The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-27
Somerset s. j. Court.
March Term 1909.

| ALDEN ~ 3AfANG u" '~'AN''F'
W. T. sEKhiNs, Clerk.
GEo. W. COVER, County Attorney.
CHAs. w. SMALL, stenographer
f p. PESNELL, Sheriff.
HIRAM P. THING, Messenger
DEPuTlEs:-R S. williams, Hartland; f. l.
! Harding Madison c. b. Haskell, Fitt.held F.
| 5. Parsons, No. Arson; G. Il. Duren, Fairfield;
{. f. Ham, bingham; Sidney I. BAKER, Scion F.
| I. CasWell, T.. New Portland; G. W. farrand.
Norridgewock.
| The grand jury rose, Thursday noon,
after session of only two days. six
teen indictments were reported, one
being for breaking and entering, one for
resisting an officer, and the others for
infractions of the liquor law Skowhe-
gan dealers, in view of their recent ac
ton in returning their United States
licenses, we're omitted from the list,
with Que exception.
Bergonzi Domenicho, Skowhegan, two
indictments, nuisance and. common sell
er; William Howard, Anson; Henry
Washburne and Fred X. Buck, Bingham;
Selden G. Scammon, Eugene II. Evans,
Frank M. Cotton, Frank {. Kendall,
| Trueman A. Witham and George f.
Wilson, Fairfield; William "A Erskine
and Henry F. Libby, Pittsheld, and
Charles A. Fairbrother, Norridgewock,
all nuisance indictments.
The action of G. A. Paul vs. lnLabs. of
Concord was submitted to the jury,
Thursday afternoon, and at about
o'clock the jury returned verdict for
the plaintiff of 1926 10.
Thursday afternoon the trial of the
case Mrs Belle A. MERCER vs. Mrs. Mar
tina r. Butterfield was entered upon.
Mrs MERCER is a resident of Norwood,
Mass, and brought this action to recover
| for boarding Mrs. ButteTield and her
daughter for period of 10 weeks, the
amount sued for being $50 Mrs. But
tertield's defence was that she and her
daughter were only there four weeks,
that they were invited by the plaintiff,
that she did enough work while there
to offset any liabilities she might have
| Incurred, and that she was not liable for
her daughters board. The case occu-
pied little time in trial, and the jury,
after a brief deliberatiop, returned
verdict for the plaintiff for $50. For
rest Goodwin for plaintiff; George M.
Chapman for defendant.
Friday the case Mrs. Nette Rofe VS.
the Maine Central Railroad company
was on trial. The plaintiff claims her
household goods, clothing, etc, were in
April 1901 while in possession of the
company for transportation, while in
transit from Portland to Pittsfield and
while in the freight house in Pittstield
and from lime dust in the cars were 80
damaged as to render them practically
worthless, and part of them were lost or
stolen. She claims $500 as damage,
The case was given to the jury Saturday
morning and a verdict.was returned for
the plaintiff of $32 3S, the jury deciding
by a special verdict that the defendants
were liable for injuries caused by the
lime dust in the cars in which the goods
were packed at Pittsfeld but not for
the goods which were stolen and lost or
those which were broken. :. 5. Brown
ESQ appears for the plaintiff, and Chas.
r. johnson for the defendant company.
On saturday trial of the case G. e.
Fuber Va Lyman 5. Fogler was begun.
This was an action to recover upon two
promissory notes given in part payment
of the purchase price OF an interest in
Mill property in Port Angeles, wash.
The defendant alleges fraudulent repre-
lsentations on the part of the plaintiff
and failure of consideration. The evi
dence was taken out and the arguments
made, occupying the day. On Monday
the judge gave his charge and the case
was given to the jury about II 80 The
jury after considering the case nearly
Two hours found for the defendant.
Walton d Walton appeared for the
plaintiff and A. K. Butler for the de-
PENDANT.
The trial of the action George +. Gil
lette vs. n. Z Frederick followed that of
Furber vs. Fogler, Monday, with Charles
r. johnson, ESQ.,, of Waterville for the
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for the defendant. Both parties reside
in Fairfield. The suit is one for alleged
false Imprisonment, for which damages
are claimed in the sum of $500. Gillett
was arrested at Fairfield in May 1901,
upon debt due the firm of Crommett IL
Bragg, of which the defendant WAS a
member. The writ was "a special writ
under the stature permitting the arrest
of debtors who are about to depart and
reside without the State, taking property
with them more than sufficient for their
immediate needs 1t was accompanied
by an affidavit sworn to by the defend
ant before George NJ Chapman. justice
of the peace This affidavit the plaintiff
claims to have been entirely without
foundation, and falsely and maliciously
sworn to. He claims that he had no in
tention of leaving the state and the de
PENDANT had no reasonable grounds for
believing this to be the case; that the
subsequent arrest and confinement in the
county jail was an arbitrary abuse of
civil process, and that the defendant has
rendered himself liable to the plaintiff
in damages. The jury, Monday after
noon, rendered a verdict for the plaintiff
in the sum of $3.50 GO
| Respondents to indictments for viO-
lation of the prohibtory law were
brought up by County attorney Cover
for pleading. Henry F. Libby of Pitts
field, druggist, pleaded not guilty to
nuisance Indictment and his case was
tried later. William A. Erskine of
Pittsfield and George + Wilson of Fair
field, pleaded guilty to nuisance indict-
ments, and received fines of $120 each,
which were paid. Frank c. Kendall and
Trueman A. Witham, both of Fairfield,
pleaded guilty to nuisance indictments
and each received tine of $3.50 and
costs taxed at $50, in default of payment
were to be committed TO Jail for six
months Frank NJ. Cotton was arraigned
upon an indictment found at this term
and pleaded guilty, receiving a fine of
$3.50 and costs taxed at $40 Upon a
former indictment returned from the
law court against him, fine of $500 and
costs taxed at S25 was imposed, with a
provision for six months Imprisonment
upon each indictment in default of pay
ment.
| The followinC cases ASSIGNED for trial