Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-09
"SAWDUST CASE"
Evidence All In and Arguments to Be
Made July p.
Some Facts and Figures in This Most
Remarkable Case.

The evidence in the saw dust case
is now all in and adjournment has
been made until July -, when the ar
gumcnts Will be made. 1t was thought
that the attorneys might bc ready to
argue the case carly i'll June, but it
was impossible 10 arrange the matter,
80 It goes over until after the Bangor
and Portland sessions OF the law court
are ended.
II is doubtful if there has ever been
4 more peculiar case heard in any
court III Maine, if in the country. Ii
is IN interesting fact that while there
are but two plaintiffs in the bill in
equity there are % Defendants
TIE bills were brought by the Lock
wood 20. and The Hollingsworth <
Whitney Co., asking for an injunction
Il restrain the defendants from throN-
ing saw dust ana other substances in-
to- the waters Of the kcnnebec river.
/ These parties were named in the first
bill, and they are the proprietors Of
saw, pulp and o;he" mills on the Ken
uebec and its tributaries:
Puiinton & Pratt Manufacturing o..
international Paper Co, Mark Emery,
IL. a. Porter, Wallace Emery, Charles
=
featuring Co, CaIrabassctt Lumber
CO., \. W. Starbird and Hiram y.
Hummer.
In the second bill the following adj
ditionaI parties are named as defend
ants:
l Wm. Bracket, VIM. Andrews, Ste
phcn Rolfe, Crockcrtown Lumber CO.,
G. II. BartIett, J. d. Hewett, a. NJ.
l. rTI,Nr,9y,eTv1
Clark. Levy Walton, VIM. D. Brad
bury, Sheldon H. Bradbury, c. II. Al
len. John Frizzell, VIM. l.. Walker,
Southard Manufacturing 60, w. II.
Clark. r. r. Lovejoy, q. 7. Loyejoy,
John p. Rackliffc, Charles "A. Gould,
VIM. s. ScwaH, Isaiah Wright, Elisha
| Park, Dearborn Sanborn, Geo. Stinch-
! field. Luther Curtis, Charles II. Wat
! son, Frank Gordon, Charles Gordon,
Fred Prince. VIM. Crosswell, Ma
| thaniel Harding. AIpheus Mason
Richurd Harris, Oakman A. Moody,
| Frank G. Penney, S. A. Nye, r. -
| Purinton, George Kicker, RudoiphuS
Boothby. c. T. Hodgkins, Frank L.
| Wilder. Orlando NJ. Rogers, Charles L.
Rogers Eben s. Miller, Leonard J.
| Hackett. Winfield S. Dodge, david
Butler and Carl Lewis.
The new parties named as defend
ants are as follows:
Benz. Manter, b. Cooley, Lawrence
NewhaM & Page Co, j. f. Libby, Al
den e. HoXie Skowhegan Pulp Co.
Bowdoin Paper manufacturing 60.
Samuel Robinson, John Robinson
John Dane J. w. Hussey, Mark 10
bart. +. p j. Weston, Charles "
smell Charles Lancaster, Eli Oliver anl
Chesley Pinkham.
Seventeen days were consumed il
taking evidence and 1872 witnesses pre-
scented testimony. The plaintiffs hat
25 witnesses and the defendants had Z:
,,.i+nessee and there were Is deposition:
presented.
There were 90 lawyers in the case a.
follows: Charles F. Johnson and i. {
cornish for plaintiffs, and Orville y
Baker. Forrest Goodwin, George G
Weeks. Augustine Simmons, George n
Chapman. II. :. Wing, IL. l.. Walton
+. A. North. ]. +. Holman. a. K. But
Ter. F. l.. Ames. +. w. Butler, Z. r
Richards. Danforth & Gould. f. n
Merrill. C. \. WILDER, Geo. W. Cove
and J. C. Holman for the defence.
1t wiu probably require some tim'
for the lawyers to argue the case, bu
after they have finished Associate Jus
tice Wntehouse will render his deci
sion.