Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-21
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
OCTOBER TERM, 1902.

sewall C. Strout. Justice Presiding.
Charles F. Whitman, Clerk.
A. 81. Whitman, Stenographer.
Ellery c. Park, County Attorney.
James r. Tucker, Sherin.
II r Hammond. Crier.
w. A. Barrows, Messenger.
The October court opened promptly at
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning, Judge
Strout in silk robe presiding. Rev. >:
n. Little of the South Paris Universalist
church offered prayer, and the organiZa-
ton of the court proceeded with the
usual formality.
The grand jury was empaneled as toi-
lows:
GRAND JURY.
Darius 8. sanborn, Norway, Foreman.
N. r. Brown, Bethel.
Henry A. Chase, Peru:
Aaron o. Corbett. Paris.
n. W. Gov, oxford.
Elmer B. Davis, Woodstock.
j. n. Doyen, Mexico.
Charles W. Harrington, Fryeburg.
william Cannon, Stoneham.
Eben n. fitzpatrick. Hiram.
Charles W. Harmon. Brownfcld
Abel ID. Holt, Dix1eld.
Wilder g. Kimball. Rumford.
G. Perley McAlster, Lowell.
A. Lincoln Purkia, Buck1ed.
Charles ". Walker, Canton.
Ashley Weeks, Porter.
Judge Strout charged the grand jury
regarding their duties, briefly, but clear
| " and comprehensively. They then re-
tired to their room and the traverse
juries were empaneled as follows:
FIRST JURY.
Adelbert Delano. Canton, Foreman.
A. C.. Andrews, Stow.
hldana Brooks. Upton.
Alvin Brown, Norway.
Charles Chandler. Fryeburg:
William l.. Chapman, Bethel.
John w. Chute. Paris.
John Colby, Denmark.
Fred j. dunbar, Hepron.
Daniel Fletcher, Hartford.
W. s. French. Oxford.
Sherman Haselton. ALBANY.
SECOND JURY.
John f. Stephens, Rumf0rd, Foreman.
j. H. JENNIE, ROxbury.
VII lam II. Morrow. Bethel
William A. Paul, Dixfeld.
| Frank E. Quint. BrOwufeld.
| David p. Richards, AndOver.
| q. Jarrett Spaulding. Buckneld.
Frank 4 Stone, Sweden.
VI l.. ThurstOn, Newry.
/ Elmer K. Tuell, Paris
PIT. Wadsworth. Hiram.
| George c. West, Sumner.
sUPeRNUMERARIEs.
IT. 3. whitman, Mexico.
Frank G. Noble, Norway.
Frank II. Morse of Waterford, who
had been drawn, was excused on account
of illness.
There was an unusually full attendance
of lawyers, not more than two or three
of the regular practitioners in the coun
ty being absent from the assembly which
filled the bar. In addition there were
several visitors from other counties, in
Guiding Judge Enoch Foster of Portland
Hon. j. NJ. Libby of Mechanic Falls, E
NJ. Briggs of Auburn, S. l. Gould o
Portland, and Williams of Lewiston.
The docket was called, and trial lis
of sixteen cases was made up, which i
rather shorter than the usual list. Tn
assignment of these cases for trial pro
duced some of the usual difficulties. |
had been supposed the case of Ethel b
York VS.. Magalloway Plantation was T.
90 on trial Wednesday morning. Bot
parties to the suit had made arrange
ments to that effect, but the plaintiff
after getting as far as Bethel, was take
i'll. According to the physicians report
she would not be able to attend befor
the second week of the term, even if sh
was then. No other case was ready TO
r trial at once, and it was found impract
cable to assign the first case for an Garlic
day than Thursday. The juries were az
cordingly excused on Tuesday and Wee
nesday successfully, and the court busie
itself with such minor and routine ma
tiers as might come before it.
The cases assigned for the rest of tn
week and for Monday morning were Sc
tied out of court during the day Wedne:
day, and went off the trial list, so tina
when the court adjourned Wednesda
, night there was no work in sight, in tn
line of civil trials, until Monday aftel
noon.