Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-10-20
Supreme Judicial Court.
OCTOBER TERN, 1908.

Il
EDGAR l.. FLINT, Sherii
Fl. 4. HAMMOND, erie
w. A. BARRows, Messenge
WALTER L. GRAY, Librarian
i Whatever expectation of light teri
of court was entertained has been upst
by the event during the past week. A
important case has been tried, and mos
of the time has been well occupied
There is also enough business on tn
docket to make it entirely probable tina
the term will last through the preser
week, even if it does not extend into tn
third week.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing Judge Peabody entered the cour
room, attended by Sheriff Flint, wa
duly announced, and with the forma
proclamation by the crier the term wa
opened.
An earnest and well-worded praye
was offered by Rev. A. W. POttle OF tn
South Paris Methodist church.
The usual formalities having BEEF
duly attended to, the organization OF tn
court was completed. The grand Jur.
was empaneled as follows:
GRAND JURY.
r. o. Moulton, Sweden, Foreman.
j. +. Ballard, Gilead.
f. L. Bartlett, Bethel.
VIM. +. Caldwell, Oxford.
John p. Cullinan, Norway.
W. z. Cummings, Albany.
Charles f. Cushman, Andover.
Simeon +. Eaton, Brownfield.
Mark Elliott, Rumford.
Andrew II. Evans, Fryeburg
John j.. Huntress, Hiram.
Chas. w. Kilgore, Waterfront.
Loren r. Merrill, Paris.
George w. Moore, Canton.
Noyes r. Norton, Porter.
Henry Parsons, Buckfeld.
Eugene L. Torrey, Dixfeld.
Edwin II. Gleason of Mexico, who had
been drawn on this jury, and who is
law student, was excused from service.
Judge Peabody charged the grand
jury fully but not at great length re-
garding its duties. He spoke OF the
jury system as an ancient institution, 80
ancient that its origin is unknown. 1t
was introduced into England by King
Henry II, and transplanted thence to the
United States. 1t is the province OF the
grand jury not only to bring the gnilty
to the bar of justice, but to protect the
innocent, and it must be regarded as a
wise and humane institution, the sword
and the shield of justice.
The various classes of offences against
the laws were enumerated, and brief
made on them. Judge Pea
body's remarks regarding the prohibit
tory law were of special interest. He
said in substance: The violation OF the
laws prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquor is a menace
and disgrace to the state. All good
citizens demand the observance of these
laws, and all others must submit. These
laws should not be enforced spasmodi-
cally, but constantly and impartially..
The traverse juries were empaneled as
follows:
FIRST JURY.
Elmer B. Austin. Buckneld, Foreman.
W. D. Abbott, Byron.
Fred II. Bartlett, Stoneham.
Fred +. Bean, Bethel.
Harrison A. Brooks, Brownfeld.
4. L. Burns, Oxford.
j. NJ. Dudley, Hebron.
Daniel +. Durgin, Hiram.
Andrew II. Evans, Fryeburg.
Fairfield Farrar, Sumner.
Earl P. Harrington, Greenwood.
A. d. Fessenden, Denmark.
Chas. +. Freeman, Norway.
SECOND JURY.
S. Porter Stearns, Paris, Foreman.
Eben n. Fox, Lowell.
Melvin Holman, Dixaeld.
Fred Il. Howe, Bethel.
John F. Merrill, Fryeburg
S. d. Packard, Mexico.
W. S. Richardson. Rumford.
Augustus Z. Skillin, Hartford.
Geo. Z. Stevens, Woodstock.
II. F. Thurston, Newry.
Henry T. Tirrell, Canton.
Howard Turner, Peru.
sUpERNUMERARI.
"A. Wakefield, Porter.
T. III. Burgess of RumfOrd, who had
,een drawn, was not present on account
If the condition of his health, and A. D.
Sessenden of Denmark and S. d. Pack
nd of Mexico were excused from serv-
ne after the organization was effected.
The bar was we'll filled with attorneys
Turing the call of the docket, which oc-
,upied the rest of the forenoon. A trial
list of nearly thirty cases was made up,
which is considerably larger number
han usual, and seemed to promise a
.erm of some length. This promise was
reinforced at the assignment OF the list
N the afternoon, when it appeared that
here were a number of cases for actual
rial. The first definite assignment was
The case of Ethel B. York VS.. the In
aabitants of Magalloway Plantation,
which was set down for Thursday morn
inc. Several attempts have been made to
try this case at previous terms, but have
failed for various reasons. All the part
les and witnesses live long distance
from the court.
Wednesday was quiet day, matters
which had been intended to occupy the
time having been otherwise disposed of.
A few divorces took up few minutes
Of time, and some minor matters were
to.
George w. Benson of Brownfield, at
whose place Sheriff Flint recently seized
1112 gallons of cider, pleaded guilty on
the search and seizure complaint, and
received sentence of sixty days in Jail.
YORK VS.. MAGALLowAY.
The case of Mrs. Ethel B. York VS.. In
habitants of Magalloway Plantation was
put on trial Thursday morning, and
quite large fraction of the inhabitants
of that up river settlement were present
as witnesses. This was an action
brought for damages sustained by reason
of an alleged defective bridge. On the
I'd day of October, 1900, the plaintiff,
then Miss Ethel NJ. Bennett, was driving
from the Brown Farm, where she was
employed, to her fathers house, about a
mile down the river. The road crosses
what is known as Sturtevant Pond
Brook by bridge IS feet long. When
Miss Benefits team had got on to this
bridge about dozen feet, one of the
horses feet broke through the planking'
In trying to regain his footing the horse
went against the rail of the bridge,
which gave way, and the whole team
and rider went over the side of the
bridge, drop of some fifteen feet.
In consequence of the injuries received
in that accident. Mrs. York has been