Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-05

SUPERIOR COURT
Nothing Found Due Either in Lumber
Company VS.. Knowles.

| S''Fo'y We INHOWleS,
OLIVER G. HALL. Justice Presiding
| THOMAS LEIGH, County Attornev
! CHARLES W. JONES. Clerk of Conrts
| FRANK>J HAM. Sheriff. u ooui -
FRED w. LEE, Stenogranber
| augusta, Oct. g.
| In the superior court, late Saturday
afternoon, the jury returned a verdict
that nothing was due either party in the
case of the Mattawamkeae Iumbe,.
| Co., VS.. Merton w. Knowles of Au-
gusta. after a elaboration of hair an
hour The action was to recover the
sum of $50 on account annexed for
money advanced by the plaintiff cor
poration to the defendant The defend
ant filed an account in offset. claiming
that the defendant was indebted TO the
| corporation in the sum of SAL. William
son & Burleigh of Augusta. appeared
for the plaintiff and George w. Hesel-
ten Esq, of Gardiner, for the Defend
! ant.
Then was begun the case of Edwin r.
Bean of Augusta. VS.. The Shaw Bust
ness College OF Augusta. Sheldon &
SaWtelle appear as counsel for the
plaintiff and Williamson G. Rurleieh for
the defendant. This action is one in
assumpsit and comes by appeal from
the municipal court to recover the sum
of S1675 for the disinfecton of the
Shaw business College.
The plaintiff claims that he made Il
contract with the defendant corpora
ton. through its agent, w. L. Brown
principal Of the school, at the time in
Question to do the disinfection during
Il. scarlet fever epidemic, last winter,
and that he charged, therefore, the
amount claimed in the writ and that
the defendant refused to pay the same.
The plaintiff in the case was on the
witness stand when court adjourned,
Saturday afternoon until 10 o'clock,
Monday morning.
Gustave Schoeppe of Augusta, who
filed Il demurrer at this term on an in
dictment for maintaining a liquor null
sance and Joseph 1Oyt who filed Il
demurrer for beating horse, We're
brought into court. Saturday afternoon.
in the custody of Deputy Sheriffs Bean
and Morse. George G. Sheldon, Esq.
Of Augusta, counsel for the two men,
Informed the court that the parties
were in court involuntarily and asked
the court by what authority they We're
present Sheriff Ham testified that he
ordered his deputies to bring them into
court at the request of the widow of
Charles A. Thomas. who was one of the
bondSmen for them, but who recently
died. Attorney Sheldon asked that the
facts as to their presence in court be
made Il matter of record, and the court
having ruled that they We're properly
in court, ordered them to give addl-
tional bail. Benjamin c. Humphrey Of
Augusta. was accepted as bail for
Schocpre and Gustave Schoeppe for
Hoyt.
The case of Marshall Pomerleau Of
Augusta. indicted a year ago for main
tanning Il liquor nuisance, was placed
on file on payment of the costs, as he
has been out of the business for long
time.
The case of State VS.. Jerry Dionne
and Albert Joseph LeF'ave, jointly in
dicted for the robbery of a. sum of
money from Michael Burns of Augusta,
will probably be begun. Wednesday, al
though The disposition of the civil dock
ct will determine the matter.
After the conclusion or the burns
case the next criminal matter will be
that of State vs.. A. w. Peaslee Of Gar
diner an appealed case from Trial JUS
ticc +. g. Stevens of Chelsea. for the il
legal transportation of liquor.
A search and seizure case against
William Bolduc which came from APP
peal from the WaterVille municipal
court. was mol pressed on recommends
ton of the county attorney. on the pay
ment of the costs. The owner of the
place where the seizure was made is
Peter Rolduc. who Mas sentenced at
this term of court for liquor selling.