Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-02
SUPERIOR COURT.
Case Of Frost, Complainant, VS.. Cusk
ley, on Trial.

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FRANK J. HAM. Sheriff.
THOMAS LEIGH. County Attorne-.
FRED W. LEE, Stenographcr.
Augusta, Feb. ].
in the kcnnebec county superior court
Monday, was heard the case of Nina A.
Frost complainant in bastardy vs. George
y. Cuslllcy. Both of the parties reside in
Monmouth. A large number of witnesses
testified during the day. At the adjourn
rIent of court, Monday evening, until go
o'clock, Tuesday morning, the testimony
Of the defendant had nearly all been adj
duced
Herbert NJ Heath. ESQ, of the firm of
Heath, Andrews; Il button of Augusta,
a!,a,ars as counsel for the complainant,
and George ". IIcsclton, Esq, of Gardi-
ner. and Arson NJ. Goddard Esq, of Au-
gu5ta for the defendant
The case Will probably not reach the
hands Of the jury before late Tuesday
afternoon.
The following civil cases are marked
Tor trial at this term:
S. Z. Hopkins Of Whitcfield vs..
Frank Cowiss Of Augusta and Maine
Insane Hospital trustees. This is an
action with the ad damnum placed at
80 to recover payment on Il promis-
cory note. Williamson & Burleish Of
augusta for the plaintiff and Sheldon
& Sawtellc of Augusta for the defend
ant.
G. A. Craig Of Augusta VS.. Joseph
L. Howard of Augusta. appellant from
the decision of the Augusta municipal
court This is an action in assump-
!, i, al, of
to recover on account annexed. Shell
Con &: Sawtelle of Augusta for the
plrintiff ana Eugene w. Whitehouse,
Esq. of Augusta for the defendant.
9. II. FriZelle of Augusta vs.. Farmer
w McCurdy of Augusta. This is an
action, in assumpsit, with the ad dam
mum placed at $50, to recover on ac-
count annexed. Williamson & Bur-
leigh of Augusta for the plaintiff and
Sheldon & SaWtelle of Augusta for the
defendant.
Henry L. Emery of Manchester VS..
, Carl II. Hendricks of Barre, Vt. This
| is an action, with the ad damnum
! placed at SEQ, to recover alleged dam
ages to the property of the plaintiff al
| legged to have been committed by the
defendant. The writ alleges that 1.-The
plain;iT is the owner of Il lot or parcel
of Land situated in Manchester and the
plaintiff says that on Feb. 10, 1903, and
divers other days between said date
| and the date OF this writ he, the said
| defendant, did cut or cause to be cut
six trees, to Wit, three hemlOck, one
pine and two maple, all situated on said
premises, all of good value, to wit, of
the value of fifty dollars each and the
said plaintiff says that by the cutting
of said trees said premises have been
damaged in the sum Of three hundred
dollars by reason of the strip and waste
to said lot or parcel Of land, wherefore
the said plaintiff says that he has been
damaged by said defendant in the sum
Of three hundred dollars Sheldon &;
Sawtelle of Augusta for the plaintiff
and George W. IIeselton, ESQ, of Gardi-
ncr and Arson II. Goddard, Esq, of
Augusta for the defendant.
Harry III. Lee VS.. Charles Z. Tibbetts,
both Of Augusta. This is an action.
with The al d@mnum placed at 500, to
recover damages. The writ alleges
that the defendant at Augusta, April
p, 1863. was the owner Of u certain lot
or parcel of land upon which was piled
q large quantity Of cord wood and a
large quantity of stove wood. and upon
| which was growing a large number OF
trees and upon which was q large
quantity of down timber, all of the
property of the plaintiff. and then and
there each parcel of land had large
quantities of brush and other COM
bustibles upon it as said defendant well
knew. And the same defendant there
afterwards. to writ, on the same day
viz, for the purpose of clearing his own
land, kinGled y fire upon his own land.
And the plaintiff AYERS that said
defendant did not kindlc said fire at n
suitable time now in a careful and
prudent manner, but kindled it at a
time when all the undcrbrush was SC
dry as to make it very difficult to con-
troi the same, and that he did not have
sufficient number of men to watch and
control said fire, and by reason thereof
said fire spread. burned and destroyed
fifteen cords of piled wood of the valu.
of three dollars per cord, and burned
and destroyed large amount Of wood
timber and standing trees all Of The
property of the plaintiff of the value O.
: fifty dollars, by reason thereof and il
force of the statute in such case mad,
and provided, ar action hath accrued
to the plaintiff to have and recover o
him the sum of ninety-five dollars.
Williamson & BurleiGh of Augusta TO
. the plaintiff and Sheldon & Sawtelle o
!. Augusta for the defendant
!; The firemen Of Winthrop are arrang