The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-16
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Hon. L. A. Emery, Justice Presiding

Hon. L. A. Emery, Justice PRESIDING.
Ihe Jurles were impaneled Thurs
day morning. All the jurors drawn appear
ed and were sworn. The full list was pub
lished in The Journal last week. William
Coffin of Burnbam was chosen foreman of
the first jury and Edwin jenkins of Mon
roe of the second. Fred v. Cottrell of Bel
fast and Geo. II. Estes of Troy were ex-
cused the first day.
The first case to come before the jury was
Laura I'll. Wagner VS.. Fred Eames The
plaintiff is minor, and the suit is brought
for her by her brother. She claims that
after the death of her parents in the fall of
1886 she went to live with the family of the
defendant, working in the house and going
to school until the following spring. After
school closed she worked for wages until
JAN, 1900, when she went away. In the
fall of that year the wife and son of the de-
fendant sustained severe injuries and the
plaintiff went back and did the work,
which included the care of the invalids,
She claims that she was paid but SIT in
money, and that her clothing was given her
by brother and sister. She sues for So
per week for the first term of service, and
IA per week for the second. The defendant
claims that she was not domestic but a
member of his family; that he clothed her
that she had $5S in money, and other val
liable considerations, and that she did not
nurse the invalids. Judge Emery charged
the jury that while a contract made with a
minor is void, she is entitled to a Just COM
pensaton for her services, and that the jury
is to determine the value of those services,
and decide on the matters of fact as regards
the money and other matters for which she
should be allowed credit The jury return
ed verdict for the plaintiff for $142 90.
DuntOn & Dunton for plaintiff. Fellows of
Bucksport for defendant
The case of the Waterville Trust Co. VS.. C.
E. Libby, assigned for Friday, was con
tinued to next term. Hon. Enoch Foster,
attorney for the plaintiff, was in town
Thursday.
Alonzo V. Jackson ct al, VS.. Deles-
tin Whitaker. Action of assumpsit for
wood. The plaintiffs bought the standing
wood on a piece OF land owned by the
defendant, for $35. After taking off wood
few winters the defendant went in and
cut some, but that. together with tie wood
still standing and some which had been cut
by the plaintiffs, was destroyed by fire. The
plaintiffs sued for the value of the wood
which they had not taken from the premises,
SCI. The court ordered a nonsut. Knowl-
ton for plaintiff. Thompson for defendant.
In the case of City of Belfast VS.. W. O..
Whitcomb the Court rendered judgment for
the plaintiff for $19762.
John I. Morrow VS.. Chas. A. Boynton,
action for trespass on land in Searsmont
and taking away 100 cords of cedar lumber,
and 200 posts, valued at $3.50. At the Sep
tember term, 1900, the case was referred to
Geo. E. johnson, and f. A. Greer, who
reported in favor of the defendant, with
costs against the plaintiff. The report was
accepted, Staples for plaintiff Thompson
for defendant.
City of Belfast VS. Real Estate Co. and
City of Belfast VS.. Ella F. Hartman, actions
to recover for sewer tax. were referred to
the Court with leave to except.
Eben W. Ham VS.. NJ. W. SWEET and Bel
fast National Bank and Peoples National
Bank, trustees. Action on account of bill
of grain, etc, amounting to >3S2.90. Princi-
pal defendant defaulted; trustees charged
for the amounts in their hands, amounting
to $256.39. Dunton & Dunton for plaintiff.
Several cases of action on account, etc,
were settled, and entered neither party.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
The Grand Jury reported Thursday fore
noon, having found 25 indictments, 81 of
which were for violations of the liquor law.
Henry Armstrong, who claims to belong
in Waterville, was indicted for cruelty to a
horse. He was one of the men who was ar
rested in Belfast last fall after cutting and
beating horse in the streets. He pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to 80 days in jail
He has been in Jail 90 days awaiting trial
William Davis of Belmont was indicted
for an assault, in Searsport on Susan f.
Burgin. He pleaded not guilty Thursday
forenoon, but retracted bis plea and pleaded
guilty. He was released on his own re-
cognizance. to appear at the next term of
Court.
State VS.. Robert B. Smothers. In Sep
tember last, according to the testimony, the
respondent was called by small boy to go
to the house OF Joseph M. Larrabee, as he
supposed on business. When he arrived
there he found Larrabee scolding his boys
for not doing some work properly LARA
bee asked Smothers about the work and
Smothers replied that the boys were doinp
well. Larrabee said it was lie and a
quarrel ensued between the men, in which
Larrabee struck at Smothers with a chain
and Smothers fired a revolver twice but did
not hit Larrabee. The respondent says he
did not know he had the revolver with him
until he felt in his pocket for a bolt to
defend himself with. He also says he did
not intend to hit Larrabee, but merely to
frighten him. The jury after being out about
two hours returned verdict of not guilty
County Attorney Foster for the State.
Mcclellan for respondent
State VS.. James NJ Hanson, convicted in
the Belfast Police Court for assault and
battery, and appealed; mol pros on payment
OF costs.
All the liquor cases under new indict-
ments went to the Law Court on demurrer.
The amount of fines and costs in liquor
cases paid in this term was $3.50; and in an
appealed case SIG