The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-23
Somerset s. j. Court

GEORGE w. COVER, County Attorney.
REUEL b. SMALL, Stenographer.
+. Z. PENNELL. Sheriff.
HIRAM THING, Messenger.
DEPUTIES: F. L. Harding, Madison C. b.
Haskell, Pittsfeld; K. S. Williams Hartland;
c. +. Ham, Bingham; +. 5. Parsons, No: Arson;
IL New PoaIand sidney
4 T. Baker, Scion; {. L. Duren, Fairfield.
| Judge Powers rendered judgment, Fri
day, in the suit of Edna l.. Blaisdell vs..
] Fred Hatch, in accordance with the YER
dict of guilty, found by the jury. By
] the terms of his decree, the respondent
was to pay $50 down, and $40 at the end
of every 10 weeks, for the support of the
child. He is to give bond of $500 on
the town, and like bond to the COM
plainant, for the performance of these
conditions.
The case Samuel K Farrand VS.. harles
/ w. Farrand WAS entered upon Friday.
1t was a replevin suit brought to deter.
mine the ownership of five cows which
were in the possession of II. l.. Kilgore
and were attached by Deputy Sheriff {.
/ W Farrand in favor of Cynthia Lawler
and replevined by the plaintiff. The is
sue was whether the COWS were the prop
erty of Kilgore or the plaintiff. The
verdict was for the defendant. Walton
d Walton appeared for the plaintiff and
Forrest Goodwin, Esq for the defendant.
Motion was filed to set the verdict aside
and it is expected the case will go to the
law court on this motion.
In the action of Briggs ys. Symonds
ct al, for balance due on an account,
which was tried, Friday, verdict OF
S26 SO for the plaintiff was returned.
WILDER & Gibbs appeared for the plain
tiff, and f N. Merrill and G. o. Small
for the defence. Motion was filed to set
the verdict aside.
The case, State vs.. Harry Hilton was
tried, Saturday, with County Attorney
Cover for the State and and Forrest
Goodwin for the respondent. This was
a suit brought under the law of 1901
"To prevent the shooting of human be-
ings by persons in pursuit of game or
game birds" Ii we are correctly in
formed, it is the first action brought
under this law, although there were sew.
eral cases of such shooting during the
past season. The indictment was for
negligently shooting a human being
The prosecution claimed that Hilton,
while out hunting for deer, carelessly
mistook Nathaniel Gerald of Mayfeld
for one of those animals, and fired a
knee. The respondent admitted the
fact of the shooting, but denies that he
was careless or crminaly negligent.
The jury brought in verdict of guilty
and upon this the respondent was given
a sentence of 40 days in the county jail.
The suit of John A. Wood vs.. VIM. ".
Young, assigned for trial at this term,
has been continued,
The action of Mary Whipple vs.. F. b.
Elliott has been entered "Neither party"
by agreement of counsel.
Amedeo Christopher was admitted a
citizen of the United States and received
the oath of citizenship.
Divorces were decreed as follows
To Blanche l.. Turner from Roscoe NJ
! Turner for cruel and abusive treatment,
custody of child given to the libelant;
to Elvurna b. Crocker from VIM. +.
trocker for cruel and abusive treatment;
| to Mamie r. Mitchell from Albert E
Mitchell for cruel and abusive treatment,
custody of child given to the mother
and her name changed to Mamie r. Oil
yer: and to George E Remck from A.
Russell Remick for cruel and abusive
treatment, custody of children given to
libelant and her name changed to George
f Savage: to Susie E. Glidden from
John 4. Glddep for cruel and abusive
treatment, and the custody of the minor
child was given to the libelant. The
libel of Lura A. Souther for divorce
from Ernest d. Souther was heard by
the court and the divorce was denied
The libes of Donald Murray VS.. Alphon-
sine Murray, and AMargie l.. Kelley vs
Adebert Kelley we're dismissed without
prejudice.
In the suit of S. J. Walton ct al. Vs. AL
exander Terrio for services in connection
with the murder trial in which the de-
PENDANT was then respondent, the de-
PENDANT was defaulted for $157.22.
Referees reports were accepted in the
suits of b. f. Baker vs.. Edward Berry,
and John j. Lander vs.. Edward Berry
and IT. and Pease vs.. Grant
In the suit of Geo. K. Morrill, ct al. VS..
Chas. York an account in set off has
been filed by the defendant and the mat
ter referred to l.. L. Walton and G. o.
Small.
The following suits have been settled
by agreement of counsel: Ernest +.
Libby ct ais. VS.. w. Nj. Harrington; John
w. Elkins VS.. F. Burgess ct al; f. NJ.
Norton vs. +. l.. Sprague ct al, and
Dead River Log Driving Co., Ir.
In the matter of the petition for parti-
ton brought by James Lumsden vs.. K.
N. Merrill, judgment for partition has
been decreed and Hon Turner Boswell,
w p. OIdw way and J. r. Mcclellan were
appointed commissioners.
In the case of m. O'Brieu vs.. The
! Somerset & Kennebec Co., in which a
verdict was recovered by the plaintiff
A. 5. Littlefield, counsel for the defend
ant company, has filed exceptions to the
rulings of the presiding justice, in addi-
ton to his motion to have the verdict
set aside.
A hearing was given by the court,
Monday, on a petition for certiorari,
Mary E. Stevens VI. the county commits
sioners of Somerset county. The petit
ton was granted. Forrest Goodwin
ESQ. was counsel for the petitioner and
County Attorney Cover for the commits
sioners This suit grew out of the laying
of a winter road across the land of Mrs.
stevens in February, 1900, by the select
men of the town on petition she appeal
ed to the county commissioners but those
officials denied the appeal, thus confirm
ing the action of the selectmen. The
complainant appealed to the supreme
judicial court at the December term of
1900 but was unsuccessful. The petition
at this time was based upon the declara-
ton that the commissioners had no jur.
isdction and that the chairman, Hon.
Alonzo Smith, is related to three of the
petitioners within the sixth degree of
consanguinity. Mr.. Smiths relationship
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