The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-09-24
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

VS.. the inhabitants of MOntville, on tria
when The journal went to press last week
occupied the Court to Thursday afternoon
The suit was to recover bill of paupel
supplies, amounting to $3.50 furnished to
Watson Reeves in 1900 to 1902. Watson
was born in Montville and is 80 years old
He came to Belfast when young man, but
held derivative settlement In MOntville
from his father, James Reeves. The case
involved not only the amount in suit, but
the future settlement of Watson. The
family came to Belfast in 1861 and lived
here until the death of the father in 1899
Liberty claims that they furnished supplies
to Watson, who lived in that town with his
brother. w. F. Sherman, one of the over
seers of the poor Of Liberty in 1900, testified
that he furnished supplies for Watson that
year, on application of Mrs. VIM. II. Reeves.
Willis Greeley, of the board of overseers OF
Liberty in 1902, testified that he paid Mrs.
VIM. ii. Reeves $3.50 for Watson's board
in that year, and that she said Watson un
derstood he was receiving pauper supplies.
MOntville admitted that Watson had set.
tlement in that town when he became OF
age, but that he afterwards gained settle
ment in Belfast. William II. Reeves testi-
fed that Watson had home with him and
that he did not know he was receiving pau
per supplies, until they presented him re-
ceipt to sign after the supplies had been
coming some time. It was also claimed that
for several years Watson had home with
his sister, Mrs. Fannie E. KnOwlton of Bel
fast, and did not receive supplies at that
time Carl Hall, Hiram F. Erskine and
others testified to Watson working and earn
ing good wages, at different times. Alfred
A. Small, one of the overseers of the poor
of Belfast, showed by records that Watson
had received pauper supplies from Belfast
from the time the family came here until his
father died in 1899; and that Montville was
notified and paid the bills. The case was
given to the jury Thursday afternoon, and
they returned a verdict for the plaintiff for
$3.50, which fixes the settlement of Wat
son on the town of Montville. Ritchie and
Thompson for the plaintiff. K. F. Dunton
for the defendant. A special jury was
drawn for this case, as follows George H.
Clements, Winterport, foreman; G. F.
Batchelder, Jackson, Fred w. Ellingwood
Winterport, Leander R. Grant, Unity, Ar
thur w. Leonard, Morrill,, S. B. Littlefeld,
Stockton Springs, John Nichols, Searsport,
A. 7. Nickerson, Swanville, j. F. Paine,
Charles f. Sherman, Burnham, Henry
West, Frankfort.
The case of David w. Dyer VS.. the City
of Belfast came up for a hearing Saturday
on the question of allowing the case to be
reopened. Mr.. Dyer owns land in Belfast
along the water front, and Front street was
laid out and built across it. Mr.. Dyer was
paid $500 damages at the time. In 1901 the
grade of the street was raised, and Mr..
Dyer claimed further damages. The City
Council voted to allow him 1925, but he re-
fused to accept it. Mayor Small testified
that Mr.. Dyer offered at one time to settle
for $3.50. The matter was not brought for
mally before the City Council after the first
vote to allow the damages. Mr.. Dyer al
lowed the time of appeal specified in the
statutes to elapse, and brought this suit for
permission to enter the appeal. He based
his claim on a statute relating to damages
from laying out highways, and the defense
cited one which refers particularly to dam
ages from lowering or raising a grade,
which is claimed would bar this case.
Judge Spear has granted the petition, and
Mr.. Dyer has leave to enter his appeal. Will
Hanson for the petitioner. City Solicitor
johnson for the defense.
Lewis E. White VS.. Charles Crocker and
Charles Crocker VS.. Lewis E. White were
tried together White brought action
against Crocker for a store account, and
Crocker, instead of filing bill in setotf, as
is usually done, brought suit to recover for
cattle sold to White. The jury allowed both
claims and brought in 'verdicts in White VS.
Crocker for 1854, and in Croker VS..
White for $500. Thompson appeared for
White and R. F. Dunton for Croker.
VIM. A. Ryan VS.. {. II. Getchell. Getch-
ell secured an execution in justice court
against Ryan for $9.52 on bill for hay, and
subsequently brought another action
against Ryan for embezzlement of that
amount Ryan then brought this action
against Getchell for malicious prosecution.
Judge Spear instructed the jury that as the
execution had been issued Getchell had no
right to bring an action for embezzlement
on the same transaction, but the plaintiff to
maintain his case, must show that the ac-
ton was melted by malice. Verdict for
defendant. Brown for Ryan, Knowlton for
Getchell.
Percy Higgins was brought into court
Monday and arraigned. He was indicted at
the September term, 1902, for breaking and
entering and larceny at the cigar factory OF
Irving L. Perry in East Belfast, July 30,
1902 His associate, Bert Smith, was ar
rested at the time, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to 13 months in the county Jail.
Higgins eluded the officers and was not ar
rested until July, 1908, when he was found
in Camden with circus. He pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to three years in State
prison.
C. H. Getchell VS.. Mrs. William Whitten.
The plaintiff keeps store in jackson and
sued the defendant for store bill of $25.
The defense was that the goods were on ac-
count of her husband, whose estate is in
bankruptcy. Verdict for plaintiff, $22 SO.
Brown of Brooks for plaintiff. r. F. Dun
ton for defendant.
Chas H. Merrill and Chas. E. Libby VS..
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