The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
Somerset 4. j. Court.
SEPTEMBER TfsN, 1901.

J. {. CLAY, Stenographer
F. P. pGNNELL, Sheriff.
HIRAM THING. Messenger
DEPUTIES: r. Z. Harding, Madison; C. Is
Haskell. Pittsfeld; F. S. Parsons No. Arson
4. 5. Williams, Hartland; G F. Ham, Bingham
f. F. Casweli. Il. New Portland Sidney r
| Baker, Solon; c. e. nuren, Fairfield; C. W
Farrand, Norridgewock.
| The traverse jurors were empanneled
Friday, as given last week. with Charles
d. Bowman of Detroit as foreman of the
first jury and j. @. True of New Port
land foreman of the accord Jury.
The three cases assigned for trial,
Saturday were disposed of as follows:
Norton VS. Thomas. The defendant
WAS defaulted and judgment rendered
for the plaintiff for $50 and costs.
Dore, complainant, VS. Lessor. Re
spondent was surrendered In court and
the sureties were discharged.
Baker vs. Berry. By agreement OF
parties the case was referred to John w.
Manson, Esq, and Daniel Lewis, ESQ.,,
and the trial was declared off
Thus all the civil cases assigned for
trial for the term we're disposed of and
the Jurors were excused until 2 O'Clock
Monday afternoon.
Friday and Saturday the court dis.
posed of the following cases:
Weston vs. Hilton. Default was en-
! tered for the amount reported by an
auditor.
Head ct al vs Goodrich ct al. Dis
continued without costs as TO Goodrich
Pooler defaulted.
Cornville VS. Wells. Referred to the
court.
Parks, admr. VS. Greenwood. De-
faulted.
Holman vs. Berry was entered, neither
party.
Bigelow VS. Mills was defaulted by
agreement.
Mahoney VS. Maine Casualty Company
was defauted
Lander VS. Berry and trustee. Re
ferred to J. W. Manson, Esq, and Daniel
Lewis, Esq. The trustee was charged
SIS without costs.
Henry X. Sawyer vs. Robert M.
Groves, defaulted.
Stickney & Babcock Coal Co. vs. Pull
sifer, defaulted.
Wescott vs. Daggett. Referred by
agreement to Hon, Enoch Foster.
The grand jury at noon on Saturday
reported indictments as follows:
Alexander Terrio, for the murder of
Matthias Pare; Rufus Brown, assault and
battery; George Draper, alias Bert
Libby, assault, with intent to commit
rape; Howard Yeo. assault with intent
to commit rape; Milford York, breaking
and entering and larceny; John jenkins
and Robert McLain, breaking and enter
ing and larceny Fred Burke and James
Murphy, breaking and entering and lar
eeny; Arthur c. Paine, Illegally solicit
ing insurance,
Terrio was arraigned, Saturday, and
pleaded not guilty. McGilicuddy &
Morey of Lewiston were assigned by the
court as his counsel. The trial will be-
gin Tuesday, Nov. 9TH, at a special term
of court, called for that purpose.
State vs. Rodney Mullins, alias Fred
Burke, and James Murphy The res
pondents were accused of breaking and
entering the store of Sullivan Newton at
Jackman, and stealing a sum of money.
Both pleaded guilty, and were sentenced
to one years confinement at hard labor
in the State prison.
Mol pros was entered In the cases
against Albert r. Chase, George A.
Heald and a. Russell RemcI, also Ed
ward Cote for violation of prohibitory
law, Lowell f. Ward, appealed case of
assault and battery, and G. Almon Paul
and Sumner A. Holway for breaking
quarantine law
Court was relieved of the trial of one
case, that of George Draper, alias Bert
Libby. He was arrested in Bingham
charged with attempting rape, escaped
from the officer but was afterward
captured and lodged in jail. He was in
dicted in Penobscot Co. for rape and as
soon as the indictment here was report
ed he was taken to Bangor to answer to
the more serious charge, and a strong,
clear case, it is said. l.. w. Gilman, a
Bangor policeman, took the man to Ban
gor, Saturday.
On Saturday Milford York was ar
raigned on indictment for breaking and
entering dwelling house in Fairfield
He pleaded guilty and was given a sen
tence of two years in State prison.
State We Rufle Brown, tried Monday,
was case that occasioned much local
interest. 1t was an indictment for as
sault committed upon Silas futile of
West Athens. The respondent pleaded
not guilty, and being too poor to employ
counsel, was furnished counsel by the
court, c. II. Mills, Esq, being appointed
in that capacity. The evidence iHtro-
duced on the part of the State showed
that the respondent and the complain
ant, who is an old man about So years of
age, had a dispute in regard to wages
due Brown for work done for Tuttle, in
the course of which Brown picked up a
rock, and hurled it at the old
gentleman, striking him in the right eye,
and entirely destroying the sight of that
organ. The respondent denied the
crime, and alleged that the rock was
thrown by his sister, who was near by
at the time. The jury returned verdict
of guilty after 10 minutes deliberation.
The respondent belongs to the notorious
family of Browns, who have given the
officials considerable trouble for several
years past, and caused the county much
expense. The court imposed a sentence
of Is months in the county jail. County
Attorney Cover for the State; C. II.
Mills, Esq, for the respondent.
State VS. Nathaniel Gerald, two
cases, were tried Tuesday. These were
on two indictments for infringement of
the game law. Two separate offences
are charged one the killing of n moose
and the other of deer. Game Warden
VIM. Il. Pollard of Foxcroft, was the
only witness for the State, and testified
to finding meat in the respondents
house, and tracks showing where he had
been hunting The respondent was ac-
quilted Oh the first case but the Jury
OF dered verdict of guilty on the sec
ond case for the killing of the deer
Upon this he WAS sci fenced Is months
in the State Prison. County Attorney