The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07
Somerset b. j Court.
DECEMBER rERM 1903
ALBERT r. SAVAGE. j., Presiding.
WM. 7 SREKINs CLERK.


ALFRED Ii. LANG sheriff.
Angler L. GOODWIN. Messenger.
DEPUTIES: Chas. Duren, Fairfield; Anon
Baker Bingham; William +. Priest p ttsheid +,
Lewis Fish, Hartland Fred Lucas, ST. Adams .
Charles +. Varney, Mercer; George Aver,
Athens; Wallace Emery, No. Arson, Albert l.
Millay, North New Portland Charles dunbar,
Madison; William +. Briggs, SkowheRan /;
Orlando Bracket, Stsrks; Herbert Eaton,
solon; F. e. Holt Norrid gewock. j F. Durgi n,
The Forks.
In the case Mary f Toale VI. Inhabit-
ants of Pittsfied on trial last Thursday
mentioned in the REPORTER last week.
The plaintiff claims that she and her
two sons, aged - aud -, went from
their home in Palmyra 10 PIttsiield vii
lage to do some shopping December Il.
1902 They did their shopping and
started for home in the vicinity Of
Pioneer Mills, going down hill where
it was very icy, they met load of hay
and two other teams. and IN turning out
for them, the pung Slowed against a
telegraph pole, throwing them out, and
breaking the pung Mrs rowle, the
plaintiff was very badly injured, and
now seeks to recover damages of 5000
from the town of Pittsfeld. The de
Tense admits that the plaintiff was in
Jultu Uut any iidOlllAJ On the
part of the town of Pittstield That
the pung never struck the post. but was
overthrown by hitting a hummock in
the road. The plaintiff claims that the
post in question is inside the road limits.
w b. Brown of Pittsfield is counsel for
plaintiff, and j. W. Manson of Pittsfield
is attorney for the defendant town. The
jury returned a verdict Friday afternoon
of $500 for the plaintiff The case goes
to the law court on motion.
The case Wescott vs. Portland Render
ing Co was settled out of court and en-
tered neither party.
Saturday afternoon Edward GledhilI
and Charles North were admitted To
citizenship.
The case Mary A. Downing VS. Leroy
:. Seavey came up for trial, Friday
noon, with l.. b. Waldron, ESQ of Dex-
ter for the plaintiff and E. n Merrill,
ESQ for the defendant. This WAS an
action of trespass brought to recover
damages for certain trees alleged to
have been cut on the land of the plain
tiff The defendant did not leny the
cutting of the trees. but did deny that
the land on which they were cut belong.
portant one since it involves land and a
division line, but the writ was not a
writ of entry and the verdict of the jury
settles only the question of damages and
not the line. Tht question of the line
gave quite an opportunity for contro-
versy, since it was originally run molt
than 10 years ago. The case was gwen
to the jury about 10 O'clock a. m, on
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ported for the plaintiff in the afternoon
Trial of the case Thomas E. Donahue
vs. " arren futile ct al WAS entered upon
Tuesday about 10 o'clock IA. M, with
Forrest Martin, E>q, of Bangor, coun-
sci for the plaintiff and Butler & Butler
for the defendant This suit was
brought by the plaintiff 10 recover for
injuries sustained, az he alleges because
of his horse becoming scared at the de
PENDANTS dog. About o'clock the
jury returned verdict of $l42 20 for
the plaintiff.
George Melvin Covell was brought in
on Tuesday and gi"sn the opportunity
to retract his plea of mot guilty" to
the two indictments found against him
by the grand jury this term in the Nor
ridgewock burglary case. This he did
and pleaded guilty in both accounts.
The trial of the case { harles w. Mitch
ell of Guilford vs F. T. Pennell, formerly
sheriff of Somerset county, was entered
upon Wednesday morning with j s.
Nilliams, Z, q and E n Merrill, Esq ,
counsel for the plaintiff. G W. Cover.
Eeq for the defendant. This was an
action to recover damages for false
Imprisonment. The plaintn was arrest
ed by Hiram Thing, constable, taken
before Judge Bachelor of the municipal
court who found him guilty of violation
of the "Hawkers and Pedlars law and
imposed fine. He appealed To the
higher court aud failing To furnish sure
ties he was for an hour or 80 IN durance
in the county Jail The law under which
he WAS held was a'erward declared Ut
constitutional by the law court in that
il disseminated against certain parties
The defense of ex-Sheritf Pennel was
that he had practically nothing to do
with the case At that time the town
used the Ill sometimes as a lookup and
he allowed unstable Thing to put his
man into the Jail, and Deputy sheriff
Farrin went along with the constable.
The jury found for the plaintiff, giving
him verdict, assessing the damages at
5000.
Wednesday afternoon the case George
l.. Bryant VS. the Great Northern Paper
Company came up for trial with Forrest
Good win. ESQ for the plaintiff, Z N
Merrill, Esq for the defendant com
pany. | his action is tn recover dam
ages for alleged injuries sustained by
the plaintiff while in the employ of the
company on the 22nd day of last Feb
ruary. The jury was empannelled,
Wednesday afternoon. aud by direction
OF court went TO Madison to view the
machine which is alleged to have caused
the injury.
John Henry Nuttng, one OF the Nor
rdgewock breakers of last fall, was
brought into court " ednesday morning
He wished to retIact his plea of mot
guilty" and pleaded guilty" to both
charges. He was the last of the four
members of the gang to own up to being
mixed up in the affair.
Charles r. Conoly, indicted for break
ing and entering in the night time and
larceny, was brought into court in the
afternoon. County Attorney Cover
stated that he was willing to mol pross
the breaking aud entering in the night
time part of the charge. The respond
emit pleaded "guilty."
Judge Savage informs US that court
will adjourn about Tuesday next. Prior
to that time, as heretofore stated in the
REPORTER, date for special session
to try the Terrio case will be fixed early
in February after Judge Savage shall
have closed the regular January term in
Auburn, to be held by him beginning
Tuesday, the 10 h instant. AS the Ter