Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-29
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A little more than two days work las
week closed up the business of tn
October term of the Supreme Judicia
Court, and the final adjournment wa
made Wednesday noon.
CUMMINGS EFT AIS vs.. PROCTOR.
This was an action brought by thu
well known business firm of C. B. Cum
mings & Sons of Norway against Georg,
A. Proctor of York, for balance due OF
an account annexed for lumber. Tit
defendant alleged that the bill had beer
paid, and introduced a receipt, the body
of which was in his own handwriting
The plaintiffs deny the correctness Of
this receipt. The case turned upor
the commences or correctness of thit
receipt. The case was given to the jury
early in the afternoon, and they remain.
ed out until the lights went out at mid
night, when they went home, and report.
ed a disagreement in the morning. Holt
& Barnes for plaintiff; Stewart of York
for defendant.
One divorce was granted additional to
those reported last week. Edith E.
Jordan, libelant, vs. Joseph o. Jordan.
Cause, cruel and abusive treatment and
failure to provide maintenance. Custody
of minor Oh ldren to libelant. Brigham
for libelant.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Warren Cook pleaded guilty to the
charge of single sale of liquor, and with
drew his appeal in a case of intOxication.
In the intoxication case the original
sentence of sixty days in Jail at Auburn
was imposed, and the other case was
continued for sentence.
Gregg Legere pleaded guilty to an in
dictment for single sale, and on motion
of the county attorney the case was con-
tinued for sentence.
The trial of the case State VS.. Frank
Fl. Bennett was begun Monday afternoon.
This was an indictment for adultery
against Bennett, who is an engineer on
the Portland and Rumford Falls Railway.
The original complaint was made by
John j. Taylor, with whose wife it is
charged that adultery was committed.
The state, while introducing evidence of
the general intimacy of the parties, de-
pended mainly upon the testimony Of
Taylor and a companion, who testified
positively rs eyewitnesses. The defence
was general denial by the parties and
an attack upon the testimony Of the
states witnesses, the defence alleging
that they were drunk at the time, that
they, or one of them, had told conflict
ing stories about it since, and that some
minor points in their testimony were
shown by the other wit
nesses to be incorrect. The jury, after
being out some time, returned a verdict
of not guilty. County Attorney Park
for the state. Swasey for Bennett.
The last case tried was State vs.. Eliza
Ann Kicker, an appealed case on a COM
plant for the larceny of some pieces of
print from the store of James Z. Clement
at East Brownfield. The case was well
by County Attorney Park for
the state, and q. G. Walker and Mr..
Kneeland of Bridgton for the respondent.
It went to the jury about 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning, and they returned
in about twenty minutes with a verdict
Of not guilty. Il
The last of the jurors were discharged
1t the close of this case, and a revision
Of the criminal docket was then made
by the court and the county attorney,
resulting in considerable clearing up of
Did matters. In one case where the |
docket showed that the respondent had
paid the costs, Judge Savage asked II 1t
would not be well to have it off the
locket, but County Attorney Park re-
,lied that the respondent said he
thought it would be good thing to
nave the indictment hanging over him,
20 keep him straight. Of course the
suggestion was given due consideration
oy the court, and the case still stands.
Final adjournment was made Wednes- |
Law noon, after term of thirteen days, |
Ill of which except the first three were
ull of business. Six civil cases were given
% the jury. In three of these verdict
was returned for plaintiff, in two for de- |
'endant, and in one there was dis
Two cases were withdrawn |
rom the jury, either by settlement or
reference, after portion of the evidence
vas in. Thirteen divorces were granted. |
Three criminal trials were had, one re- |
,ulting in conviction and two in acquit- |
al. Ten Jail and prison sentences were
imposed, ranging from thirty days in
Jail to four years in state prison, and
ines were paid amounting to $685..
The length of the vacation since the
asst term of court was eight months.