The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-14
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

HON. VIM. P. WHuEHOUsE, JUSTICE PRE-
SIDING.
There are 5s new entries on the civil
docket
When the docket was called Judge White
house stated that it was desirable to dis
miss all cases in which trial or settlement
was not probable in the near future in order
not to cucumber the docket with useless
material, AS consequence Il number of
cases which have been on the docket a long
time were dismissed, including "a few libels
for divorce where the parties have become
reunited since the libels were entered.
When the court opened Tuesday it was
found advisable to excuse, on account of
sickness or other causes, several jurors
which left the second panel short of the
necessary twelve men. A special draft was
ordered and four new jurors we've drawn
from Belfast. The second jury was i'm
panelled Friday morning as follows: Au-
gustine Colburn, Belfast, foreman; Chas.
f. Conner, Montville; Rufus Hartman
Prospect; William W. Moulton, Unity; E.
A. Sargent, Searsport; Frank NJ. Simpson,
Winterport; William Fl. Small, Monroe :;
j. w. SOule, Palermo; }. Ii. Sullivan, Sears
port; Daniel Wentworth, Knox; William b.
Cammett, Belfast; William W. Blazo, Bel
fast
The first case to be heard before the
second jury was one in which Monroe
parties were interested and Mr. Small was
excused from serving on that case. AS the
nfhar wa If m a
no supernumeraries the Sheriff called
Chester F. Perkins of Belfast from the
audience to serve on the case.
The case of Mrs. Viola Ames of Belfast
VS.. the Canadian Pacific r. R. Co. was en-
tered this term. In May last Mrs. Ames
moved from Fargo, S. D., to Belfast, and
she claims that her goods, valued at $685.
were shipped from Minneapolis by the de-
fendant company and never arrived in Bel
fast. r. F. Dunton is attorney for the
plaintiff and c. F. Woodard of Bangor for
defendant.
The case Inhabitants Of Liberty VS.. In
habitants of Montville for pauper supplies
furnished Watson Reeves was tried at the
September term, 1908, with verdict for the
plaintiff for $3.50, and motion for new trial
filed The motion is withdrawn and the
judgment satisfied. Rtchie for plaintiff,
r. F. Dunton for defendant.
Fogg & Brown VS.. d. n. Bird, action on
account; referred to R. F. Dunton. John
son for plaintiff, Thompson for defendant.
William A. Ryan VS.. N. B. Getchell, ac-
| tiOn for malicious prosecution, was tried at
| September term, 1908, with verdict for
defendant, and motion for new trial filed.
The motion is withdrawn judgment on the
verdict. Brown for plaintiff, Knowlton for
| defendant.
Aida B. Emmett VS.. Hama Perry, on
| trial when The journal went to press last
week, occupied the Court all day Thursday.
The plaintiff, who lives in New York, bought
a piece of land on Seven Hundred Acre
Island, Islesboro. and the action was brought
to get possession of triangular piece of
land which she thought was included in her
purchase. The land in dispute is of small
extent, but is high point giving fine view
of the Bay. The plaintiff relies on the lines
of deed given 100 years ago, and on others
of later date referring to the earlier one. for
bounds. The defendant relies on the statute
of 90 years adverse possession, and shows
that for nearly hundred years the land in
dispute has been occupied as other than q
part of that sold to the plaintiff. The Jury
after being out about an hour returned a
verdict for the defendant Montgomery Of
Camden for plaintiff Littlefield and Cool.
idge of ROckland for defendant.