Portland Hil
neI 0oho,l snd ShaW's Businoos ColIeC
y He rnd iaw with b. +. Coolidge E.
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