The Republican journal., 1903-04-23
Supreme Judicial Court.
H. c. PEABODY, JUSTICE PRESIDING

&c. PEABODY, JUSTICE PRESIDING.
The April term of Supreme Judicial
Court opened in Belfast Tuesday forenoon,
April 2lst. The following officials and
jurors were in attendance:
Judge, Henry C. Peabody, Portland.
Clerk, Tiiest0n Wadlin, Belfast.
Chaplain, Rev. g. E. Edgett, Belfast.
,l.ri i. samuel q Norton, Belfast.
County Attorney, Arthur Ritchie, Lib
erty.
Deputy Sheriffs, w. L. Gray, Troy, crier s;
E. W. Ellis, Belfast, messenger; George A..
Jackson, Searsmont; Jerre Bowen, Mon
roe.
The grand jury is the same as at the two
previous terms except that M. E. Colcord
of Stockton Springs is out Of the State.
The traverse jurors are as follows:
FIRST JURY-Frank NJ. Bailey, Belfast.
foreman; Ii. P. Barker, Montville; Mayo
Bickmore, Troy; G. E. Carr, Palermo; j..
Leon Carlton, Winterport; Isaac M. Cum
mings, Prospect; S. A. Dodge. Burnham !;
E. A. Eames, Islesboro; John F. Ellis,
Ed Greer, Belmont; Walter E. Harding,
Waldo.
SECOND JURY-James N. Pendleton,
Searsport, foreman; R. E. Howes, Sears
mont; E. G. Lander. Thorndike II. W. Lit
tlefeld, Brooks: James F. McKeen, Bel
fast; Charles Meservey, Morrill,; Frank A.
Miller, Lincolnville; Frank G. Mixer, Bel
fast; joseph Q. Moody, Winterport !;
Maurice F. Moody, Monroe; Augustus L..
Mosman, Searsport; Thomas F. Murphy,
Frankfort.
SUPERNUMERARIEs-H w. Healey,
Belfast John W. Prescott, Liberty; E. b.
Ramsey, Northport
Charles j. Bartlett of Unity was excused
the first day.
Herbert NJ. Heath. Esq, of Augusta was
present at the opening of the Court.
Both juries were excused Tuesday noon
until Friday morning.
The case of George P. Cottrell VS.. Hart
ford Shute was dismissed without costs.
In the case of Costello Williams and
others, appellants from the decree of the
Probate Court in allowing the will of DR..
Erastus D. Williams of Islesboro, the ap-
peal is dismissed and the decree of the Pro-
bate Court affirmed.
There are 40 cases on the new docket.
The grand jury reported Wednesday
noon, having found six indictments as fol-
lows:
Frank Douglass and Chelsea Furbush of
Jackson, Elisha and Asher Douglass of
Brooks, breaking and entering and larceny
at the house of James B. Bryant of Unity.
G. indictments)
Wilbur A. Trip, Monroe, common sell
ler.
Frank, Elisha and Abner Douglass,
breaking and entering and larceny at Chas.
E. Lanes in Brooks.
Frank Douglass and Chelsea Furbush,
breaking and entering and larceny at R. E..
Edwards in Brooks.
Frank Douglass, breaking and entering
and la arceny at the mill of Chas. E. Lane of
Brooks.
Frank, Asher, Elisha Douglass and Chel-
sea Furbush were arraigned Wednesday
afternoon. Elisha was represented by
James S. Hartman, Esq, as attorney and
Mr.. Hartman was assigned to defend Ash
er The others said they did not desire
counsel. Frank Douglass and Charles Fur
bush pleaded guilty, the others, not guilty,
to the indictments in the Bryant cases.
Frank pleaded guilty in the Lane mill case.
The pleadings on the other indictments
were deferred until later day.
One divorce was decreed the first day
Addie L. Evans of Freedom from Jason
Evans of White1eld.
The Court adjourned Wednesday after
noon until Friday morning, Thursday being
Fast DAY.