The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-01

DEPUTIES Charles L. Duren, Fairfield; Al
mon Baker, Bingham; William 4. Priest. Pitts
field; Lewis Fish, Hartland Fred Lucas, St.
Adams Charles K. Varney. Mercer. George
Aver, Athens; Wallace Emery, North Anson;
Albert +, Millay, North New Portland Charles
Dunbar, Madison; William L. Briggs, skowhe-
! gan; Orlando Bracket, Starks; Herbert t.
Eaton, Scion.
Trial of the case Samuel II. Dixon VS.
The American Wooden Co. was entered
upon, Friday morning. Mr. Dixon en-
tered the employ of the company In
December last, and Oh the next day after
being hired was injured by having bis
right arm caught between the cylinder
and roller of mixer which he was
instructed to clean. The arm was
frightfully mangled, necessitating am
putation close to the shoulder For
this injury and the pain, suffering and
expense caused by it, he seeks to Tecov-
or of the company, placing the damage
at 500 600, claiming that the machine
was dangerous, unsafe and unsuitable,
and that he was set to work without
being properly instructed of its dan
gerous character The trial of the case
occupied the court until Saturday after
noon at about o'clock, when the jury
after considering the case about an
hour, returned verdict of So 600 in
favor of the plaintiff. Forrest Goodwin,
Esq was counsel for the plaintiff and
Danforth q Gould for the defendant
corporation. The case will be taken to
the law court on motion for a new trial.
In case Harlow VS. Stevens Judgment
was rendered for plaintiff for $5l 81 and
costs by agreement and the case Harlow
vs Stevens ct ais, judgment was render
| or hp n OF hu
ment.
The case Emery ct al VS. Cookson ct al
was defaulted by agreement. Plaintiff
discontinued against F. L. Cookson and
recovered judgment against Nancy
IJCookson.
Divorces were granted on Saturday as
follows:
Mary C. futile from Stillman B.
futile, for desertion. Her name was
changed to Jones
Eta Hurd from Alfred Hurd for con
firmed and gross habits of intoxication.
Her name was changed to Whitney.
Saturday afternoon the liquor cases
were brought before the court by County
Attorney Cover, for sentence. The
most of these cases came down from
the law court, having been appealed on
demurred and reported by Chief Justice
| Wiswell as frivolous and intended for
delay and therefore decided in favor of
the State. They were in order for sen.
tence. In these cases with a few ex-
ceptions, the court having been assured
by the respondents, through counsel,
that they had gone out of the liquor
business and would stay out, sentence
was passed upon one indictment and the
other cases against them were noted on
the docket Continued for sentence on
condition that the respondent no fur
Their violates the criminal law relating
to the keeping or sale of Intoxicating
liquors. Thus any of these cases are
available to be called up by County
Attorney Cover at the March term or
subsequently in case any of them violate
the prohibitory statute again
AS a further reminder to this class of
lawbreakers, Judge Strout announced
that he was becoming more inclined to
impose Jail sentences upon persistent
offenders, and hereafter should do so,
though he deemed it only just to give
the dealers fair warning before enforc-
ing this policy.
The individual offenders received fines
as follows:
Frank C. Kendall Fairfield, three in.
dictments, $500 and costs; Trueman A.
Witham, Fairfield, three indictments, $500
and costs; Eugene Evans, Fairfield, in
dictment mol pressed for want of proper
evidence; Selden G. Scammon, Fairfield,
mol pressed on account of death of re-
spondent; William j, Bradbury, Fair
field, two indictments, 5000 and costs
Edwin B. Quint, North New Portland,
three indictments, 500; Henry Wash
burn, Bingham, three indictments 800;
Rufus Burns. Pittsfeld, three indict-
ments, 500; Charles II. Spaulding, HaT.
mony, continued on payment OF costs !;
| Cephas NJ. Hilton, formerly of Madison,
three indictments, 5000; Charles Horne,
| Bingham, search and seizure process
and three indictments, 5000 and costs
| William eeks, formerly of Skowhegan,
continued on payment of costs; IL l..
Williams, Hartland, three indictments,
5000; S c. Durrell, Flagstaff, three in
d!ctments, 800; Charles and Warren
futile, Skowhegan, three indictments,
search and seizure process and one
appeal on single sale, $500 and costs
" alter Pierce. Skowhegan, 5000 and
costs; George b Fairgrieves, Skowhe-
gan, 5000 and costs; A. E. Bison, Show
hogan, 5000 and costs; j. ID. Symons,
Skowhegan, 5000 and costs; Edward F.
Pomlow, Skowhegan, three indictments
and three appeal cases from municipal
court, $500 and costs; harles A. Fair
brother, South Norridgewoek, three
indictments, 500. The total amount
of fines and costs will approximate
$4,000
A case of considerable Importance was
placed on trial, Monday morning, it
being the suit of the inhabitants of the
town of Palmyra against the Wayerly
Wooden Company, before a drawn jury
with Albert w. Smith of Skowhegan
appointed foreman by Che court. The
case involves important legal questions
Forrest Goodwin Esq is counsel for the
plaintiffs; and John w. Manson, Esq
George FL. Morse, Esq for the defend
ants. The action is brought to recover
for the expense of replacing a bridge
across Sabasticook river in the said town
of Palmyra which it is claimed was DIES
troyed by the high water in the spring
of 1901 owing to the unlawful act OF the
defendants in constructing and main
tanning dam Of such height as to ma
terally raise the level OF tine water al
the point where the bridge was carried
away The amount claimed as damages
is $1,000 The bridge is situated about
three miles above the dam of the de
PENDANTS, which is located in the town
of Pittstield. The dam was originally
constructed by the Douglas Dam Water
Power Company, and was purchased by
the WaverlY Wooden Company The
loss of the bridge as the plaintiffs main