The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-11

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W. T. SEEKISs. Clerk
GEO W. COVER, County Attorney.
CHAs w. ssALL Stenographer
+. p PENNELL, Sheriff.
HIRAM P. THING. Messenger
DEPUTIEs,-R s. Williams Hartland. f. L.
Harding, Madison c. B. Haskell, Pittsield +
S. Parsons No. Anson; c. T.. Duren, Fairfield
{. r. Ham, Ringhami Sidney I. Baker. Scion
f F. Caswel, X. New Portland G. W. Farrand
Norridgewock,
Thursday, Edwin e. Tracy, who had
been found guilty of adultery the day
before, was sentenced by Judge White
house to one years Imprisonment at
hard labor in the State prison.
The actions of Sarah Z. stevens VS.
Charles French and Sarah 4. Stevens VS.
Josiah French we're given to the jury,
Friday forenoon, and yerdicts were
returned in each case for the plaintiff
for one dollar damage. The defendant
in the first case will recover costs, as an
offer of default for five dollars had pre-
viously been made and rejected.
The libel for divorce of Rosa A. Tay-
Tor vs. Patrick Taylor was to have been
tried, Friday, and witnesses were
brought from Hartland for the purpose,
but it was discovered that the libellee
had obtained a divorce from a former
wife under the old law, which required
two years to make the divorce absolute,
and had remarked before the expiration
of the required time. The second mar
rage was consequently illegal, and was
annulled by Judge Whitehouse.
Divorces were granted to Addie G.
Cronk from Clarence J. Cronk for cruel
and abusive treatment and non support,
to Willard r. Warren from Abbie B
Warren for utter desertion and to Kate
Margie from Louis Margie for cruel and
abusive treatment, extreme cruelty apd
gross and confirmed habits of intoxica
ton.
The suit of Salipa j. Tozier against
the Somerset Railway for injuries sus
tanned at the railway crossing in Madi
son village by reason of an alleged
defect in the planking, which was as
signed for trial at this term, is to bt
carried to the law court on report. The
| plaintiff was allowed to amend her writ
by adding an additional count, and the
defendant has taken exceptions.
Liquor fines were assessed and paid as
follows Cephas NJ Hilton, nuisance
800; Cephas M. Hilton and Harr,
process, SIP; Trueman II. Witham
nuisance, $170 Vivaldo Reynolds re
ceiyed a 80 days Jail sentence for {
second conviction as a common seller
The indictments against stephen Z
Durrell and Malinda Roderick hav,
been continued for sentence. A demur
rer was filed by counsel to the indict
ment against William j. Bradbury, bu
was overruled The respondent tool
exceptions, which were adjudged to bt
frivolous and intended for delay, ant
the respondent gave his personal recog
nizance to appear from day to day.
The hearing was held before the pre-
siding justice, Friday, in the matter o
the appeal of Nathan w. Fish from tn,
decree of the Judge of Probate. By ;
petition filed in the Probate Court OF
the 18th day of December last, Fish wal
adjudged to be person of unsounC
mind, and incompetent to manage hi
estate, and U. G. Jones of Starks wa
appointed guardian. From this deere,
the defendant has appealed to this tern
of the Supreme Court and offers evi
dence to prove his mental soundness.
The suit of the inhabitants of Ansol
VS. Russell Remick and surities was de
termined by the report of John w
Manson, Esq, as auditor and by th,
| judgment of the court, which wal
rendered Thursday. Remick is the de
faulting tax collector of Arson for tn,
year 1897 and this was an action on hi
bond. After deducting the collectors
commission, the net balance due from
Remick and his bondsmen TO the towr
is STAG 05, for which sum judgment wa
rendered and for costs A Simmons fol
plaintiff; WILDER & Gibbs and c. o
Small for defendent.
The greater part of the session Frida,
was given up to the hearing of divorc,
case of rather sensational type Th,
libellant was Lillian E. Reynolds o
Pittsfield and the libellee Benjamin
Reynolds. A large number of witnesse
were sworn on both sides, the libellan
charging her husband with cruel ant
abusive treatment, and he accusing he
of being untrue to her marriage vows
Judge Whitehouse denied the divorce
Geo. H. Morse for libellant; John w
Manson for libelle.
Other divorces were decreed as fol
lows Carolina Domenicho from b
Domenicho for cruel and abusive treat
| MENU EuUle / 1TeoulbaI from IbV
Greenleaf for grossly, wantonly ant
cruelty neglecting to provide suitable
maintenance; and to George A. Brown
from Ida NJ Brown for cruel AM
abusive treatment and extreme cruelty
The actions of Augusta MIDGET VI
A M. GARD ct ais and Enoch f, Penpel
vs. same, have been reported to the full
court fer determination upon matters o
law.
The following liquor fines we're i'm
posed and paid Martin p Goliath, com
mon seller $120; Walter Pierce, nuisance
$40; James A Merrill, nuisapce, S120
Hurvey U. Romer, $120; Frank NJ. Cot
ton filed demurrer TO a nuisance in
dictment brought against him, which
WAS overruled The respondent took
exceptions, which were adjudged friv
olods and intended for delay, and h,
gave personal recognzance.
Both juries were excused Friday after
noon and court adjourned Saturda,
morning