The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-05-05
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Hon. S. c. strout, Presiding

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Hon. S. c. Strout, Presiding.
Marcellus J. Dow VS.. Wayland F. Jacobs
action on account for sundries. Defaulted
for $3.50 debt, and $25 3 costs, total $s7s. 81
Aida B. Emmett VS.. Hama Perry; action
to recover real estate on Seven Hundred
Acre Island. Tried at January.term 1904,
with verdict for plaintiff, and motion for
new trial filed exceptions filed and allowed
r. F. Dunton appointed commissioner to
take newly discovered evidence. April
term, motion filed for new trial ON account
of newly discovered evidence Montgom-
cry for plaintiff. Coolidge and Littlefeld
for defendant
Charles E. and Charles A. Lane VS.. Chas.
II. Elwell; action on account; defence
account in lset-off. Referred to George E.
johnson. Brown Of Brooks for plaintiff.
Thompson for defendant
Belfast Age Pub. Co. vs.. Frank L.
French action on account. Judgment for
plaintiff, $3.50. Knowlton for plaintiff
Hartman for defendant.
Belfast Age Pub. Co. VS.. G. q. Davis ac-
tion on account. Referred at January
term, 1904, to F. A. Greer. April term, ref
cree reported for plff., $2691. Report ac-
cepted. Knowlton for plaintiff. Davis
pro Sc.
Maria H. Wilcox VS.. Lizzie A. Farnham
appeal from the decree of the Judge of Pro-
bate in allowing the will of John H. Leigh
ton, late of Searsport. Appellant claims
that the testator was of unsound mind.
Appeal dismissed decree of Probate Court
affirmed. Thompson for plaintiff. r. F.
Dunton for defendant.
Dilla McTaggart VS.. Maine Central R. r.
Co.. ;action to recover 5000 damages on ac-
count of the death of plaintiffs husband,
John McTaggart of Belfast, at Unity, Sept
4, 1908, while in the employ of the defend
ant company. Continued. R. F. Dunton
for plaintiff. c. F. Woodard for defend
ant.
FOgg & Brown VS.. D. N. Bird action on
account for meats, etc., referred at January
term, 1904, to R. F. Dunton. Referee re-
ported that plaintiffs recover $6O.37 and
costs. johnson for plaintiffs. Thompson
for defendant
Charles E. Thompson VS.. Moses c. Smith
action on account. Judgment for plaintiff
for S93.31. johnson for plaintiff.
Cora f. Hannah VS.. Preston E. Boynton
action of trover to rec yer an organ valued
at $75. Submitted to the Court. Judg-
ment for defendant Ritchie for plaintiff
r. F. Dunton for defendant.
action to recover $1,000 on account of in
juries received by plaintiff by being knock.
ed down by defendants horse in Belfast
Dec. q, 1908 Continued. Thompson and
R. F. Dunton for plaintiff. Brown of Brooks
and Rogers for defendant.
Maurice c. Ham, by c. c. Ham, VS.. How
ard F. and Elmer Mason and Ralph Patter-
shall action to recover $1,000 for personal
injuries. Elmer Mason, by II. F. Mason
VS.. Maurice e. Ham; action for $500 fol
trespass. Howard F. Mason vs. Maurice c.
Ham, action for $50 for assault and battery
alteration between the parties in East Bel.
fast Feb. s, 1904. Continued. Thompson
for Ham. Mcclellan for Mason.
Charles r. Baird in equity VS.. W. P
Thompson; bill in equity to restrain the
defendant from selling certain property OF
the late Matthew Baird of New York
valued at $4,921, (in his capacity as execu.
tor of the will of said Baird) pending the
determination of the true ownership of the
property. Continued. Littlefed for COM
plainant. r. F. Dnnton for respondent.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
State VS.. Henry Braddock of Knox in
dicted at September term, 1903, opened to
the jury the last day of April term. Joseph
Stevens of Knox was a highway commits
sioner and in his work as such was accused
by Braddock of exceeding his authority in
cutting bushes by the roadside and piling
them in front of Braddock's land, and of
other acts. Words led to blows and Braddock
struck Stevens severe blows on the head.
The defense was that Stevens was the ag-
gressor and the blows inflicted were in self
defense. Verdict not guilty. County Attor-
ney Richie for State. R. F. Dunton for de-
fendent.
State VS.. Charles Morrison of Searsmont
appealed from Belfast Police Court ON a
charge of single sale of Intoxicating Ii
quors plea guilty; continued for sentence
sentence not to be imposed until he again
violates the law. County Attorney Ritchie
for the State. Mcclellan for defendant.
The amount of fines and costs paid in
liquor cases this term was $S06; as follows
L. L. Gentner, $40; NJ. R. Knowlton, $3l1
Winfield S. Edminster, $385.
Both juries were excused and the Court
finally adjourned Wednesday evening, a
term of but Z days.
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